The Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication - Culture Department - is organising the 24th edition of the Volubilis International Festival of Traditional World Music from 3 to 6 July in Volubilis and Meknes.
Initiated in partnership with the prefecture of Meknes, this edition, placed under the High Patronage of HM King Mohammed VI, intends to combine cultural exchange and artistic blending with the participation of around fifty artists and traditional music groups, both Moroccan and foreign, indicates a ministry press release.
The evening performances will take place at iconic locations in the region, notably the archaeological site of Volubilis, the main square of Meknes, Place Lahdim, and the Fkih Lamnouni Cultural Complex.
The Volubilis International Festival of Traditional World Music is part of the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication's approach to protecting national cultural and artistic heritage, while supporting artistic creativity and promoting openness to other cultures.
This event, the press release continues, aims to "celebrate cultural heritage in its various types, expressions, and geographical origins," adding that it is an opportunity to pay tribute to the practitioners and those who look after this cultural and artistic heritage.
This festival also constitutes an opportunity to draw attention to the tourist, cultural, and historical potential of the archaeological sites and geographical spaces that host them (Volubilis archaeological site, the town of Moulay Driss Zerhoun, and the old Medina of Meknes), while contributing to strengthening the cultural and artistic influence of these regions and integrating them into their socio-economic environment, the same source adds.
On the programme for this edition are artistic evenings hosted by a plethora of artists and musical troupes from Morocco and elsewhere, representing different styles and creative colours of traditional musical heritage, notably with the presence of Spanish, Senegalese, and Ivorian groups, alongside the great Maâlems of the Aissaoua tradition.
Furthermore, the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication will pay tribute to several artists, notably the pioneers of the performing arts in Morocco, in recognition of their contributions to the transmission and preservation of Moroccan intangible cultural heritage.
These include Mohamed Derham, Mohamed Said El Meftahi, Abderrahim El Amrani, as well as the artist Aziza El Meknassia.
Initiated in partnership with the prefecture of Meknes, this edition, placed under the High Patronage of HM King Mohammed VI, intends to combine cultural exchange and artistic blending with the participation of around fifty artists and traditional music groups, both Moroccan and foreign, indicates a ministry press release.
The evening performances will take place at iconic locations in the region, notably the archaeological site of Volubilis, the main square of Meknes, Place Lahdim, and the Fkih Lamnouni Cultural Complex.
The Volubilis International Festival of Traditional World Music is part of the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication's approach to protecting national cultural and artistic heritage, while supporting artistic creativity and promoting openness to other cultures.
This event, the press release continues, aims to "celebrate cultural heritage in its various types, expressions, and geographical origins," adding that it is an opportunity to pay tribute to the practitioners and those who look after this cultural and artistic heritage.
This festival also constitutes an opportunity to draw attention to the tourist, cultural, and historical potential of the archaeological sites and geographical spaces that host them (Volubilis archaeological site, the town of Moulay Driss Zerhoun, and the old Medina of Meknes), while contributing to strengthening the cultural and artistic influence of these regions and integrating them into their socio-economic environment, the same source adds.
On the programme for this edition are artistic evenings hosted by a plethora of artists and musical troupes from Morocco and elsewhere, representing different styles and creative colours of traditional musical heritage, notably with the presence of Spanish, Senegalese, and Ivorian groups, alongside the great Maâlems of the Aissaoua tradition.
Furthermore, the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication will pay tribute to several artists, notably the pioneers of the performing arts in Morocco, in recognition of their contributions to the transmission and preservation of Moroccan intangible cultural heritage.
These include Mohamed Derham, Mohamed Said El Meftahi, Abderrahim El Amrani, as well as the artist Aziza El Meknassia.
