Macumba Band

Concert Latin Jazz and World music

Born in Cyprus 2017, this excellent band moves towards Latin Jazz and World music directions and paths. The collaboration between Elias Ioannou, Giorgos Morfitis, Rodrigo Caceres and Rodos Panayiotou brings a new air to the music scene of the island.

Afrocuban & Brazilian rhythms and colours get blended through a modern jazz aesthetic and the result is recorded in the album Como Jugando which was released in 2019.

Macumba have presented their frenzy dance jazz music in various festivals and concert grounds with great success in Cyprus and abroad such as, UNESCO’s Gardens of Sound Music Festival in Poland, ATJF Athens Technopolis Jazz Festival, Windcraft Festival, Rialto World Music Festival, Aglajazz Festival etc. The band has collaborated with prominent personalities of the European Jazz and World music scene such as, Nils Fischer and Alberto Caisedo.

Contributors

Morfitis Giorgos:piano

Rodos Panayiotou: drums

Elias Ioannou: trumpet

Rodrigo Caceres: El bass

Duration: 70 minutes

Date: Thursday, 14 July 2022

Time: 21:00

Venue: Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, 86-90, Faneromeni str., 1011 Nicosia

Information: 22 128157

Free admission

Doors open at 20:00

All protective measures recommended by state guidelines for the health and safety of visitors and employees will apply during the events.

Photographs and/or video will be taken at the events. The images of people attending the events may be used for publicity purposes or be forwarded to the Mass Media or be posted online. By taking part in this event, the public grants organisers the right to use the images resulting from the photography or video filming.

For the convenience of the audience, on the evenings of the Faneromeni 22 festival performances, the Museum of George and Nefeli Giabra Pierides Collection (Donated by Clio and Solon Triantafyllides), the Museum of the History of Cypriot Coinage and the art exhibition  " To 21 Allios" will be open until midnight.