The Carthage International Festival celebrates this year its 60 years of its existence coinciding with its 58th edition, which will be held from July 18 to August 17, 2024 with 18 evenings on the program. Artists including Lotfi Bouchnak, Zied Gharsa, Wael Kfouri, Kadhem Essaher, Assala Nasri or Youssou N’Dour, will occur on the legendary scene of Carthage.
This year, the program is eclectic with 18 evenings and artists from 11 countries and who will present different genres and musical styles according to the program unveiled this Monday, July 8 at the Roman villas in Carthage.
The Carthage Festival will be the scene of 7 Tunisian evenings and 11 foreign shows including 6 scene show shows (ice circus, theater, choreography, opera and musical).
The attractions will be numerous with Lotfi Bouchnak who will provide the opening evening, with the Tunisian singer Najet attracted after 19 years of absence, with Zied Gharsa, with Wajiha Jendoubi, who will present her one woman show “Big Bossa”. Kadhem Essaher, Wael Kfouri and Assala Nasri will also be back after several years of absence.
PROGRAM
July 18: Lotfi Bouchnaq with “Ayech Leghnayeti” in an evening tribute to 50 years of his artistic career
July 19: Wael Kfouri (Lebanon)
July 21: “Carmen” opera of the Tunis Opera Theater
July 23: “Vuela” concert with Sara Baras, the Flamenco Queen (Spain)
July 25: Zied Gharsa
July 27: Hamza Namira (Egypt)
July 28: The reggae group “The Wailers”, the legendary companions of Bob Marley (Caribbean)
July 31: One Woman Show “Big Bossa” by Wajiha Jendoubi
August 1: “The choir … it’s you” with the conductor and composer Boudchart (Morocco)
August 3: Kadhem Essaher (Iraq)
August 6: Ice circus (Cinderella-France)
August 7: Ice circus (Cinderella-France)
August 10: Amel Maher (Egypt)
August 12: Mohamed Ali Kammoun “Nawbet Gharam” show
August 13: Najet Attia
August 14: show “ANGHAM FI DHEKIRA 3”
August 15: African music with Youssou N’Dour (Senegal)
August 17: Assala Nasri (Syria)