AFRODYSSEY & BABUSKA

After three consecutive and highly successful live performances, Babuska return to PLYFA, and this time they are inviting their beloved band, Afrodyssey Orchestra!

Babuska and Afrodyssey are two dynamic music groups known for their energetic performances and unique blend of musical styles. The upcoming concert featuring both groups promises to be a memorable experience for music lovers of all ages.

Babuska, with their soulful melodies and powerful vocals, will take the audience on a musical journey filled with emotion and passion. Their fusion of traditional folk music with modern influences creates a sound that is both nostalgic and refreshing.

Afrodyssey, on the other hand, brings a mix of Afrobeat, jazz, and funk to the stage, creating a high-energy atmosphere that will have the crowd dancing all night long. Their infectious rhythms and catchy tunes are sure to get everyone on their feet.

Together, Babuska and Afrodyssey promise to deliver a concert experience that is not to be missed. Get ready to groove to the music and enjoy a night of pure musical magic!

BABUSKA
The band Babuska is an eight-member group, founded in 2020 in Athens, and for the past two years, they have been living and evolving in the underground studios and rehearsal spaces of the city. They made their official debut at the “ALL DaY REGGAE Festival” and continue their journey, performing at stages and festivals all over Greece.

With their energy, the members of the band create an intoxicating musical hybrid, with reggae as their base, which they fuse with afro, latin, and Balkan sounds. The band’s musical influences and inspirations are fluid and undefined, taking you on a fantastic journey from the East to the West, through Russia, down to Africa, straight to Jamaica, and back to the Balkans.

OLEG DERGATSIOV: ELECTRIC GUITAR, VOCALS
HERCULES TSOPELAKIS: PERCUSSION
VANGELIS KRITIKOS: DRUMS
SPYROS MASTORAS: ELECTRIC BASS
PANAGIOTIS KOUKOUTAS: BARITONE SAXOPHONE
MICHALIS KAMBOUROGIANNIS: SOPRANO SAXOPHONE
MANOS CHRONOPOULOS: TRUMPET

AFRODYSSEY ORCHESTRA
For the new concert season in Athens, Afrodyssey Orchestra is preparing brand new compositions that will be featured on their third album, set to be released next year. The band has received praise such as:
“…sounds and music that liberate movement, the body, and emotions… Even the album’s title has rhythm…” (ERT3)
“…and then came the Greek earthquake… a truly fantastic concert… the ultimate surprise… the revelation of this edition of the festival… an afro-explosion… while what you think you’re hearing is from Ghana or Mali, it’s actually music played by Greek musicians…” (Radiotelevisión Española – RTVE)
“An Afrofusion band with Greek traces and a unique musical identity” (YOUCOVER (Covers) – Radio Pepper 96.6).
Afrodyssey Orchestra was founded in Athens in March 2013, and their repertoire is influenced by the traditional dance music of West African percussion, jazz, funk, psychedelia, and Greek musical tradition. The band creates compositions using instruments unfamiliar to the general public, such as the balafon and the kamelen ngoni. They were the first band in Greece to record these instruments on their two albums, receiving excellent reviews and delivering dance-filled concerts both in Greece and abroad. They’ve shared the stage with renowned bands and artists like Fred Wesley, Screaming Headless Torsos, Soul Jazz Orchestra, Kutiman Orchestra, and others at music festivals in Greece, Germany, Spain, and Cyprus.

KOSTAS ARVANITIS: GUITAR/COMPOSITION
LEANDROS FRATNIK: DRUMS
VASILIS OIKONOMIDIS: PERCUSSION/BALAFON/KEYBOARDS
VASILIS PAPASTAMOPOULOS: BASS
NARAYAN PROTIN: DJEMBE, CONGAS
THEODOROS RELLOS: SAXOPHONE