Fes Festival of World Sacred Music 2014 ~ Provisional Programme Update

The provisional programme of the twentieth edition of the Fes Festival of World Sacred music has been released. An earlier version had featured Robert Plant as a headliner, sadly negotiations over this concert did not arrive at an agreement. The final concert is expected to showcase Buddy Guy's Legend. 

While not a star of the calibre of Plant, Buddy Guy gives his name to a blues club in Chicago, Illinois. It was opened in 1989 by Buddy Guy who still owns the club today makes regular appearances, performing an annual residency each January.

Legends is one of the last blues clubs left in Chicago, a city renowned for its own particular brand of blues. The club regularly hosts blues greats such as Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton, Junior Wells and Buddy himself, and has developed an international reputation.

The provisional programme

Friday, June 13
Bab Al Makina  9:00 p.m. Opening Show - Original Creation of the Spirit of Fes Foundation, "Conference of the Birds: When Cultures travel ..."

Saturday, June 14
Fes Forum - Batha Museum 9:00 to 12:00 "A Soul to Globalization"

4:00 p.m. Batha Museum Gypsy Sacred Chants from Provence - France

Bab Al Makina 9:00 p.m. Creation "Méditerranéo" Roberto Alagna, with The Khoury Project - France

Festival in the city - Place Boujloud 10:30 p.m. The Arab Orchestra of Barcelona - Morocco - Spain

Sufi Nights: Dar Tazi 11:00 p.m.

Sunday, June 15
Fes Forum - Batha Museum 9:00 to 12:00 "A Soul to Globalization"

Batha Museum 4:00 p.m. Together Altan - Ireland

Bab Al Makina 9:00 p.m. Youssou Ndour and Johnny Clegg - Tribute to Nelson Mandela

Johnny Clegg - a festival highlight 

Festival in the city - Place Boujloud 10:30 p.m. Aziz Liwae - Spiritual Chant
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Festival in the city - Place Boujloud 10:30 p.m. Mohammed Laroussi - The Toktoka Jabaliya

Sufi Nights - Dar Tazi 11:00 p.m.

Monday, June 16
Fes Forum - Batha Museum 9:00 to 12:00 "A Soul to Globalization"

Batha Museum 4.00pm Bardic Divas - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Night in the Medina I -
Dar Adiyel 20:00 and 22:00 The art of melhoun Fez and Meknes

Dar Mokri 20:00 and 22:00 Concert Palestine

Batha Museum 9:00 p.m. Tomatito - Spain, in collaboration with Omar Boutmazought - Morocco

Festival in the city - Place Boujloud 10:30 p.m. Ouled Al Bouazzaoui - Song of Aieta

Sufi Nights - Dar Tazi 11:00 p.m.

Tuesday, June 17
Fes Forum - Batha Museum 9:00 to 12:00 "A Soul to Globalization"

Batha Museum 4:00 p.m. "Mare Nostrum" Jordi Savall with Ensemble XXI Hespèrion - Spain

Jordi Savall - a festival highlight 

Night in the Medina II -
Dar Adiyel - 20:00 and 22:00 Leili Anvar - France - Iran, "The Song of the Birds" music playback

Dar Mokri 20:00 and 22:00 Choir Saint Ephraim - Hungary

Batha Museum 9:00 p.m. Rokia Traoré Mali - Beautiful Africa

Festival in the city - Place Boujloud 10:30 p.m. Saad Lamjered

Sufi Nights - Dar Tazi 11:00 p.m.

Wednesday, June 18
Night of the Medina III -

Dar Adiyel 20:00 and 22:00 Wang Li (China) and poets Amazigh (Morocco) Creation "blasts Atlas jalopy of China"

Dar Mokri 20:00 and 22:00 Mor Karbasi - Sacred Chants Ladino

Batha Museum 9:00 p.m. Zakir Hussain - India

Festival in the city - Place Boujloud 10:30 p.m. Abidat Rma and Said Mouskir

Sufi Nights - Dar Tazi 11:00 p.m.

Thursday, June 19
Batha Museum 4:00 p.m. Luzmilla Carpio (Bolivia)

Bab Al Makina 9:00 p.m. Great Jewish-Arab Andalusian evening

Festival in the city - Place Boujloud 10:30 p.m. Ribab Fusion Chant Amazigh Souss

Friday, June 20
4:00 p.m. Batha Museum Royal Palace Ensemble, directed by Jean-Philippe Sarcos - France

Bab Al Makina 9:00 p.m. Evening of Arabic music: artist Morocco and the Arab world

Festival in the city - Place Boujloud 10:30 p.m. Wael Jassar (Lebanon)

Sufi Nights - Dar Tazi 11:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 21
Batha Museum 10h00: Morning concert Ustad Dagar F.Wasifuddin - India.

Batha Museum 4:00 p.m. Raza Khan and Coumbane Mint Ely Warakane - India and Mauritania.

Coumbane Mint Ely Warakane hails from long line of griots from Trarza in southwest Mauritania, and while she is not as well-known as other griots, all who experience her story-telling, instrumental skills and ability to connect with her crowd leave in an almost enlightened state.

Bab Al Makina 9:00 p.m. Buddy Guy Legend - USA.Featuring Hot 8 Brass Band, New Orleans USA

Festival in the city - Place Boujloud 10:30 p.m. Saida Sharaf Chant Hassani

Sufi Nights - Dar Tazi 11:00 p.m.

Please note that this is a provisional programme and will be updated as soon as new information comes to hand. 

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