Gibraltar World Music Festival

The Gibraltar World Music Festival (GWMF) is an annual music festival held in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The event has a different theme every year, past themes have been Sephardic, Asia minor, China and India, Maghreb, Morocco, Lusophone Culture and Afreeka.

Gibraltar World Music Festival
1st Gibraltar World Music Festival held at St. Michael's Cave
GenreFado, Jazz, Samba, Bossa nova, Sephardic music, Jazz
DatesJune 8, 2017
Location(s)St. Michael's Cave, Gibraltar
Years active2012-present
Founded byGibraltar Productions
Websitegibraltarworldmusicfestival.gibraltarproductions.com/gibraltar-world-music-festival-2016-obrigado/

In 2016, the theme was the Portuguese language (Lusophone) year and called Obrigado, meaning thank you in Portuguese, with Artists from Portugal, Brazil and Cape Verde. Tickets for the event were sold at £30 (General Public) & £25 (Senior Citizens and Students) for the event in St. Michael's Cave.

In 2017 the theme will be Africa and called Uprising.

Music Concert Line ups

References
  1. ""Obrigado" is theme of Gibraltar World Music Festival". GBC. Retrieved 5 April 2016.

See also


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