Songs about boats, part 1
A ship with a foreign flag, the small ship of Burnovas, ships from Chios, ships that never sailed, and so on. The list of Greek songs that contain references to ships and boats are just endless, because the sea is ever-present in the geography, the economy and the culture...
Zeibekiko, part 5
The zeibekiko songs that we have picked today talk about trucks and taxi drivers, but also about angels and the birds of the underworld. They take us to pointless walks before dawn and remind us of names of love, like Antigoni and Roza and Evdokia. And they enable us to appreciate...
Zeibekiko, part 3
One of the good things with zeibekiko is that songs with this rhythm have been performed by all of the country’s greatest singers. A tribute to zeibekiko is a tribute to all those magical voices that made folk, popular music, the fantastic genre that it is today. So, let’s explore the...
Zeibekiko, part 1
This week is dedicated to Greece’s best known folk dance, zeibekiko. Also called the “dance of the eagle” due to the movements of the dancer, this circular dance has no set steps and is largely improvised. This first leg of our journey takes us to zeibekiko anthems performed by, a...
Songs about Virgin Mary
On August 15, the Greek Orthodox church celebrates the Dormition of Virgin Mary. But that is just the religious “excuse” for villages to be decorated, folklore festivals to be held, shows of traditional dances to be staged, and a festive atmosphere to be imp...
MIA ΣΠΟΥΔΑΙΑ ΦΙΓΟΥΡΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΥΣΤΡAΛΙΑΝΗΣ ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗΣ ΣΚΗΝΗΣ, ο Louis Tillett, που εύκολα τον πετσοκόβαμε ορθογραφικά, αναχώρησε για την άλλη όχθη τις προάλλες, ύστερα από μακρόχρονη πάλη με προβλήματα υγείας. Ο Tillett είχε μόνο συμπάθειες στην Ελλάδα, αγαπήθηκε με ζέση από το ελληνικό ακρο...
What if you could stretch out those years just a little longer to add a few more memories to this life? According to a few centenarians and supercentenarians you can, simply by eating right, working out and laughing. According to a new infographic that compiled advice from 25 people 100 years old or ...
Apostolos Kaldaras’ “Ballads of the Fringe”
The “Ballads of the Fringe” are the last album of renowned composer Apostolos Kaldaras. They depict the heroes and villains of the folk neighborhoods, taking us back to the years of rebetiko music. Even though the album is not solely about Athens, it is a s...
“At the Foot of the Acropolis”
Today, we continue our tribute to Athens with its most important monument as our point of departure. From Acropolis our tour takes us to Stadiou Street and from there to the neighborhoods of Kolonaki, Pagrati and Kesariani - always with Greek art song as our guide.
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Art songs about Athens
From Manos Hadjidakis to Arleta and Stamatis Kraounakis, the country’s most talented creators were inspired by Athens, its streets and its stories. Alexandras Street, Zinonos Street, Patission Street – art song might be your own personal map of Athens.
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Rock songs about Athens
Modern songs about Athens reveal an urban reality of loneliness, violence and meaningless erotic encounters, but also one of dreams, humour and resilience. In other words, rock Athens is a city of contrasts and contradictions, a character masterfully revealed by the likes...
Folk songs about Athens
This week is dedicated to Greece’s capital city, Athens, and to songs that narrate the adventures, the passions and the concerns of its residents. Today, we are exploring a repertoire of a more popular sound, performed by some of Greece’s most impressive folk voices, from Ger...
MANHATAN- RHAPSODY IN BLUEGEORGE GERSHWINTHE ENGLISH PATIENT-ARIA FROM GOLDBERG VARIATIONS BWV 988JOHAN SEBASTIAN BACHTHE HUNGER GAMES- 16 WALTZES, OP.39, NO 15JOHANES BRAHMSTHE ROYAL TANENBAUMS- GYMNOPEDIES NO 1ERIC SATIEHUGO- GROSSIENNE NO 1ERIC SATIESEVEN- ONERTURE NO 3, IN D, BWV 1068, 2ND MOVEMENT...
Η ομάδα Isometricks JA του Πειραματικού Λυκείου Πανεπιστημίου Μακεδονίας που απέσπασε τον Ιούλιο του 2023 το πρώτο βραβείο στον πανευρωπαϊκό διαγωνισμό του Junior Achievement.
TONA ΦΕΡΝΕΙ ΤΑΛΛΟ, στη ζωή, στη δισκογραφία, στην εκπομπή μας. Μια που είναι Δευτέρα, ξεκινήσαμε με το τραγούδι ‘Monday’, από τον δίσκο ‘Songs We Sang In Our Dreams’ (2020) των Let It Come Down. Let It Come Down είναι η Βρετανίδα τραγουδίστρια Xan Tyler και o Αμερικανός Kramer, o oπ...
Climate change is here and this summer in particular more than ever. Wildfires, high temperatures and human intervention add to the list of reasons why our earth’s atmosphere is on the verge of a serious and accelerated change. Scientists say the main cause of climate change is burning fossil fuels s...
ΗΤΑΝ μια εκπομπή, που κινήθηκε γύρω από …διακλαδώσεις, συγγένειες, κοινά μέλη και συγκοινωνούντα δοχεία. Καταβλήθηκε κάθε προσπάθεια να τα αναλύσουμε με σαφήνεια στο μικρόφωνο του 958, αλλά, αν προκύψει ζήτημα για επεξήγηση ή θέμα προς διόρθωση, ευχαρίστως να δεχτούμε μηνύματα στο...
Arnold Schönberg: "Moses und Aron"(Μωυσής και Ααρών)
Ημιτελής τρίπρακτη όπερα. Ο συνθέτης ολοκλήρωσε μόνο τις δύο πρώτες πράξεις. Λιμπρέτο του συνθέτη, βασισμένο στο βιβλίο της Εξόδου, από την Παλαιά Διαθήκη. Πρωτοπαρουσιάστηκε στη δίπρακτη εκδοχή της στις 6 Ιουνίου 1957 στην Όπερα της Ζυρίχης.
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