Sharjah World Music Festival preps underway
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The Sharjah World Music Festival (SWMF) 2016 will kick off on 7 January 2016 with renowned Tunisian singer, Saber Al Rebai as the opening night headliner for the third edition.
He will perform at Al Majaz Amphitheatre and others shows will take place in the following days at Al Qasba, The Flag Island, the Heart of Sharjah and Al Majaz Waterfront.
The six-day festival is being organised by Furat Qaddouri Music Centre and sponsored by the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq). The festival will see participation from a select group of artists and musicians from 13 Arab and foreign countries.
Other performers include Hungarian artist Jozef Lendvay, Italian Stefano Di Battista, and French act Guillaume, as well as Taksim Trio, and Le Trio Joubran, Deema Al Bawwab, Zein Awadh and Maestro Mohammed Othman Siddique from Jordan, Emirati artists Hassan Ali, Arwa Ahmed and Ali Obeid.
Khalid Ibrahim Al Qaseer, general coordinator of Sharjah World Music Festival is of the opinion that the event will help increase turnout of tourists, especially in destination that will host concerts and performances.
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