Brecht, Neruda, Hikmet
These three poets are Greek composers’ favourite ones when it comes to setting foreign poetry to music. Because Greek music has known no borders whatsoever.
Μπρέχτ, Νερούδα, Χικμέτ
Οι τρεις αγαπημένοι ξένοι ποιητές των
Ηρακλής Οικονόμου
περισσοτερα
Giannis Ritsos
A powerful revolutionary poet who never lost his ‘other side’, that of lyricism and sensitivity. We listen to poems of his set to music by Mikis Theodorakis, Nikos Mamagakis, Thanos Mikroutsikos and Christos Leontis.
Γιάννης Ρίτσος
Ο μεγάλος επαναστάτης
Odysseas Elytis
Greece’s second Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, whose poetry has been identified with the Greek landscape - with luminosity and transparency. We listen to poems of his set to music by Elias Andriopoulos, Dimitris Lagios, Michalis Tranoudakis and Dimitris Papadimitriou.
Οδυσσέας
George Seferis
Greece’s first Nobel Prize in Literature laureate who inspired several composers with his profound philosophical meanings and treatment of history. We listen to poems of his set to music by Mikis Theodorkis, Giannis Markopoulos, Dimos Moutsis and Elias Andriopoulos.
Γιώργος
Greek poetry set to music
Today we are celebrating the merging of two fascinating forms of art, poetry and music, into one, with the help of Greece's leading poets and composers. Our focus is on lesser known Greek poets, from Maria Polydouri to Napoleon Lapathiotis.
Ελληνική μελοποιημένη
Vassilis Nikolaidis
A tribute to the small yet notable work of the lonely troubadour of Greek song. Poetic, satirical, unique.
Βασίλης Νικολαΐδης
Ένα αφιέρωμα στο μικρό αλλά αξιοσημείωτο έργο του μοναχικού τροβαδούρου
Vaggelis Germanos
We will be investigating the story of a singer-songwriter who really shaped the style of Greek songwriting of the 1980s and 1990s with his debut album – the famous ‘Little Bars’ – and his subsequent work.
Βαγγέλης Γερμανός Αυτή είναι η ιστορία
Hanomai giati remvazw
What a special, idiosyncratic band Hanomai giati remvazw is. Absolutely melancholic and playful at the same time, they have maintained their originality and experimental mood for so many years.
Χάνομαι γιατί ρεμβάζω Πρόκειται για μια πραγματικά
Vassilis Kazoulis
A rock ballad singer-songwriter who has stood out for his artistic consistency and low profile. Please welcome Greece’s …Simon & Garfunkel.
Βασίλης Καζούλης Ένας ροκ τραγουδοποιός που ξεχώρισε για την καλλιτεχνική
Michalis Rakintzis
This is Greece’s most talented pop music composer. Let’s follow his steps, from a cool band called Scraptown to an admirable solo career that involves collaborations with legends Ian Gillan and Bonnie Tyler.
Μιχάλης Ρακιντζής
Ο πιο ταλαντούχος
Encardia
Celebrating a band that connected our hearts with the tarantella rhythm and the songs of the Griko (the Greek-speaking communities of Southern Italy). This is music of the peoples, above and beyond borders.
Encardia
Γιορτάζουμε το συγκρότημα που μας σύστησε
Mode Plagal
Welcome to one of Greece’s most sophisticated bands, which has utilized tradition as the raw material for the production of music that is absolutely modern and relevant.
Mode Plagal
Ένα συγκρότημα με πολύ προχωρημένο ήχο που έχει χρησιμοποιήσει
Sailors
A celebration of the very special role occupied by seamen in Greek songs; a tribute to the ships’ crews that fearlessly support world trade and the economy.
Ναυτικοί
«Καπεταναίοι και τόσοι άλλοι, λοστρόμοι, ναύτες, μηχανικοί»
Thursday, 25.08.2022
Sea
Greek music artists have been permanently in love with the sea, as confirmed by the dozens of songs that talk about it – its risks, as well as its beauty and charm.
Θάλασσα
Από τη Θαλασσογραφία στις Θάλασσες και στης
Travelers
The vast universe of Greek song has, needless to say, included several references to those who dare to leave and explore faraway lands.
Ταξιδιώτες
«Κάποια πουλιά τραγουδούν για λευτεριά, κάποια φεύγουν και πετούν ψηλά»,
Ports
Songs about ports – the places, the people, the departures and the arrivals. Songs full of melancholy and longing.
Λιμάνια
Τραγούδια για λιμάνια και τους καημούς τους - λιμάνια ξένα, λιμάνια βορινά, ή απλώς το
Ships
An inspection of the …huge fleet that comprises the ships of Greek song, from old wrecks to crazy boats ready to sail for unknown destinations.
Πλοία
Καράβια στη στεριά και στη θάλασσα, καράβια σπασμένα και μεθυσμένα, παλιόσκαρα
Laiko-pop: The story of a genre
We are exploring critically the way in which folk and pop were mixed to produce a genre that has dominated the Greek music scene with short-lived hits of a highly commercial nature.
Λαϊκο-ποπ
Η ιστορία ενός είδους που μέσα από
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