We spent the entire week singing songs about Piraeus, its neighborhoods, its streets, its people, the beautiful district of Kokkinia, its rebetiko anthems, and so much more. Today, we will be concluding our tribute with songs containing to the suburbs of Piraeus – places such as Tambouria, Amfiali, K...
Piraeotis is the guy from Piraeus and Piraeotissa is the lady from Piraeus. These are its residents, its people, the heroes of life and of song, brave and bold, disciplined and hard-working but also playful and autonomous. Stamatis Kokotas, Doukissa, Babis Goles and Mario will be narrating for us the...
Rebetiko song is the name of the Greek urban folk song that appeared at the end of the 19th century and acquired its familiar form, approximately by the third decade of the 20th century. It developed in the port cities where the working class lived, such as Piraeus and Thessaloniki, and then moved to...
Rebetiko song is the name of the Greek urban folk song that appeared at the end of the 19th century and acquired its familiar form, approximately by the third decade of the 20th century. It developed in the port cities where the working class lived, such as Piraeus and Thessaloniki, and then moved to...
Piraeus has been sung by the greatest singers, from Flery Ntantonaki to Nana Mouskouri and from Lakis Halkias to Giannis Kalantzis. It has been hailed by the greatest composers, from Manos Hadjidakis to Giannis Markopoulos and Christos Nikolopoulos. Today’s track list is full of Piraeus-related classics, e...
Kokkinia was a vast refugee and working-class town, filled with numerous shacks and surrounded by factories and artisan textile workshops.
The new radio documentary of the HISTORIAS MINIMAS series, in collaboration with RADIO PANIK of Belgium, refers to the refugee settlement in the Kokkinia area...
Nikos Angelidis and the show TIME IN GREECE make a tribute to Stelios Vamvakaris who passed away five years ago today... An unforgettable journey to the genuine glamour of Piraeus and the popular blues streets with bouzouki and baglama. The presence of Markos' son in the music scene is genius, with...
On Sunday, June 2, from 12:00-14:00 Athens time, the show "Our Town" will host Thodoris Kotonias.
The songwriter and musician will talk about his rich musical journey, his collaborations with leading Greek performers, composers, and lyricists, Greek folk song and its most important representatives,...
10 May 2024: Pytheas still sailing to Marseilles despite weather difficulties
The captain of the sailing vessel “PYTHEAS”, Giorgos Kesses, ran into bad weather conditions on his journey sailing to Marseilles, to accompany the French vessel “Belem” with the Olympic flame, as a re...
A Greek sailing ship that goes by the name “Pytheas” with a Piraeus sailor as the sole crew, Giorgos Kesses, travels to accompany the French sailing ship “Belem” and the Olympic flame upon their entrance to Marseille, the old Greek colony and first French host city of the flame of the Paris Olympic Games. The total time of the trip of Pytheas from Piraeus to Marseille is estimated to be about 20 days, taking into account that the trip will be made mainly using a sailboat, while the total distance from Piraeus to Marseille and return to Piraeus amounts to ... Read more
A Greek sailing ship that goes by the name "Pytheas" with a Piraeus sailor as the sole crew, Giorgos Kesses, travels to accompany the French sailing ship "Belem" and the Olympic flame upon their entrance to Marseille, the old Greek colony and first French host city of the flame of the Paris Olympic...
The captain of the sailing boat "PYTHEAS", Giorgos Kesses from Piraeus, who will escort the French sailing ship "Belém" to Marseille with the Olympic Flame in view of the Paris Olympic Games, speaks on "Fair Winds and Following Seas" and VOICE OF GREECE.
He tells us about his unique solitary journey ...
A small Greek sailing ship that goes by the name "PYTHEAS" with a Piraeus sailor as the sole crew, Giorgos Kesses, will travel to accompany the French sailing ship "Belem" and the Olympic flame upon their entrance to Marseille.The captain of "PYTHEAS", Giorgos Kesses from Piraeus, who will realize his...
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