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Bahrain Jazz Fest promotes popular music with a regional twist

The second edition of the Bahrain Jazz Festival, held on October 26th in the capital Manama, brought together musicians and jazz fans from across the region to celebrate the 100-year-old American music genre.

02/11/2018

Cult

Baku's Jazz Festival brings sparks to the 'Land of Fire'

In partnership with The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan

The festival continues to grow in stature with another rich crop of famous names and names to watch.

22/10/2018

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No Comment of the Week

This edition includes: Swarming bees close off a New York street, while unlikely friendships are being made at a Beijing Zoo.

31/08/2018

Sweden

Sweden hosts 'man-free' festival

Walking around Statement music festival you might notice it is significantly different to the likes of Glastonbury or Sziget.

31/08/2018

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Watch: Orchestra players perform on water

The Karelian State Philharmonic Orchestra performed on-board a boat at an abandoned marble quarry.

27/08/2018

Musica

Claudio Monteverdi's Baroque masterpiece explores sexual politics

Claudio Monterverdi's Baroque masterpiece L'incoronazione di Poppea explores sexual politics and naked ambition, starring soprano Sonya Yoncheva in the title role and Kate Lindsey as Emperor Nero, at the Salzburg Festival.

23/08/2018

World

Celebrity voice coach and producer Oussama Rahbani talks fame and family in Baalbeck

A member of one the most celebrated families on the Middle East’s cultural scene, Oussama Rahbani, has composed countless scores and chart-topping songs. His family has played a major role in the development of the region's theatrical scene since the 1950’s.

17/08/2018

World

Lebanese comedian Georges Khabbaz sends message of unity at Baalbeck International Festival

The Baalbeck International Festival, one of Lebanon’s most popular and acclaimed cultural events, kicked off on July 8th and will run until August 18th.

17/08/2018

Spain

Watch: Panic as 300 injured in Vigo platform collapse

Over 300 people were injured, five seriously, when a section of wooden platform collapsed at "O Marisquiño" festival of sport and urban culture in Vigo, northwestern Spain.

13/08/2018

Musica

Barber's mysterious "Vanessa" enthrals at Glyndebourne

A dark story full of secrets: "The American composer Samuel Barber won for his first opera "Vanessa" the Pulitzer Prize. The masterpiece from the 1950s is now on stage at the Glyndebourne Festival.

09/08/2018

Cult

Celebrating the Gabala Music Festival in Azerbaijan

Euronews speaks to some of the star performers at the traditional music festival, marking its 10th anniversary, taking place in the Caucasus Mountains.

08/08/2018

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Israeli 'MultiPiano' virtuosi play with 5 hands on two pianos

The impressive group dazzled audiences at the Gabala Music Festival in Azerbaijan, which has been celebrating its 10th anniversary.

08/08/2018

World

Tomorrowland booms the electronic dance music scene in Abu Dhabi

Tomorrowland, an electronic dance music festival that started in Europe thirteen years ago, attracted fans from around the world to Abu Dhabi on Saturday, July 28th.

03/08/2018

Cult

Summer festivals 2018

Three European festivals to visit this year are the Globaltica World Cultures Festival in Poland, the Salzburg Festival in Austria and the Boom festival in Portugal highlighting diverse music and drama from around the world

23/07/2018

Cult

Astronaut jams live from space with Kraftwerk

Electronic music fans were in for a treat when they went to watch Kraftwerk perform at the Jazz Festival in Stuttgart. When they performed their 1978 song " Spacelab" a German astronaut dropped in from space, on a live feed

23/07/2018

Cult

Mittelfest 2018 dedicated to young artists and European values

Mittelfest is all about Central Europe and the Balkans and this year it's hosted by the town of Cividale in the extreme north east of Italy.

08/07/2018

Cult

Global music blends in at Morocco's Gnaoua World Music Festival

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29/06/2018

Morocco

Morocco's Gnaoua World Music Festival celebrates its African roots

Its songs and rhythms, are a mixture of Islamic Sufist and pre-Islamic African music and are intended to send its listeners into a trance.

25/06/2018

Cult

Star of Asia international music festival wows audiences in Kazakhstan

Regional music takes centre stage at Star of Asia festival in Kazakhstan, featuring folk metal music and other music fusion, including local boy band Mad Men

22/06/2018

France

Lyon Festival of Music underway

The 37th annual event features an eclectic mix

22/06/2018