The week that starts today here at GME is dedicated to some key figures of electronic music in Greece. Composer and pianist Lena Platonos is definitely one of them. Thanks to her pioneering albums in the mid-1980s (Sun Masks, Gallop, Lepidoptera), Lena is rightfully considered a highly influential artist...
Stelios Chourmouzidis, diplomat, Deputy Head of Mission, and Counselor at the Greek Embassy in Japan, joined via phone from Tokyo. He provided an overview of the embassy's initiatives throughout 2024, marking the Greece-Japan Year of Tourism and Culture. These initiatives included:
Concerts dedicated...
Known in the scene as "Crazy Nikos," Nikos Mathesis was a legendary figure of Piraeus rebetiko music. Born in Salamina, he spent his early years in Piraeus, in tough neighborhoods like Karaiskaki, Tzelepi, and the shelters. A master lyricist, Mathesis wrote songs that have become timeless in the history...
On November 24th, the show Journeys Basking in Greek Light hosted by Giannis Papoutsakis presented a tribute to street songs. The episode featured songs composed by Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hadjidakis, Mimis Plessas, Stavros Xarchakos, Giorgos Loizos, Giannis Kokkos, Giorgos Zambetas, Vassilis Leonti,...
On Sunday, November 24, 2024, 2024, the first hour of the program “Our Town” with Themis Rodamitis was dedicated to Stavros Zafeiriou.
The renowned and widely translated poet, recipient of the State Poetry Prize for his work “Green Sky, Blue Grass,” has been nominated three times for the ...
The life of scouts in an exciting adventure! Mr. Bearakis, Little Bear Scout, the Astronomer, and many more scout bears are ready for action! Energetic and resourceful, with brilliant ideas and peculiar antics, they face funny and unprecedented situations with tremendous “dangers.” However, our sco...
“Ariadni’s Thread” presents a special tribute to World Television Day, celebrated every year on November 21!
The show "Greeks Around the World – Greece in the United Kingdom" with Eliana Nunes will feature this Sunday, November 24, 2024, at 10:00 AM (Athens time) Anastasia Revi, an acclaimed Greek director and actress who has made her mark on the international theater scene. As the Artistic Director of the T...
A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from the archive of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, new album releases, as well as fresh recordings from ERT’s Musical Ensembles.
Produced and presented by Maria Koutsimpiri
On Friday, November 22, 2024, the show “The Voice that Unites Us” with Gianna Triantafylli hosted visual artist Angeliki Angelidi, whose paintings adorn museums in South Korea. The conversation focused on her new exhibition titled “Under the Water,” which is being presented at the Jeju Stone Park Mu...
The week that ends today here at GME was dedicated to the bands of the Greek underground – the groups of friends that shaped a new, heavy and dynamic rock sound away from the mainstream of the recording establishment. Today, we will be listening to the …angry melodies of an unconventional artist and...
"Take Your Time" with Prokopis Angelopoulos featured Kalina Bliznaska, a Greek language professor and founder of the "Panellinika" school in Sofia; Silia Michailidou, a Greek language professor; and Boriana Tzoupanova, a student of the school.
Currently, Ms. Bliznaska and Ms. Tzoupanova are in Greece...
A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from the archive of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, new album releases, as well as fresh recordings from ERT’s Musical Ensembles.
Produced and presented by Maria Koutsimpiri
According to the dictionaries, the band’s name means constant care and diligence. The members of Endelehia? Dimitris Mitsotakis (lyrics, drums, vocals), Dimitris Leontopoulos (acoustic guitar, vocals), Antonis Dimitriou (electric guitars, vocals) who sadly passed away earlier this month, Andreas Vaitoudis (...
Singer-songwriter and vocal coach Elena Mylonas from Birmingham was hosted on Nov.22, 2024 in the studio by Prokopis Agelopoulos on the show "Take Your Time," in light of her new songs.
Elena Mylonas is an emerging voice in the alternative rock scene, impressing with her lyrics and live sound....
On Thursday’s show, November 21, 2024, we focused on political developments, starting with Kostas Poulakidas, political and parliamentary editor for Avgi newspaper. The discussion revolved around the impact of the recent debate among SYRIZA PS leadership candidates, ahead of Sunday’s elections, and...
On Wednesday 20 Nov. 2024, the show "Voices and Music" with Alexis Kostas presented a tribute to composer Kostas Kapnisis.
Kostas Kapnisis (1920-2007) was a leading figure in Greek film soundtracks, perhaps the most significant of his kind. This distinction stems not only from the sheer number...
A daily journey through the musical tradition of Greece. Featuring old recordings from the archive of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, new album releases, as well as fresh recordings from ERT’s Musical Ensembles.
Produced and presented by Maria Koutsimpiri
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