A musical journey through melodies, lyrics, and memories that are stuck in our heads.
Past midnight marks the beginning of a new day. It is time to embark on a musical journey to the open seas, with our favorite tunes as a compass and some of the best new music as a beacon. Music is selected by Giannis Psychogios, with the help of Voice of Greece listeners.
The second part of the show's tribute to the sea features selected texts by Papantoniou, Karkavitsas, Myrivilis, Ondamianou, and Lacarrière, along with songs by composers such as Hatzidakis, Spanou, Mikroutsikos, Lagios, and others, with reference to the sea. The texts are read by Grigoris Valtinos, Ger...
Three years have passed since the loss of Mikis Theodorakis, and on September 2nd, “Heliotrope” with Giannis Papoutsakis paid tribute to his memory with songs composed by the great Greek artist, featuring lyrics written by Theodorakis himself. These lyrics touched upon themes of love, death, and the Civil War, which deeply marked the life of Mikis and all Greeks.
A regular journey around Greece with Maria Koutsimpiri, through traditional melodies and folklore. The show features archival material, new record releases as well as new recordings from the ERT’s Music Ensembles.
Pruduced and presented by Maria Koutsimpiri
The bouzouki ensemble "Dromos" appeared in the discography in 2004, with an album of the same name, with covers of old folk songs and instrumentals. This was followed, in 2007, by the second album of "Dromos", entitled "A song for Kokkinia", with the live recording of the band's concert at the Municipal...
On this episode, we were joined from Hamburg by Asteris Kutulas, a music producer, director, translator, and author living in Germany. He discussed the "Mikis Theodorakis YouTube Artist Channel" (https://www.youtube.com/@MikisTheodorakisOfficial), a platform that will serve as the new digital home...
On the Monday, September 2, 2024 show, after covering the current news and newspaper headlines, we spoke with Kostas Poulakidas, political and parliamentary correspondent for the newspaper Avgi, about political developments, focusing mainly on the latest events in SYRIZA-PS. Following this, we heard...
Veteran Captain Spyros Kokkinopoulos from Athens decided at just 12 years old that he wanted to become a ship captain.
His father, a lawyer by profession, tried to dissuade him by sending him to serve on a small motor ship at the age of 16, hoping this would change his mind.
Not only did this...
A musical journey through the alleyways of Greek music, hosted by Maria Reboutsika. Expect to hear beloved Greek melodies, from the early 20th century until this day.
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