Saturday’s conference programme kicks off with a panel discussion: Simon Broughton will talk to The Breath duo for the benefit of the professional audience. The subjects of the day include the visibility of music, the role of AI and its impact on the music industry. On Saturday the concerts at Akvárium Klub cover a wide range of genres and will almost certainly get you dancing. The evening will start with a joint programme by Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, who cultivate and rejuvenate the tradition of southern Italian trance music, and Máté A. Kovács and his friends. Nusantara Beat bring Indonesian psych pop, while MORDÁI will present their latest single. The other acts of the evening are the irresistible diva Michelle Gurevich, The Breath, and finally, Las Lloronas.

Budapest Ritmo is jointly presented by Müpa Budapest and Hangvető in the framework of the Bartók Spring.