What is the sound of Omonoia, one of the oldest and most central squares of Athens? The square lent its name to an entire sub-genre of laiko popular song, produced by a range of recording companies that were headquartered in the neighbouring streets of Omonoia: Panivar, Intersound, Polyphone, Sonora,...
Pyramidos: A Japanese band performing covers of Greek folk and traditional songs! Rodehihi: The band’s frontman and lead vocalist. A unique marriage of Greek & Balkan ethnic music with Japanese talent, innovativeness and creativity! From Epirus songs to dances from the Aegean islands and from r...
The album “Mrs. Kaiti and I” contains fifteen songs with the unique, almost primordial, voice of Kaiti Dali, together with the excellent musicians of KOEM, the orchestra of Stavros Xarhakos. One cloudy day, Stavros met Kaiti Dali in a basement of Victoria Square. And there, through the smoke of the...
Tonight, we are celebrating the birthday of probably the most important songwriter of the last three decades in Greece, by focusing on the more experimental moments of his career. Thanasis Papakonstantinou was born on April 26, 1959 and, since 1993 and the release of his first album, he has been constantly adding to the renewal of Greek song with his poetic and melodic universe. His music, firmly rooted in folk tradition, incorporates a wide spectrum of elements and influences, from rock to psychedelia. At the same time, Thanasis does not hesitate to publicly express his views on social matters, combining ... Read more
Tonight, we are celebrating the birthday of probably the most important songwriter of the last three decades in Greece, by focusing on the more experimental moments of his career. Thanasis Papakonstantinou was born on April 26, 1959 and, since 1993 and the release of his first album, he has been constantly adding to the renewal of Greek song with his poetic and melodic universe. His music, firmly rooted in folk tradition, incorporates a wide spectrum of elements and influences, from rock to psychedelia. At the same time, Thanasis does not hesitate to publicly express his views on social matters, combining ... Read more
Tonight, we are celebrating the birthday of probably the most important songwriter of the last three decades in Greece, by focusing on the more experimental moments of his career. Thanasis Papakonstantinou was born on April 26, 1959 and, since 1993 and the release of his first album, he has been constantly adding to the renewal of Greek song with his poetic and melodic universe. His music, firmly rooted in folk tradition, incorporates a wide spectrum of elements and influences, from rock to psychedelia. At the same time, Thanasis does not hesitate to publicly express his views on social matters, combining ... Read more
Religious Music for Easter: Mimis Plessas and the “Kosmas the Aetolian” oratorio | 01.05.2024
Tonight, we are celebrating the birthday of probably the most important songwriter of the last three decades in Greece, by focusing on the more experimental moments of his career. Thanasis Papakonstantinou was born on April 26, 1959 and, since 1993 and the release of his first album, he has been constantly adding to the renewal of Greek song with his poetic and melodic universe. His music, firmly rooted in folk tradition, incorporates a wide spectrum of elements and influences, from rock to psychedelia. At the same time, Thanasis does not hesitate to publicly express his views on social matters, combining ... Read more
Tonight, we are celebrating the birthday of probably the most important songwriter of the last three decades in Greece, by focusing on the more experimental moments of his career. Thanasis Papakonstantinou was born on April 26, 1959 and, since 1993 and the release of his first album, he has been constantly adding to the renewal of Greek song with his poetic and melodic universe. His music, firmly rooted in folk tradition, incorporates a wide spectrum of elements and influences, from rock to psychedelia. At the same time, Thanasis does not hesitate to publicly express his views on social matters, combining ... Read more
Tonight, we are celebrating the birthday of probably the most important songwriter of the last three decades in Greece, by focusing on the more experimental moments of his career. Thanasis Papakonstantinou was born on April 26, 1959 and, since 1993 and the release of his first album, he has been constantly...
Our week-long tribute to Greek piano music ends with the imposing melodies of Yannis Spanos: “I believe in eroticism more than love. Permanent eroticism is more important than a love affair that ends, after which something else begins. Eroticism is everywhere, even in a look. In me, music prevails – that’s why I put everything I feel into my songs, that’s why I transfer eroticism to those who listen to these songs. People come and say to me: ‘Mr. Spanos, we fell in love with your songs, we got married with your songs’. With these songs, I have contributed to ... Read more
Our week-long tribute to Greek piano music ends with the imposing melodies of Yannis Spanos: “I believe in eroticism more than love. Permanent eroticism is more important than a love affair that ends, after which something else begins. Eroticism is everywhere, even in a look. In me, music prevails – that’s why I put everything I feel into my songs, that’s why I transfer eroticism to those who listen to these songs. People come and say to me: ‘Mr. Spanos, we fell in love with your songs, we got married with your songs’. With these songs, I have contributed to ... Read more
Our week-long tribute to Greek piano music ends with the imposing melodies of Yannis Spanos: “I believe in eroticism more than love. Permanent eroticism is more important than a love affair that ends, after which something else begins. Eroticism is everywhere, even in a look. In me, music prevails – that’s why I put everything I feel into my songs, that’s why I transfer eroticism to those who listen to these songs. People come and say to me: ‘Mr. Spanos, we fell in love with your songs, we got married with your songs’. With these songs, I have contributed to ... Read more
Our week-long tribute to Greek piano music ends with the imposing melodies of Yannis Spanos: “I believe in eroticism more than love. Permanent eroticism is more important than a love affair that ends, after which something else begins. Eroticism is everywhere, even in a look. In me, music prevails – that’s why I put everything I feel into my songs, that’s why I transfer eroticism to those who listen to these songs. People come and say to me: ‘Mr. Spanos, we fell in love with your songs, we got married with your songs’. With these songs, I have contributed to ... Read more
Our week-long tribute to Greek piano music ends with the imposing melodies of Yannis Spanos: “I believe in eroticism more than love. Permanent eroticism is more important than a love affair that ends, after which something else begins. Eroticism is everywhere, even in a look. In me, music prevails - ...
Our next stop in our week-long journey to Greek piano music involves the art of Thanos Mikroutsikos and a set of other renowned modern composers, such as Theodore Antoniou, Kyriakos Sfetsas and Periklis Koukos. A solid selection of Mikroutsikos’ piano works is to be found in the album “Dance and ...
Giannis Poulopoulos sings immigration songs The songs of today’s GME are mostly taken from the album “The songs of foreign lands”, which was released in 1976. This unjustifiably forgotten collection was composed by Giorgos Katsaros, written by Dimitris Iatropoulos and performed by Giannis Poulopoulos. Ο Γιάννης Πουλόπουλος στα «Τραγούδια της Ξενιτιάς» Μια σημαντική δουλειά από το μακρινό 1976, με τη βελούδινη φωνή του Πουλόπουλου, τους εμπνευσμένους στίχους του Ιατρόπουλου και τις στιβαρές μελωδίες του Κατσαρού, που δεν ακούστηκε σχεδόν καθόλου. Πάντως, με το συνεχιζόμενο δράμα της προσφυγιάς και της μετανάστευσης να ξεδιπλώνεται σήμερα, διατηρεί όλη τα διαχρονικότητά της.
Giannis Poulopoulos sings immigration songs The songs of today’s GME are mostly taken from the album “The songs of foreign lands”, which was released in 1976. This unjustifiably forgotten collection was composed by Giorgos Katsaros, written by Dimitris Iatropoulos and performed by Giannis Poulopoulos. Ο Γιάννης Πουλόπουλος στα «Τραγούδια της Ξενιτιάς» Μια σημαντική δουλειά από το μακρινό 1976, με τη βελούδινη φωνή του Πουλόπουλου, τους εμπνευσμένους στίχους του Ιατρόπουλου και τις στιβαρές μελωδίες του Κατσαρού, που δεν ακούστηκε σχεδόν καθόλου. Πάντως, με το συνεχιζόμενο δράμα της προσφυγιάς και της μετανάστευσης να ξεδιπλώνεται σήμερα, διατηρεί όλη τα διαχρονικότητά της.
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