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What if ageing isn’t a slow fading… but a deepening?What if stillness isn’t still at all… but the most alive we ever are?In the latest episode of "Infinitely Curious", the English-language show of VoiceofGreece, Katerina Batzaki sits beneath the trees of Candili estate in Evoia with Tai Chi teacher...

The entire week that ends today, here at GME, was dedicated to the beautiful island of Crete and to its exquisite musical past and present. At the heart of this unique genre lies the Cretan lyra, the island’s most emblematic musical instrument. Our track list contains special songs and instrumentals, a...

From the “rizitika” (root) songs of Manolis Lidakis and the Syrtos dances of Manolis Manouras to the beautiful coexistence of the oud of Giannis Dermitzakis with the voice of Katerina Zacharopoulou, today’s GME explores the rich past and vibrant present of Cretan music. Inventive folk poetry, plent...

Superb landscape, unique natural setting, rich history, and an outstanding musical heritage that includes plenty of uplifting rhythms and dances. Today, here at GME, we continue our week-long tribute to Crete and its music, while also telling the story of the Minotaur, Crete’s famous mythological c...

The week that starts today, here at GME, turns to the beautiful island of Crete and to its uplifting, rhythmic music that constitutes a distinct and much-admired genre. Today, we will be spending our entire broadcast exploring the history of Crete’s greatest landmark, the palace of Knossos. In parallel, w...

A stone in the sea. A crossroads of empires. A sanctuary of memory. Once a thriving maritime hub, Kastellorizo was home to 10,000 souls, trading with Alexandria, Marseille, and Smyrna. Today, only a few hundred remain—but the island’s heart beats louder than ever. Listen to this epi...

Our melodies, today, come from the discography of Nikos Kypourgos, one of the most prolific composers for film and theatre, and Nikos Portokaloglou, a pioneering rock singer-songwriter who also wrote soundtracks. Even though they are meant to accompany films, these melodies also stand autonomously,...

The musical images of Evanthia Reboutsika and Stamatis Spanoudakis have accompanied landmark cinematic images found in films such as Notias, Voice of the Aegean, Stone Years and The Shirt With Number ‘9’. Today, these atmospheric melodies are hosted by GME, together with several references to the lif...

Director Lakis Papastathis was influenced by his colleague and guru Alexis Damianos and the experience of “Evdokia” film, in the filming of which he participated as an assistant director. “I spent three years of my life on “Evdokia”, working with Alexis, because this film was anarchic not only in i...

Eleni Karaindrou – “Greece’s most eloquent living composer” in the words of Time magazine – and Marios Strofalis - an award-winning soundtrack composer for cinema, theatre and television – are at the heart of today’s GME. Their extensive discography is replete with well-known melodies that have mar...

Meet Jack Forrey – a Greek-American who has survived cancer three times and now channels his experience into building something new on unfamiliar ground.Against all odds, Forrey has founded Aegean Elite, Greece’s first American football club, based in Athens. His initiative is driven by values of re...

Κάτω από την επιφάνεια, εκεί που το φως χάνεται και η πίεση μεγαλώνει, κινούνται σιωπηλά γίγαντες. Είναι οι φάλαινες φυσητήρες — τα μεγάλα κητώδη της Μεσογείου. Πανίσχυρα, ευφυή, απειλούμενα. Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο της αγγλόφωνης εκπομπής της Φωνής της Ελλάδας “Infinitely Curious” με την Κατερίνα Μπατζάκη, βουτ...

What is a museum? A house of memory? A time machine? Or perhaps… a heartbeat between past and future?Join Katerina Batzaki, as we celebrate World Museum Day with a journey across continents — from Melbourne to Chicago — exploring how Greek museums abroad are not just preserving our heritage, but transfo...

The week that ends today, here at GME, was dedicated to New Wave – Neo Kyma, a soft, low-pitch style that prevailed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Today, we will be remembering the early work of Notis Mavroudis, a renowned composer who started from Neo Kyma before lending his talent to art song. A...

Their names became synonyms for sensitivity. Their styles found imitators and influenced many of their contemporaries. The songs that they performed flooded the boites, the small “boxes” of live music that represented an alternative, meaningful kind of entertainment. Lakis Pappas, Popi Asteriadi, and...

This week, here at GME, is dedicated to New Wave – Neo Kyma, a genre filled with tenderness and innocence, reminiscent of the Greek summer and its tales of love and emotion. Today, we will be celebrating the massive legacy of a composer who is widely regarded as the founding father of New Wave: melodist G...

Today’s GME focuses on probably the two most characteristic voices of the New Wave, Giorgos Zografos and Keti Homata. Both marked the evolution of this style with their unique timbres and sensitivity. And, of course, it is no coincidence that the greatest creators of Neo Kyma, such as Linos Kokkotos, G...

The week that starts today, here at GME, is dedicated to New Wave (Neo Kyma). This is a genre replete with softness and emotion, which marked the Greek song of the mid-1960s and the early 1970s, and disappeared as abruptly as it emerged. Today, we will be exploring the ingenuity of a composer who remained...