For the second time, the French institute in Egypt and the Goethe-Institut Cairo are partnering with Orient Productions, Greenish, and Makan Aamm to organize this green version of the famous Fête de la Musique, an annual and global celebration of music taking place in more than 120 countries.
The newly added feature for this year’s festival is that it will be opened at the Jesuit Cultural Centre Alexandria on 21st June and continue for two days in Cairo at Al-Azhar Park.
Last year, about 20,000 attendees participated in The Grüne Fête de la Musique.
The music program of Grüne Fête de La Musique (grün is German for green) features many artists and music groups from Egypt, France, and Germany, including Ahmed Eid/ILYF, Aqsa Al Wast, EIN L QAL, Electro Zebala, Karim Osama, and Maryam Saleh.
During a residency led by musician Ahmed Saleh at B’sarya for Arts in Alexandria, Ahmed Eid, EIN L QAL and Electro Zebala will develop a unique and singular collaboration, which will be performed during the festival.
In addition to the music programme, an afternoon of panel discussions, roundtables, and workshops on urban and environmental policy will be held with researchers, public actors, and environmental activists on 22 and 23 June in Cairo at Al-Azhar Park.
The event will also include NGOs working in environmental sustainability -- such as El-Badeel, Very Nile, Joud, and ButtonUp -- who will participate and present their work in interactive booths.
A special edition of the comic book Le Garage was curated by Twins Cartoon, Mohamed and Haitham El-Seht. The book presents six stories from comic artists from Germany and Egypt revolving around sustainability. Limited editions will be distributed during the festival in the presence of both artists.
The Grüne Fête de la Musique benefits from the support of the Franco-German Cultural Fund and the partnership with the EU Green Project/National Solid Waste Management Programme (EU Green/NSWMP). The festival is co-funded by the European Union and the German Government and is implemented by GIZ Egypt in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and media partners Sat 7 and NRJ radio.
On 23 June, the German Ambassador Frank Hartmann, the French Ambassador Eric Chevallier, and Yasmine Fouad, Egypt's Minister of Environment, will officially deliver closing speeches and explore the booths of the participating entities at the festival.
The festival is open to the public for free. Visitors, however, need to pay the Al-Azhar park’s entry fee only.
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