- Opening hours: Mon. to Fri. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Lovers of Andalusian music have an appointment from 21 February to 2 March with the 18th edition of the Fès Andalusian Music Festival. Initiated by the urban commune of Fès, this festival, which stands out as a flagship event of the city's cultural agenda, aims to preserve this ancestral musical art, the fruit of mutual influences between the Maghreb, Andalusia and the Orient, and to involve budding artists to discover their hidden talents and make them confirmed artists.
Perpetuating its tradition of diversity, this artistic event will host, this year, national troupes and orchestras representing the various imperial cities of the Kingdom. They will perform in historical places, palaces and Riads in the heart of the Medina, treating the public to choice musical performances. Apart from musical concerts, the festival plans for this edition art exhibitions and writings on Andalusian music, book signings dealing with its various historical and artistic aspects, as well as conferences and round tables led by professors and specialists in the field.
These debates of ideas annually hold the attention of a good number of fans, eager to discover the multiple facets of this art which is part of the Moroccan cultural heritage.
It should be noted that the 17th edition of the festival had seen the participation of great national orchestras, including those of Al-Baât, Chabab and the Fès Conservatory, Tamsamani of Tétouan, the Chabab Al Andalouss orchestras of Rabat, Rawafid of Tangier and Dar Al Ala of Casablanca.
Andalusian music is a musical heritage that has been transmitted and developed through successive Moroccan generations. The post-independence period marked the promotion and development of Andalusian music, as it saw the expansion of the student base and the spread of sustained musical culture. The extension of this music, among a large layer of the population, was facilitated by technological progress which made it possible to produce high-quality vocal recordings for reasonable prices. The end of the eighties was marked by the publication of an anthology of Andalusian music, the fruit of cooperation between the Ministry of Culture, the association of amateurs and companies for the production and distribution of cassettes. Today, Morocco has several festivals that celebrate Andalusian music. A way to safeguard this heritage and ensure its sustainability.
Provider / Source : A.R., Le Matin
