The Musicians’ Café

The Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments “Fivos Anoyanakis” – Centre for Ethnomusicology participates in the celebration of the European Heritage Days 2024, under the theme “Tracing Routes, Networks and Connections in Cultural Heritage”, with a two-day tribute on 27 and 28 September 2024 dedicated to the “Musicians’ Cafés” – places where musicians met, communicated, exchanged ideas and built professional and social networks, both among themselves and with their audiences.

On 27 September 2024, excerpts and previously unreleased material from the documentaries:

The Musicians’ Café (2012), documenting the last café of its kind in Athens, and Cafés of Lesvos (2024), from the documentary series Greek Cultural Practices, will be screened. The screenings will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker, musicians who experienced these spaces first-hand, and members of the audience.

On 28 September 2024, the music ensemble Maneritzides will take us on a journey to the legendary Musicians’ Café of Athens, recreating through music the atmosphere that once flourished in the gathering places of the city’s musical community.

This tribute forms part of the Museum’s two-year programme:

Musical Villages in the City
Living Musical Heritage in the Urban Environment (2024–2025)
27 September 2024
Musicians’ Cafés in Ethnographic Documentary Film
20:00 | Documentary Screenings

The Musicians’ Café
Greek Cultural Practices (2012)

Cafés of Lesvos
Greek Cultural Practices (2024)

(excerpts and previously unreleased material)

21:00 | Discussion

Participants:

Antonis Tsavalos (filmmaker)
Petroloukas Halkias
Manos Achalinotopoulos
Christodoulos Zoumpas
Yasemi Saragouda
Michalis Klapakis

Research and Moderation:
Antonis Tsavalos

28 September 2024
The Legendary “Musicians’ Café”
20:30 | Musical Performance

Performed by the ensemble Maneritzides:

Kyriakos Gouventas
Vasilis Kasouras
Vangelis Paschalidis

With special guest:

Kostas Kopanitsanos

Advance registration is required.

Reservations:
+30 210 3254119 / +30 210 3254129
(Monday–Friday, 09:00–15:00)