Festival Sete Sois Sete Luas
An itinerant festival of Mediterranean music held in different parts of the Mediterranean and in Portuguese speaking countries. Rovinj will welcome: 7Luas.Orkestra (Mediterranean), Mariana Ramos (Republic of Cape Verde), Miguel Canas (Andalusia, Spain), Tamara Obrovac - Transhistria electric, Gustafi, Šćike.
More at: www.7sois7luas.com
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For the sixth year in a row Rovinj is the host of the Sete Sóis Sete Luas Festival – the festival of seven suns and seven moons.
The event is a traditional Mediterranean festival of folk music, promoted through the Culture Network in
This year the popular festival of Mediterranean music Sete Sóis Sete Luas marks its 21st season featuring exciting live music concerts:
18.07.2013.
7Luas.Orkestra.20 (the Mediterranean), Athor Vittoria Choir
7Luas.Orkestra.20°, conducted by Mario Incudine, represents the magic of the Mediterranean music, the mystery of a unique language that connects several nations with the spiritual and cosmic fullness of the universal song. 7Luas.Orkestra.20° is composed of six renowned artists, representatives of the most diverse musical cultures coming from the countries where the Sete Sóis Sete Luas Festival is held.
Tamara Obrovac Transhistria Electric (Istria, Croatia)
Singer, flautist, composer and songwriter Tamara Obrovac is one of the most significant and most versatile personalities on the Croatian music scene. Her albums represent a mix of jazz and ethnic influences of her native Istria. She will give a concert performance in Rovinj accompanied by her Transhistria Elektric Ensemble that will be performing a repertoire of songs from their album „Neću više jazz kantati“.
19.07.2013.
Mariana Ramos (Cape Verde)
Mariana Ramos has lived surrounded by music and for music ever since she was a little girl. Accompanied by acoustic guitars, drums and the cavaquinho, she manages to convey to the audience the feelings of sorrow and hope, weakness and joy. She has a velvety voice mixed with the colors of Cape Verde expressed through melodies that range from traditional to modern, flirting equally with jazz, Brazilian and African music, and the morna (Cape Verdean blues that inspired Fado).
Šćike (Istria, Croatia)
Šćike, an Istrian ethno folk music band, was founded in 2007. The main guiding idea was to engage in the transformation of traditional music and old Istrian songs and, using modern methods, adjust the same to modern times, thus keeping the same from falling into oblivion. In addition to modern instruments, the band gives special attention to old traditional instruments that have been used from ancient times, as well as old songs that serve as the basis for creating new ones.
20.07.2013.
Miguel Cañas (Andalusia, Spain)
Miguel Cañas, an eclectically-gifted dancer and choreographer, has a longtime experience in the world of flamenco: his performance combines the allure of the purest, traditional dance and a new avant-garde style, thus achieving a magnetic attraction of movements. His charismatic personality simply bursts out on stage in the form of a refined yet extravagant technique that mesmerizes and seduces.
Gustafi (Istria, Croatia)
Gustafi is a band that represents typical Croatian musical expression and the most complete world music product. Concert performances given by this band are based on seemingly impossible yet very efficient musical combinations.
All concerts will start at 9:00 p.m.
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The 21st Edition of the Sete Sóis Sete Luas Festival
For the sixth year in a row Rovinj is the host of the Sete Sóis Sete Luas Festival – the festival of seven suns and seven moons.
The event is a traditional Mediterranean festival of folk music, promoted through the Culture Network in thirty cities and eleven countries of the Mediterranean and Portuguese speaking area – Brazil, Cabo Verde, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain and Slovenia, and ever since the year 2008 in Rovinj as well, the only representative from Croatia.
The Festival presents folk music, street theatre and visual arts projects, while its most important goal is the exchange between artists from various cultures and with diverse art expressions.
On the first evening of the festival the numerous audience gathered in Rovinj on the central town square had the opportunity to listen to the excellent 7Luas.Orkestra, led by the conductor Mario Imcudine. The Orchestra is composed of six artists – representatives of different musical cultures from countries where the Festival Sete Sóis Sete Luas takes place. The Children's Choir Athor Vittoria from Sicily performed as well, as did the local singer, flute player, composer and lyricist Tamara Obrovac with the Transhistria Electric Band and her combinations of Jazz and ethnic Istrian music, captivating the audience with their art.
The organizer of the festival, which takes place for the twenty first time, is the Associacao Cultural Sete Sóis Sete Luas, with headquarters in Portugal and Italy, and the Tourist Board of the Town of Rovinj, as well as other organizers – the Town, the County Istria and Edi Maružin.
