Event Category: Music

Building Performance Practices vol.2
àktapha ensemble

On February 5 the final concert of the Building Performance Practices seminar by the àktapha ensemble will take place.

The concert features eight world premieres of new works, developed through an intensive period of shared creation, listening, and experimentation. Within the framework of the seminar, composers worked in close collaboration with the musicians of àktapha, approaching composition as a living performative practice and a collective process.

Under the artistic guidance of composer Ioannis Angelakis, Building Performance Practices functioned as a space of encounter, exchange, and trust, where ideas were tested and transformed through musical practice. The final concert marks the first public presentation of this process and invites the audience to take part in the experience of contemporary music creation.

The following works will be presented:

• Francesco Fiorenzani – Atlante Ribelle, for percussion, guitar, double bass
• Alireza Gholamianoghani – Nahā n az nahoft, for solo double bass
• Kenrick Ka Ki Ho – Mukti, for percussion, guitar, clarinet, double bass
• Yalda Jahangiri – The Wind Will Carry Us, for percussion, double bass
• Sonia Lozina – a rusty piece, played on sand, for percussion, guitar, clarinet, double bass
• Luo Mengyong – Lachesism, for guitar, double bass
• Matteo Rigotti – naòs, for percussion, guitar, clarinet, double bass
• Tianyu Zou – Étude for Ensemble, for percussion, guitar, clarinet, double bass, and electronics

Duration: 60 minutes, 15 minutes intermission 

STRAIGHT FROM THE BOTTOM music fest 2026
“It’s music to get a brain seizure with…”

One day | One concert | 2 bands |
Experimental sounds from every corner of the world

On February 6, Straight From The Bottom returns and transforms Athens into a living sonic landscape.
A festival that refuses to compromise, pulsates with raw energy, and aims to create an explosion of authentic musical experience.

This year, the festival settles in the industrial multi-space PLYFA, Building 7A, a venue perfectly aligned with its DIY and improvisational spirit.

Concert lineup (in order of appearance):

Hippomaniacs

Hippomaniacs were formed in 2018 and since then have been among the most active Greek acts, with numerous dynamic live performances all over Greece.

Drawing core influences from jazz, blues, 70s funk, and African music, blended with intense psychedelic elements, they have created a distinctive sonic mix based on powerful grooves, improvisation, and a unique atmospheric approach.
This fusion is reflected in their original compositions featured on their debut EP, while they are currently preparing their first full-length album.

Hippomaniacs lineup:
Giannis Kassetas – Tenor & baritone saxophone
Panos Giotis Svobotnik – Electric guitar, FX, synths
Giorgos Kostopoulos – Double bass, electric bass
Leandros Fratnik – Drums

The Halay Lamba

The Halay Lamba were formed in 2014 in Patras.

Their music blends rhythms and melodies from Eastern cultures with beat and groove elements drawn from more contemporary musical movements. The band’s core idea is to create music that reflects the diverse listening backgrounds of its members and their many modern influences.
Oud melodies from the Arab world and Turkey are framed by rich harmonic loops and effects from the electric bass. Traditional rhythmic patterns are transformed into new rhythmic forms, creating a fresh tribal breakbeat sonic environment.

In April 2015, they recorded their debut album, while simultaneously performing at music venues and festivals in various cities in Greece and abroad. Key milestones for the band include their participation in Houdetsi Festival 2016, collaborations with Ross Daly, and two international tours.

They have also participated in events such as:
Kalamata Street Festival – Greece
Houdetsi Festival – Greece
Symviosis Festival – Mytilene, Greece
Xarkis Festival Lofou – Cyprus
Torino Jazz Night – Turin, Italy
Tatonka Festival Fessevillers – France
Fenefest – Lake Doxa, Greece
Gianni Jazz Festival – Greece

In January 2019, the band released their second album.

Halay Lamba lineup:
Kostas Tsarouchis – Oud
Mikis Attaleiadis – Electric bass
Alexandros Kladas – Percussions

Thanasis Voutsas – “KRAK”

Guest: Alexandra Gkountoulia

Thanasis Voutsas is introduced to the public for the first time as a songwriter, presenting live his new self-titled album “KRAK” on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at PLYFA.
This concert marks both the occasion and the starting point of his first acoustic musical work: a cycle of nine songs born from an urgent need for inner expression and personal storytelling.

“KRAK” is a musical work shaped with the most faithful tools: experimentation, imagination, dedication, and long nights of labor. The songs are the distillation of Thanasis Voutsas’ many years of experience in singing. We will hear him perform songs of the soul—songs born in that small fissure, the inner crack, the emotional “breaking point” that accompanies both the minor and major moments of life.

A special place in the album “KRAK” is held by the song “Silence 8′46″”, a tribute to diversity and a powerful protest against racism and violence. The song is interpreted by the “Priestess” of Greek song, Maria Farantouri.

The album is produced by Nikos Zoudiaris, who has also overseen several of the arrangements. Equally significant is the participation of outstanding musicians who generously offered their artistry, enriching the imaginative world of the songs.

The live presentation of “KRAK” at PLYFA is an invitation to an acoustic, inward journey—a meeting with the cracks, silences, and truths that unite us. Alongside the new material, the evening will also feature a personal selection of beloved songs from the Greek repertoire that we have all loved and quietly sung along to.

Years of listening. Now we gather!
KUTTURA KUTTURA presenting outernational music across Berlin and Athens to connect and exchange.

Kuttura Kuttura has the pleasure to bring together MAUGLI Live Trio opening the dancefloor with soulful, psychedelic electronica before Los Tre take us on a journey across continents, weaving the polyrhythmic sounds of West Africa and Greece.

Closing the ceremony, KUTTURA KUTTURA DJs deliver ecstatic madness on the decks with percussive, roots & electronic grooves.

Doors: 19:30, Concert: 20:00

Line Up: 

LOS TRE 

MAUGLI Live Trio (BER)

KUTTURA KUTTURA DJs

On Friday, January 16, PIKáP take the stage at PLYFA to present their new EP “Se Epanalipsi”, marking a new creative chapter for the band. An evening shaped by intensity, atmosphere, and emotional depth.

Formed in Athens in 2015, PIKáP move within the indie / alternative scene, blending guitar-driven elements, electronic sounds, and Greek lyrics. Influenced by post-rock and folk, they create an atmospheric and multi-layered sound where dynamics and melody constantly interact.

In 2017, they released their self-titled EP “PIKáP”, followed in 2019 by the album “She Is She”, which received positive reviews and was featured in year-end lists. The band has performed at major music venues and festivals across Athens and other cities in Greece.

Duration: 2 hours
Free admission for children

BEAT THE CHRISTMAS (DELUXE STRASS ED.)
CUMBIA CHRISTMAS RIOT & OTHER HOLIDAY ERRORS

Minas Paspalas Live
Guest: Marianna Katsimicha

Minas is a young singer and songwriter—you’ve probably come across him in the backstreets of Athens, playing and singing with his guitar. His first full-length work is being released soon, and he’s coming to PLYFA for a live show where he’ll present songs from the upcoming album, along with other favorites. Joining him for the evening is Marianna Katsimicha, the girl whose melodic voice heals every memory. We’ll be waiting for you there!

Duration: 2 hours