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GME is welcoming the festive season with the explosive presence of Stavros Xarhakos as orchestra conductor in two important musical moments associated with this period of the year: Ariel Ramirez's Misa Criolla with Giorgos Dalaras, and the Christmas Concert with the Youth Orchestra of the Thessaloniki...

Πάνω από δυο μήνες επέζησαν κάτω από ασύλληπτες συνθήκες στην κορυφή των Άνδεων... 16 άνθρωποι, διαλυμένοι, εξαντλημένοι, αποκομμένοι και τελειωμένοι από τον κόσμο, αντάμωσαν τη ζωή τους ξανά... τρώγοντας τις σάρκες των δικών τους ανθρώπων για να επιζήσουν! Μια συγκλονιστική ιστορία που όμοια της δεν έχει υπάρξει ξ...

Today, we will be exploring the legacy of an original and sophisticated lyricist who wrote some of the finest modern Greek ballads. Isaak Sousis, who sadly passed away on November 4, entered the recording landscape in 1996 and ended up signing the lyrics of more than 120 songs. His main collaboration...

Today, we will be remembering two robust and expressive folk voices who added their own signatures to the fascinating story of popular, laiko song. Voula Gika, the ‘Queen of backing vocals’, recorded thousands of songs where she accompanied the greatest Greek singers of the 1950s and 1960s. And Cos...

Today, we will be appreciating the massive career of an American musical performer, producer, arranger, and composer. Quincy Jones, who passed away on November 3 at the age of 91, contributed greatly to all forms of popular music. Also, he helped produce landmark albums of two important Greek artists:...

As we are gradually heading towards the end of 2024, here at GME we are remembering some key artists who sadly passed away this year. Today, we will be celebrating the superb songs and music written for films and TV series directed by Manousos Manousakis, who died on November 20 at the age of 74. His...

The week that starts today here at GME is dedicated to the departures of 2024, i.e. to six important artists who sadly passed away this year and whom we should definitely honour and remember. Today, we will be discovering the work of a relatively unknown composer who, in fact, left behind him numerous...

Η εκπομπή ΩΡΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ και ο Νικόλας Αγγελίδης κάνουν ένα μεγάλο αφιέρωμα στον μοναδικό Κώστα Βάρναλη... Με όλα όσα πρέπει να γνωρίζετε για τη ζωή του, τους αγώνες του, την ποίηση, τα αφηγηματικά έργα του, την πεζογραφία, τις κριτικές, το δημοσιογραφικό έργο, τα θεατρικά έργα, τις μεταφράσεις... Έ...

The week that ends here at GME was dedicated to the numerous songs that contain references to dancing – this essential element of Greek culture and identity. Today, we celebrate the presence of dance in the lyrics of art songs created by renowned songwriters such as Vangelis Germanos, Haris & P...

Γιορτάζουν οι Στρατήδες και οι Στρατούλες σήμερα και η εκπομπή ΩΡΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ κάνει ένα πρωτότυπο αφιέρωμα στο όνομα, τις ρίζες του και τους επώνυμους - γνωστούς Στράτους που έμειναν στην ιστορία με τον ένα ή τον άλλο τρόπο... Θα φτάσουμε όμως και μέχρι στο χωριό Στράτος της Αιτωλοακαρνανίας και στον Αη ...

This week’s GME is essentially an invitation to dance and today’s songs all convey the same message: stand up and dance. Glykeria will be letting us know that the orchestra has started playing and that it is time to stop sitting and dance zeimbekiko. Rena Dalma will be ordering us to dance on her tab...

Dance touches the whole of Greek life, from emotion to entertainment, popular culture and soul. Historically, dance plays a crucial role in the development of the young person, in the connection of an individual with their place of origin, and even in establishing a romantic union. And so it is no coincidence...

Αφιέρωμα στην ιστορική Άρσεναλ. Από τα πρώτα βήματα της σαν σήμερα πριν από 138 χρόνια, μέχρι την κατάκτηση Ευρωπαϊκών τίτλων, πρωταθλημάτων και κυπέλλων Αγγλίας... Με λεπτομέρειες για την κορυφαία ομάδα όλων των εποχών, πριν από τον πόλεμο. Οι τεχνικοί που άλλαξαν την ιστορία του σωματείου, οι μεγάλ...

Erotic dance, The dance of the stars, When I dance for you, Body that dances. Performed by Lizetta Kalimeri, Elli Paspala, Rena Morfi, Sofia Papazoglou and Melina Kana, respectively. Songs about bodies that dance, bodies ready to respond to the call of the song to dance, on the empty dance floor of...

Today, we will be celebrating a fantastic voice that has marked the evolution of Greek song and has her birthday on October 18, i.e. today. Our track list today includes foreign songs performed live by Alkistis Protopsalti that are found in three albums: First, the 1992 Live Recording from Zoom Club....

The week that starts today here at GME is dedicated to songs that refer to an activity that is profoundly embedded in Greek culture and identity: dance! We will not be listening to traditional dance songs, i.e. songs made to be danced, containing all the lovely syrtos or tsamikos or ballos or hasapikos...

Ένα όνομα θρύλος... Πραγματικός... Η Ελένη Ουράνη κριτικός λογοτεχνίας και θεάτρου και συγγραφέας, άφησε εποχή με την πληθωρική παρουσία της στο χώρο των τεχνών. Σκληρή στην κριτική της, σκληρή και με τον ίδιο της τον εαυτό πολλές φορές, λάτρεψε το θέατρο και τη συγγραφή και έδωσε μάχες για το φεμινιστι...

Tonight, we conclude our week-long tribute to poet and lyricist Michalis Ganas with a celebration of a truly special collaboration with leading composer Nikos Kypourgos. Specifically, we shall be listening to the imposing soundtrack for the 1991 film ‘The Fugitive’ and the highly original and uplifting son...