Music As A Universal Language: The Fes Festival 

The Fes Festival of World Sacred Music has been held in Fez, Morocco since 1994. It was inspired after the first Gulf War. Festival organizers hoped to use music as a tool to unite people. Musicians from all over the world annually perform in Fez, a city with a history for open dialogue. In the 9th century Al- Karaouine University was built. It’s considered the oldest university in the Islamic world.It was a place where Islamic and Jewish studies occurred simultaneously. Today festival organizers say that spirit of tolerance lives in the annual festival. For musicians like Yuval Ron, who is highlighted in the video piece, it’s a platform to express his message.

Produced by Global Voice Productions

Director/Producer: Seema Mathur

Photographer: Vance Holmes

Audio: Rob Davis

Editor: Jon Lincycomb

Executive Producer: Fernando Dubove

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Fes Festival of World Sacred Music

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El Festival de Fez de Músicas Sagradas del Mundo es un evento mundial que se ha creado para aprovechar las artes y la espiritualidad en el servicio del desarrollo humano y social, haciendo hincapié en la relación entre pueblos y culturas. El Festival de Fez explora el vasto repertorio de música sacra y ritmos creados en todo el mundo desde los albores del hombre.

El 18º Festival Anual se llevará a cabo en la ciudad santa de la apertura de Fez el 8 de junio y hasta el 16 de junio 2012. El tema es «el reencantamiento del mundo», y rinde un homenaje especial al gran poeta persa “Omar Khayyam», que es muy conocido por sus famosos cuartetos “Rubaeyyat”