04. 04. 2025.
Captivating stories behind the music: this is Budapest Ritmo’s Film Days. The diversity of genres that marks Ritmo must, of course, inform the film days as well, and we’ll have subjects ranging from Mali blues through Japanese folk song...
Eugene Hütz, a Romani born in Ukraine, Gogol frontman and one of the great storytellers of our time, fled his homeland during the Chernobyl disaster. Now, after years of exorcising demons through his music, he is going home to face down the biggest...
As the ‘birthplace of blues and jazz’ comes under jihadist attack, musicians, the bearers of Mali’s invaluable heritage, are also exposed. Mali Blues follows Fatoumata Diawara, the young shooting star of the global pop scene, the...
The electric documentary Carlos traces the rock legend Santana from his childhood genius, years as a street musician and rapid rise to stellar heights. Using new interviews with Santana and his family alongside never-before-seen archival footage;...
Alan Lomax (1915–2002) devoted his life to recording the world’s folk tunes before they would permanently disappear with the rise of the modern music industry. In Lomax, the Songhunter, filmmaker Rogier Kappers follows the route that...
The min'yō, the traditional folk song of Japan has all but disappeared from living lore, but Tokyo-based band Minyo Crusaders come to the rescue. They mix traditional Japanese folk songs with Latin and Afrobeat, creating a unique sound that has...
A New York music journalist goes on a quest to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of young Brazilian piano virtuoso Tenorio Jr. A celebratory origin story of the world-renowned Latino musical movement Bossa Nova, They Shot The...
Nefelejcs (Forget-me-not) takes a new look at the genre considered to be the ne plus ultra of kitsch, familiar to all those who live in Hungary: the imitation folk song (‘nóta’). Thanks to the singing of Ilka Kisgyörgy, the play of János...
05. 04. 2025.
Award-winning director Fatih Akin takes us on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. He looks at the vibrant musical scene which includes traditional Turkish music plus...
A thematic selection from the Friss Hús (Budapest International Short Film Festival) adds even more colour to the palette of Ritmo Film Days. Bach, a grotesque family scene and a devilish dance; the three works take us into three different worlds,...
Danish band Efterklang lands in Skopje and starts recruiting musicians for a one-off gig in front of the country’s striking monument, the Makedonium. The project takes them out of the capital, into the countryside, up into the mountains, and...
A colourful selection of works by students of MOME’s Open Music Video course. The screening will be preceded by a round table discussion of the boundaries, mutual accessibility and evolution of genres. What are performers and creators looking...
At the end of a 60-year career, legendary singer and activist Joan Baez takes an honest look back and a deep look inward as she tries to make sense of her large, history-making life, and the personal struggles she’s kept private. American...
The co-creation of director Anna Korom, cinematographer Flóra Fecske and the Uljana Quartet is set in the home of a multi-generational family. With a style that is equally raw in the manner of a documentary and gentle, the film depicts the intimacy...
10. 04. 2025.
For the tenth occasion, Budapest Ritmo brings you large-scale concerts, DJ sets, fresh talents, professional conferences and countless surprises at Budapest’s leading venues. In the spirit of an anniversary edition of what has become probably...
The Budapest Ritmo Showcase is free to the public and the concerts on are a great showcase for emerging talent. The day will start with the fresh music of Rézeleje Fanfárosok. The delicate blend of Moldavian, Romanian and Balkan melodies evokes the...
Budapest Ritmo is celebrating its tenth edition with an exciting pre-festival day: three up-and-coming bands will perform in front of a professional audience and the public in the Lecture Hall of the House of Music Hungary. Next, a grand free event...
11. 04. 2025.
The 10th Ritmo starts on Friday in the House of Music Hungary, with an international conference, which will now concentrate on our region and the Dutch scene. In addition to the lecture of Ian Brennan, who will talk about fieldwork, music and...
The second day of the Showcase starts in a mood very typical of the festival, with music born from the meeting of distant lands. Together, the Hungarian Haldamas and the Polish Hulajdusza set out to find a musical lingua franca – one that...
On the first festival day of the 10th edition of Budapest Ritmo, the musical idioms will range from free-spirited pop to poignant ballads, from Anatolia to Amsterdam, and from Porto Inglês to Nagyecsed. The great double bills of the evening...
12. 04. 2025.
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...
What has never taken place at Ritmo will certainly happen now at the 10th edition, on Saturday: the most authentic interpreter of the southern Italian trance dance, the pizzica, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino will kick off the evening with a...
Acid Arab, a French-Algerian music collective formed in Paris, joined forces to create a synthesis of the distinctive sound of Arabic music and electronica. The group has become a fixture at major festivals and dance clubs, having performed in over...
