Greek Music Express

Savina Giannatou, Aliki Kagialoglou, Nena Venetsanou, Maria Farantouri. Today’s GME showcases the encounter of Manos Hadjidakis with four of Greece’s greatest female vocalists. With their exquisite voices, they became global ambassadors of his art. 100 χρόνια Μάνος Χατζιδάκις, μέρος 2ο: Τέσσερις ντίβε...

100 years Manos Hadjidakis, 100 years with his presence, his melodies, his critical thinking. Obviously, the entire week here aboard GME, The Voice of Greece’s daily English-speaking broadcast, is dedicated to our great composer. Today, Monday 20.10, we begin with songs and melodies that he wrote f...

From Eleni’s song with wings to Anastasia’s crazy dreams, from Alkistis’ admissions to Eleftheria’s red dress, from Giota’s white and red boats to Haroula’s night in need of love, these are some of our greatest songs recorded live by the crème-de-la-crème of female vocalists. Their recordings carry all the...

Versatile repertoires, expressive voices, rare sensitivity, unique skill and talent - these are the ingredients utilised by our country’s greatest voices to realize the magical recipe of Greek song. And when all these ingredients are brought on stage, to live concerts and recordings, then a real artistic e...

Marinella wants me again tonight; Tsanaklidou asks for my company; and Alexiou thinks that I am as hot as fire. Hard to not feel uplifted by the sentimental calls of the goddesses of Greek song, even if they are steeped into some of the most melancholic melodies. Contradiction and synthesis are, after...

Haroula, Eleftheria and Dimitra. Tania, Anastasia and Elli. Melina, Pitsa and Poly. Our many voices and memories, our very own modern goddesses. With all the spontaneity and expressiveness that accompany a live concert. Ελληνίδες θεές, ζωντανά 2: Από τη Γαλάνη στην Τσανακλίδου Χαρούλα, Ελευθερία ...

Throughout the week that starts today, we shall be enjoying the live recordings of my favourite female voices. This means that we will be listening to the most talented ladies of Greek song – from Eleni Tsaligopoulou to Lizetta Kalimeri and from Melina Aslanidou to Martha Frintzila - while experiencing a...

Throughout the week that ends today, we have been listening to the sheer force and dynamism of Greek rock, and today we return to an important 1994 collection with some of the most prominent rock and punk bands of that era. Erevos, Diafana Krina, Arnakia, Stigma ‘90, Giorgos Tsigos and the Black Circles, P...

Today, we continue our tribute to Greek rock with some exquisite artists and songs that belong to the period from the end of the 1980s to the mid-1990s. These are primarily the years of the mega- bands, from Trypes to Ypogeia Revmata and from Mora sti Fotia to Xylina Spathia and Magic de Spell. And...

Today, part 3 of our week-long tribute to the crème-de-la-crème of Greek rock takes us to the more raw, hardcore and punk side of things formulated mostly in the 80s and early 90s. Some of the legendary names of our track list? Stress, Anti, Horis Perideraio, Morel, Metro Decay, Panx Romana, Ektos E...

Today, we continue our tribute to Greek rock with some renowned artists who belong to the peak of Greek rock in the 1980s. Lakis Papadopoulos, Pavlos Sidiropoulos, Tzimis Panousis, Fatme, Katsimiha brothers, Vassilis Papakonstantinou, Vaggelis Germanos, Nikos Ziogalas – this is not merely a current o...

Throughout the week that starts today, we shall be mapping the evolution of Greek rock and today we shall be celebrating the pioneers of the 1970s. This is a week-long tribute to the crème-de-la-crème of Greek rock - its innovative sound, profound meanings and unique atmospheres. From Savvopoulos t...

Today, you will allow me to wear my political scientist's hat on top of my radio producer's hat! And you will also allow me to honour the most prominent Greek political scientist, Nikos Poulantzas, who died exactly 46 years ago, on October 3, 1979. His contribution to the theory of the state remains...

Today, we are celebrating the numerous folk songs performed and recorded by an exceptional vocalist born exactly 63 years ago, on October 2, 1962. He stands out thanks to not only his special timbre but also his ethos and modesty. And it is no coincidence that great maestros such as Dimitris Papadimitriou,...

Today, October 1st, is the International Day of Older Persons, i.e. the perfect occasion to remind ourselves of how important older people are and how much they deserve our attention and respect. Our destination? Songs about “yiayia” and “pappou”, about grandmothers, grandfathers and their fairytales, about t...

Today, we will be remembering a popular vocalist that passed away exactly 15 years ago, on September 30, 2010 and that helped elevate many beautiful “laiko” songs with her deep expressive voice. Doukissa (The Duchess) marked not only the popular song discography but also the music entertainment of ...

Filippos Nikolaou gives a heart to his beloved one, Arleta asks her heart to be courageous, Manolis Hatzimanolis cannot live without his little heart, Themis Adamantidis points straight to the heart and Dionysis Tsaknis asks his heart to write its own fairytale. The common thread of today’s track l...