WINDCRAFT MUSIC NEST

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With a slightly different program, while preserving the same concept, the event will present the original work of Cypriot and foreign artists who blend different musical traditions and will feature winds in different types of music, such as ethnic, funk, jazz and traditional music from around the world. The educational and interactive character of the festival is reinforced by two 3-day music seminars, one for wind players and one for vocalists, and two music workshops for children.

The main stage of the festival will be set in an idyllic and spacious orchard and will host exceptional bands from Cyprus, Greece and Germany. The group Ermis Michael Electric World will present the new material of the guitarist Ermis Michail, who combines traditional melodies with modern musical elements; the Chunky Funky Band, directed by George Morfitis, will perform original funky compositions; and the most acclaimed band Monsieur Doumani who managed to bring their interpretation of Cypriot traditional music to the international music scene, will present material from their previous and upcoming album. Three international bands will add to the multicultural sound of the festival: the Fausto Sierakowski Trio which performs modal oriental music using the saxophone; the German duo Weinberg Streun, which brings together the European with the African music tradition using the mbira and the bass clarinet; and the group Dysanatolia, whose music is a non-stop journey from the West to the East and the Balkans. Additionally, afternoon opening sessions with wind bands will take place every day at a small square. The street band Akamotoi, the Windcraft Band, Bierstein Blasmusik and the Mendonis Big Band will fill the streets of the village with gospel and jazz sounds, melodies from the Balkans, and even Bavarian music.

Combining traditional with modern arts and rural life with contemporary artistic creation, the Windcraft Music Nest will once again attempt to highlight ways in which the tradition of Cyprus and that of other regions evolves, becomes infused with new trends and offers a source of inspiration and creativity for contemporary artists.

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Friday 6 August 2021

Fausto Sierakowski Trio (France / Greece), Monsieur Doumani (Cyprus)

Opening: Windcraft Band, Akamotoi

Saturday 7 August 2021

Weinberg Streun (Germany), Chunky Funky Band (Cyprus)

Opening: Bierstein Blasmusik

​Sunday 8 August 2021

Dysanatolia (Greece), Ermis Michail Electric World (Cyprus)

Opening: Mendonis Big Band

*The programme is subject to changes, in case the given circumstances require it.

**For attending the concerts and participating at the workshops, the presentation of a valid SafePass from anyone above 12 years is necessary.