NIF23 - ISLAND SEEDS: BEGINNINGS
Where: NICOSIA MUNICIPAL THEATRE
When: 29/11/2023
Tickets: ΖONE A: €18 / €15 (reduced) | ZONE B: €16 / €12 (reduced) | ZONE C: €14 / €10 (reduced) | ZONE D: €12 / €10 (reduced) | Reduced tickets are valid for: Students, soldiers, pensioners, large families, actors, disabled (free) with presentation of relevant ID
DISABLED : FREE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE RELEVANT DISABLE ID AND REDUCED TICKET FOR ONE COMPANION (PLEASE CALL 22797979)
LARGE FAMILIES : Free Tickets for half of the children and reduced tickets for the rest of family ( Please call 22797979)
Duration: 75’
About the event:
The music collective, born in the spring of 2022 in Nicosia’s buffer zone, comprises of eight artists and musicians from Cyprus’ two largest cultural communities. Brought together by Home of Cooperation and the United by Sound program’s creative director Lefteris Moumtzis, the collective serves as a medium of musical self-discovery and experimentation, drawing from each member’s own musical path and career.
Island Seeds bring their eagerly awaited debut album Beginnings to the Nicosia International Festival. Beginnings constitutes a musical journey that started with their first single Stray Cat, a humorous take on the adventures of a stray cat in Nicosia’s buffer zone, incorporating names, streets and buildings from the band’s birthplace. Quintessentially Cypriot and yet effortlessly outward looking, Stray Cat, and the entire album, constitutes a hopeful personal outlook melodically dovetailing humor with irony.
More about the event:
Rooted in soul-sprinkled melodies, psychedelic driven grooves and esoteric lyrics that draw inspiration from the collective’s reality while living in Cyprus, Island Seeds and their “Mediterranean Soul” sound is a fresh perspective in the island’s music scene, which confirms the benefits of creative collaborations.
Nama Dama, a special guest artist for the evening, shall open the evening with a set of her music that incorporates live looping and storytelling.
Vocals, Guitars: Alexis Sunder
Vocals: Ezgi Akgürgen
Vocals, flute: Cemre Arca
Electric guitar: Alexandra Astreou-Karides, Alexandros Komodromos
Electric bass: Arman Tatlicioglu
Drums: Ulaş Öğüç
Keyboard: Odysseas Vlamis
Festival identity
Organizers: Nicosia Municipality, Nicosia For Art
The Festival is presented by ECOMMBX.
Institutional sponsor: Ministry of Culture, Republic of Cyprus
Silver Sponsor: Cyprus Public Transport
Bronze sponsor: Embassy of Spain in Cyprus, Deloitte Legal
Hospitality sponsor: The Classic Hotel
