Fengaros 2015
- by Louvana Records
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- 31 Jul, 2015
Kato Drys 31.7 - 2.8 | Cyprus
Fengaros festival returns to Kato Drys in the Larnaca district, for another three-day run, filled with music, on the 31st of July until the 2nd of August. Celebrating its fifth birthday, Fengaros is today considered as one of the best and most highly-anticipated events of the summer. The bar has been set even higher this year, with the ultimate goal being the festival’s establishment as an important and major international event.
Within the frame of the organisation’s οngoing attempt to detach itself from the usual, this year’s line-up is enriched with renowned acts from the international scene, maintaining the high aesthetic and level of quality that the festival is known for.
Bands and solo artists from Cyprus, Greece, England, France and the USA will create an amalgam of music ranging from traditional to progressive, ethnic, blues, pop/rock, psychedelic, ambient, jazz and more. This musical melting pot includes an attractive collection of names such as: the renowned world music act Banda Magda (USA), the Epirus stoner-rockers Villagers of Ioannina City (Greece), the beloved to the cypriot audience Flying Ibex (UK), the Cretan music virtuoso quartet Xylouris/Spyridakis/Persides/Katsikiotis (Greece), the uplifting The Burger Project (Greece), the freak-folk Le Juki (UK), the upcoming psychedelic-pop band The Cave Children (Greece), acts for children such as Dimitris Baslam’s (Greece), Alexia C.’s solo act (France), and Martha Mavroidi’s ethnic trio (Greece). From the local music scene, we’ll see names such as the veterans of cypriot rock To Marazi tis Fotoulas, the folk/progressive J. Kriste, Master of Disguise, and Tricoolore.
Three stages will be running at the same time: the Main Stage, the Village Stage and the ABR Stage (in collaboration with Alternative Brains Rule), hinting at the festival’s pulse and vibe during its three-day take-over.
The festival’s organic athmosphere is further emphasized by the village’s graphic scenery, as the aesthetic of the surroundings will become once again a source of inspiration for both the artists and the participants.
Here's this year's program.
Presale begins online on May 19th, and at all presale points on June 1st.
Ticket Price:
Presale: €15 single-day / €25 all-days (available from May 19th until July 30th)
At the door: €20 single-day/ €35 all-days
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Presale Points:
Online: Online Presale has ended.
Nicosia: Crepaland Eggomi (2226100), Crepaland Lakatamia (22380555) and Crepaland Aglantzia (22333535), kafenio Prozak (22104244) and Gatapou (22667741)
Limassol: Chouzouri kafenio (99451996), Sousami (99846645) and LMS Leons Music Store (25334437)
Larnaca: Tria Poullakia Kathontan (24255880)
Paphos: Vintage Art House (26101394)
Paralimni: Expresso Coffee Shop (23820860)
Kato Drys: Kafenio Kato Drys
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Accomodation: Free camping site with showers and toilets, agrotouristic lodges in Kato Drys and surrounding villages (Lefkara, Vavla, Vavatsinia, Skarinou, Choirokoitia etc)
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More Information:
t: 70007610 e: info@louvana.com.cy fb: www.facebook.com/fengaros
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Sponsors: Cultural Services (Ministry of Culture and Education), Bank of Cyprus, Lordos United Plastics Public Ltd, Cypriot Tourism Organization, Cyprus Youth Organization, Kato Drys Municipal Council, Carlsberg
Communication Sponsors: Parathyro – Politis, Cyprusnews.eu, MetaDeftero (GR)
Once in a lifetime, you’ll experience a pandemic. Once in a blue moon, you’ll have a chance to escape to a secluded island. Once on a red Thursday, as the local saying in Cyprus goes, you’ll be in a situation with a group of complete strangers, fully immersed in the sparks of creation flying forth. On A Red Thursday (9 March) is the product of just such a gathering of musicians from a multitude of backgrounds, journeys, skills and preferences. Their first single, ‘ Until We Meet Again’ , performed by Eurotoire team members Panayi and Jolien marks the beginning of sharing their experiences of stepping outside their comfort zones with the world. Following this first offering is alternative RnB number ‘ So Lonely ’ (3 February) performed by Maris Pihlap. ‘ Figures ’ (25 February) is the final single before the album’s release and sees Raveloe and Tamara van Esch punk out in a commentary on obstacles womxn face.
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In a songwriting programme piloted by Cypriot label, Louvana Records called Eurotoire, songwriters, producers, and session musicians from ten countries were invited to gather in Cyprus to test their limits, trust strangers, and allow their artistry to merge. Their initial week-long meeting began on a Thursday in June at Studio eleven63 in the island’s capital of Nicosia and blossomed into fifteen demos. After another two writing and recording sessions in July and September, the tracks bloomed into the Eurotoire team members’ fully-fledged album. Now they’re using On A Red Thursday to spread the word about the power of surrendering to creative instinct and collaborating with the unknown. On 13 February, the Louvana Records YouTube channel premiered a short documentary created by all eighteen artists with a single camera shared between them. Clips shot by the artists were edited together by videographer Antonis Pouliasis to depict their journey from complete strangers to collaborators as they untie forces to create an album together.