Hellenic Federation of South Africa Initiative with Maestro Georgopoulos on Hellenic Radio

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.