Fes Festival of World Sacred Music – 2014

February 10, 2014

Friday 13 June

21h00 at Bab al Makina: opening concert: the premiere of a work specially commissioned by the Spirit of Fes Foundation

Conference of the Birds: Journey of Cultures

Concept and Artistic Direction: Faouzi Skali and Layla Benmoussa

Director: Thierry Poquet

Musical composition: Arash Sarkechik

 

Saturday 14 June

16h00 at Batha Museum: Luzmila Carpio (Bolivia)

21h00 at Bab al Makina: Robert Alagna with Mediterraneo, specially commissioned for the Fes Festival

 

Sunday 15 June

16h00 at Batha Museum: Altan Ensemble (Ireland)

21h00 at Bab al Makina: Youssou N’Dour and Johnny Clegg, in a tribute to Nelson Mandela

 

Monday 16 June

16h00 Batha Museum: Bardic Divas from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Night in the Medina I:

20h00 and 22h00 at Dar Adiyel: Melhoun from Fes and Meknes

20h00 and 22h00 at Dar Mokri: Choir of Saint Ephraim (Hungary)

21h00 at Batha Museum: Rokia Traoré (Mali) with Beautiful Africa

 

Tuesday 17 June

16h00 Batha Museum: Jordi Savall with the Jewish-Arab singer Lior Elmaleh: Mare Nostrum

Night in the Medina II:

20h00 and 22h00 at Dar Adiyel: Leili Anvar: The Canticle of the Birds, a musical lecture (France/Iran)

20h00 and 22h00 at Dar Mokri: Palestine Concert

21h00 at Batha Museum: Tomatito (Spain), with Omar Bouzmaazought (Morocco)

 

Wednesday 18 June (no afternoon concert)

Night in the Medina III

20h00 and 22h00 at Dar Adiyel: Wang-Li: Breezes of the Atlas and the Jew’s Harp of China (China)

20h00 and 22h00 at Dar Mokri: Mor Karbasi: Ladino sacred song

21h00 at Batha Museum: Zakir Hussain: tabla and bansuri flute (India)

 

Thursday 19 June

16h00 at Batha Museum: Sacred Songs of the Gypsies of Provence (France)

21h00 at Bab al Makina: Kadem Saher (Iraq)

 

Friday 20 June

16h00 at Batha Museum: Palais Royale Ensemble (France)

21h00 at Bab al Makina: Special evening of Arab-Andalusian music

 

Saturday 21 June

10h00 at Batha Museum or Jnan Sbil Gardens (tbc): Morning concert with Ustad F. Wasifuddin Dagar (India)

16h00 at Batha Museum: Raza Khan and Coumbane Mint Ely Warakane (India and Mauritania) with Poetry of the Sands and Words of the Nomads

21h00 at Bab al Makina: Buddy Guy’s Legend with the Hot 8 Brass Band of New Orleans (USA)