Traditional Cyprus music coming up at UCy Cultural Festival

Deep into June’s cultural calendar already, the 29th Cultural Festival of the University of Cyprus is ongoing at Axiothea Mansion in old Nicosia. Up next is Wednesday’s performance as Stelios Petrakis presents his new album Lyric.

The project centres around the lyra and is marked by strong Mediterranean and intercultural influences. Connecting creative explorations with related modal traditions of the Mediterranean, the album highlights the profound expressive power of the lyra and its musical...