Ηρακλής Οικονόμου

Derti songs, part 2 Anna Vissi and Antonis Remos are two legends of folk-pop, this light music genre that pretty much dominated the Greek scene over the past three decades. Their mega-hits are all anthems of the bitter, unfulfilled love. Ντέρτι, μέρος 2ο Άννα Βίσση και Αντώνης Ρέμος, δύο γνωσ...

Derti songs, part 1 This week is dedicated to songs of “derti”, a Greek word that means erotic passion, longing or pain. Today’s menu includes some of the numerous hits of Natassa Theodoridou and Pashalis Terzis, two extremely popular singers of light folk or folk-pop. Ντέρτι, μέρος 1ο Τραγούδια ...

Maramis V: The Haunted In Dimitris Maramis’ contemporary musical The Haunted, three folk ballads are combined: The Bridge of Arta, The Dead Brother’s Song, and The Ghost of Charmaina. The supernatural is the common theme that links these stories together, with the ghosts of the dam...

Maramis IV: Erotokritos Dimitris Maramis has composed a contemporary musical full of powerful melodies based on Vincenzo Cornaro’s masterpiece. With Cretan musical influences and references to jazz, the composer has created a new melodic universe. This is a live recording offered by the composer e...

Maramis III: Sentimental Age Dimitris Maramis' Sentimental Age is a cycle of songs that refers to the era of love and of the loss of love. Sentimental Age is the moment of innocence, when the heart is still pure enough to believe in love, dreams and fairy tales. Μαραμής ΙΙΙ: Αισθηματική Ηλικία Η Αισθηματ...

Maramis II: The collaboration with Korina Legaki and beyond Some of the best songs of Dimitris Maramis have been performed by Korina Legaki, a female singer who, in the words of the composer, is “technically flawless, expressive and emotionally charged, with a unique theatricality”. Μαραμής ΙΙ: Συνεργ...

Maramis I: The Federico Garcia Lorca connection The week that starts today is dedicated to Dimitris Maramis, the most talented composer of a younger generation, who has excelled in songwriting and in much more complex forms of music composition. Today we will be exploring his work inspired by the...

Cyclades Orchestra Cyclades Orchestra is a unique local initiative. Founded in 2010 by composer Nikos Kypourgos and 25 musicians and singers from Syros, it has collaborated with many major artists and has appeared regularly in dozens of concerts in the Cyclades and in cities around Greece. Ορχήστρα των Κυκ...

Syros of Manos Eleftheriou Syros-born Manos Eleftheriou was not only a superb poet and novelist, but also one of Greece’s greatest lyricists, with a tremendously important yet also popular body of work. Η Σύρος του Μάνου Ελευθερίου Μάστορας του λόγου σε όλες του τις μορφές και κορυφαίος στιχ...

Syros Mix Hip-hop band Nea Taxi Pragmaton, folk singer Chrysoula Kehagioglou, ballad singer Nana Binopoulou and singer-songwriter Nikos Zournis  take part in today’s tribute to a younger generation of Syros-related music artists. Syros Mix Το σημερινό αφιέρωμα σε καλλιτέχνες που συνδέ...

Markos Vamvakaris II Stelios Vamvakaris, son of Markos, became a leading bouzouki player and a pioneering musician, linking rebetiko songs with the blues legacy. In parallel, Stelios revisited the songs of his father in a robust, convincing manner. Μάρκος Βαμβακάρης II Ο Στέλιος Βαμβακάρης, γιος του Μά...

Markos Vamvakaris I The week that starts today is dedicated to the beautiful island of Syros and to the artists connected with it. Markos Vamvakaris, who was born in Syros, is considered the patriarch of rebetiko and a major influence on so many modern composers. Μάρκος Βαμβακάρης Ι Η εβδομάδα...

“Greek Music Express”: Σειρά εκπομπών, στην αγγλική γλώσσα. αφιερωμένη στο έργο του Γιάννη Μαρκόπουλου. Στο πλαίσιο της αγγλόφωνης εκπομπής «Greek Music Express» ο Ηρακλής Οικονόμου επιμελείται και παρουσιάζει μια σειρά τριών εκπομπών αφιερωμένη στα σημαντικότερα τραγούδια και σε ξεχωριστά μουσικά θέματα για τον κινηματογράφο κ...

“Greek Music Express”: Σειρά εκπομπών, στην αγγλική γλώσσα. αφιερωμένη στο έργο του Γιάννη Μαρκόπουλου. Στο πλαίσιο της αγγλόφωνης εκπομπής «Greek Music Express» ο Ηρακλής Οικονόμου επιμελείται και παρουσιάζει μια σειρά τριών εκπομπών αφιερωμένη στα σημαντικότερα τραγούδια και σε ξεχωριστά μουσικά θέματα για τον κινηματογράφο κ...

“Greek Music Express”: Σειρά εκπομπών, στην αγγλική γλώσσα. αφιερωμένη στο έργο του Γιάννη Μαρκόπουλου. Στο πλαίσιο της αγγλόφωνης εκπομπής «Greek Music Express» ο Ηρακλής Οικονόμου επιμελείται και παρουσιάζει μια σειρά τριών εκπομπών αφιερωμένη στα σημαντικότερα τραγούδια και σε ξεχωριστά μουσικά θέματα για τον κινηματογράφο κ...

The rebetika of the working classBabis Goles and Agathonas, two magnificent rebetiko singers, join forces in order to honour the labour dimension of this amazing genre.Τα ρεμπέτικα της εργατιάς«Παίρνει και γλυκοχαράζει κι όλα γύρω είναι σιωπηλά / κι ένας μόνος φτωχός εργάτηςξεκινά για την δουλειά / με χαμόγελ...

“Workers’ Symphony” – A masterpiece by Dimos MoutsisMoutsis’ pioneering music for a play called “Strike” by playwright George Skourtis. The year is 1976 and the composer reveals a flair for more innovative musical paths while maintaining his socially conscious orientation.Η «Εργατική Συμφωνία» του ΜούτσηΈνα...

Markopoulos’ “Workers”A lesser known 1976 album by maestro Yannis Markopoulos focusing on the hardships faced by manual labourers in the industrial zones of Piraeus, Skaramagas and Elefsina – names of places filled with the realities of shipyard workers and machinists.Οι «Εργάτες» του ΜαρκόπουλουΜια...