Artists from around the world flock to Morocco's spiritual capital during the annual Fez Festival of World Sacred Music. The event features performances in a variety of styles, including local Sufi chants.....

Friday, June 6th

Bab Makina 20:30

Jessye Norman (USA), with the Regional Lyric Orchestra Avignon Provence (France). Conducting: Rachael Worby (USA)

Saturday, June 7th

Batha Museum 16:30

Ghada Shbéïr (Lebanon) Songs of the Eastern Christian Churches

Bab Makina 20:30

“Sacred African American and Sufi Songs Night”

Spiritual / Hymns / Qawwali / Gospel

Faiz Ali Faiz (Pakistan) ensemble with and Bernice Johnson Reagon and the Sacred Sound Ensemble (USA)

Sunday, June 8th

Batha Museum 16:30

Mari Boine (Norway) - Sacred Songs of Sami Scandinavian Far North

Bab Makina 20:30

Stabat Mater Dolorosa "Christian and Muslim Homage to Mary"

Al Kindi ensemble with Sheikh Hamza Shakour, the Munshid of the Great Umayyad Mosque and

the Choir of Greece - Dir. JJ Weiss (Syria - Greece - France)

Monday, June 9th

Batha Museum 16:30

Thanh Huong (Vietnam): Traditional and sacred songs

Bab Makina 20:30

Belen Maya Company (Spain) "Dibujos" Flamenco dance

Tuesday, June 10th

Batha Museum 16:30

Tartit Women's Ensemble (Mali) folk and sacred songs of the Tuareg

Bab Makina 20H30

"Panti Pusaka Budaya" Ensemble: Sacred Traditional Dances of Bali / Indonesia

Wednesday, June 11th

Batha Museum 16:30

Ysaÿe Quartet (France): the Last 7 Words of Christ (J. Haydn) / Text: Michel Serres – Narrator: Michael Lonsdale

Thursday, June 12th

Batha Museum 16:30

The Roza Enflorese (Belgium) - Sephardic sacred and traditional songs

Bab Makina 20:30

Abdelwahab Doukali (Morocco)

Friday, June 13th

Batha Museum 16:30

Cantus Colln (Germany): Around JS Bach / Spiritual Paths (Buxtehude - J. Rosenmüller - JS Bach)

- Dir Konrad Junghanel

Bab Makina 20:30

Mohamed Abdou (Saudi Arabia)

Saturday, June 14th

Batha Museum 16:30

Madhup Mudghal (India): The Bakhti devotional songs

Bab Makina 20:30

Ismael Lô (Senegal) with the Brotherhood Hamadcha of Fez (Morocco)

"From Dakar to Fez: from heart to soul"