The 11th Andalusian Music Festival will open in Fez on Jan. 26, under the theme: Andalusian music between the past and the future.
Dedicated to the late Haj Mohammed Touizi, the event, organised by the urban commune of Fez, will gather a number of artists, musicologists and university researchers in this kind of music, said the organizers of the festival during a press conference held on Thursday in Rabat.
Many orchestras will participate. These include Mohammed Labrihi orchestra directed by Anas El Attar, Chabab Al Andalous directed by Mohammed Amin Doubli, Abdelkrim Raiss orchestra directed by Mohammed Briouel.
Participants will also include El Baat orchestra, the orchestra of Tetuan conservatory and the orchestra of Tangier conservatory directed by Abdelfatah Benmoussa, Mehdi Chaachoue and Ahmed Zitouni respectively.
The event also features a colloquium themed “Moroccan Andalusian Music between the past and the present” and Master Classes in which students from Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University (Fez), Al Akhawayn University (Ifrane) and the Fez conservatory will participate.
The festival is initiated in collaboration with the Wilaya of Fez-Boulemane and the council of the Fez prefecture. The organisers said that they decided to pay tribute to Haj Mohammed Touizi, who passed away in 2005, for his exceptional Andalusian music performance.
La 11ème édition du Festival de la musique andalouse, initiée par la commune urbaine de la capitale spirituelle du Royaume, aura lieu du 26 au 28 janvier à Fès sous le thème "La musique andalouse entre le passé et l'avenir". Dédiée au ténor de la musique andalouse, feu Haj Mohamed Touizi, cette édition réunira un panel hétéroclite d'artistes, des universitaires et des représentants du monde des arts et de la culture.
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