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The band that puts Cyprus on top
July 14, 2018
From cinema to theatre to music, whatever your fancy, there’s a festival for you at the moment. The film buffs can overdose on the Summer Open-Air Marathon in Nicosia, the theatregoers can sample the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama while live music fans should probably put the Cyprus Rialto World Music Festival in Limassol on the top of their list.
The festival, which has already gone through two performances, will bring one of the most popular Cypriot bands of our time to the stage on Monday. Monsieur Doumani has reached a level of international success that no other local band of its kind has managed before.
The band, that formed in 2011, are Antonis Antoniou (tzouras), Angelos Ionas (guitar) and Demetris Yiasemides (trombone, flute). Although each band member comes from a different musical background, they are all influenced by Cypriot folklore on various levels. This is why their songs often focus on re-arranging Cypriot traditional songs and their original compositions are inspired by contemporary Cypriot society.