Music
Why The Mountains Are Black II: The Musical Cultures of the Southern Balkans
Dates
Venue
Konitsa
Introduction
Those of us who met at the House of Hamko last year agreed on one thing polyphonically: that this music festival must happen again. The Onassis Stegi and Grammy Award-winning producer Christopher King are returning for the second year to Konitsa to seek novel answers to the question “Why the Mountains Are Black.” And the ritual goes on.
Onassis Stegi returns to the town of Konitsa, together with Grammy Award-winning music producer Christopher King, for further explorations of their internationally acclaimed program. “Why the Mountains Are Black” is a three-day music festival fusing the traditional sounds of the Balkans with experimental improvisations and ethnographic cinema. This second annual festival will invite musicians from Croatia, Korce, Missolonghi, North Macedonia, Lake Prespa, Thessaloniki, and beyond. There will be screenings of two films after the first two nights of performances.
And the ritual goes on. "Why The Mountains Are Black II" will invite musicians from Croatia, Korce, Missolonghi, North Macedonia, Lake Prespa, Thessaloniki, and beyond.
Credits
Curator
Christopher C. King
