Fougaro Art Center brings back its autumn festival, expanding its musical program with different genres of music and linking it to the wine tradition of the region, presenting labels of local wineries. The Fougaro Music & Wine Festival begins on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st of September 2024 in the evening, open and welcoming to all, wine lovers or not...
Thus, at the Fougaro Music & Wine Festival, on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st of September in the evening, with free admission, the public will have the opportunity to discover renowned and emerging musical groups, representing from more experimental to more classical trends in the domestic scene, while getting to know and enjoying, at the same time, labels with Protected Designation of Origin, from wine producers of the Nemea Zone.
As music and wine have been harmoniously linked since antiquity, the Fougaro Art Center and 12 distinguished wineries of Nemea await us, in this two-day celebration dedicated to music and wine.
Performing Musicians - bands
Voodoo Drummer / The Afro Dionysian Duo (experimental music)
Takis Barberis Group featuring Agathi (jazz standards & songs)
Vassia Vougioukli Band (traditional Greek songs with a modern approach)
Charitini Panopoulou (rock & pop with classical guitar)
Why Not? (classic rock)
Blues Wire (electric blues)
Artistic direction
Yannis Angelatos (Red Rooster)
Participating Wineries
Aivalis Winery, Gaia Estate, Zacharias Winery, Koroniotis Winery, Mitravela Estate, Bairaktaris Estate, Barafakas Estate, Nikolaou Estate, Palyvos Estate, Papantonis Winery, Semeli Estate, Skouras Estate.
Days - Time
Friday 20 & Saturday 21 September 2024, from 19:30 for free wine tasting.
Live bands from 21:00.
Location
Fougaro Art Center, 98, Asklipiou Ave., Nafplio GR 211-00 Argolis Greece
Τ +30 27520 47300
Ε info@fougaro.gr
Admission
Free
Doors open at 19:30, for free wine tasting
Reservations for a special wine tasting Menu T. +30 6946 594 588
Schedule
Friday, September 20th 2024
21.00 - 21.45: Voodoo Drummer / The Afro Dionysian Duo
Voodoo Drummer (Christos Koutsogiannis, from Opera Chaotique) in his new project, with himself on drums and Stavros Parginos on cello and percussion.
22.00 - 23.15: Takis Barberis Group feat.
Takis Barberis' group, with original compositions and creative arrangements and Agathi's voice in jazz, pop and standards songs.
23.30 - 24.45: Vassia Vougioukli Band
Vassia Vougioukli and her band present the project entitled "Ticket to Smyrna". The Smyrnian song by an electric band, with the oud in a leading role interacting with the electric guitar. At the same time, imaginative adaptations of traditional, rebetiko and contemporary songs take us on a musical journey from the past to the present.
Saturday, September 21st 2024
21.00 – 21.45: Haritini Panopoulou
Haritini Panopoulou takes us on a journey with her voice and classical guitar to well-known songs from the international repertoire and her own compositions with Greek lyrics.
22.00 – 23.15: Why Not?
Fairness, directness, dedication to classic rock and positive energy, from a dynamic band, with the special voice of Maria Stephanidaki as a catalyst.
23.30 – 24.45: Blues Wire
Blues creatively "wired" with more modern and diverse sounds, while retaining the power, immediacy and emotion that have always characterised this dynamic band.
Did you know that?
At the Fougaro Café-Bistrot you can enjoy light dishes of Mediterranean cuisine, coffee, sweets and drinks.
There is a large parking lot available, also with a supply for charging your electric car!
