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Kostas Karyotakis was born in 1896 and died in 1928, committing suicide at the age of just 32. He is considered one of the most representative Greek poets of the 1920s, with his poetry adding a tragic dimension to the neo-Symbolist and neo-Romantic poetry of his time. Today, we are listrening poetry...

Did you know that, for thousands of years, sound has been successfully used by man as a powerful healing mechanism? And it’s still being used today with great success.Despite our differences, most of us like listening to music in one form or another. But did you know that music helps our wellness?Music t...

Today, our track list includes songs about seagulls – these lovely seabirds that have inspired several Greek music artists. Primarily, seagulls symbolise freedom, flight, departure, adventure, unconventional behaviour. Gulls are resourceful, inquisitive and intelligent, demonstrating complex methods o...

From antiquity and the Greek mythology, horses were associated with military might and prestige. However, in Greek music horses also become symbols of speed and dynamism, while also being humans’ faithful friends.  From the Red Horse of Dynameis tou Aigaiou band to the Twelve Horses of Costas T...

Greece is a dog-friendly country and Greek song has been dog-friendly too! From Foivos Delivorias’ Dog in Kolonaki neighborhood to Stathis Drogosis’ Kanellos, there is a massive list of songs where dogs are the protagonists. And by the way, did you know that Ancient Greeks gave to the world not onl...

Today, we celebrate World Radio Day with a collection of songs that include references to our favourite medium. UNESCO writes: “For many generations, radio has remained the most far reaching, easily accessible communication medium that informs and entertains all sectors of society. While in some regions i...

This week, we shift our focus to animals and songs about animals, starting with …cats. In Greece, cats are everywhere, including music! Sensitive songwriters such as Arleta and Afroditi Manou, rock creators such as Lakis Papadopoulos and Vaggelis Germanos, and seasoned vocalists such as Vassilis Papakonstantinou a...

Despite representing less than 5 percent of the world’s population, Indigenous peoples steward more than a quarter of Earth’s land and seas and protect 80 percent of global biodiversity. Studies show that when Indigenous peoples have the right to govern their land, biodiversity increases and forests are...

International Greek Language Day International Greek Language Day is celebrated annually on the 9th of February. This day highlights the fundamental role and contribution of the Greek language in the development of art and science globally. In the context of the International Greek Language Day,...

When exploring the music for films of director Nikos Panagiotopoulos, we unavoidably come across his long-standing collaboration with Stamatis Kraounakis. Afti I nyhta menei, I’m tired of Killing Your Lovers and Dying in Athens are three of the many films of Panagiotopoulos for which Kraounakis wrote t...

Nikos Perrakis has directed some of the most hilarious comedies of Greek cinema, including Arpa Colla and Loafing & Camouflage. His …partner in crime was Nikos Mamagakis, a pioneering composer who excelled in various genres, from avant-garde to art-folk and film music. As for Giorgos Panousopoulos, w...

Pantelis Voulgaris is a renowned Greek film director and screenwriter. His films have received numerous awards and he is considered one of the most influential and important figures of Greek cinema. Our journey includes songs and music from his films Stone Years, Happy Day, Brides, Little England and...

We kept black for the end: “black eyes”, “black pawns”, but also “black life”, and “black iron bars”. From George Dalaras to the Athinaiki Kompania and from Panos Tzavellas to Ifigenia Korologou, the black color is fuelling songs of contemplation that talk about love and human destiny. "The thought is...

What is that that makes our imagination go wild? Why are we so attracted to fairytales, superheroes and powers of the unknown? Why are we so drawn to characters derived from history with a fantasy twist? Live Action Role Players or LARP players are some of those people who love to escape reality...

We kept black for the end: “black eyes”, “black pawns”, but also “black life”, and “black iron bars”. From George Dalaras to the Athinaiki Kompania and from Panos Tzavellas to Ifigenia Korologou, the black color is fuelling songs of contemplation that talk about love and human destiny. "The thought is...

“Blue windows”, “blue shoes”, and “all the colors of blue”. Plus, the “azure shirt”, and your “azure beads”. In other songs, superb songs inspired by the blue of the sea and the sky, a colour representing harmony and tranquility. The menu includes Ypogeia Revmata, Nikos Zournis, Lakis Papadopoulos ...

“Red dress”, “Red button”, “Red rose”, “Red train”. But also “Pink bicycle”, “Pink beaver”, and above all... "my dreams are red, your dreams are white, clothes that have been washed together and have turned pink". The pink of femininity and tenderness meets the red of revolution and passion, and both c...

From the “Greens” of Pantelis Thalassinos to the “Yellow City” of Haris Alexiou and from the “Green Mill” of Rena Dalma to the “Yellow Spring” of Loukianos Kilaidonis. Two colors, the green of nature and the yellow of spontaneity and melancholy, and some beautiful, colorful songs. "I want to be born...