Press Release
Windcraft Music Fest returns for its 11th edition on the weekend of 25-27 July 2025 in the village of Katydata, transforming it into a vibrant hub of sound, creativity and cultural exchange. With a focus on wind instruments, the festival brings together different musical styles - from jazz and traditional music to electronic experimentation - and invites audiences to an experience full of pulse, participation and discovery.
This year's Windcraft Music Fest programme includes concerts with renowned artists from Cyprus and abroad, with special collaborations and sounds that bridge traditions and contemporary trends. French trombonist Robinson Khoury presents MŸA, a project that combines jazz with Middle Eastern scales in an electro-acoustic environment. The Ize Trio, with members from the US, Cyprus and Palestine, teams up with flutist Eleonora Roussou to blend American jazz with sounds of the East, while Oratznitza brings an explosive combination of Bulgarian singing, kaval, hip hop and D'n'B. Rocket Men from Germany experiment with dub and techno rhythms, synthesizers and improvisations, creating a futuristic sound universe. The festival also highlights synergies between local and foreign musicians, such as the collaboration between fusion jazz group Moca and Hungarian saxophonist Dániel Mester, the multicultural ensemble Tropes, which explores the dance oriental repertoire with a unique combination of instruments, and the Reprise Quartet, a creative collaboration of Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots and Welsh saxophonist Thomas Lumley, which explores the boundaries of jazz.
The festival's experimental stage, the Inn, this year hosts innovative projects in a traditional mud-brick site that is transformed into a space of sonic discovery. Copper Curios create soundscapes with flutes and electronic instruments, the trio Nābu Pēra is inspired by Eastern Mediterranean music, contemporary classical and electronic music, Panagiotis Minas unites modular synthesizers, effects and live wind instruments, while Nikos Diminakis combines aerophones with elements of the vocal beatbox technique.
As part of the festival, a residency programme will take place, bringing together multi-instrumentalist Nikos Diminakis and dancer Elisavet Panagiotou. In the performance “her body”, the two artists will surround an ancient Greek myth with sound and movement, touching on issues of gender relations and engaging in a poetic dialogue with the present.
The last day of the festival includes free concerts with wind ensembles such as the Windcraft Band and the Quintus Ensemble, a patinada in the streets of the village with zurna and davul and a big Brass Party that brings together locals and festival-goers in a joint celebration.
In addition, the festival offers a rich parallel programme of free educational and interactive activities for all ages. Activities include music workshops on beatboxing, Bulgarian singing, global jazz, improvisation and experimentation with sounds and drawing, as well as a three-day workshop for winds and percussion preparing for a participation at the Brass Party. The impressive sound and light installation “Σhηνες” awaits visitors to interact with it and evening screenings will introduce to us different “Myths of Cyprus”. Experiential workshops include creative writing, needle felting and making a pithkiavli-flute, while those who want to explore the village can take part in a soundwalk or an exploration game. Finally, there will be a presentation on copyright for musicians, a thrift market and a twisted game of bingo!
Honoring the tradition of Windcraft Music Fest's midnight jam sessions, a powerful jamming will take place on 26th June in Nicosia with the participation of musicians who will perform at this year's festival, offering the audience a first taste of what will follow in July at Katydata.
Windcraft Music Fest is more than a music festival – it is a celebration of community, culture and creative gathering. Come experience wind instruments through a fresh perspective, discover the village of Katydata and enjoy a three-day event filled with music, arts and human connection.
More information: www.windcraftmusicfest.com
Dates: Pre-festival jamming – Thursday 26 June, 8p.m., Haratsi – Nicosia (free admission)
Windcraft Music Fest 11, 25-27 July 2025, Katydata
Ticket pre-sale at more.com.
Contact: +357 22 377748, info@windcraftmusic.com
Organiser: Windcraft Loud. Main sponsor: Deputy Ministry of Culture – Department of Contemporary Culture
Supported by: Institut Francais Chypre, Cyprus Youth Board, Katydata Community Council, Pale Blue, Lellos P. Demetriades Law Office LLC, Windcraft Music Centre
Media Sponsor: Kathimerini Cyprus, CyBC
