Making Waves

So many people are reaching out during Covid-19. Listen to Christina Kyriakou tell us her story.

The SAHETI 2020 show is a new initiative, to teach learners about radio as part of the cultural curriculum at the school. Learners posted messages during the Level 4 part of the South African lockdown for the listeners. Also in this episode, grade 12 SAHETI prefect, Nicholas Christofides, spoke to us about how he used his 3D printer to print face shields for healthcare workers.

Dr. Despina Andreanis, a specialist physician and Endocrinologist, has been keeping us updated on Hellenic Radio during the Corona virus pandemic . 

Just a few days before the release of the Bouzouki video, "Greek and South African Hellenes come together during Covid-19", maestro Georgopoulos touched base with the Hellenic Radio and gave us more reason to look forward to the music/bouzouki video that will be coming our way. This interview is in Greek. 

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A brief discussion on the stresses we are feeling in these times of Covid-19 with psychologist Nicole Economou and some advice on how to cope. 

Music will be proven to be the international language, yet again, as talented young musicians from Greece and South Africa, collaborate to join their musical forces to uplift and unite.

South African Hellenes and Greek music students, who have been honing their skills, playing traditional Greek music and instruments for years, have followed the call of the music, to collaborate and send a message of togetherness and strength to the world.

The orchestrators of this initiative are En Xordo, in Patra, Greece and its director, Maestro Theodoros Georgopoulos, in collaboration with the Hellenic Federation of South Africa. The vision is for the famous theme song called Zeimbekiko tis Evdokias, to travel the world with its message of strength and passion, to inspire others to come together, but also for the talented musicians themselves, to feel more connected in this time of isolation.

With technology as the global stage, the young musicians from Greece and South Africa will play the famous Zeimbekiko, in a mini production that will bring together cultures and nations. As the music plays, it will be evident that we are all interconnected and that together we can emerge stronger through difficult circumstances.

The viewer will hear the voice of music itself (read by Youla Pandazis)  introducing the video, as Penny Georgopoulou plays the santouri:

“I am a melody born on the turquoise waves of the Mediterranean,

A rhythm from the heart of Greece…

I am a strength born of South African soil,

A coming together of nations…

I am the symphony that surrounds your senses,

A power that stirs your soul…

I am the beauty of the human spirit,

A love that grows in all…

I… in all my magnanimous glory…am music!”

A great deal of behind-the-scenes work is ongoing with much excitement as its fuel.