Friends Across Borders – 27th - 29th September 2019. For the 2nd time, musicians from both sides of Cyprus will come together on one stage in Northern Cyprus for a good cause. All contributions from the ticket sales will be donated to Help Those with Cancer Association TULIPS. “Cancer and Music have no Boundaries“.

UPDATE 06-SEP-19: STAGE PLAN HAS BEEN RELEASED, see below!

For the second time The Soulist – Coffee and Music House is hosting a 3-day Music Festival Friends Across Borders (FAB) from 27th to 29th of September 2019. Musicians from both sides of Cyprus will come together on one stage in aid of Help Those with Cancer Association TULIPS. All proceeds of the charity tickets will be donated to the association. The theme of this festival is “Cancer and Music have no Boundaries“.
High quality Blues, Blues-Rock, Rock, Reggae, Jazz and Classic Live Music will be the main focus throughout the weekend.

Friday 27th, the day for Blues-Rock and Rock.

Saturday 28th with a mixed program of different music genres.

Sunday 29th Jazz and Classical music.

“Friends Across Borders (FAB)“ was founded by Roland Eyerich (German Blues & Rock DJ from Bayrak International) and musician Alper Cengiz (The Soulist Coffee and Music House).

Roland is also a former social worker. “He is committed to the Ethos of Social Work to overcoming borders and building bridges against fears and breaking down prejudices in the divided Island of Cyprus with music.” (cyprusccene.com)

With the help of his musical competence and his personal commitment, this cross-border and bi-communal project finally has become possible. This year Roland and Musicians from both sides of Cyprus apply with the social project “Friends Across Borders“ for the Stelios Bi-communal Awards 2019. The Stelios Bi-communal Awards have been in operation on the island of Cyprus since 2009. The idea is to encourage bi-communal cooperation between Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots in order to promote lasting peace on the island.

Update: In the Saturday line-up, the Paper Thieves cannot make it unfortunately but the Great Flood can! They will perform instead!

Stage plan:

27th of September – FRIDAY

19:30 - 20:30 Rock Balance

21:00 - 22:00 STINGRAY

22:30 - 23:30 Blind Man`s Tale


28th of September – Saturday

17:00 - 18:00 The Great Flood

18:15 - 19:30 Hugh O`Neill

20:00 - 21:00 Blue Tears

21:15 - 22:15 Supernova Reggae Band

22:30 - 23:30 Alper Cengiz & Band of Cyprus Friends


29th of September - Sunday

17:30 - 18:45 Aris Constantinou Jazz Quartet

19:00 - 19:15 Young Stage: Summers Lease

19:20 - 19:40 Young Stage: Salime Atalar

20:00 Classic: Cyprus Singers