“The Festival de l’Herbe will celebrate a spring for all, in love, fragrant, musical, dancing and without defended fruit”. It is on an air of poetry that the organizers, the Maison des Arts, wanted to announce the holding of the first edition of an event which will be held from March 26 to 28, 2014 in the Hall of Tunis.
For three days, will succeed on the boards of young artists, regional and international to share their musical heritage and open new horizons of creation. Another way to invite the witnesses of his time to celebrate a spring born under the sign of diversity, interbreeding and cultural heritage. A musical journey through contemporary Arab cultures still poorly known, reconciling new waves and popular music.
Three evenings and three groups are on the menu for “a crossroads of music of music that is both typical and without borders, for a culture of peace, roots and diversity”, promise the organizers of the festival placed under the sign of “grass … Prémucs du Spring … Synonymous with a transition from one era to another … celebrating a spring for all, love, odorous, dancing, defended … “
If the Festival de l’Herb is only born now, the members of the association work well before the creation of the structure with the realization of numerous projects: musical concerts, writing workshops, master class, weekly projections-debates, organization of cultural round tables, concerts of music, kermesses, children’s workshops, dance shows, etc. Between 2010 and 2013.
Other actions are planned such as “The improbable meetings of Tunis: (Les Rit), meetings between musicians from several horizons and several nationalities, popular, traditional music, jazz, rap with rock …
In the meantime, an appointment is given on March 26 with Fadhel Boubaker & ‘Beyond Borders Band’, a group made up of Tunisian and German musicians, trained following a cultural exchange that took place in Germany in August 2011. The 27th, it will be Leila Bounous’s turn, the Algerian at the electro-rock-oriental sound. Jadal, Jordanian rock group based in Amman, Jordan and considered a pioneer in Arabian rock in this country, will close the festival.
