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CTV News
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Music festival brings fusions of culture and genres to Waterloo Park
Music from all over the world landed right in Waterloo Park this weekend. Music from all over the world landed right in Waterloo Park this weekend. The 17th annual Kultrun World Music Festival brings artists from all over the world to the city, displaying songs and performances from multiple cultures. 'International bands have come from South Korea, from Colombia, from Chile [and more],' said Isabel Cisterna, the artistic director. 'All these bands that are international come all the way from there.' The festival was created by Neruda Arts, a not-for-profit world music presenter with a focus on sharing international music. The event also had different activities and workshops, which allowed attendees to learn more about cultural music, instruments and dance. 'We bring the world to Waterloo Region but at the same time, we basically teach people around the world what the context of Canadian art is when you mix different communities together and we collaborate,' said Cisterna. Cisterna said sharing culture and bringing the world to local communities is important to become more open-minded and experience new cultures. 'I think often we follow this kind of trap of ideas, thinking that we know when we don't because each country has so many cultural traditions. There's so many different styles of genres of music,' said Cisterna. 'For example, when you have a South Korean band that comes to our festival that actually plays reggae and funk with hints of their traditional music, it really makes us think about 'what do we know?'' Alisa Tracey, a local in the area, said she hadn't heard of the festival prior to Friday's opening. 'I actually found it by accident,' said Tracey. 'I was just taking a walk in Waterloo Park, and then I saw the sign, and then I'm like 'let's go.' I came here last night. I saw a bunch of bands, people were dancing and having fun. It was lively.' Tracey said she enjoyed the food, vendors and live music on Friday and decided to come back on Saturday. 'Even if you feel shy, just come outside of your comfort zone. I came by myself and I met a bunch of people and I've seen people I've [met] before. So, just come out,' said Tracey. The festival runs until Sunday July 13.
Maroc
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Maroc
Essaouira to Host UNESCO's 2026 Creative Cities Conference
Morocco's Essaouira will host the 18th session of the 2026 Annual Conference of the Creative Cities Network of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UN organization announced on Monday. According to a UNESCO press release, this decision was taken following an online vote by the network's member cities, during which Essaouira garnered the highest number of votes among the candidate cities. Essaouira thus becomes 'the first city in Africa and the Arab world to host the Network's annual conference'. Since its selection in 2019 as a Creative City in the field of music, Essaouira has stood out through 'its commitment to the cultural and creative sectors, with a particular focus on music', the UN institution notes, citing emblematic festivals such as Gnaoua, World Music and Jazz sous l'Arganier (Jazz under the Argan tree) as testimony to the 'cultural richness of Essaouira, a crossroads city where local traditions interweave into a profoundly multifaceted identity'. The annual UNESCO Creative Cities Conference is a major platform for the 350 member cities to 'exchange ideas, share best practices and strengthen international cooperation on culture and sustainable urban development'. According to the same source, the 2026 edition in Essaouira will focus among other topics on the sustainability of policies and actions in favor of the cultural and creative industries at local level. It will also be a unique opportunity to highlight 'the rich cultural heritage and vibrant creativity of this Moroccan city'. UNESCO's collaboration with Essaouira in hosting this conference is part of bolstering and promoting UNESCO's Creative Cities Network. It also serves as a follow-up to the Mondiacult 2025 World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development, as well as a step towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, namely SDG 11, which aims to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, the press release concludes. MAP: 30 June 2025
Ya Biladi
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Ya Biladi
Essaouira to host 2026 UNESCO Creative Cities Conference as first African city
The city of Essaouira will host the 18th session of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network Annual Conference in 2026, the United Nations organization announced on Monday. According to a statement from UNESCO, the decision was made following an online vote by member cities of the network, during which Essaouira received the highest number of votes among the candidate cities. It thus becomes «the first city in Africa and the Arab world to host the Network's Annual Conference». Since being designated a Creative City in the field of music in 2019, Essaouira has distinguished itself through «its commitment to cultural and creative sectors, with a particular focus on music», the UN agency noted. It highlighted landmark festivals such as Gnaoua, World Music, and Jazz Under the Argan Tree as evidence of «the cultural richness of Essaouira, a crossroads city where local traditions are woven into a deeply plural identity». The UNESCO Creative Cities Annual Conference serves as a key platform for the network's 350 member cities to «exchange ideas, share best practices, and strengthen international cooperation in culture and sustainable urban development». According to the same source, the 2026 edition in Essaouira will focus on a specific theme—yet to be announced—alongside discussions on sustaining local policies and actions that support cultural and creative industries. It will also provide a unique opportunity to showcase «the rich cultural heritage and vibrant creativity of this Moroccan city». UNESCO's collaboration with Essaouira in organizing the conference will contribute to the expansion of the Creative Cities Network and serve as a follow-up to the World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development (Mondiacult 2025). It will also support progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 11, which aims to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
RNZ News
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
"There's power in the circle" Global folk phenomena Bulgarian
music arts 12:32 pm today In 1988 a choir founded in the '50s Soviet socialist era, the Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir released the album Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares. It won them a Grammy, turned them into an unlikely global sensation and is said to have helped birth the genre World music. Kate Bush recorded with them that same year, and David Bowie and his wife Iman even chose one of their songs to replace 'Here Comes the Bride' at their wedding. Today, that choir is part of a distinctive international cultural phenomenon revitalising a Bulgarian women's folk tradition. In August Aotearoa ensemble, Medena will travel to Bulgaria for the first time to undertake a study tour and perform at what their conductor Tui Mamaki describes as the once in every five years "Te Matatini of Bulgaria". They will be singing with their idols. Before they go, Medena perform at Tamaki Makarau's Ellen Melville Hall Sunday 8 June. This week we were privileged to host nine members to sing in the RNZ studio, and Mark Amery is joined by leader Tui Mamaki in conversation. .
