On the 21st June 2012, Northern Ireland will join with over 100 countries spread over five continents to celebrate Fête de la Musique, also known as World Music Day.
La Fête de la Musique, initiated in France in 1982, has remarkably spreading out around the world. This international event, dedicated to musical practice and live music in general, open to all kinds of audience is really unique.
The celebration is currently hosted in more than 110 countries and 430 cities, with various kinds of participants:
educational structures, cultural centres, diplomatic networks, city councils, local authorities, ministries for culture, associations, artists, music professionals, music schools. Those public and private organizers of World Music Day activities can show through this joint event their desire to foster the visibility of the current artistic realities of their countries and to enhance cultural exchanges.
Beyond Skin / World Music NI are coordinating events for Northern Ireland working in partnership with Love: Live Music (Ireland) www.lovelivemusic.ie in connection with Féte de la Musique (Paris).
Currently there are over 200 free scheduled to take place across the whole Isle and in Northern Ireland World Music Day will form part of Refugee Week in partnership with NICRAS www.nicras.btck.co.uk
Confirmed events so far will be taking place in the City of Derry, Belfast and Newtownabbey and details will soon go online www.worldmusicni.com
If you wish to run an event / performance, please visit www.worldmusicni.com download and read carefully the Fête de la Musique principal’s document and send an email to worldmusicni@gmail.com with details of your event. Events can be on any scale from a singer in a bar to a concert in a school.