Jelen, a most hot and hip spot of Budapest’s jazz and nightlife scene, will serve as Nincs Lehetetlen festival centre, and thus host several programmes for its duration, with special focus on music and literature. Beyond the cultural treats, the café is to serve Dutch food and drink specialities every day to set up a suitable culinary context around the festival.
Mala Vita Powerful melodies from the Balkans, explosive rhythms from Latin America and lyrics straight from dark Neapolitan alleys – welcome to the world of Mala Vita! These gypsies from the 21st century know how to energetically summarise the world in a nutshell. The secret of this success? Bring six musicians together with different nationalities and backgrounds, let them blend and the global sounds of Mala Vita will blow out of your speakers. The band developed at an incredible speed since its start in 2001. They have played on uncountable stages of venues and festivals throughout Europe (Lowlands, Noorderslag, the International Film Festival in Zagreb, only to name a few). In 2005, the band won the prestigious Essent Award. The sound of Mala Vita is difficult to describe, and that is exactly the power of this promising, global, musical sensation.
Jan Kennis, the Cultural Attaché of the Netherlands Embassy, opened the Festival in Jelen Bisztró (the actual Headquarters of the cultural event series) and highlighted its merits already known from last year. Speaking as concisely as the situation allowed he won the appreciation of the audience, eagerly waiting for the music to enchant them. Not to no avail. More
