The composer, multi-instrumentalist, performer, and teacher talks to us about the deeper meaning of the concept of God, faith, and the shared love that can bring redemption to people from the suffering they encounter in the course of life. References are made to his musical works with liturgical content,...
On Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, Dr. Christina Tsardikou, on the program "Greeks Around the World – Greece in Argentina," welcomed Greeks from Argentina to share their experiences of celebrating Easter in Latin America. They sent heartfelt Resurrection greetings to their fellow countrymen around t...
The exceptional performer and musician delves into the unique elements of Byzantine music that enrich the global musical landscape, including its rare scales, modes, and other distinctive features. She reflects on her personal experiences and shares some of the most memorable moments from her time as...
Today, on Good Friday we listen to sad songs that refer to the day itself – with the voices of Phoebus Delivorias, Vicky Moscholiou, Manolis Mitsias, Eleni Tsaligopoulou and Vasilis Korakakis, among others. We conclude our tribute with Dimitris Mitropanos' plea for equality and justice: "Christ, do m...
[ The Ship's Log - 18 April 2025 ]
Good Friday - Indonesia. The pilot has just stepped onto the bridge.The weather is fair. Calm seas.The mooring lines are cast off.The ship, fully loaded, sets sail—Captain Yiannis K. at the helm,bound with his crew for oil in Singapore,then onward to Bangladesh.Such i...
Holy Thursday marks a more subdued tone, with Nena Venetsanou remembering “You were a child, like Christ” and Areti Bellou confessing “I loved you like Christ”. The “Prayer” with Maria Farantouri is accompanied by Alkistis Protopsalti “knocking on the God’s door” and George Dalaras concluding: “You ...
On the Holy Thursday edition of the show, April 17, 2025, following the morning newspaper headlines, we connected with ERT’s correspondent in Corfu, Giannis Andriotis, who gave us a glimpse of what Easter will be like this year on the island—one of the most beloved holiday destinations in Greece.
Next, Fat...
This Holy Saturday, April 19th, “Remarkable Personalities” is dedicated to the meaning and rich symbolism of Easter in Orthodoxy, as well as to the customs and traditions surrounding the most significant celebration of Christianity.
Mina Ralli welcomes to “Voice of Greece” three distinguished guests:...
On Good Friday, April 18th, 2025, “Take Your Time” airs a special one-hour edition from 5 to 6 p.m. (Athens time), taking listeners of Voice of Greece on a heartfelt journey—from Syros and Alexandria to Montreal, Buenos Aires, and Astoria, New York.
We’ll share Easter wishes and messages of hope...
On Holy Wednesday we shed light on the inspiration that the folk muse draws from God, with Paschalis Terzis observing “Another is the god of the world” and Elias Klonaridis comfortingly saying “Christ, you are not alone”. And while Stratos Dionysiou asks for “a hearing by God”, Babis Goles reminds us ...
Holy Tuesday has both art and popular features, with Nana Mouskouri wondering “Which God wanted it?” and Giorgos Romanos asking “Where is God?”. Above all, we turn to Lizeta Nikolaou’s complaint: “When God was deciding was each should take / I ended up taking bitterness and a troubled life”.Produced and presented...
The singer-poet from Anogeia, Crete, speaks of the collective mourning that endures in small communities, where the spirit of the neighborhood still lives on.He tells us that the lament is written by the one who departs—and that their redemptive wishes must be fulfilled with the sacredness and symbolism o...
“Spring and Reverence” was the theme of the April 13 episode of “Journeys Basking in Greek Light”, hosted by Giannis Papoutsakis. A lyrical and musical tribute to Spring, the program featured poems and songs inspired by the season—works by Elytis, Ritsos, Vrettakos, Gatsos, Leontaris, Livaditis, and even ...
Students of the Music School of Alimos reflect on the connection—and the contrast—between light and darkness.
"One cannot darken a space by casting darkness, because darkness has no substance. One can only illuminate it, for only light has presence. And just as darkness is the absence of Light, so ...
Greeks around the world can partake in the spiritual journey of Holy Week through the live broadcasts of the sacred services, the Resurrection liturgy of Holy Saturday, and the Vespers of Love on Easter Sunday, offered by Voice of Greece
Throughout Holy Week, at 14:00 Athens time, the English-language...
A series of intimate audio portraits where artists converse with the sacred atmosphere of Holy Week, offering personal interpretations through music, voice, and word.
Saturday of Lazarus, April 12 Souzana and Eleni Bougiouklis – “The Lament of the Voice”
Palm Sunday, April 13 Metavasis Ensemble &...
Unlike previous years when, here at GME, we chose religious or devotional music for Easter, this year we turn to Greek song and how it converses with the divine element, with God. There is no end to the references of our song to God, as there is no end to the injustices or pain or love or anticipation...
Michalis Kazamias, a 4th generation Greek businessman from Tanzania, describes from Dar es Salaam how they used to cross the UK. Week there decades ago when there were many more Greeks and how today there are many fewer on "Our Global Voice" with Petros Diplas and Dimitris Kontogiannis.
"Our...
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