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Remembering European Music Day in 2021
July 21, 20216:00 p.m.
ONLINE
Casa Árabe’s YouTube channel.
6:00 p.m.
In Spanish.
Last June 21, Casa Árabe organized a talk titled “Sáfar: A journey through contemporary Arab music,” in which we reviewed the region’s current music scene with two experts. As of Wednesday, July 21, you can watch the video on our YouTube channel.
The event included contributions by Kiko Helguera, host of the show “Sonideros” on Radio 3, and Alicia Sánchez, creator of the radio program “Arabésica” on Soundcloud.
The European Music Festival is celebrated every year on June 21. First held in France in 1982, it was established as a European celebration in 1985, the European Year of Music. Every summer solstice since, on June 21 the European Union celebrates a day intended to promote the sharing of music between territories and cultural exchange in general.
In this sense, the idea of Sáfar (“journey” in Arabic) means looking back at a series of milestones in contemporary Arab music and how it has branched out of so-called World Music and the European music scene. During the dialogue, moderated by Karim Hauser from Casa Árabe, several music videos were shown on YouTube which were put in context to discuss the creative, cultural and historical aspects of some well-known and other less commercial songs.
The European Music Festival is celebrated every year on June 21. First held in France in 1982, it was established as a European celebration in 1985, the European Year of Music. Every summer solstice since, on June 21 the European Union celebrates a day intended to promote the sharing of music between territories and cultural exchange in general.
In this sense, the idea of Sáfar (“journey” in Arabic) means looking back at a series of milestones in contemporary Arab music and how it has branched out of so-called World Music and the European music scene. During the dialogue, moderated by Karim Hauser from Casa Árabe, several music videos were shown on YouTube which were put in context to discuss the creative, cultural and historical aspects of some well-known and other less commercial songs.