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.
Today, March 25, we are of course celebrating Greek Independence Day with songs that refer to Greece itself. Greece, the mother; filled with light; in danger; travelling; offering water in hell; with multiple faces appearing on the mirror; selling its children like slaves in the markets. Our destination:...
How are national narratives formed? How do symbols, anniversaries and history shape the way we perceive the past — and ultimately ourselves?
On Greece’s national anniversary, Wednesday 25 March 2026, we speak with Christina Koulouri, one of Greece’s leading historians of Modern and Contemporary Histo...
The program “Musical Portraits” with Stavroula Karali presents a special music-historical tribute titled “From the Fall to Freedom”, shedding light on the long journey of Hellenism from the fall of Constantinople to the Greek War of Independence of 1821.
The broadcast traces the historical course ...
In this episode, we listened to Grigoris Polyzos—a composer who approaches music not as a final product, but as a journey.
We heard works that do not simply ask for attention, but for your presence. Music that does not reveal itself easily, but unfolds gradually, like any genuine emotion.
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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.
Today, and throughout this week, we are exploring the multiple ways in which tradition has inspired a younger generation of artists active in and around rock. Darnakes, Babo Koro and Banda Entopica are just some of the pioneering bands that revitalize tradition with their fresh, youthful approach.
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On this episode we are taken on a guided tour in the beautiful mountain village of Manolates on the island of Samos—known for its rich tradition in viticulture and traditional crafts. In the studio, we were joined by Maria Karavatou, a jewelry designer ... Read more
Our guest on the program was Kostas Palamidis, Professor of Theatre Studies and Director at the National Theatre of Venezuela, as well as a prominent figure of the Greek diaspora in the country. He spoke about the past and present of the Greek community in distant Venezuela, as well as the Greek Cultural...
On Tuesday, 24 March 2026, the program discussed the impact of the war on the economy, as well as the new financial support measures announced by the Prime Minister, with guest Panagiotis Petrakis, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Following a...
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