The institution that had been embraced by both the public and the artists celebrated its 10th anniversary. The Department of Modern and Contemporary Culture of the Deputy Ministry of Culture and the Rialto Theater organized, on December 8 & 9, the 10th Cyprus Jazz & World Music Showcase 2023, at the Rialto Theater in Limassol.

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During these two days filled with Jazz and world music, 12 bands participated, consisting of more than 40 musicians. Eight groups presented their new work at the RIALTO Theater, and four performed at Art Studio 55 next to the theater.

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Foreign festival organizers and professionals from the international music industry were also invited to attend the Showcase, with the aim of getting to know and connect with the Cyprus music scene. The primary goal was the subsequent invitation of Cypriot artists to participate in international festivals and organizations abroad, thus creating a platform for the exchange of artists' experiences and practices at an international level.

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This year's event was attended by Alkis Zopoglou - Artistic Director of Cosmopolis Festival Kavala / Mediterranean Festival in Zurich, Thibaud Rolland - Artistic Director of Nancy Jazz Pulsation, Vangelis Aragiannis - Artistic Director of Syros Jazz Festival, Dimitris Vasilakis - Artistic Director of Rhodes & South Aegean Jazz Festival, Anna Tsakona - Artistic Director of Pulsar Samothraki Art Festival, Araceli Sanchez Munoz – Director of Mapamundi Musica, Juan Antonio Vazquez Franco - Co-Founder and Co-Administrator (with Araceli Sanchez Munoz) of Transglobal World Music Chart / Director of Mundofonías and of the radio show Mil Mundos, and Giorgos Mitropoulos - Cultural Editor of Euronews.

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This year’s line-up was:

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Friday 8/12

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@RIALTO, 19:30

• Odysseas Toumazou "Origins"

• Soulful Groove Collective

• Krama Brass Band

• Erica Soteri

@Art STUDIO 55, 22:15

• Nikos Charalampous

• Alexis Sunder

A Jam Session followed.

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Saturday 9/12

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@RIALTO, 19:30

• Kalesma

• Loud Urban Soul Teachers

• SONICA

• Eleonora Roussou

@Art STUDIO 55, 22:15

• Nama Dama

• Chunky Funky Electro Funk Quartet

A Jam Session followed.