Fes Festival of World Sacred Music: The journey of cultures and the call of Africa

A festival that is celebrating its second decade is indeed the World Sacred Music festival which is being held from 13 to 21 June in Fes. A 20th edition where different cultures will spring from around the world to make a stopover in the spiritual city of the Kingdom and will mingle for the duration of concerts and debates. Hence the choice by the organising association, Esprit de Fes Foundation, of the theme: "Conference of the Birds: when cultures travel...". To reflect this journey associated with birds, the initiators are offering an artistic creation at the opening, the colours of which were recently announced by Faouzi Skali, President of the Festival, during a conference in Casablanca. This show will draw on a 13th-century mystical tale, where Farid Ud-din Attar explains how, one day, the hoopoe decided to gather all the birds to invite them to undertake a great journey to meet a…