Trio Rondine will perform a collection of songs from the shores of the Mediterranean and their own compositions for a combination voices, mandolin, guitar and accordion at the 8th Cyprus Jazz and World Music Showcase.

Trio Rondine are a new band that was formed this year. Amidst the pandemic and its severe limitations for artistic expression, three established musicians joined forces to paint the musical landscapes of the Mediterranean. Rondine, like swallow birds, explore the corners of the world, starting from Greece and flying off to the distant shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Each stop is a song from a different tradition these migratory birds visit and, as their long journey continues, tradition is met with contemporary songwriting and film music, leading them back to their homeland with a collection of songs to lullaby their young. Trio Rondine's repertoire includes traditional and modern songs from Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Corsica, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Croatia, France, Spain, Morocco, Libya and Egypt, along with well-known themes from classic films. Their voices are accompanied by a mandolin, a guitar and an accordion.

Trio Rondine are: Pavlina Konstantopoulou (guitar & voice), Andreas Papapetrou (accordion, piano, voice) & Maria Zannetou (mandolin)

For the 8th consecutive year the tradition, embraced by both artists and the general public, returns to Rialto Theatre in Limassol on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 November.

The Platform is organized by the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth, the Music Information Center and Rialto Theatre, aiming to highlight and promote the most important artists of Jazz and World Music in Cyprus.

The 8th Cyprus Jazz and World Music Showcase will feature a total of 10 bands consisting of more than 40 musicians. 8 bands will present their new work at RIALTO Theatre and 2 will be presented in the upgraded and landscaped space of ArtStudio55 (next to Rialto).

Alongside to the festival's main program, a series of side events, such us discussion meetings with guests from abroad, workshops and jam sessions are organized.

LINEUP:

Rialto Theatre

Friday 26/11
The French Experience
Social Plexus
Ermis Michail – Electric World
Macumba

Saturday 27/11
Trio Rondine
Odysseas Toumazou Trio
Alexis Kasinos Quartet Featuring Marios Charalambous
Eleonora Roussou - Hara

Art Studio 55
Friday 26/11 Nastazio Goumas Trio
Saturday 27/11 Trio Frisson

Organisers: Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth, the Music Information Center and the Rialto Theatre

Media Sponsors: Astra 92.8, Cybc
Technical Support: Eventpro

Supported by: Organisation for European Programmes and Cultural Relations, Co- Funded by the European Union, Art Studio 55, Pegasus Art Foundation, Lemesos Newspaper, Lemesos Blog, Vestnik Kipra, Limassol Tourism Board, Social et. al.

Rialto Theatre 26 & 27 November, at 19.30
Tickets: €10 / 8 (€15 for 2 days)
Box-office: 77 77 77 45 E-tickets: www.rialto.com.cy

Information: www.cyprusjazzworldmusicshowcase.com, www.rialto.com.cy / www.cymic.org.cy
Facebook page: Cyprus Jazz & World Music Showcase / FB event page
Instagram: cyjazzandworldmusicshowcase