MANAMA, NOV. 5 (BNA) -- BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL WILL KICK-START IN MANAMA TOMORROW
AND CONTINUE UNTIL NOVEMBER 15, 2008.
THE FESTIVAL, BEING ORGANIZED BY THE CULTURE AND NATIONAL HERITAGE SECTOR AT THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AT THE BAHRAIN CULTURAL HALL, WILL WITNESS MASSIVE PARTICIPATION BY ARAB AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES.


THE FESTIVAL IS AN OCCASION TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EFFORTS OF THE MUSICIANS AND STRENGTHEN BAHRAINS
CULTURAL COOPERATION TIES WITH ITS BROTHERLY AND FRIENDLY COUNTRIES, SAID ASSISTANT UNDERSECRETARY FOR CULTURE AND NATIONAL HERITAGE SHAIKH RASHID BIN ABDULRAHMAN AL KHALIFA.


THIS INDICATES THE KINGDOMS FIRM BELIEF THAT CULTURE IS BRIDGE CAPABLE OF NARROWING THE EXISTING GAP AMONG PEOPLES CULTURES ACROSS THE WORLD, HE ADDED.


THIS 17TH EDITION OF THE FESTIVAL COMES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LEADERSHIPS POLICY AND IN LINE WITH THE TENDENCIES OF THE INFORMATION MINISTRY TO FURTHER CEMENT BAHRAINS CULTURAL COOPERATION WITH ARAB AND FOREIGN PEOPLES, HE SAID, HE NOTED.


THE ORGANIZATION OF THIS FESTIVAL IN BAHRAIN WILL ALLOW ACCULTURATION, BENEFIT OF OUR CULTURE FROM OTHER CULTURES AND VICE-VERSA AS WELL AS FAMILIARIZING OTHER PEOPLES WITH THE LOCAL CULTURE, HE SAID, ADDING THAT SUCH INTERACTION WILL CERTAINLY IMPACT POSITIVELY ON THE BAHRAINI CULTURE.


BANDS FROM AMMAN, JORDAN, SYRIA, AMERICA, GREECE AND EGYPT WILL TAKE PART IN THE FESTIVAL ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF BAHRAINI MUSIC BANDS, SHAIKH RASHID SAID.


THIS YEARS FESTIVAL IS DIFFERENT FROM THE PREVIOUS ONES AS IT WILL LAST FOR
DAYS AND WILL BE HELD AT THE WEEKEND IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A BIGGER PART
OF THE PUBLIC WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE SHOWS, SHAIKH RASHID
BIN ABDULRAHMAN AL KHALIFA SAID.

THE FESTIVAL WILL ALSO FEATURE MORNING SHOWS FOR CHILDREN WHICH REFLECTS
CONCERN BY THE NATIONAL HERITAGE SECTOR FOR YOUNGSTERS AS PART OF
ADOPTED STRATEGIES TO MOULD CHILD OF THE FUTURE CULTURE, HE ADDED.

A NUMBER OF BAHRAINI ARTISTS WILL BE HONOURED DURING THE FESTIVAL,
INCLUDING MOHAMMED BIN ABDUL LATIF, IBRAHIM SAAD AND MAHMOUD
HUSSAIN, HE SAID POINTING OUT THAT THE EVENT WOULD BE OPENED ON
THURSDAY EVENING AND ANIMATED BY NIJMA ABDULLAH ACCOMPANIED BY
BAHRAIN MUSIC BAND.

THE SECOND DAY WILL FEATURE SHOWS BY SYRIAN, BAHRAINI AND US
MUSICIANS, SHAIKH RASHID NOTED.
HOWEVER, ON FRIDAY A CEREMONY WILL
BE HELD FOR TALENTED CHILDREN AT BAHRAIN CULTURAL HALL WHILE ON SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 9, CHRISTIEN BISHARA FROM EGYPT WILL BE SHOWING HIS SKILLS,
HE ADDED.

THE PUBLIC WILL BE ENTERTAINED NEXT WEDNESDAY BY SHOWS TO BE PERFORMED BY MOHAMMED BIN FARES
AND ISMAIL BUDAWAS FOLKLORE BANDS FROM BAHRAIN AND AMMAN ORCHESTRA FROM JORDAN.

ON THE OTHER HAND, TWO GREEK MUSICIANS WILL ENTERTAIN THE AUDIENCE NEXT SATURDAY.

COOPERATION IS GOING ON WITH THE LOCAL MEDIA TO PROMOTE THE FESTIVAL IN ORDER TO ATTRACT MASSIVE
AUDIENCE WHO ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE ACTIVITIES FOR FREE.

MTQ
05-NOV-2008 19:02