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Afrodyssey Orchestra is an instrumental ensemble of six established musicians from Athens, Greece. Officially as Afrodyssey Orchestra since February 2013 their compositional concept is incorporating West African rhythms with idioms from all over the world.
That’s mainly what the band’s name states: A musical journey (odyssey), driven by the African percussion.
The band’s influences span Jazz, Funk, Psychedelia, West African music, Afrobeat, High life and Greek musical idioms. Their
infectious style stems from an experimental conversation between these different musical forms and traditions.Their blasting
performances manage to make communion between the band and their audience, transmitting to the people the impulse to move. In
addition to their original work, the band performs innovative versions of well-known African, and World music compositions.
Most band members are multi-instrumentalists and lesser-known instruments played include the Kamelen Ngoni, a type of
African harp, the Balafon, an ancestor of the Marimba and Vibraphone and of course djembe and doun doun.
The band has built a strong following in Greece with a reputation for exceptional musicianship and have started to introduce
their music in Europe through their live performances in venues and international music festivals in Germany, Spain and Cyprus.
They released their first original work in 2014 in CD and in vinyl on 2016 and their second album in December 2019.
poster by Eleni Arvaniti
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
ierofanton 13, Athens, Greece, 11853
