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Jazz for All, All for Jazz

March 28, 2024414 Views

Bahrain’s International Jazz Festival 2024 unveils its theme Bahrain’s International Jazz Festival, the kingdom’s premier celebration of jazz music, is set to return for its 7th edition, taking place on April 26th, 2024, at Royal Golf Club. Since its inception, the festival has evolved into a beloved international music extravaganza, firmly establishing itself as a highlight on Bahrain’s event calendar. Having welcomed over 30,000 visitors over the past six years, the festival has showcased some of the finest talents in jazz music from around the world. This year, the festival announces its recognition as the only festival in the Middle East to be designated by the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz/UNESCO as a Global Organizational Partner of International Jazz Day. This esteemed...

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A derelict power plant becomes powerhouse of music & light

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September 1, 2023954 Views

A derelict power plant in Hungary came back to life on Thursday, powered by music and light shows as thousands of festival-goers marvelled at its three huge cooling towers dominating the starry late summer sky. The INOTA coal-fired thermal plant, built in the 1950s during the Communist era and once one of the country's largest industrial sites, was shut down in 2001. Festivalgoers attend the INOTA music and visual arts festival at an abandoned thermal power plant in Varpalota, Hungary, August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Marton Monus The four-day INOTA festival that launched on Thursday has gathered dozens of artists, including Berlin-based pianist, composer and producer Nils Frahm, whose sonic alchemy of experimental textures and atmospheric electronica capture the site's ambiance. Hild...

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Notting Hill Carnival returns to London streets after hiatus

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August 28, 2022542 Views

The annual Notting Hill Carnival has returned to the streets of London for the first time since 2019, with more than 1 million people expected to take in the music, spectacular parades, dancing and food offerings at Europe’s largest street party on Sunday and Monday. The carnival, which celebrates Caribbean culture at the end of August every year, had to take place online for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. Performers attend the Family Day at the Notting Hill Carnival in London, Sunday Aug. 28, 2022. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP) Performers dance during the Family Day at the Notting Hill Carnival in London, Sunday Aug. 28, 2022. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP) The carnival traces its history back to 1958, when Trinidadian human rights activist Claudia Jones began organizi...

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Lebanon’s Baalbek festival back, despite economic collapse

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July 18, 2022364 Views

Lebanon’s renowned Baalbek festival is back, held in front of a live audience for the first time since 2019, despite the country’s economic meltdown and the coronavirus pandemic. French pianist Simon Ghraichy performed in front of a full house on Sunday night in what organizers described as a night of hope for Lebanon’s revival. The annual festival in the ancient northeastern city of soaring Roman columns has long attracted celebrities from around the world. French Pianist Simon Ghraichy performs next to French-Iranian dancer Rana Gorgani during a concert in the ancient northeastern city of Baalbek, Lebanon, Sunday, July 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) It had taken a major hit as a result of Lebanon’s ongoing, nearly 3-year economic crisis and the pandemic, which had forced org...

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Party now, pay later: Glastonbury a break from cost-of-living worries

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June 25, 2022579 Views

Festival-goers are determined to have a blast at Glastonbury and put the rising cost of fuel, food and drink to the back of their minds until they leave Worthy Farm on Monday after a weekend of escapism. A majority of the 200,000 people at the renowned British music festival secured a ticket in autumn 2019, when 'coronavirus' was a word familiar to few outside the science community and inflation was 1.5%. Two and half years later, inflation is 9.1%. Revellers dance at The Park stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez Although COVID restrictions are over, the festival scene is not immune to the pressure, with both vendors and revellers feeling the impact. "We're probably going to fork out a lot of mone...