Fes Festival Programme Monday 15th

After the opening weekend, the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music continues this week with some great concerts on offer. The weather looks to be warm to hot with the temperatures on Monday expected to reach a high of 36 Celsius going down to 18 in the evening

Eric Bibb - a festival highlight

16h30 – Jnan Sbil Garden
Salman El Ammari and Al Maas Ensemble – The Art of the Sea – Kuwait
A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor. ～ African proverb

NIGHT IN THE MEDINA I - A celebration of water and nature: flowing rivers

18h00 ‒ Boujloud Square free of charge – Ancient rites of a Sardinian village

19h00 – Dar Adiyel  The Happy Marriage by Tahar Ben Jelloun – Musical reading – Morocco
Texts selected by Nadine Eghels and Tahar Ben Jelloun, read by Nicolas Pignon, in French
With music by Driss Al-Maloumi and his Ensemble. In the presence of the author

20h30 – NOTE VENUE CHANGE - not at Prefecture Hall, but at Jnan Sbil Gardens - Eric Bibb – Origin of the Blues – United States Eric Bibb: voice and guitar Michael Browne: guitar, violin and banjo. The Eric Bibb concert is expected to be a festival highlight
Let it rain, let it pour,
Let it rain a whole lot more,
‘Cause I got them deep river blues.
Let the rain drive right on,
Let the waves sweep along,
‘Cause I got them deep river blues.
～ Deep River Blues (Traditional song)

21h00 ‒ Boujloud Square (free of charge) - Nizar Idil

22h00 – Sidi Mohamed Ben Youssef Cultural Complex.  Híbridos – A transmedia project on the sacred world of Brazil: from Amazonia to Afro-Brazilian rituals – France/Brazil. Presented and produced by Vincent Moon and Priscilla Telmon

22h00 – Dar Adiyel Water’s Fiancée by Tahar Ben Jelloun – Musical reading – Morocco
Texts selected by Nadine Eghels and Tahar Benjelloun, read by Nicolas Pignon, in French
With music by Driss Al-Maloumi and his Ensemble. In the presence of the author
Here, water is more precious than blood ～Tahar Ben Jelloun, Water’s Fiancée

22h00 ‒ Boujloud Cinema - Bel Leil Al Zaman – The Nile Café – Egypt
Tribute to the Baladi culture of the Nile. In collaboration with the French Institute in Fes

23h00 – Dar Tazi Sufi Night (free of charge) Hassania Brotherhood – Cheikh Ma el Ainin and Fatima Charii - Guelmime

Festival Food Guide

Check out some of the many options for fine food at the Fes Festival: Food Guide

Full Festival Programme

See programme here

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