It’s a breathtaking story—a tale of love and passion for Greece. Renowned tango maestro Juan Manuel Hernandez Martin, with a rich discography and a career spanning decades, now performs from faraway Buenos Aires, weaving melodies on the strings of a bouzouki.
At 88 years old, this master of tango bri...
On Thursday morning, 03 July 2025, at 09:00 (Athens time), Nikolas Angelidis takes us on a special journey to Rosario, the third-largest city in Argentina.
There, we meet the legendary figure of Argentine tango, Juan Manuel Hernandez Martin, now 87 years old.
His hands remain steady — and his s...
Today, we journey—if only in spirit—to the heart of Istanbul.There, we meet Andreas Sarantidis, a musician whose bouzouki has become an essential part of the city’s musical soul.
In our conversation, we explore the timeless beauty of Istanbul, the resilient Greek community that continues to nurtu...
On Saturday, April 20th, 12:00-13:00 Athens time, the show "Our Town" hosts Orestis Koletsos.
The composer and bouzouki soloist talks about his experiences for many years in California and about the Greek Diaspora there, his collaborations with American universities, and the festivals of the big...
The Rast bouzouki quartet was created in 2000, based on a joint idea of Giorgos Altis, Thanasis Vassilas, Nikos Katsikis and Pantelis Konstantinidis, four virtuosos of the bouzouki. The name of the group comes from the musical road "Rast", which belongs to the basic musical scales of the Eastern Mediterranean...
The beautiful bouzouki tunes that we shall be listening to belong primarily to three albums of Christos Nikolopoulos titled Folk Passages, Roads of the East and Cyclamens of Mount Olympus. The last album, released in 1997, also hosts the fantastic Florina Brass Band. Now, today’s tracklist includes i...
Thanasis Polykandriotis, son of folk master Thodoros Polykandriotis, is a great composer and bouzouki soloist as well as a dedicated teacher. He has left his mark with hundreds of compositions to his credit and has appeared in the most famous concert halls of Europe, the United States and Australia....
This week here at GME is dedicated to the greatest virtuosos of Greece’s most popular musical instrument: the bouzouki! Yannis Stamatiou (“Sporos” - also known as John Stamatis) was a superb bouzouki soloist and even today, many years after his passing away in 2011, he is widely regarded as a legen...
Bouzouki instrumentals – this is the theme of our week-long tribute that starts today. And our starting point is the crème-de-la-crème of bouzouki soloists: Giannis Papaioannou, Markos Vamvakaris, Manolis Hiotis, Vasilis Tsitsanis, Giorgos Zambetas, Giorgos Mitsakis, Dimitris Stergiou, Costas Papadopoulos, Lak...
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