"I believe in songs that reveal and express the very depths of our nature, not songs that merely flatter shallow and artificially acquired habits."

Manos Hadjidakis, the author of this sentence and perhaps the greatest Greek composer of the 20th century, also wrote that a good song constitutes a "magical moment". Following their recent success at Art Base with Greek Retro Music, Marina Petsali (voice) and Nikos Prosilias (guitar) present a programme of his music which will include some of the pieces made legendary by Melina Mercouri, Aliki Vougiouklaki, Nana Mouskouri and Flery Dandonaki.

Singer and songwriter Arleta is one of Greece's most popular musicians. Whether singing her own compositions or those of others, such as Mikis Theodorakis, Notis Mavroudis or Lakis Papadopoulos, she has constantly reinvented herself in a career spanning 1966 to the present day. Marina Petsali and Nikos Prosilias will take you on a chronological journey through those years, revisiting some of Arleta's greatest hits, 'Mia fora thymamai', 'Serenata', 'Tsai Yasemiou', 'Bar to Navagio' and many others.

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