Greek Music Express

Today, March 27, it is World Theatre Day and we are celebrating it by revisiting some of the greatest music and songs that a superb composer has written for theatrical performances. In parallel, we shall be sharing the messages that important figures of global theatre have shared regarding this very...

From Villagers of Ioannina City to Gidiki and Koupes, there is a fascinating spectrum of bands that the lover of Greek music can turn to in order to enjoy the merging of rock / hard rock and tradition. Unexpected arrangements, endless improvisation, and a Dionysian spirit of a return to nature and the...

Today, March 25, we are of course celebrating Greek Independence Day with songs that refer to Greece itself. Greece, the mother; filled with light; in danger; travelling; offering water in hell; with multiple faces appearing on the mirror; selling its children like slaves in the markets. Our destination:...

Today, and throughout this week, we are exploring the multiple ways in which tradition has inspired a younger generation of artists active in and around rock. Darnakes, Babo Koro and Banda Entopica are just some of the pioneering bands that revitalize tradition with their fresh, youthful approach. Μια φρ...

This week, we revisit Greek traditional music through the eyes of contemporary bands that are inspired by the past while shaping the present with their modern artistic tools. Kontrabando, Transidelia, Balothizer, and beyond. Μια φρέσκια ματιά στην παράδοση Ι Αυτή την εβδομάδα, επανεξετάζουμε τη...

The end of our week-long tribute to the first half of the 2000s takes us to the exotic universe of Stamatis Spanoudakis, the unique harmonies of Trifono, the folk melancholy of Orfeas Peridis, the reggae carefreeness of Locomondo. Τα ελληνικά 2000s: Η σοδειά του ’04 Το τέλος του αφιερώματός μ...

From Kore.Ydro to Sigmatropic and from Dimitris Papadimitriou to Evanthia Reboutsika, the yield of 2003 carries an interesting blend of innovation and melodiousness. Art song, rock ballad, music for films, bright moments of a variety of genres that carry the thrust from the end of the 20th century. Τα ε...

Singer-songwriters such as Sokratis and Thanasis? Rock mega-bands such as Ypogeia Revmata? Ethnic priestesses such as Kristi Stasinopoulou? Masters of melody such as Stavros Lantsias? 2002 had it all. Τα ελληνικά 2000s: Η σοδειά του ’02 Τραγουδοποιοί όπως ο Σωκράτης και ο Θανάσης; Ροκ συγκροτή...

The cosmopolitanism of Savina Yannatou meets the robustness of Dimitris Mitropanos, the I provisation of Mode Plagal coexists with the folk immediacy of Mario, the dark narrations of Loudovikos ton Anogion goes hand-in-hand with the protest spirit of Miltos Pashalidis. 2001 - One more year in the life...

Today, and throughout the rest of the week, we are exploring the first half of a fascinating decade, the 2000s, and the music that was produced back then in Greece. Our destination: Music released in the year 2000. Τα ελληνικά 2000s: Η σοδειά του ’00 Σήμερα, και καθ' όλη τη διάρκεια της εβδομ...

From hymns to dithyrambs, Ancient Greek music contains forms of music that correspond to different occasions and aspects of social life. Our knowledge of this music is founded on fragments of scores, literary references and other sources, and is enriched by the work of pioneering artists-researchers...

Petros Tabouris is a prominent musician and researcher who has extensively reconstructed and recorded music connected with the Greek antiquity. His work includes performances of hymns, odes and fragments, among others. Throughout this week, we are appreciating his vision of how Ancient Greek music might...

After discovering Byzantine ecclesiastical music and the theory of Greek popular music, and meeting musicians, Petros Tabouris became involved in composition and research. In the 90s, he released many records in Greece and in Europe and has made a study of ancient and medieval/post-Byzantine music and...

Today, we are celebrating the Greek-French connections established through the songs of wonderful Edith Piaf, who was born on this day, December 19, 1915. From Nana Mouskouri to Tania Tsanaklidou and from Milva to Liesbeth List, numerous world-class vocalists honoured the French star’s repertoire. O...

Today, we are celebrating the soundtracks written for the films of a renowned film and theatre director, producer and writer, born on this day, December 18, 1911, who also maintained multiple meaningful connections with Greece. Hadjidakis and Theodorakis, in particular, wrote some of their most popular...

Today, we are celebrating the talent and expressiveness of a world music star from Cape Verde who passed away on this day, December 17, 2011. Her songs were often devoted to themes of love, homesickness, nostalgia, and the history of the Cape Verdean people. Our destination: Cesaria Evora. Αγάπη, νοστ...

Today, we turn to a pioneering writer who passed away exactly 51 years ago, on December 16, 1974. Specifically, we are listening to mostly recent recordings of his songs set to music by bands such as Active Member, Winter Swimmers, Gymna Kalodia and Horis Refren, as well by artists such as Loukas Thanos...

Today, we are celebrating the legacy of a true folk master, a composer and lyricist who shaped Greek song for the centuries to come, an exceptional artist born on this day, December 15, 1933. Our destination: Akis Panou, the genius. Άκης Πάνου: Η ιδιοφυΐα Σήμερα, γιορτάζουμε την κληρονομιά ενός πραγματικού λα...