The Faneromeni26 Arts Festival continues its series of summer events in the courtyard of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation with the musical performance TRACKS: Echo of Now, Rhythm of Yesterday. Happening this Thursday, July 30, the performance fuses together hip-hop, spoken word and live visuals.

Drawing inspiration from the concept of a ‘path’ that is organically carved out through its use rather than construction, TRACKS is born. The performance is an artistic mapping of this journey, which began in 2016 with the spontaneous freestyle rap circles in Faneromeni Square, transforming the Cypriot dialect from an everyday idiom into a tool of contemporary poetry.

The ‘tracks’ of footsteps in the city meet the sonic ‘tracks’ of today, creating a bridge between the street and historical memory.

Oral tradition and hip-hop culture come together in a unique performance where spoken word coexists with acoustic instruments. This blend creates a new dialogue between electronic sounds and acoustic traditions, and the performance does not stop there.

Dynamic visuals are projected in real time using digitally processed images from the foundation’s Cypriot collections, transforming the space into a multisensory environment where new voices converse with history.

The project is a collaborative initiative by Tasos Lamnisos on music composition, lyrics and curation, Spyrous Kyprianou on narration and poetry, Anastasia Kattoy on clarinet and rap, Angelos Vlamis on drums, Panagiotis Mina on guitar and backing vocals, Odysseas Vlamis on keyboards and electronics, Julie Michael on live video projections and Yuri Domotsidis on sound engineering.

TRACKS: Echo of Now, Rhythm of Yesterday

Musical performance with visuals, projections and more. Part of Faneromeni26 Arts Festival. July 30. Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia. 8.30pm. Free admission