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Until the end of March, Kansas City (United States of America), a UNESCO Creative City of Music since 2017, is organizing “Our Global Mantra”, an international campaign to celebrate and share the voices and experiences of women through creative expression.
“I expect the extraordinary and I will find it / I accept the ordinary and it will find me” is the two-line mantra at the origin of this movement. Throughout the month of March, women across the globe are invited to record a 30-second video sharing their translation of the...
On 17 and 18 May 2022, Kırşehir (Turkey), a UNESCO Creative City of Music since 2019, will host its International Music Conference.
Organized in collaboration with Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, the Conference will welcome a diversity of participants, with a total of 62 academics from across the globe, as well as speakers from UNESCO Creative Cities of Music including Hannover (Germany), Kansas City (United States of America), Mannheim (Germany) and London (Canada). Participants will share their respective experiences in addressing locally...
To celebrate the historical bonds between Cuban and Congolese traditional rhythms, Havana (Cuba), a Creative City of Music since 2019, invited musician Ray Lema to lead, on 21 January 2022, a master class on Congolese Rumba for the students of the Guillermo Tomás Music Conservatory of Guabanacoa. The conference was co-organized by several Cuban institutions, as part of the 37th edition of the city’s Jazz Plaza Festival.
During this emotional and musical exchange, Lema discussed with the audience about African musical heritage, a...
Recognizing the importance of music in fostering cross-cultural understanding and cultural diversity, the Creative City of Hamamatsu, Japan, launched in November 2021 its “Global Sequencer”, an innovative online tool that allows individuals, generations, continents, countries, and cities to connect with sounds.
The project, developed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic as a response to global travel restrictions, aims to bring the world's population together through sound. Created by sound designer Yuri Suzuki, as part of...
Sanandaj (Iran), a UNESCO Creative City of Music, hosted the seasonal International Music Festival of Awyar, in collaboration with the Sanandaj Music Association, the University of Kurdistan, Knowledge Development Institute, and Kurdistan Islamic Culture and Guidance Office. From 26 to 30 October 2021, a variety of works by international artists and soloists, notably from Iran, Iraq, Russian Federation, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Germany, were presented online to promote quality music and cross-cultural communication.
Sanandaj marked...
Salvador (Brazil), a Creative City of Music, is the birthplace of some of the world’s greatest artists from MPB, samba-reggae, rock, pagode, axé and other genres and rhythms. To honour its musical heritage and celebrate its designation as a Creative City of Music, last 22 September Salvador unveiled a new museum installed in an emblematic historic mansion, exhibiting over 800 hours of Bahia music related content.
With the entire museum collection presented via interactive audiovisual displays, visitors can explore the city’...
Proud to be the first designated Creative City of Music in Turkey, the city of Kırşehir has long been a cradle of innovative musical talent and is often considered as the keystone of Turkish folk music.
From 7-8 July 2021, Kırşehir Municipality, hosted the National Music Workshop, in collaboration with Ahi Evran University Fine Arts Faculty, Kırşehir Culture and Tourism Directorate, Kırşehir City Council, Non-Governmental Organizations and Neset Ertas Fine Arts High School. With a view to preserving, promoting and nurturing...
As a UNESCO Creative City of Music since 2020, the City of Vranje (Republic of Serbia), has identified culture and creativity as a strategic driver for sustainable urban development. As a result, the city has established dedicated funds for organizing various cultural projects that support its music and other creative sectors. Piano Summer Festival is one of the iconic events undertaken by the city that gathers classical musicians and piano music lovers from all over the world to share music, as well as inspires its inhabitants to promote...
Hannover (Germany), a UNESCO Creative City of Music, launched the ‘Worldwide wo+men in concert’ project to support musicians and sound technicians around the world affected by the pandemic, via organizing online solidarity concerts.
Initiated in October 2020, the project has invited musicians and in particular female and LGBTQIA+ artists to organize concerts at the place of their choosing ranging from small to big locations, home to office space, amongst others. The concerts are then recorded and broadcasted online and on other...
Recognizing the importance of music in connecting people and empowering communities, Vranje (Serbia), a UNESCO Creative City of Music since 2019, will host the event "May the month of music” from 10 to 31May.
Organized by the Music School "Stevan Mokranjac" with the financial support of the Municipality of Vranje and the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia, the event aims to allow the sharing of experiences and knowledge related to the field of classical music.
Highlighting music’s powerful educational...