Vivi Kappa

Vivi Kappa holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Panteion University and an MSc from the Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at Democritus University of Thrace, with a specialization in Dance, She is a group facilitator and a trainee dance therapist specializing in the method of Dance-Rhythm Therapy through the technique of Primitive Expression. In 2003, she began studying African percussion and African dance. She has attended intensive courses and seminars on African and Afro-Brazilian dance with teachers in Greece, Guinea (West Africa), and Mexico. Since 2009, she has been teaching African dance classes and workshops to adults and children of all ages. Since 2000, she has been a performer and facilitator (street theater, theatrical performances, stilts, creative theater games, fire dance) and has participated in numerous music, dance, and theater groups in Greece and Mexico. She has worked at reception centers for unaccompanied minors and young asylum seekers (ages 18–22) run by the NGO PRAKSIS on Lesbos and in Athens, serving as a counselor and social worker to provide psychosocial support. Since 2024, she has been collaborating with the non-profit organization “The Angels of Joy” as a facilitator in psychoeducational programs.

Christos Adamidis

Born in the city of Kastoria, Christos Adamidis began his musical journey at the age of 10 with guitar studies. His path later led him to Thessaloniki, where he discovered percussion and immersed himself in the musical traditions of West Africa. He was a core member of the African percussion ensemble “Krousi” for five years, gaining extensive performance and collaborative experience. His artistic curiosity subsequently expanded to Latin American percussion, with a particular focus on Cuban rhythms. In 2019, he chose to relocate from Thessaloniki to the island of Syros, embracing a more decentralized lifestyle. During his first year on the island, he gradually sought collaborators to establish an African percussion ensemble, a vision that ultimately materialized as Maisha Percussion. For the past six years, he has been actively teaching percussion to adults, children, and children with special educational needs. He is a member of the Cyclades Orchestra, under the direction of Nikos Kypourgos, and also collaborates with the Syros Music Association. Over the last three years, he has further expanded his teaching activity to include traditional percussion, with a focus on rhythms from Greece and the Balkans. Christos Adamidis has participated in numerous concerts and cultural events on the island of Syros as well as throughout the Cyclades. He is currently developing three personal musical projects, with the aim of touring them across the Cycladic islands.