ZAMEK Culture Centre

When the history of the festival began in 2008, we didn't fully realize what a fascinating journey we were embarking on. To begin with, we found a beautiful, albeit neglected space on the Warta River in the center of Poznań, where we decided to organize a meeting of male and female artists playing ethnic music for the public. Taking care of the quality of this meeting, the accompanying atmosphere and setting was the most important task from the beginning.

On Friday, June 13, the first evening in the festival's history, it turned out that there were enough people oriented and expecting great ethnic music to create an unforgettable atmosphere for the concerts, and the bands present at the first edition of the festival, such as Värttina, Chemirani Ensemble, Adama Drame and Oumou Sangare set the level that set the direction of ETHNO PORT in the following years.

In 2013, the most important and risky decision in the festival's history was made to move ETHNO PORT from the riverside site to the ZAMEK Cultural Center. The new formula, using the potential of the spaces of our headquarters, which had just been remodeled at that time, defended itself, and the transformation of the monumental stone building into a site for a colorful event - a fascinating challenge.

During the eighteen years of ETHNO PORT's creation, we have hosted more than 220 bands coming from all over the world. We also consistently present Polish bands. And the cross-section and roster of bands, artists and artists who have come to Poznan is impressive:

47Soul / Adam Strug Kompania / Ballaké Sissoko / DakhaBrakha / Danyèl Waro, Debashish Bhattacharya & Kacper Malisz / Dom Tańca Poznań / Driss El Maloumi / Félix Lajkó Trio / Iva Bittová & Čikori Los Pirañas / Maniucha i Ksawery / Mari Boine / Michał Felter „Polmuz” / Mosaik / Taraf De Haïdouks / Trio López / Petrakis / Chemirani / A Filetta / Abavuki / Adama Dramé / Alamut / Alireza Ghorbani / Amit Carmeli & Joca Perpignan / Andrew Cronshaw & Svetlana Spajić & Tigran Aleksanyan / Arifa / Balkan Beat Box / Banda Nella Nebbia / Baraji / Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba / Bijan Chemirani / Boban & Marko Marković Orchestra / Bubliczki / Čači Vorba / Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino / Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita / Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole / Celso Piña / Charming Hostess / Chemirani’s / Chicuelo / Christine Salem / Cumbia All Stars / Cüneyt Sepetçi & Orchestra Dolapdere / Dagadana / Dakha Brakha / Debashish Bhattacharya / Desert Slide / Dhafer Youssef / Dikanda / Dimitris Mystakidis / Djivan Gasparyan / Dom Tańca Poznań / Dubioza Kolektiv / Dżezbandyta / Fadia Tomb El-Hage / Eva Quartet / Faiz Ali Faiz / Fanfara Transilvania / Fanfaraï / Fanfare Ciocărlia / Ganesh-Kumaresh / Félix Lajkó / Fláre Beás Band / Gadająca Tykwa / Gramy! / Gulaza / Habib Koité & Bamada / Hanggai / Hee-Moon Lee Company / Hossein Alizadeh & Pejman Hadadi / Houria Aïchi & L’Hijâz’Car / Hysni(Niko) Zela & Albanian Isopolyphonic Choir / Ibrahim Maalouf / Ifriqiyya Electrique / Indialucia / Ionică Minune Band & Alex Simu / Iva Bittová & Lisa Moore / Jambinai / Janusz Prusinowski Trio / Jean-Luc Thomas & Yvon Riou / Joanna Słowińska / Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara / Kalàscima / Kapela Hałasów / Kapela Maliszów / Kapela ze wsi Warszawa & Mercedes Peón / Karolina Cicha & Bart Pałyga / Kayhan Kalhor & Erdal Erzincan / Kimmo Pohjonen / Klezmafour / Krzikopa / LA-33 / Lautari / Le Trio Joubran / Les Tambours de Brazza / Lo Còr de la Plana / Lula Pena / Maalem Mokhtar Gania & Michael Zerang & Wacław Zimpel / Mairtin O’Connor Band / Mariana Sadovska / Mari Boine / Maria Pomianowska / Masala Soundsystem / Moh! Kouyaté / Mosaic / Motion Trio / Muzsikás / Muzykanci / Na Visoko / Nawal / Noreum Machi / Noura Mint Seymali / Oumou Sangare / Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia / Panjabi MC / Pekko Käppi / Rabasa / Radio Cos / Raphael Rogiński & Genowefa Lenarcik / Renata Rosa / Ross Daly / Rube Świnÿe / R.U.T.A / Sefardix Trio / Selamnesh & Badume's Band / Shafqat Ali Khan / Sirventés / Söndörgő / Speed Caravan / Staff Benda Bilili / Sutari / Taksim Trio / Tamikrest / Taraf De Haidouks / Titi Robin / Tarek Abdallah & Adel Shams el Din / Teresa Mirga i Kałe Bała / Transglobal Underground / Transkapela / Trebunie Tutki & Twinkle Brothers / Trio 3MA / Tsigunz Fanfara Avantura / uKanDanz / Vardan Hovanissian & Emre Gültekin / Värttinä / Vidlunnia / Village Kollektiv / Violons Barbares / Wimme / WoWaKin / Yat- Kha / Yemen Blues / YeShe / Zofia Dragan & Kapela Manugi / Żywiołak / Sutari / Taksim Trio / Tamikrest / Taraf De Haidouks / Titi Robin / Tarek Abdallah & Adel Shams el Din / Teresa Mirga i Kałe Bała / Transglobal Underground / Transkapela / Trebunie Tutki & Twinkle Brothers / Trio 3MA / Tsigunz Fanfara Avantura / uKanDanz / Vardan Hovanissian & Emre Gültekin / Värttinä / Vidlunnia / Village Kollektiv / Violons Barbares / Wimme / WoWaKin / Yat- Kha / Yemen Blues / YeShe / Zofia Dragan & Kapela Manugi / Żywiołak / Sutari / Fanfara Awantura / Noiseband / Przodki / Kapela Dudziarzy Wielkopolskich / Timingeriu / Mehehe / Released Sounds Trio / Nasta Niakrasava / Vorsoba & Porakh / Koło Jana / Baul Meets Saz / Kapela Brodów / Odpoczno / Sofiane Saidi & Mazalda / The Como Mamas / Laboratorium Pieśni / Nooran Sisters / The Garifuna Collective / Lankum / Lina Babilonia y Son Ancestros / Evritiki Zygia / Lemma – Souad Asla / Kapela Niwińskich / Maija Kauhanen / Waed Bouhasssoun / Super Parquet / Yegor Zabelov / Wernyhora / Masar / Okra Playground / Trio Da Kali / Zawierucha / Cimbalom Brothers / The Sero / Justin Adams & Mauro Durante / Sepia Ensemble

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The photo shows a concert audience in an open area in front of the ZAMEK Culture Center in Poznań. People are looking towards the stage. The crowd includes a diverse range of ages – adults with children, as well as elderly individuals. In the background, the buildings of Św. Marcin Street in Poznań are visible.