Espéria: rembetika and laïka at the Fonó

Greek café and taverna songs from the opening decades of the last century, played straight by a Budapest four-piece on bouzouki, guitar, accordion and voice.

About the event

Espéria are Budapest musicians pulled together by Greek traditional and urban music, and by rebetiko above all. They come from different musical backgrounds and set out to sound like the classic rebetiko bands rather than bring them up to date. Veronika Varga sings, Nikolas Mantzourakis plays bouzouki, Caspar Thorpe guitar and Benedek Réti accordion. The name comes from the ancient Greek hespéra, the evening star, the first light after darkness and the sign of the passage between birth and death, hope and loss. Rebetiko lives in the same territory, singing of longing, exile and hope, and it never cut itself off from its Anatolian roots even as it turned west. Ticketed, and cheaper bought in advance.

Dates and times

• Friday 13 November19:00 to 20:30

Getting there