Al-Balad Music Festival Explained
Al-Balad Music Festival |
Location: | Amman, Jordan |
Years Active: | 11 |
Founded: | 2009 |
Dates: | Biannual (Summertime) |
Genre: | Music |
Attendance: | 10,000 |
Patron: | Roman amphitheater, Odeon amphitheater, Al-Balad Theater |
Website: | http://www.albaladmusicfestival.org/Contents/About.aspx |
The Al-Balad Music Festival (also known simply as the Al-Balad Festival) is a biannual multi-day concert series in Jordan which takes place in downtown Amman, in the historic Roman amphitheater and Odeon amphitheater.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It was launched in 2009 by Al Balad Theater and receives support from the Greater Amman Municipality, the Jordanian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, and the European Union in Jordan, as well as other sponsoring partners in media, tourism, culture, and the arts.[6] [7] [8]
The Al-Balad festival hosts different bands each time from Jordan and abroad, but with special emphasis on artists from the Arab region.
Among the more prominent artists who have spotlighted in previous line-ups are:
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Souad Massi brings the Al Balad Music Festival to a resounding close!. uta.com.jo.
- Web site: Al Balad Music Festival brings budding, seasoned Arab performers to Jordan. 23 July 2015. jordantimes.com.
- Web site: Tarabband presents Arab music from Sweden, gives voice to victims of war. 31 July 2015. jordantimes.com.
- Web site: Al Balad Music Festival, Jerash, Mousiqana, and More Events This Week. 2020-11-22. 7iber حبر. en.
- Web site: 2017-07-11. 5th Al Balad Music Festival to start July 26 in downtown Amman. 2020-11-22. Jordan Times. en.
- Web site: Al Balad Music Festival - 6th edition. 2020-11-22. www.arabculturefund.org.
- Web site: The EU in Jordan supports Al Balad Music Festival EU Neighbours. 2020-11-22. www.euneighbours.eu. en.
- Web site: Mood 92 and Beat FM 102.5 support Al-Balad Music Festival. 2020-11-22. Al Bawaba. en.
- Web site: 2011-07-05. Photos and Video: Suad Massi at Al Balad Festival صور وفيديو: سعاد ماسي في مهرجان البلد. 2020-11-22. 7iber حبر. en.
- Web site: Tania Saleh Al Balad Music Festival. 2020-11-22. Calendar.jo.
- Web site: Oliver. Henry. Al Balad Music Festival: Discover The Emerging Arab Scene. 2020-11-22. Culture Trip.