The Portuguese festival Med.26 (Loulé, Portugal), advances its international programming with, once again, some of the most interesting names.
Some of the names have already been announced, especially on the international scene, who will be part of the MED Festival poster. A multi-award-winning competition dedicated to world music held in the beautiful city of Loulé, in the Portuguese Algarve.
Of the June 25 to 28the historic center of the city will once again be filled with music and cultures from all corners of the world. In its twenty-one editions, the Festival has established itself as an emblematic event at a regional, national and European level.
This year, the concert program is at a high level and, for those who want to pay them a visit, the pop aristocracy and the Brazilian avant-garde of pop await us there. Arnaldo Antunes. The transcendental song of the Pakistani Arooj Aftab. The combative afrobeat of Seun Kuti & Egypt 80. One of the fathers of the Latin rhythm, the Cubans The Van Van. The Ivorian’s activist reggae Tiken Jah Fakoly. The Balkan festival of the Serbian-Croat Goran Bregović. The electro-urban folklore of Chileans Mambo Street. The hypnotic sensuality of Natacha Atlas. The collision between post-punk and Arabic poetry of the Syrian-French Sarab. The wisdom of the Angolan octogenarian bonga. The diversity of migrant cultures of Omar and the Eastern Power that unite the Maghreb (Morocco), the Nile (Egypt) and the Far East (Korea) through dance as a meeting point. The union of funaná, afrohouse, semba and kuduro of the enigmatic Fidju Kitxora. The ceremonious Californian reggae of Groundation. One of the largest representatives of the Cape Verdean diaspora Lura. The mixture of Balkan and Middle Eastern cultures of the Poles Dikanda. The review of tango through the contemporary perspective of the French Tangomotan. The fusion of western spaghetti, psychedelia, Anatolian funk and electronica from the Turks Lalalar. The Afro-European chamber music that arises from the union of the Senegalese Ablaye Cissoko and the french Cyrille Brotto. The meeting of Moroccan soul and Brazilian rhythms on the dance floor with the help of the Lala Tamar. Or the balkan-punk of the Hungarians Bohemian Betyars.
Among the few names of Portuguese artists announced are the Portuguese poet, composer and performer Sergio Godinho showing its renewed multifaceted universe or the musical diversity of Expresso Transatlântico.
Until more names are released, You can get more information on the festival website.
