THE VIEW FROM FEZ: Passion for Fez

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Passion for Fez

Passion for the Planet is a UK radio station broadcasting on DAB to London, Essex, Bournemouth, Bristol and Bath, Devon and Peterborough, and is also available via the internet. Passion reaches an audience of health, environment, spirituality and personal development-focused adults. Its audience is open-minded, keen to change the world and live a more ethical, sustainable lifestyle.

And it's Passion for the Planet that has become the first-ever UK media partner for the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music. Here's the Press Release:

Award-winning DAB radio station Passion for the Planet has been chosen as the first ever UK media partner for the hugely successful Fes Festival of World Sacred Music in Morocco.
The Festival, in its 14th year, takes place from 6-14 June in the ancient city of Fes. The Fes Festival attracts both musicians seeking fresh ideas and renewed inspiration as well as international music lovers, many of whom return year after year. VIP guests last year included members of the Irish supergroup U2, composer Osvaldo Golijov and Queen Rania of Jordan.
HRH The Prince of Wales praised the Fes Festival for its spiritual, ethical and humaritarian values in a video message made specially for the 2005 Festival.
This partnership is a first for both the Fes Festival and Passion for the Planet. Passion joins a distinguished list of international media partners including Radio France International, Le Figaro and Al Jazeera.
"We have chosen to partner with Passion for the Planet as it is the only radio station in the UK to deliver an audience that's focused on the issues close to the heart of the Fes Festival", said Mary Finnigan, the Festival's UK Co-ordinator.
"Both the Fes Festival and Passion for the Planet are about making the world a better place, about getting in touch with our spirituality, about tolerance and understanding through communication and friendship. This partnership makes perfect sense for us and we hope this is the first of many years working with Passion for the Planet."
Passion for the Planet will be promoting this year's Festival on air during May, and will visit the Festival to record interviews with some of the Fes Forum speakers, for broadcast later this year.
"We've been to the Fes Festival in the past and it's a magical event - music from all over the world in stunning settings", says Passion's Managing Director, Chantal Cooke.
"Just imagine listening to music under the stars surrounded by the majesty of the Bab Makina palace courtyard, or dancing with Sufi mystics into the early hours, or sitting in the shade of an ancient oak tree listening to leading thinkers of the 21st century, and then lunching in the hustle and bustle of the medina of Fes, chatting with locals and soaking up the sounds and smells of the souks. This is the experience we hope to bring to our listeners."
For more information, see www.passionfortheplanet.com.