Windcraft Loud marks ten years with ‘Windcraft Back’ concerts and workshops in Nicosia

Nicosia, Cyprus. The non-profit organisation Windcraft Loud is marking a decade of activity with a series of events titled ‘Windcraft Back’, taking place from October 31 to November 29. The programme revives collaborations that emerged during the organisation’s history and the Windcraft Music Fest.

Aim and background

Since it was founded, Windcraft Loud has aimed to connect the Cypriot and international music scenes. It has done so by uniting musicians from Cyprus and other countries and by encouraging new musical partnerships across borders.

Through the Windcraft Music Fest, dozens of musicians met for the first time, tried out various genres and developed original projects. ‘Windcraft Back’ returns to some of these meetings, allowing them to be revived and developed further.

Concerts

Musicians from Cyprus and abroad are reuniting in Nicosia for four separate concerts. Harris Lambrakis joins Odysseas Toumazou for a musical journey drawing on jazz and modal music. Toms Rudzinskis teams up with Christos Yerolatsitis for a session focused on contemporary jazz.

Federico Pascucci performs with Larva, made up of Vassilis Filippou and Alexis Kasinos, in a contemporary take on traditional music. Andreas Polyzogopoulos meets Marios Takoushis for another creative jazz collaboration.

Workshops

The musicians will also share their knowledge and experience with the local music community through four specialised workshops. The topics are modal music, jazz, swing and Balkan music. Students, professionals and music lovers will be able to work directly with established musicians from Cyprus and abroad.

The first workshop, on modal music led by Harris Lambrakis, takes place on Saturday, October 31 at 5pm. A jazz workshop with Toms Rudzinskis follows on November 14, between 5pm and 7pm.