Greek Music Express

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

“What can I write about you, my Michalis…? What should I remember first, how should I say goodbye to you? No matter what I write, it will be insufficient. You will always be here, in my thoughts, with the precious words that you entrusted me with binding us forever. Today we say goodbye to a great poe...

Vocalist Vasilis Lekkas underlines the following about the recording of the 1996 album Asikiko Poulaki: "I tried to keep a very discreet distance from Mikis. I was not flattered by the fact that I had to sing Theodorakis and that I was given the opportunity to do so. We had very nice conversations before...

Vocalist Vasilis Lekkas underlines the following about the recording of the 1996 album Asikiko Poulaki: "I tried to keep a very discreet distance from Mikis. I was not flattered by the fact that I had to sing Theodorakis and that I was given the opportunity to do so. We had very nice conversations before...

We continue our tribute to poet Michalis Ganas and his contribution to Greek music by focusing on his collaboration with two grand female vocalists: smooth jazz lady Elli Paspala and folk diva Natasa Theodoridou. Most of the songs that marked the encounter of Ganas with these two renowned singers were...

The week that starts today here at GME is dedicated to the songs written by a distinguished poet who sadly passed on November 12. Today, we will be exploring his collaborations with three outstanding composers that produced some fascinating modern folk songs. Award-winning poet and lyricist Michalis...

The week that starts today here at GME is dedicated to some key figures of electronic music in Greece. Composer and pianist Lena Platonos is definitely one of them. Thanks to her pioneering albums in the mid-1980s (Sun Masks, Gallop, Lepidoptera), Lena is rightfully considered a highly influential artist...

The week that ends today here at GME was dedicated to the bands of the Greek underground – the groups of friends that shaped a new, heavy and dynamic rock sound away from the mainstream of the recording establishment. Today, we will be listening to the …angry melodies of an unconventional artist and...

According to the dictionaries, the band’s name means constant care and diligence. The members of Endelehia? Dimitris Mitsotakis (lyrics, drums, vocals), Dimitris Leontopoulos (acoustic guitar, vocals), Antonis Dimitriou (electric guitars, vocals) who sadly passed away earlier this month, Andreas Vaitoudis (...

We have been emphasising the contribution of certain bands to the shaping of the sound of the Greek underground and today, we will be appreciating Lefki Symphonia (White Symphony), a band that many analysts regard as one of the best rock bands of the 1980s. It comprised musicians Thodoris Dimitriou,...

This week here at GME is dedicated to the bands of the Greek underground – those collectives that dared to pave the way for a more dynamic sound and for a more radical poetic landscape in Greek song. Today, we will be shedding light on a pioneering group that produced one of the most innovative and i...