Sharjah World Music Festival welcomes artists from 13 countries

Sharjah - The third edition of Sharjah World Music Festival organised by Furat Qaddouri Music Centre and sponsored by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), will start on January 7, 2016.

Arab and western artists and musical bands from 13 countries will participate in the event. 
The festival's concerts will take place at Al Majaz Amphitheatre, Masrah Al Qasba- Theatre, The Flag Island theatre, Heart of Sharjah and Al Majaz Waterfront, and will feature artists from the UAE, Tunis, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Italy, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Hungary, Russia, Africa and The audience will enjoy a variety of musical genres including opera, classical Arabic music, violin, oud, saxophone and piano, both classical eastern and western music and the modern fast tempo music. 
Artist Furat Qaddouri, Manager of Sharjah World Music Festival, said: "The new session of the festival stands out - thanks to the richness of its participatory artistic voices and music which we have handpicked in such a way that complements the class and various tastes of the audience. We will simultaneously have authentic Arabic music and contemporary world music such as Violin and Turkish Bouzouki, Zither and Oud and Balkan countries music, Jazz music and Saxophone, besides, the fast rhythms of Samba music and piano. To please opera lovers, we have arranged a concert by a band of Arab origin. We hope that music lovers will enjoy the beautiful lyrics and voices that touch the heart and souls over the six nights of the festival".
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