Completely self taught, musician and songwriter George Karantonis composed his first song at age 7, penning the poignant lyrics; “Xenos ekei, xenos kai edo, patrida nisi, to yiofiri ego” or “A stranger there, a stranger here too, homeland homeland, the adopted son”. GCT speaks to George about his amazing life’s journey from humble childhood, to becoming a member of famed band ‘Moda Blue’, his Opening Ceremony performance at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, the song ‘Australia’ he composed at the request of late Archbishop Stylianos and, more recently, his historical rendition of the Greek Anthem as part of 200th Greek Independence Day celebrations.
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After Holy Friday mass in Australia last night, Tsalikis speaks to the congregation in an emotional address saying, “I am happy because the Greek have not lost their faith in Mary, God and Jesus. When I return to Greece I will tell everyone of another miracle…of what I experienced here today with you. God bless you all. Kali Anastasi.”
“Dance. Did you say, dance?”- Zorba In 1982, at the initiative of the International Dance Committee, April…
The much anticipated season return of ‘Travel Guides’ produced by Nine airs at 7.30pm tonight with Episode 1 set in Greece! Our favourite travellers take off on a Greek island-hopping holiday that starts in the ancient capital, Athens, before boarding the ferry to the party island of Mykonos and then to the traditional island of Milos. GCT speaks to Greek Australian star of the show, Dorian, about the highlights of his time in Greece and how his Yiaiyia “cried a little” when she learned he was travelling back to her homeland for the show.
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Mitropanos sadly passed away on April 17, 2012 after suffering from a heart attack and pulmonary edema. He will always be remembered as one of Greece’s most recognisable voices and legend of the rebetika genre.
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One of Greece’s most loved singers, Kelly Kelekidou, was born on the 9th of April…
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Anna-Maria Gkouni is the first female conductor and music director of the Conroe Symphony Orchestra in…
I’m not exaggerating when I write this, I’ve watched “Konstantinos Argiros- In Motion” three times!…
The radio station ‘RYTHMOS Non-Stop Mix by Nikos Halkousis’ is one of the 20 stations of SOUNDIS. It is a non-stop mix of Greek hits with several mainstream English songs to listen to whenever and however you want.
Congratulations to Mihalis Hatzigiannis, over 1,000,000 streams on Spotify for his song ‘Horevo’, meaning Dance.