Polyafrica

16/08/2026

SARISTRA & Verbena Festival in Kefalonia was Incredible!! Palia Vlachata, a historic and beautifully unreal place, turned into a glowing dancefloor thanks to the explosive La Saramuya Picó Sound System 🔊 and the amazing crowd that kept the vibe alive till early in the morning!

Sharing the lineup, our passion for music and all these unforgettable moments in Kefalonia
with Nickodemus Edna Martinez Edgardo Garcés Stef Don was truly precious, thank you so much! ❤️

Thank you Stivako and Grsms Vllts for inviting us and making this magic happen, Fotis Vallatos and the amazing family for the warm hospitality. 🫂
Ps. Emiliano Moffo Moras Tóia 🐝 our restless energizers, a big hug 😅😎

04/08/2026

Την Κυριακή 9 Αυγούστου στην Κεφαλονιά στο Saristra x Verbena Festival μαζί με Nickodemus, Edna Martinez, Guajiro, Stivako σε ένα ολονύκτιο πάρτι με πρωταγωνίστρια τη μοναδική La Saramuya, το εκρηκτικό picó soundsystem που επιβάλλεται να δεις και να ακούσεις από κοντά!

*Είσοδος δωρεάν*

SARISTRA + VERBENA festival
9 August 2026 | 📍 Palaiá Vlacháta, Sámi, Kefalonia

SYSTEM :
LA SARAMUYA

LINE UP:
NICODEMUS (NYC)
EDNA MARTINEZ (COL)
GUAJIRO (COL)
POLYAFRICA (GR)
STIVAKO (ETH-GR)

Διοργάνωση εκδηλώσεων

24/06/2026

Πριν από λίγες μέρες μάθαμε πως πρέπει να αποχαιρετήσουμε ξαφνικά και για πάντα τη Νικόλ. Είμαστε ακόμη μουδιασμένοι∙ η απώλειά της σημαίνει κάτι βαθύ για καθέναν από εμάς ξεχωριστά, αλλά είναι μεγάλη απώλεια και για τη Θεσσαλονίκη, για εκείνο το κομμάτι της πόλης που εξακολουθεί να αγωνίζεται, να δημιουργεί και να πολεμάει το σκοτάδι.

Αυτήν την Κυριακή, στον πεζόδρομό της, στην Γκαρμπολά, την αποχαιρετάμε όπως θα ήθελε: όλοι μαζί σε μια μεγάλη πολύχρωμη γιορτή.

💜 Στο επανιδείν, Νικόλ. Θα ανταμώνουμε στους δρόμους, στις συναυλίες, στα ταβερνάκια, σε όλα όσα αγάπησες και μας ένωσαν.

29/05/2026

A few powerful moments from Monk, Larissa last week at "Afrotropico" — Polyafrica’s 8th birthday celebration with special guests, the two dynamites Stivako & Fanquiero!
Thank you people for an incredible night with so many happy faces, a burning dancefloor and pure good vibes as we celebrated 8 years of Polyafrica events!
Big shoutout to Nikos and the entire Monk crew, Vasilis .gr Design Studio for the stunning graphics, to all our friends who were there!

❤️Keep on moving, keep on grooving!
📷 .gatsis

24/05/2026

Σήμερα στη Θεσσαλονίκη από τις 18:00 ως τις 23:00 στο Kotetsi (Βαλαωρίτου 19) γιορτάζουμε 8 χρόνια μουσικής!

🌴 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗥Ó𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗢 w/ 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗞𝗢•𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗜𝗥𝗢•𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗔 , Thessaloniki

22/05/2026

Σήμερα στο MONK Cafe Bar!

🌴 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗥Ó𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗢 w/ 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗞𝗢•𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗜𝗥𝗢•𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗔 @𝘔𝘖𝘕𝘒 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢

Do not miss!💥

20/05/2026

Counting down to Larissa and Thessaloniki events on Friday 22/5 and Sunday 24/5, meet the DJs shaping the sound!

🌐 𝕋𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕒 🌐

She is a cultural manager, DJ and founder of Polyafica project. Born in Larissa and based in Thessaloniki, she brings a long history of DJing and deep musical research, drawing on diverse influences that blend psychedelic textures, deep bass, bold percussion, and synth‑driven grooves with the rhythms of Africa, the African diaspora, and beyond. From this fusion, Polyafrica emerged as the name of her sessions, capturing her wide‑ranging musical identity.
In 2018, inspired by a trip to Tunisia, she wanted to bring that energy back to Greece. Polyafrica soon evolved into an event series hosting label owners, DJs, producers, and musicians from around the world. Notable guests include Burnt Friedman, Hailu Mergia, Samy Ben Redjeb (Analog Africa), Mark Ernestus (Hard Wax), Ak’chamel and many others.
Although the events are not exclusively Afro-centric, the name Polyafrica remains, as it has established a vibrant community where poly-cultural aficionados, audience and artists, share their passion and focus on rare music traditions from every corner of the globe.

This time, Tania invites two dear friends and amazing DJs * & * to share the decks and celebrate 8 years of Polyafrica!

Join us!
📍 FRIDAY 22.5 Larissa 21:00 | Free entrance
📍 SUNDAY 24.5 Thessaloniki 18:00-23:00 | Free entrance (donations welcome)

MORE INFO: Link in bio

19/05/2026

Counting down to Larisa and Thessaloniki events on Friday 22/5 and Sunday 24/5, meet the DJs shaping the sound!

🌐 𝔽𝕒𝕟𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕚𝕣𝕠 🌐

He is an Italian DJ and co-founder of Funkamari and Moonstera Collective. Born in Sicily and based in Florence, he is resident DJ and music curator at the Papa Doble listening bar, whilst shaping the underground scene through projects such as Guacamolle, Todo Junto, Luar and Sonido Mundial.
From Italy to Cuba, via Spain, Switzerland, Portugal, the Balkans and beyond, Fanqueiro has brought his sound to dancefloors across the globe, becoming the only European artist invited to the Havana RPM International Vinyl Festival 2025. He has shared the stage with artists such as Nickodemus, Ghetto Kumbè, Jigüe and many others, building a musical language that connects diasporas, dancefloors and deep listening.
A passionate vinyl hunter with a deep love for sounds from around the world, he blends rare grooves and tropical frequencies into fluid, ever-evolving sets.
Rooted in Afro-Latin and Afro rhythms and driven by a raw, intercultural energy, his sound moves between organic textures and electronic beats — halfway between ritual and the club.

📍 FRIDAY 22.5 Larissa 21:00 | Free entrance
📍 SUNDAY 24.5 Thessaloniki 18:00-23:00 | Free entrance (donations welcome)

MORE INFO: Link in bio

18/05/2026

Counting down to Larisa and Thessaloniki events on Friday 22/5 and Sunday 24/5, meet the DJs shaping the sound!

🌐 𝕊𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕒𝕜𝕠 🌐

He is a DJ with Greek, Armenian, and Ethiopian roots. His interest in Latin American music led him to Colombia’s Caribbean coast, where he built his own picó, La Saramuya. La Saramuya is a Picó Sound System born from an immersion in Colombia’s Caribbean culture. Inspired by Barranquilla’s carnival and the legendary Picó street parties known as “Verbenas”, La Saramuya is now based in Athens,
Greece and moving across Europe. This Picó was built with the guidance and specifications of local experts, and embodies the craftsmanship and sound that define this culture, including the artwork by Maestro William Gutiérrez.
A smaller sister picó remains in Barranquilla, maintaining the connection between both systems and fostering cultural exchange. Blending new and old sounds, La Saramuya carries a clear cultural mission to transport the dance floor into a musical Odyssey, remaining faithful to her roots with every performance, to make this culture grow and evolve, always with the utmost respect to the Cultura Picotera.
In his DJ sets, Stivako brings picó culture to life by blending African, Afro‑Latin, Brazilian, and Caribbean sounds from the 70s to today, recreating the raw energy of Colombia’s street parties, the legendary Picó and Verbenas.

📍 FRIDAY 22.5 Larissa 21:00 | Free entrance
📍 SUNDAY 24.5 Thessaloniki 18:00-23:00 | Free entrance (donations welcome)

MORE INFO: Link in bio

06/05/2026

💥𝟴 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗮𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮💥

Κλείνουμε 8 χρόνια γεμάτα μουσική! Από αξέχαστες συναυλίες με εμβληματικούς καλλιτέχνες όπως οι Hailu Mergia, Burnt Friedman και Ak’chamel, μέχρι εκρηκτικά DJ sets από labels και selectors όπως οι Analog Africa, Mark Ernestus, Viktor Kiswell και πολλούς ακόμη, τα events του Polyafrica έχουν γίνει σημείο συνάντησης καλλιτεχνών από πολλά μέρη του κόσμου. Mουσικές άγνωστες, καλλιτέχνες που αξίζουν να ακουστούν, ήχοι που κουβαλούν ιστορίες. Με επιμονή, ρίσκο και αγάπη, το Polyafrica έγινε μια μικρή αλλά ζωντανή κοινότητα για όλους εμάς που θέλουμε να ανακαλύπτουμε διαρκώς κάθε γωνιά του χάρτη της παγκόσμιας μουσικής.

🎉 Το γιορτάζουμε λοιπόν με ένα διπλό event σε Λάρισα και Θεσσαλονίκη, με καλεσμένους δύο αγαπημένους φίλους και DJs που ξέρουν καλά να δημιουργούν κοινότητες μέσα από τη μουσική και να μεταδίδουν την ενέργειά τους μέσα από τα δυνατά set τους!

𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗥Ó𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗢 w/ 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗞𝗢 (GR/ETH) 𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗜𝗥𝗢 (IT) 𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗔 (GR)
📍 FRIDAY 22.5 Larissa
📍 SUNDAY 24.5 Thessaloniki

Larissa or Thessaloniki — pick your city and join!
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