Greek Music Express

Σήμερα, επιστρέφουμε στην ορχηστρική πλευρά ενός αγαπημένου συνθέτη που έφυγε σαν σήμερα, στις 28 Δεκεμβρίου του 2019. Και το κάνουμε αυτό απολαμβάνοντας μοναδικές μουσικές δημιουργίες του δίχως λόγια. Παράλληλα, μοιραζόμαστε τις σκέψεις συναδέλφων του για τον ίδιο, αλλά και μελετητών που συνεισφέρουν στον τόμο...

Ηθοποιός με δεκάδες παραστάσεις στο ενεργητικό του, σκηνοθέτης σε σημαντικά έργα, καλλιτέχνης με αξιοσημείωτες συνεργασίες -από τη Χρύσα Σπηλιώτη στον Γιάννη Καλαντζόπουλο-, παρουσία στον κινηματογράφο και την τηλεόραση, καθηγητής αυτοσχεδιασμού και ορθοφωνίας, μια πολύπλευρη και ανήσυχη καλλιτεχνική προσωπικότητα. Ο Α...

Σήμερα, έχουμε την χαρά να φιλοξενούμε έναν από τους κορυφαίους εν ζωή Έλληνες ποιητές, που η γραφή του έχει αναμφισβήτητα καθορίσει τα νεότερα ποιητικά μας πράγματα. Η ευχέρειά του στον γραπτό λόγο τον οδήγησε και σε άλλα μονοπάτια – έχει μεταφράσει μοναδικά αρχαίους λυρικούς ποιητές, έχει δανείσει στί...

Ξημερώματα Κυριακής, στη Φωνή, έχουμε την χαρά να φιλοξενούμε μία από τις κορυφαίες συγγραφείς παιδικών βιβλίων στη χώρα μας. Ύστερα από μια διακριτή πορεία στη δημοσιογραφία, αφοσιώθηκε με μεγάλη επιτυχία στη συγγραφή και στη μετάφραση βιβλίων για παιδιά και εφήβους. Απόψε, επιλέγει και διαβάζει αποσπάσματα από τρία βι...

Gerasimos Lavranos is basically known to everyone more as a soundtrack composer and not so much as a songwriter. Indeed, some well-known Greek films from the sixties and seventies had their music composed by him. Today, we will be appreciating the more cosmopolitan creations of this great jazzman that...

Throughout the week that ends today, here at GME, we turned to the music of Epirus, a core type of Greek traditional music, and its main instrument: the Greek clarinet or clarino. Vassilis Soukas, Tassos Halkias, Giorgos Mangas, Manos Achalinotopoulos and Vassilis Saleas are the clarino instrumentalists...

Vasilis Saleas is the soloist who brought the Greek clarinet to the greatest music halls around the world. Self-taught, he inspired great composers and has managed for many years to "dress" everything he loves with his favorite musical instrument and its melodies. Vassilis Saleas, who grew up in a house...

Manos Achalinotopoulos considered by critics as the best clarinet performer of the new generation in Greece, was born and grew up in Athens. He started learning the flute and clarinet from a very early age. Manos Achalinotopoulos has travelled -playing clarinet, cawal and flutes- in more than 20 countries...

Tasos Halkias was among the most celebrated performers of Greek music in general, having a vast repertoire and command of many styles, and the music of Epirus in particular. He was born in 1914 near Ioannina in northwestern Greece. His family consisted of musicians going back to the 19th century. Halkias...

Throughout the week that starts today, here at GME, we turn to the music of Epirus, a core exemplification of Greek traditional music, and its main instrument: the Greek clarinet or clarino. The reason for our tribute: the loss of Petroloukas Halkias a few weeks ago, at the age of 90. Vasilis Soukas...

Nilufer is one of the most prominent performers in the history of Turkish pop. After winning prestigious competitions as a pupil, she recorded her first album at the age of just 17. With her expressive and sensual performances, Nilufer dominated the pop scene of the 1970s and the 1980s. Today, we conclude...

Today, here at GME, we continue our exploration of Turkish music with some Greek …spice by turning to Turkish folk music instrumentals. Turkish folk music is a huge field that includes popular music from the Ottoman era and influences from the cultures of Anatolia. As is the case with any complex a...

Today, it is time to celebrate the two Queens of Turkish pop, Ajda Pekkan and Sezen Aksu. There are no words to describe the popularity and status of these two divas; thankfully, their multiple collaborations with Greek artists, such as Antonis Vardis, Thanos Mikroutsikos, Haris Alexiou and Yannis Parios,...

This week, here at GME, we turn to the music of our neighbour, Turkey, and to its multiple interactions with Greek music. Turkish music is multifaceted, rich in tradition and talent, and open to many creative influences. Today, we shall be exploring the discography of my favourite Turkish band, Yeni...

The final part of our trip to Crete takes us on a tour of some of its towns and landmarks, accompanied by traditional songs and dances of the island. A syrtos with lyra? A pidihtos from the village of Anogia? Or a dynamic Pentozalis? Pick your own dance style and immerse yourself into the sheer strength...

Many of Lina’s songs reaffirm the decision of the individual to live, to survive, to positively respond to challenges. Of course, this decision is not without contradictions. Vassilis Papakonstantinou sings: “And I live, always here, and I leave so as to not view the end”. Nikolakopoulou’s call for lif...

From Christiana to Dimitra Galani, from Margarita Zorbala to Tania Tsanaklidou and from Eleftheria Arvanitaki to Dionysis Theodosis, the greatest voices of our country served the aesthetics, the emotions and the images projected by the art of Lina Nikolakopoulou. Today, our week-long tribute to the...

Our track list, today, contains songs with references to lonely evenings, goodnight kisses and a night in Morocco, all written by Lina Nikolakopoulou. Slow songs, situated between melancholy and romance, that carry all the desires and the rejections associated with the night. Elli Paspala, Christianna,...