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A Greek Movie About Eftihia Papagianopoulou – The Greek Female Lyricist

A Greek Movie About Eftihia Papagianopoulou – The Greek Female Lyricist , was very welcome.
Eftihia Papagianopoulou was potentially the most important female lyricist of the Greek music scene. She penned countless “laika and rembetika”(*) songs, many of which became Greek song hits and are sung and danced to even nowadays.

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Papagiannopoulou was born in Aydin near Smyrna (now Izmir) in Asia Minor in 1893, which she had to abandon due to the Greco-Turkish War (1919-22) and the Great Fire of Smyrna in 1922. She emigrated to Greece and arrived by boat to Athens with her two daughters.

Initially, she was married to Kostis Nikolaidis; it was an arranged marriage with a man 20 years her senior. Papagiannopoulou divorced him shortly after arriving in Greece. She got married again in 1932 to Yorgos Pappagiannopoulos, who was the only man she really loved in her life. Read more

10/06/2021/by Omilo

Greece, Greek Music

200 Years Since The Greek Revolution, together with Savvopoulos

In 2021 Greece celebrated a special anniversary on March 25th – Its 200 Υears Οf Ιndependence!

If you want to read more about this important National Celebration, the Greek National Anthem, useful vocabulary etc…
then click on the button below, for the article in English, Greek,
as well as a Greek -file Audio to improve your listening skills in Greek 🙂

Click here to learn everything about the March 25th Greek National Celebration

To celebrate the 200 years since the Greek Revolution, the famous song of Dionysis Savvopoulos has been chosen for the official video clip of this event. See below.

25/03/2021/by Omilo

Greek Language, Greek Music

A Traditional Greek Love Song From Crete

As you all know, in Greece there are so many wonderful songs, singers, songwriters and composers. This time, we chose for you a beautiful, traditional love song from Crete. Listen to this sweet song and the sound of the Cretan lyre! Under the video, you will find the Greek Lyrics as well as the English translation. Maybe you can sing along… Enjoy!
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12/02/2021/by Omilo

Greek Music

Manos Hatzidakis; The Greek Composer And His Music

Manos Hatzikadis is a Greek composer, known by every Greek. As a non-Greek, there are probably many names that pop into your head when you think about Greek music, such as Dalaras, Mouskouri, Theodorakis … but today it is time to learn more about Manos Hadzidakis.
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02/02/2021/by Omilo

Greek Music

Antonis Remos – Listen To A Popular Greek Song

Antonis Remos is a popular Greek singer who has many fans in Greece, as well as fans among the Omilo students 🙂
For many years, Remos was also one of the Greek coaches of the popular TV show “The Voice”.

12/12/2020/by Omilo

Greek Language, Greek Music

Greek Vocabulary And Grammar Exercise With A Rebetiko Song.

It cannot always be sunny, also in Greece there are “rainy days”! And of course, there is a Greek song that goes along with a wet day!
Listen to the beautiful rebetiko song, composed by Vassilis Tsitsanis “Raindrops are falling” «Πέφτουν της βροχής οι στάλες».
A rainy day is excellent to study Greek as well, so here we go!
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22/11/2020/by Omilo

Greece, Greek Music

Thessaloniki – More Than Just A Greek City

Thessaloniki, or often called “Salonika”, is the second largest city in Greece, after Athens.
As we have written already many times about Athens, it is now time to introduce you to some secrets of Thessaloniki!

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01/12/2019/by Omilo

Greek Music, Omilo News

A Greek Wedding Song – Learn the lyrics and sing along

Have you ever attended a Greek wedding or have you heard a Greek wedding song?
As probably in every country, every wedding is different; you can find various wedding customs, traditions, and songs, depending on the family and its roots and/or beliefs.

07/11/2019/by Terpsi Gavala

Greek Culture, Greek Music

A Greek Traditional Dance From Crete – Siganos

A Greek Traditional Dance From Crete – If you like Greek dances, then let’s learn about the “siganos”.
As you may know, every region in Greece has different dances, music and rhythms. The dances of Crete also belong to a special category. The main instrument in most of the Cretan music is the “lyra”, and usually, the rhythm of the dances is fast and the steps are rather difficult. But there is an exception: a slower dance called “siganos”.

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07/02/2019/by Terpsi Gavala

Greek Music

Greek Music by Stavros Xarhakos and Alkistis Protopsalti

Greek Music by Stavros Xarhakos and Alkistis Protopsalti! If you are you in love with Greek music, then listening to songs composed by famous Greek composer Xarhakos and performed by famous Greek singer Alkistis Protopsalti should be added to your to-do list.

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21/08/2018/by Terpsi Gavala

A Greek Movie About Eftihia Papagianopoulou – The Greek Female Lyricist

200 Years Since The Greek Revolution, together with Savvopoulos

To celebrate the 200 years since the Greek Revolution, the famous song of Dionysis Savvopoulos has been chosen for the official video clip of this event. See below.

A Traditional Greek Love Song From Crete

Manos Hatzidakis; The Greek Composer And His Music

Antonis Remos – Listen To A Popular Greek Song

Greek Vocabulary And Grammar Exercise With A Rebetiko Song.

Thessaloniki – More Than Just A Greek City

A Greek Wedding Song – Learn the lyrics and sing along

A Greek Traditional Dance From Crete – Siganos

Greek Music by Stavros Xarhakos and Alkistis Protopsalti

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