11th Fez Festival of World Sacred Music to start on June
Top world spiritual musicians are expected to turn out at the 11th Fez Festival of World Sacred Music slated for June 3 to 11.
The Fez festival will wow connoisseurs at the opening ceremony when the spirited and emotion-filled voice of the Spanish Teresa Berganza will mingle with the vibrations of Indian Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar whose voice bridges between East and West worlds.
Moroccan soulful voice of Asmae Lemnawar will echo in the Bab Makina place in harmony with Orchestra and Choir of the Community of Madrid conducted by maestro Jose Ramón. Composed by Moroccan luthist, Said Chraibi, the musical programme will render Sufi poems of Al-Harraq and Ibn Arabi.
At Batha Museum, the Iraqi star, Kadem Saher will render his most soulful, mystic and sincere songs and poems on one of Fez summer.
In a unique moment of spiritual celebration, Fez, the cultural capital of the kingdom, will live for ten days on the vibrations of musical bands emanating from the five corners of the globe.
Fez will enjoy Pakistani, Qawwali and dance on Spanish Flamenco. The city will go through a spiritual journey on the magical carpet of Yaki Kendru to the American India and Dieng Kala will guide Fez to a Safari in the East African jungle.
A one-way ticket journey to Morocco will be assured by Chaouen women Hadra whose strong rhythms come from the depths. City's geniuses, Bajdoub, Souiri and Bennis will join the fest to infatuate the audience with Andalou and Sufi spiritual voices.
"Fez meetings" forum will organise a debate themed "Giving a soul to globalisation" in which international institutions notably World Bank and European Union will invite constructive debate on the political and spiritual coexistence of peoples and cultures that is not only peaceful but also creative and full of hope.
Fez meetings will also hold other debates notably "from conflict to cultures dialogue" and "change the world each day."
Bab Makina, Batha Museum, Boujloud place and Volubilis will have the honour to host this festival that is gaining momentum through editions. It has become a place where blows a spirit of dialogue and sharing and a unique moment of spiritual celebration and peace.