Fengaros Music Festival 2013

In its third consecutive year, Fengaros Festival will be taking place, once again, at the beautiful village of Lofou in the district of Limassol. This year, the festival is enriched with theatre, stand-up comedy, a busking stage and many more, lasting over a three-day period and spreading all around the village on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of August. Music events and other happenings will be taking place in taverns, rooftops, squares and houses, all leading up to the headlining act of Thanasis Papakonstantinou, with Matoula Zamani and his 7-piece band. Some of the other featured acts are: The Zilla Project, Nebadrud (with Zacharias Spyridakis), Isaac’s Cello, The Ladderman, Michalis & Petros Kouloumis and Paris Erotokritou. The ticket price is €15 for all three days of the festival, and presale will start on July 12th in all major cities.

Performers:

Thanasis Papakonstantinou
Thanasis Papakonstantinou is one of the most significant and influential artists in Greece. In the past 20 years he has released a large number of important albums, following them up with memorable live shows such as the ones with the group "Laikedelika". He returns to Cyprus after two years to perform at Fengaros with the exceptional Matoula Zamani and a 7-piece band, to play a long show based on his entire discography with a renewed perspective, to freshen up the mood created by the depressing current events.

Thanasis Papakonstantinou: Lute, bouzouki, vocals
Matoula Zamani: Vocals
Fotis Siotas: Violin, viola, keys, vocals
Demetris Mystakides: Guitar, lute
Kostas Pantelis: Electric Guitar
Sotiris Ntouvas: Percussion
Chrysostomos Mpoukalis: bass
Andreas Polizogopoulos: Trumpet, flugelhorn
Kostis Zouliatis: Keys

The Zilla Project
The Zilla Project will be adding to Fengaros’ musical diversity, kicking off the first day of the festival with its own version of the blues. "Big Mo" a.k.a. Emmanuel Vourakis on vocals and electric guitars, Nikolas "Honeyman" Melis on the keys, Omiros Andreou "Bagman" on bass and Stefanos "PP" Meletiouon the drums are considered as the best blues band in Cyprus. They deliver electrified versions of well-known blues classics as well as their original compositions in an energetic and super charged 2-hour set.

Michalis & Petros Kouloumis
Michalis Kouloumis (violin), Petros Kouloumis (lute, voice) and Euripides Dikaios (percussion), will appear on the first day of the festival. In the past few years they have been established as one of the best traditional Cypriot music groups. Their uplifting performances always combine spontaneity and tasteful, crafty musicianship.

The Ladderman
The Ladderman will appear on the main stage on the second day of the festival. They play stoner / alt. rock and they have already gained a following, especially in Larnaka, which is where they are from. They were founded in 2011 and they consist of Andreas Matheou (guitar / vocals), Rolandis Lazides (guitar), Iacovos Stylianides (drums) and Stephanos Nicolaou (bass). The main ingredient of their music is the need for authentic creativity, based on their taste and not on a formula of general acceptance. At Fengaros they will perform music from their first demos, and new unreleased material.

Nebadrud
The band with the enigmatic name “Nebadrud” will appear on the second night of this year’s festival on the main stage. The band consists of Alkis Agathokleous (ney), Giannis Koutis (oud, voice), Rodos Panayiotou (drums) and Nicolas Tryphonos (doublebass) with special guest from Crete Zacharias Spyridakis (cretan lyra, voice). The result is a fusion of world music soundscapes, which blend together rhythmically, melodically and harmonically. The band’s music ranges from classical Arabic to modern Western. The vocals lead the instruments or are led by them along the roads of tradition, while improvisation occupies a distinct place both in the quartet’s compositions and in pieces by other composers.

Isaac’s Cello
This is the band that was to be Louvana Records' first release with "Here's Your Ears" in 2011. After a mandatory year off for studies and army service, they return older and wiser to climb the Fengaros stage and play a dynamic set. The young trio is made up of Zeyn Mroueh (Vocals, Guitars), Jacob Papageorgiou (guitars) and Liam Iacovou (drums), and their music travels from psychedelic to progressive rock enhanced by extended improvisations.

Μerak
This incredibly melodic ensemble is made up of Elena Xyda (vocals, lute), Veronica Aloneftou (vocals, sandouri), Maria Constanti (vocals, oud) and Stavroulla Constanti (vocals, ney). Their repertoire is based on music from Smyrna, Instanbul, Thrace, Εpirus and various islands.

Plain History
Christos Chadjichristou a.k.a. Chris & Terry will represent Plain History, the improvisatory music collective, playing an ambient set on the Rooftop during the very early hours of Saturday. Using analogue synthesizers and a lop station, he will create dreamy soundscapes to prepare everyone for the next day of the festival.

"Rough for Theatre 1"
by Samuel Becket

Street corner. Ruins. A day without sunlight, a grey dusk where earth seems to be stuck... a blind man is scratching his violin, a cripple moves close... he wants to be friends... to be united and live together until death does them part.

Actors: Prokopis Agathokleous, Demetris Antoniou
Directed by: Athena Kassiou
Set/Costume design: Lydia Mandridou
- translated by the group -

Marios Iannou in: The «Ευτάψυχος» show
The Eftapsychos Show is a creepy comedy thriller about the exciting adventures of a magician performer who invites the seven souls to camp for a while inside his body.

MSM Experience
Right after Thanasis Papakonstantinou, in a dark vault - visuals, soundscapes and music - for a moonlit night in Lofou.

P.x.
The team of P.x. will pop-up in Lofou, hosting the Busker's tent with street musicians, while exhibiting the work of artists it has accomodated for in the past. The Busker's tent will be playing throughout the festival.

Documentary Screening: “Music Village”
A movie inspired by Music Village, which takes place every year in Ayios Lavrentios, in Pilio, Greece.
www.musicvillage-documentary.com

Bike-Ride
An bike-ride in and around the village of Lofou, as well as neighbouring villages, organised by BikinCyprus Adventures. The ride will last for about two hours and is offered to semi-experienced bikers. There will be a limited number of bicycles available for people who want to join, by the organisers.
http://www.bikincyprusadventures.com/

Programme

Friday:

17:00 P.x. Buskers and Arts Tent / Plateia
19:00 Merak / Taverna Kamares
21:00 Michalis & Petros Kouloumis / Spiti
23:00 The Zilla Project / Taverna Kamares
1:30 Plain History / Τaratsa

Saturday

11:00 P.x Buskers and Arts Tent/Plateia
17:30 “Rough for theatre 1” / Αvli
18:30 Isaac’s Cello / Dimotiko Scholio
19:30 The Ladderman / Dimotiko Scholio
20:30 Nebadrud / Dimotiko Scholio
21:15 DJ / Dimotiko Scholio
22:00 Thanasis Papakonstantinou / Dimotiko Scholio
2:00 MSM Experience / Spiti

Sunday:

11:00 P.x. Buskers and Arts Tent
13:30 Marios Ioannou in: The «Ευτάψυχος» show / Taverna Kamares
16:00 Documentary Screening / Taverna Kamares
17:30 Bike Ride - Starting Point: Plateia

Camping
There will be a campsite available near the church of Profitis Ilias at the entrance of Lofou village. Drinking water and toilets will be available.

Presale

Lefkosia
Crepaland 22261000
Gatapou 22667741
Guitar Repair Collective 22101832

Lemesos
Kafenio Xouzouriι 99451996
LMS Leons Music Store 25336079

Larnaka
Tria Poulakia Kathontan 24255880

Pafos
Vintage Art House 26101394

Paralimni
Taverna "San Stou.. Psirri" 23828777