Festival Sete Sois Sete Luas 2009 - International Music Festival of traditional music that takes place in different Mediterranean countries
Mediterranean ethno music festival called Sete Sois Sete Luas (Seven Suns Seven Moons) will take place in Rovinj, from July 23 to 25.
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As part of the International Festival of Mediterranean Music Sete Sois Sete Luas, held in Rovinj for the second consecutive year, during the second festival evening, the audience could enjoy in performances by two famous Italian bands – the Picco
In 2009 it will be the 17th Festival's event, which is promoted throughout the Cultural Networks in 30 towns and 10 different countries: Brasil, Cabo Verde, Croatia, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain. Festival presents projects of ethno music, street theatre and fine arts, along with a participation of great names of the Mediterranean culture.
Due to its European dimension and great cultural value of the project, the European Union supports it through programmes like Kaleidoscope, Culture 2000 and Interreg IIIB Medocc. An intention of the project is to enable an exchange of artists, and cultures through various forms of arts (music, photography, oenological-gastronomic culture). The Festival's Presidents of Honour are winners of the Nobel Prize Jose Saramago and Dario Fo.
The following groups shall perform during the three-day Festival in Rovinj:
24.07.2009:
Jure Du Re`Project, Italy;
Piccola Banda Ikona, Mediterranean
Visitors, who will come to the Festival in Rovinj, shall, besides concerts of Mediterranean music, enjoy in oenological-gastronomic that will be organised in the town square. Organizers of the Festival in Rovinj, besides the support of the central organization team Sete Sois Sete Luas are: County of Istria, Town Rovinj, and Rovinj Tourist Association, Edi Maružin.
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As part of the International Festival of Mediterranean Music Sete Sois Sete Luas, held in Rovinj for the second consecutive year, during the second festival evening, the audience could enjoy in performances by two famous Italian bands – the Piccolo Band Ikon and Jure Du Re' Project, who play the traditional sound of the south of their country and the Mediterranean.
During the performance, the seven member team of the Piccolo Band Ikon, supremely dominated by two exceptional female vocals singing in Sabir – the ancient language of the Mediterranean, enthralled the audience. Sabir is a language unifying idioms of French, Spanish and Arab origin, so the audience were able to occasionally hear traces of French chanson, Italian canzone, Portuguese fado, Spanish flamenco, and strong influences of Arabic oriental music. Sabir used to be spoken in ports and during commerce, and was known as the language of dialogue, conveying strong messages of peace and desire for mutual respect and exploration.
A performance by the Jure Du Re' Project band brought even greater dynamics and caused vivacity at the Rovinj quay and the central square. The band is composed of eight top musicians, who are classified by music critics as the most original in the rich and diverse scene of Italy. Their personality, virtual talent for everything and virtuosity are the principal trademarks of the band known for performances of Calabrian and Balkan ballads, which they play with musical variations and interpolations of jazz, reggae, and ska.
