Greek Music Express

Throughout the week that ends today, we have been honouring the memory of a friend, a melodist, a creator, a poet, who sadly passed away on July 23, 2026, at the age of 78. Georgos Stavrianos was born in 1948 in Heraklion, Crete. He studied Greek and French literature at the Faculty of Letters and Humanities...

Part 4 of our week-long tribute to composer Giorgos Stavrianos includes covers of his songs. There are two reasons for this choice of today's theme. First, we want to demonstrate just how popular Stavrianos was, given that many of his songs got a second life following their original recording. Second,...

Stavrianos was one of the pillars of “art” song, as it skyrocketed in the 1990s. A true well of melodies, he painted a big chunk of the canvas of Greek song with his music, while also revealing his capacity to write sensitive, highly poetic lyrics. Join us now aboard Greek Music Express! Our destination: Gio...

“I do not have a homeland; my homeland is the world. I like to operate in a multicultural and pluralistic environment”. This philosophical vision of Stavrianos is also reflected in his instrumentals. Deeply emotional and cosmopolitan, his songs without words highlight the composer’s constant engagement with ...

Today, and throughout the week that starts today, we shall be remembering a precious composer with a very strong melodic footprint, who sadly passed away a few weeks ago. Welcome aboard Greek Music Express. Our destination: Giorgos Stavrianos part 1: His songs from the 1980s. Γιώργος Σταυριανός Ι: Η δεκαετία το...

Throughout the week that ends today, we have been celebrating the Mediterranean Sea as a hub and an intersection – a unique meeting point of histories, cultures and music. Our destination: Mediterranean vibes, part 5: Italian singer Emilia Ottaviano, and the Greek dimension of her discography. Το φεγ...

Savina Giannatou is a true ambassador of Greek music around the world. She started a career-defining collaboration with six Thessaloniki-based musicians who founded the group Primavera en Salonico. They have travelled all over the world since 1996 giving hundreds of concerts at renowned venues and festivals....

From Mira Anwar Awad to Al Mahabba band, the hypnotic, trippy spirit of Arabian music is ever-present in studio recordings and live concerts made in Greece. With the Mediterranean as a bridge, today’s GME highlights a shared vocabulary of expression that requires no translation in order to be understood. Αραβικές νύχτες ...

Throughout this week, we are celebrating the Mediterranean Sea, the history, culture and music associated with this unique geographical region. Today’s GME takes us to the exotic melodies of composer Michalis Nikoloudis and the magic violin of Nicos. Our destination: Mediterranean vibes, part 2: Nicos, M...

In today’s part one of our week-long tribute to music with Mediterranean vibes we listen to instrumentals from two sources: composed by Michalis Koumbios or performed by violin soloist Nicos (or both!) Nicos, Μιχάλης Κουμπιός Στο σημερινό πρώτο μέρος του εβδομαδιαίου αφιερώματός μας στη μουσική...

Throughout the week that ends today, we have been celebrating some of the most exciting contemporary male voices that belong to the genre of the so-called art or entechno song. Today, we explore how art song has been interacting with folk, popular sounds and themes, through two vocalists that have stood...

Hard work, rich talent, low profile, non-commercial criteria for selecting works and collaborations – these are some of the ingredients that have helped Pantelis Theocharidis and Apostolos Rizos establish their distinct, sophisticated artistic personalities. Their voices remain as unpredictable and e...

Our week-long tribute to some of the male voices that have defined art song continues with two robust, socially conscious vocalists primarily associated with the early phase of composer Thanos Mikroutsikos’ discography. Today, however, our emphasis lies in works of other creators that they recorded, o...

The one - a seasoned vocalist with numerous hits that continue the legacy of “sentimental” song. The other – a vehicle for the expressive renewal of “light” song. Giannis Kotsiras, Doros Dimosthenous, two singers who have been fuelling consistently the emotional nucleus of Greek art song. Γιάννης Κότσιρας, Δώρος ...

Throughout the week that starts today, we shall be celebrating some of the most exciting contemporary male voices that have marked the evolution of the so-called art or “entechno” song. Today, we are focusing on two ultra-sensitive singers who initially served the recordings and live concerts of Man...

Massive gates, cobbled streets, medieval warriors, relentless sieges. And endless music, too! Between past and present, between the legacy of the Knights and the reality of tourism-fuelled growth, Rhodes remains a site of exceptional music creativity and tradition. Ρόδος Τεράστιες πύλες, πλακόσ...

Naxos is the biggest and most fertile island of the Cyclades, located right in the centre of this group of islands. It offers a host of choices to visitors about activities they can try, as well as other entertainment options. Plus, it offers a huge musical past and present, which continues to form...

Today’s menu? Sun, sea, myths, stories, sites, monuments, flavours and, above all, songs and dances from the islands of Skyros and Kimolos! Σκύρος, Κίμωλος Το σημερινό μενού; Ήλιος, θάλασσα, μύθοι, ιστορίες, μνημεία, γεύσεις και κυρίως τραγούδια και χοροί από τη Σκύρο και την Κίμωλο! Επιμέ...