|
|
16th World Sacred Music FestivalConcert ProgramConfirmed ProgramFes Festival Concerts Program June 4 to June 12, 2010 |
The
World Sacred Music festival
of Fez is widely acclaimed as
one of the world’s greatest musical events. Now in its 16th year, it
brings together performers from every corner of our planet
for a ten
days
of musical and artistic excellence in Morocco’s ancient holy city of
Fez. It represents
the spiritual heart of Islam – peaceful, pluralistic, generous and
cheerful. It honours all the world’s spiritual traditions and it
dissolves musical boundaries.
Friday
4 June 2010 (Grand Opening)
Bab
Makina 20h30:
Royal Ballet of Cambodia
(Cambodia) The Legend of
the Creation of
the Khmer Kingdom
Saturday
5 June 2010
Batha
Museum 16h00:
The Young Gotipuras Dancers
(India) Ritual acrobatic
dance from the
temples of Orissa
Bab Makina 20h30: Ben Harper (USA) The roots of popular American music, from gospel to blues, from reggae to folk OR Al Green (USA) Gospel (to be confirmed)
Sunday
6 June 2010
Batha
Museum 16h30:
Shakila Saidi & the Rajab
Suleiman Trio (Tanzania) The
art of
taraab in Swahili tradition
Bab Makina 20h30: Africa Spirit: The Sufi Ensemble Mtendeni Maulid (Zanzibar) and Les Maîtres Tambours (Burundi) Sufi ritual and sacred rhythm
Monday
7 June 2010
Batha
Museum 16h30:
Ahmed Essyad and the Accroche
Note Ensemble (Morocco) Forbidden
Voices: mystical poems of Hussain Mansour Al-Hallaj
A
Night in the Medina 20h30:
Various
locations including the Bouanania Medersa, Riad Sheherazade, Dar Jnan
Sbil, Dar Adiyel Conservatoire and Dar Ba Mohamed Chergui:
·
The
Constantinople Ensemble and Barbara Furtuna (Iran & France) Canti
di a Terra
·
Parvathy
Baul (India) The poetry of God's fools
·
Poets
and musicians from Kabul (Afghanistan) (in partnership with the Aga
Khan Initiative)
·
Epi
(Mongolia) Songs of the Steppe Nomads
·
Gülay
Haçer Toruk (Turkey) Songs of Anatolia
Raïs Qenawi Bakhit Qenawi and the Mizmar Ensemble (Egypt) Songs of Luxor
Tuesday
8 June 2010
Batha
Museum 16h30:
Samul Nori Hanullim Ensemble
(South Korea) Percussion
and Sacred
Dance of Korea
Bab Makina 20h30: Shahram Nazeri (Iran) with Mohamed Bajeddoud (Morocco) and the Arabo-Andalusian Orchestra of Fez The poetry of Jalâl ud Dîn Rûmî
Wednesday
9 June 2010
Batha
Museum 16h30:
Camille (France) Sacred songs
Bab Makina 20h30: Jordi Savall and the Hesperion XXI Ensemble (Spain) with guests from Morocco, Iraq, Greece, Israel, Galilee and Armenia Jerusalem, City of Heavenly Peace and Earthly Peace
Thursday
10 June 2010
Batha
Museum 08h00:
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia
(India) Morning ragas on a
bansuri flute
Batha
Museum 16h30:
Bagdad-Jerusalem Ensemble (Israel & Iraq) Music of the Jewish
tradition of Baghdad
Bab Makina 20h30: Sizero Tabla Experience (India & United Kingdom) Rhythmic India
Friday
11 June 2010
Batha
Museum 16h30:
Dhafer Youssef and his Ensemble
(Tunisia) Sufi Songs
revisited
Bab Makina 20h30: Sabah Fakri and the Aleppo Singers (Syria)
Saturday
12 June 2010
Batha
Museum 16h30:
David Murray and the Gwo Ka Masters invite Archie Shepp (USA &
Caribbean)
Fez Meetings
Living between the
sacred and the secular
The force of things and the might of God
Festival in the city
May 30th to June 7th – Free admission
Boujloud square 6:30 pm Ait Skato 8:00 pm
Concerts
Dar Tazi: 9:00 pm
Ritual and songs of Sufi orders
Artistic and pedagogical activities workshops
Al Qods and al Huria Complex 3:00 pm 6:00 pm
Return 13th World Sacred Music