γάβ

'γάβ' band was created in April 2015, and since the summer of that year, it has been performing in various venues across Cyprus. Its members come from various backgrounds - from performers in late night pop bars to jazz players and coffee shop owners.

The basic purpose -and job- of the band is to transform the classic structures of the Greek folk popular music to other genres, closer to ska, surf and reggae music. Having covered a variety of 'classic' folk pop songs, the band writes and performs its own songs, based on such musical structures, emphasizing on the details of their transformation, from the one form to the other.

Popular music in late night dodgy bars is often connected to their audience, which can result into disregarding the music itself. Αs this type of music (along with its audience) is often a target of critique by fans and producers of the self-called 'alternative', the band used this harsh charm to be inspired and create a new genre: 'ψυχοσκυλάδικο'. 'γάβ' intends to question such attitudes, and pay attention to the details which make songs successful, insist on them, and in the end re-approach them, trying to take advantage of the universality of music.

Members:
Yiannis Christidis: Vocals, Guitar
Aristi Poulli: Vocals
Lukasz Walewski: Trumpet
Nicolas Tryphonos: Double Bass
Yiannis Lakkotrypis: Drums, Percussion