Al-Balad_Music_Festival

Al-Balad Music Festival

Al-Balad Music Festival

Concert series in Amman, Jordan


The Al-Balad Music Festival (also known simply as the Al-Balad Festival) is a biannual multi-day concert series in Jordan which takes place in downtown Amman, in the historic Roman amphitheater and Odeon amphitheater.[1][2][3][4][5] It was launched in 2009 by Al Balad Theater and receives support from the Greater Amman Municipality, the Jordanian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, and the European Union in Jordan, as well as other sponsoring partners in media, tourism, culture, and the arts.[6][7][8]

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The Al-Balad festival hosts different bands each time from Jordan and abroad, but with special emphasis on artists from the Arab region.[4]

Among the more prominent artists who have spotlighted in previous line-ups are:

See also


References

  1. "Souad Massi brings the Al Balad Music Festival to a resounding close!". uta.com.jo.
  2. "5th Al Balad Music Festival to start July 26 in downtown Amman". Jordan Times. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. "Al Balad Music Festival - 6th edition". www.arabculturefund.org. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  4. "Tania Saleh | Al Balad Music Festival". Calendar.jo. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  5. Oliver, Henry. "Al Balad Music Festival: Discover The Emerging Arab Scene". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2020-11-22.

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