cobra cafe

Cobra Café is a guitar and flute duo that composes music and performs a combination of original and world music.

The duo started from a chance meeting of Eszter Lovas (flute) and Roland Smith (guitar) at a jam session in Dorset, UK. This led to a collaboration creating a new sound where two different musical and cultural backgrounds merged into a unique style. Eszter has been influenced by the music of many cultures of the world, Roland’s main influences have been blues and jazz.  After two years of improvising, composing and recording, ‘Songs from the Cobra Café’, the duo’s debut album, was released in December 2023.

Since Autumn 2024, Eszter has been collaborating with Steve Garden, who also performs as a key member of Cobra Café.