Friday June 8
Bab Al Makina 20h30 Opening Night: A tribute to Omar Khayyam, Director: Tony Gatlif. With a unique stage design, artists from East and West Asia Central to Egypt, Iran, Italy, will “re-enchant” the work of the great poet Omar Khayyam.
Poet Omar Khayyam
Saturday June 9
Batha Museum 4:00 p.m.
The Gipsy Sentimento Paganini Ensemble from Hungry directed by Gyula Horváth – The Hungarian Gypsy virtuosity, with the traditional music of central Europe
Bab Al Makina 8:30 p.m A creation of Archie Shepp – USA Creation – The roots of blues and gospel
Sunday June 10
Batha Museum 4pm
Sheikh Yasin al-Tuhami – Egypt The master of l’nshad suffiya, singing Sufi music from Upper Egypt
Bab Al Makina 20h30 Wadih al Safi ‐ Liban with George al Safi et Lotfi Bouchnak.
Monday June 11
Batha Museum 4pm
Mukhtiyar Ali – Rajasthan – India performing the mystical songs of the great poet Kabi.
No concert at Bab Al Makina as this is the first “NIGHT IN THE MEDINA”
Dar Mokri 20:00 and 22:00 Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat – mystical songs from Iran
Dar Adyel 10:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Ihsan Rmiki – Morocco showcasing the art of Al Andalus Mouwachahates
Batha Museum 8:00 p.m. Taraf de Haidouks – Romania. The lautari bards and Gypsy Clejani musicians 10:00 p.m. Mory Kouyaté Djely and Jean-Philippe Rykiel – France-Guinea Voice and piano music
Tuesday June 12
Batha Museum 4pm Classical performance in collaboration with the MITO Settembre Musica Ecce Ancilla Domini and Ave Regina caelorum, the masses of William Dufa
No concert at Bab Al Makina as this is the second”NIGHT IN THE MEDINA”
Dar Mokri 20:00 and 22:00 Rabbi Haim Louk and the entire Arab-Andalusian Orchestra of Fez led by Mohammed Briouel. The art of matrouz, Arabic and Hebrew poetry.
Dar Adyel 20:00 and 22:00 Cherif, the poet of the Middle Atlas – Morocco
Batha Museum 9:00 p.m. Arabesques Rocío Márquez, singing Christian Boissel, piano and composition Performing the poems of “Divan del Tamarit ‘by Federico Garcia Lorca
Wednesday June 13
No concert at Bab Al Makina as this is the third “NIGHT IN THE MEDINA”
Dar Mokri 20:00 and 22:00 Rompesaraguey – Cuban Poetry from the city of Sancti Spiritus
Dar Adyel 20:00 and 22:00 Terra Mayor – France Archaic and sacred songs of the people Occitan
Batha Museum 9:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. The Song of Songs; A Tribute to Mahmoud Darwish by Rodolph Burger
Cultural Complex Sidi Med Ben Youssef 10:30 p.m. Ensemble Ibn Arabi
Thursday June 14
Batha Museum 4pm
Nour Ensemble – France-Iran Polyphonic Christian and Persian mystical chants.
Bab Al Makina 8:30 p.m. The Sama’a, the spiritual song, from East to West The nobility of sacred song in Muslim tradition
Friday June 15
Batha Museum 4pm
Sanam Marvi – Pakistan Sufi Chants from Sindh
Bjork plays Fez Festival 2012
Bab Al Makina 8:30 p.m. Björk - Biophilia-Iceland – between plant magic and fantasy media, an ode dedicated to the technological diversity of nature and the universe
Saturday June 16
Batha Museum 4pm
Anuj Mishra and Arjun – Kathak Dance from India
Bab Al Makina 8:30 p.m. Joan Baez – United States.
The legendary voice of American folk music.
