Ηρακλής Οικονόμου

Today, we return to the music of a talented composer who stands out for his melodic consistency and sentimental touch. Our destination: Apollo's Voices – Songs by Apollon Kouskoumvekakis. Τραγούδια του Απόλλωνα Κουσκουμβεκάκη Σήμερα επιστρέφουμε στη μουσική ενός ταλαντούχου συνθέτη, ο οποίος ξεχωρί...

Rebetiko: the Greek urban folk song of the early 20th century, which gave voice to the outlook on life and the experiences of the marginalized, the lower social classes, mainly in the commercial and industrial centers (Piraeus, Syros, Thessaloniki, Smyrna, among others). It was widely popular through...

Today we're exploring the connection between Greece's greatest living singer and a genre that shaped the evolution of Greek song. Our destination: George Dalaras sings rebetiko songs, part 1. Νταλάρας & Ρεμπέτικο Ι Σήμερα και αύριο, διερευνούμε τη σύνδεση μεταξύ του μεγαλύτερου εν ζωή Έλληνα...

“The true artist is the sensitive receiver of their era's messages, the detector and antenna tuned to the future, which is why they come to express the desires and demands of their time. So, by nature and position, the artist stands on the side of progress. In each specific historical era, a specific c...

Today and tomorrow, we return to a very special singer-songwriter who brought guerilla songs into the mainstream of the recording industry and onto the concert stage. Thankfully, he also wrote many fascinating songs of a more “laiko” orientation, recorded by voices such as Keti Grey, Haris Alexiou, Geo...

Paris Perisinakis was born in Athens and grew up in Agios Nikolaos, Crete. At the age of eight, he started lessons on the Cretan lyre with the great Kostas Moudakis, while at the same time he began to play the mandolin, lute and guitar. He also studied theory at the National Conservatory of Athens....

With his lyre, Kostas Moudakis became known throughout Greece and toured all over the world, wherever there were Cretans. His work is considered important and his contribution to the popularization of the music of Crete remains unsurpassed. A great virtuoso and teacher, who continues to inspire with...

Although of Irish descent, Ross Daly does not really fit into any particular ethnic stereotype given that his life has been spend in many different parts of the world and his home for the last several decades is the island of Crete in Greece. Ross Daly, at a very early age, discovered that music was,...

Today, our focal point is Greece’s leading Celtic music band: Iernis. In a country whose musical identity is so strongly tied to traditional, rebetiko and popular song, the existence of a long-running Celtic music band might seem like an unlikely footnote. Yet for nearly three decades, the Athens-based g...

Today, we turn to a true master of tango and some exceptional performances of songs of his by one of Greece’s most versatile vocalists. Our destination: Aliki Kagialoglou sings Astor Piazzolla. Η Αλίκη Καγιαλόγλου ερμηνεύει Πιατσόλα Σήμερα, απευθυνόμαστε σε έναν πραγματικό δεξιοτέχνη του tango και σε μερικές...

Today, our tribute to the cosmopolitan dimension of Greek song takes us to a vocalist of a younger generation, whom I truly admire for the clarity and austerity of her interpretations. Her multicultural, Greek-Swedish origins align well with artistic choices that move fluidly across borders and genres....

Today, we explore the multiple ways in which the three Italian grand masters of film music inspired Greek artists. Our destination: Greek covers of songs and instrumentals by Nino Rota, Ennio Morricone and Nicola Piovani. Ελληνικές φωνές, ιταλικά σάουντρακ Σήμερα, εξερευνούμε τους πολλαπλούς τρόπους...

Today, we are continuing our tribute to the cosmopolitan dimension of Greek song, turning to the greatest band in the history of music globally, and the way it inspired the crème-de-la-crème of Greek classical guitar soloists. Our destination: Covers of Beatles’ songs by Greek classical guitarists. Έλληνες κιθαριστές...

Σήμερα, γιορτάζουμε τα γενέθλια ενός μεγάλου μουσικού της Κρήτης που με το τραχύ, αυθεντικό του στυλ έχει αναδειχθεί σε πρέσβη της ελληνικής μουσικής στο εξωτερικό. Σημείο συνάντησης για το αποψινό μας ραντεβού: Τα οργανικά του Ψαραντώνη. Παραγωγή - παρουσίαση: Ηρακλής Οικονόμου ...

Σήμερα, θυμόμαστε μια μεγάλη μορφή της αντίστασης στη Χούντα που διακρίθηκε και ως συγγραφέας-ερευνητής, και ως παράγοντας της τοπικής αυτοδιοίκησης. Έναν διανοούμενο και οραματιστή που γεννήθηκε σαν σήμερα, στις 5 Σεπτεμβρίου του 1935, για τον οποίο ο Μίκης Θεοδωράκης έγραψε έναν ολόκληρο κύκλο τραγουδιών...

Throughout the week that ends today, we have been honouring the memory of a friend, a melodist, a creator, a poet, who sadly passed away on July 23, 2026, at the age of 78. Georgos Stavrianos was born in 1948 in Heraklion, Crete. He studied Greek and French literature at the Faculty of Letters and Humanities...

Part 4 of our week-long tribute to composer Giorgos Stavrianos includes covers of his songs. There are two reasons for this choice of today's theme. First, we want to demonstrate just how popular Stavrianos was, given that many of his songs got a second life following their original recording. Second,...

Stavrianos was one of the pillars of “art” song, as it skyrocketed in the 1990s. A true well of melodies, he painted a big chunk of the canvas of Greek song with his music, while also revealing his capacity to write sensitive, highly poetic lyrics. Join us now aboard Greek Music Express! Our destination: Gio...