Journeys Basking In Greek Light

The episode of April 17th is dedicated to Spring. The "Queen of the Seasons" by Ritsos, Elytis, Karouzos, Brecht, Dimoula, Sarandaris and Karyotakis, with the voices of Mitropanos, Mercouri, Papakonstantinou, Mitsias, Yannatou, Zorbala, Vossou, Darra, etc. The show ''Journeys Basking in Greek...

The show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" with Giannis Papoutsakis on March 14th was dedicated to Thanos Mikroutsikos, on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of his birth. We listened to his songs by the voices of: Alexiou, Mitropanos, Papakonstantinou, Dalaras, Koutra, Mitsias, Dimitriadis, Merantza,...

Στα γεγονότα και στις μορφές που σημάδεψαν τον Απρίλιο ήταν αφιερωμένη η εκπομπή ”Ταξιδεύοντας με φως ελληνικό” του Γιάννη Παπαουτσάκη στις 7 Απριλίου. Ακούστηκαν η φωνή του Κώστα Σταυρόπουλου να αναγγέλει την εισβολή των Γερμανών στην Αθήνα στις 27/4/1941, αποσπάσματα από την ”Καταχνιά” και τους ”Ελεύθερους πολιορκημένους” με τις φωνές του Καζαντζίδη, του Ξυλούρη και της Ειρήνης Παπά, η φωνή της Έλλης Λαμπέτη στην ”Ιθάκη” του Καβάφη και τραγούδια από τον Μπιθικώτση, τον Μητροπάνο, τη Μαρινέλλα, τη Μοσχολιού, τη Φαραντούρη, τον Καλογιάννη, τον Μητσιά, τον Αγγελόπουλο, την Αστεριάδη, τον Παπάζογλου, τη Γιώτα Λύδια, τον Κότσιρα κ.ά

The episode of April 7th is dedicated to the events and figures that marked April. The voice of Kostas Stavropoulos was heard announcing the German invasion of Athens on April 27th, 1941, excerpts from "Katachnia" and "Free Besieged" with the voices of Kazantzidis, Xylouris and Irene Papas, the voice...

"Multi Medea" is the theatrical play directed by Olga George and presented for the first time in Greece. Its protagonists Anna Maria Bati, Irini Tsoli and Vasiliki Vlachou spoke about the play on the show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" on April 3rd. The show ''Journeys Basking in Greek Light''...

The show “Journeys Basking in Greek Light” with Giannis Papoutsakis on March 31st was dedicated to Stavros Xarchakos. The songs of the great Greek composer, his theatrical and cinematic successes, performed by: Bithikotsis, Moscholiou, Kokotas, Poly Panou, Gavalas, Karezi, Vougiouklaki, Dimitriadis, Xyl...

Journalist and poetry lover, Katerina Xydaki, was a guest of Giannis Papoutsakis on "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" on March 21st, World Poetry Day. On the show, she read poems by: Kavafis, Karyotakis, Seferis, Ritsos, Elytis, Livaditis and Kavadias. We listened to poetry set to music by Theodorakis,...

Acclaimed director Augustinos Remoundos was a guest of Giannis Papoutsakis on the show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" on March 19th, where he mentioned the play "Fire and Water" by the unforgettable Chrysa Spilioti, which he is directing. The show featured songs by the voices of Fairuz, Galani, Mitsias,...

On March, 17th, Journeys Basking in Greek Light with Giannis Papoutsakis was dedicated to Greek Apokries (carnival), its history and customs. A journey through time, to the celebrations of Apokries in old Athens, through newspaper articles of the time and poetry by Souris. The show was interspersed...

The acclaimed award-winning composer Lorena Lefkokoilou was a guest of Giannis Papoutsakis on “Journeys Basking in Greek Light” on March 14th. She spoke about the 16 prizes she has won in piano competitions, her collaborations with major orchestras, her performances in Greece, France, Italy and Bul...

The show "Journeys Basking in Greek Light" with Giannis Papoutsakis on March 12th was dedicated to Manos Eleftheriou, on the occasion of the 86th anniversary of his birth. Writer, poet and doctor Konstantinos Moussas spoke about Manos Eleftheriou, the man and creator.

This episode of “Journeys Basking in Greek Light”' was dedicated to Dimos Moutsis, who ''passed away'' on March 6th, 2024. A two-hour journey through his musical journey and the great songs he gave us, performed by the voices of Bithikotsis, Moscholiou, Kokotas, Kalogiannis, Mitsias, Mitropanos, Gal...

On the 30th anniversary of Melina Merkouri’s journey to eternity was the show “Journeys Basking in Greek Light” by Giannis Papoutsakis on March 6th. With excerpts from her autobiography entitled “I was born Greek. I will die Greek”, her songs with music by Theodorakis, Hadjidakis, Markopoulos, Moustaki,...

Takis Konstantakopoulos has long been working modestly in Greek music with a long career in “artistic”, new wave and folk song. Takis Konstantakopoulos was a guest of Giannis Papoutsakis on the show “Journeys Basking in Greek Light” on March 3rd. His journey, his collaborations with great composers and lyr...

Giannis Papoutsakis show “Journeys Basking in Greek Light” on February 28th is dedicated to the first anniversary of the Tempe railway tragedy that took the lives of 57 of our fellow citizens. With songs for the trains by Moscholiou, Alexiou, Hatzis, Kalogiannis, Mitsias, Poulopoulos, Fytousi, Androulakis, Kou...

Eighty-one years were completed on February 27th since the day when our second national poet, Kostis Palamas, passed away. Giannis Papoutsakis' show “Journeys Basking in Greek Light” was dedicated to his memory. His poems were heard in recitations by himself and George Katsimbalis, his poetry set to ...