4th Cretan World Music Festival Alikianos 19th July
Don’t miss the 4th Cretan World Music Festival!! Organized by the world jazz violinist and festival founder Maria Manousaki, this event takes place at the Kapsomenos Foundation in Alikianos.
“The festival each year features 3 different bands. A very exciting collaboration of world-renowned musicians coming together from all over the globe to perform in Crete. The music, a combination of Armenian and Cretan melodies amalgamated into a New York jazz ambiance with dominant Mediterranean influences,” Maria Manousaki.
This year’s artists are:
Vasilis Skoulas and his 6tet, ( the popular lyra player and singer will be presenting his latest tunes along with some traditional Cretan songs),
Haig Yazjian and his quintet, Cretan Jazz project ( 5 prominent musicians from all over the world from different musical backgrounds who perform Cretan music in a New York Jazz style) and of course the violinist Maria Manousaki.
WHEN: 19th July 20.30
WHERE: Kapsomenos Foundation (Institute of Cretan Studies), Alikianos. For map click here.
Tickets: € 10,-
Part of the revenues go to welfare institutions (ELEPAP and ORIZONTAS.)
For more information click here.
