Friday at Budapest Ritmo kicks off with an international conference program featuring panels, podium discussions, film screenings, speed meetings, and other networking opportunities for national and international professionals. The conference will be held in English.

The evening concert program welcomes audiences open to musical adventures at three illustrious halls of the House of Music Hungary: Ritmo’s spirit moves into the Concert Hall, Lecture Hall and the Sound Dome. On Friday, the collaboration of Serbian band Naked and Kossuth- and WOMEX award-winner Mónika Lakatos’ FolkTrió starts the show. Then Hakumba, one of the most exciting Hungarian bands of recent years follows, promising an exhilarating and energetic concert experience. An electrifying show is guaranteed by French electro duo Ko Shin Moon, whose music combines traditional Mediterranean instruments and analog synthesizers creating a unique psychedelic sound.
More names to be announced soon.