Line-UP

Once again Mera is the center of the world: for four days popular music, klezmer, urban gipsy music, latino-american rythms and balcan melodies are returning to the old barn.

Heveder was founded in 2002. Since then, the group has become a perennial favorite at festivals and as dance musicians in Transylvania.

Heveder [RO]

Friday | 2 August | 20:30

You will experience the soul of a veritable feast of Indian sounds.

Bollywood Masala Orchestra [INDIA]

Thursday | 1 August | 19:45

Their aim is to promote authentic Gypsy music, their songs are a mixture of Hungarian, Highland, Szekler and Gypsy folk melodies with world music, jazz and rock overtones.

Kale Lulugyi [HU]

Saturday | 3 August | 22:15

Bojan Krstić himself became one of the most brilliant and fabulous trumpet players of the whole Balkan region.

Bojan Krstic Orchestra [SRB]

Sunday | 4 August | 21:15

"The typical Kalotaszeg region is still a serious experience for every person with healthy eyes and soul, for those who love and understand beauty as it is.” (Károly Kós)

Duna Art Ensemble - Our Love: Kalotaszeg

Friday | 2 August | 22:00

Virtuoso instrumentals combined with Sîrghi’s soulful vocals create a vibrant sonic collage.

Corina Sîrghi & Taraful Jean Americanu [RO]

Saturday | 3 August | 19:00

The group comes from a vastly diverse range of musical backgrounds, yet they have combined their talents to transmit gipsy music’s energy and passion.

Ajde Zora [IT]

Sunday | 4 august | 18:00

Der Šenster Gob is an acoustic band from Prague playing Gypsy, Jewish and Balkan music, travelling all around Europe in a romantic green wooden caravan.

Der Šenster Gob [CZ]

Thursday | 1 August | 18:00

They play emblematic Latin genres such as bolero, son and cha-cha-cha.

Alacalufe [VEN, PER, CHL, HU]

Saturday | 3 August | 20:30

In addition to his original compositions, Bálint's music combines folk music themes with elements of jazz, blues or pop, and sometimes, conversely, he transforms a jazz or pop song with folk instruments.

Tárkány művek [HU]

Sunday | 4 August | 19:30

She researches and mixes African, Latin, and electropical music, creating a positive, energetic, and very happy environment.

DJ Angela Blackburn [Colombia]

Friday, Sunday | 2, 4 August | 23:45, 23:30

Multi instrumentalist musician, producer and Dj from Santiago, Chile. Mixing hangdrum and organic sounds with electronic music.

DJ Playroots [Chile]

Thursday, Saturday | 1, 3 August | 23:30, 24:00

In Mera, we always pay attention to the little ones: this year we bring to the families the captivating, danceable, fabulous cavalcade of folk and world music elements woven by Paár Julcsi.

Paár Julcsi: Rókatánc [HU]

Friday | 2 August | 19:00

The Góbé Band established in 2007 reaches out to authentic folk music daringly and with a willingness to experiment.

Góbé [HU]

Thursday | 1 August | 21:30

A special feature of the festival is that traditional musicians from the musician dynasties of Méra and the surrounding area are given a special place in the programme every year.

Musicians from Kalotaszeg [RO]

Katlan Band means six young musicians who want to express popular music in a way that is authentic, modern and youthful.

Katlan [RO]

Youth folk bands

Nádas Band [Gherla]

Saturday | 3 August | 13:00

Finom Band [Târgu Secuiesc]

Saturday | 3 August | 13:30

Kormos Band [Mera]

Sunday | 4 August | 13:30

Héva Band [Odorheiu Secuiesc]

Friday | 2 August | 15:00

Káva Band [Cluj-Napoca]

Friday | 2 August | 15:30

Csíkszeredai Ifjúsági Zenekar [Miercurea Ciuc]

Sunday | 4 August | 15:00

Botos Band [Cluj-Napoca]

Friday | 2 August | 17:00

Moldvai Ifjúsági Zenekar [Moldova]

Saturday | 3 August | 15:00

Komák Zenekar [Carei]

Sunday | 4 August | 13:00

Ifjú Viski Fricskák [Visk, Transcarpathia, Ukraine]