Nikos Kypourgos

The Secrets of Egnatia

How many diverse voices, dialects, faces and stories can one meet on the way from Thrace to Epirus? Αcclaimed composer and musician Nikos Kypourgos pays tribute to the music of Northern Greece. This musical ‘road trip’ will unearth songs and languages from the fringes of the Egnatia Motorway; a musical Babel weaving together Vlach, Arvanitika, Slavic, Turkish, Pontian, Cappadocian, Romani, Hebrew and Pomak songs, featuring musicians from various regions. Musicians and singers will take turns performing and shedding light to the richness of different varieties of language, highlighting the unifying power of music.