A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from the archive of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, new album releases, as well as fresh recordings from ERT’s Musical Ensembles.
Produced and presented by Maria Koutsimpiri
The week that starts today here at GME is dedicated to some key figures of electronic music in Greece. Composer and pianist Lena Platonos is definitely one of them. Thanks to her pioneering albums in the mid-1980s (Sun Masks, Gallop, Lepidoptera), Lena is rightfully considered a highly influential artist...
Konstantinos D. Lampropoulos, journalist (newspaper, site & Radio "Peloponnisos"), on "Hellenes Everywhere".
Stelios Chourmouzidis, diplomat, Deputy Head of Mission, and Counselor at the Greek Embassy in Japan, joined via phone from Tokyo. He provided an overview of the embassy's initiatives throughout 2024, marking the Greece-Japan Year of Tourism and Culture. These initiatives included:
Concerts dedicated...
Guests on the Monday, November 25th show:
Notis Ananiadis, Political Editor at ERT
Andreas Marathias, Parliamentary Correspondent at ERT
Theofilos Xanthiopoulos, SYRIZA MP for Drama
Theodoros Tsikas, Political Scientist and International Relations Expert
Lois Labrianidis, Professor at...
Known in the scene as "Crazy Nikos," Nikos Mathesis was a legendary figure of Piraeus rebetiko music. Born in Salamina, he spent his early years in Piraeus, in tough neighborhoods like Karaiskaki, Tzelepi, and the shelters. A master lyricist, Mathesis wrote songs that have become timeless in the history...
"I'll never forget 1972, when I went to embark on the M/V ALESSANDRA and left alone for India—Bombay, Calcutta, and Marmagoa—with very little English and the conditions of that time. I stayed at the airport for five hours, maybe more, and they thought I was American. Oh, what an experience... Thankfully, I f...
Kostas Pikramenos, Research Director at "CP Consulting" based in Marseille and Expert at the European Parliament, on "Hellenes Everywhere".
Thodoris Makridis and Giorgos Kyriakou, representing the Initiative for the Restoration and Reinstallation of the Northern Epirus Statue, on "Hellenes Everywhere".
On November 24th, the show Journeys Basking in Greek Light hosted by Giannis Papoutsakis presented a tribute to street songs. The episode featured songs composed by Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hadjidakis, Mimis Plessas, Stavros Xarchakos, Giorgos Loizos, Giannis Kokkos, Giorgos Zambetas, Vassilis Leonti,...
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