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A musical journey through the alleyways of Greek music, with beloved melodies from the early 20th century until this day. Produced and presented by Maria Reboutsika

The talented actresses Leda Koutsodaskalou and Iro Bezou talk about the plays they will appear in this winter and the powerful texts that underpin them, about their collaborators and defining moments in theatre, and about contemporary Greek stage productions.

This episode is dedicated to Babis Tsertos — the singer who, as a student, experienced firsthand the “revival” of rebetiko music. He learned to play the bouzouki and, in 1982, when the first rebetadika (rebetiko clubs) began to appear, he started performing professionally in them. Produced and p...

Antonis Klapsis, Assistant Professor of Modern History and International Diplomacy at the University of the Peloponnese, spoke on the Voice of Greece and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis, about the historical events that led to the “Well, we have war” declaration on the mor...

This episode of “Heliotrope”, presented by Giannis Papoutsakis on 27 October, was dedicated to Nikos Gatsos — the poet who brought poetry into song, enriching Greek music with his verse. Katerina Xydaki read some of her favorite lines by the poet who made our songs more beautiful.

Throughout the week that starts today, we shall be celebrating the position of poetry in modern Greek song through the work of contemporary composers and songwriters. Domenica rock band sets to music Miltos Sahtouris and modern poets, songwriter Haris Katsimihas sheds light on the significance of the...

A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from ERT’s archive, new album releases and fresh recordings from ERT’s Musical Ensembles.

Guests on the Monday, 27 October edition of the program included: Notis Ananiadis, ERT political editor Haris Mamoulakis, SYRIZA MP for Heraklion Kostis Stambolis, Chairman and Executive Director of the Institute of Energy for South-East Europe Nikos Rombapas, General Director of the Center...