The end-of-summer festival organized by the Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism took place at the open terrace of the Gödör club, supported by the Anna Lindh Foundation and in accordance with their aims. (www.euromedalex.org). During the 3-day festival, taking place on August 23-25, 2007, a series of 9 concerts were staged with the participation of 27 musicians from Hungary, and 18 musicians from Jordan, Israel, Italy and Poland. For a few days before the concerts the musicians took part in workshops organized at different locations. At these workshops Arabic and European music was thematized in the following 4 groups: Jewish-Arabic Music, Women in Music, Gipsy Music and Jazz Fusion. The musicians formed four groups, one corresponding to each theme, and were supported to create and perform a joint performance. The joint performances aim at furthering the appreciation of equality of cultural diversities and the mutual enrichment of the modern musical styles of both Europe and its Mediterranean neighbours. Participating artists: In addition to the young Italian, Polish, Jordanian musicians, artists, who have mediated parts of the Jewish and Arabic cultures, or the entwining of these cultures in several parts of the world, were also present at this event. Just to mention the possibly most characteristic figures of the Festival: among our guests were Shlomo Bar, who is of Moroccan-Jewish origin, Yair Dalal, who has been nominated for the World Music Prize of the BBC, but we could also mention Hani Naser, the many-sided percussionist and lute player originating from Jordan, who has played with world famous artists such as Santana, Jackson Brown, Ry Cooder, Hamza El Din, Paco De Lucia, or Lou Reed. Among the Hungarian musicians were such well known and outstanding artists as Mónika Mitzura, Mihály Borbély, Frenkie Látó, David Yengibarjan, or Said Tichiti.
This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the Anna Lindh Foundation.
March 25th 2008
The end-of-summer festival organized by the Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism took place at the open terrace of the Gödör club, supported by the Anna Lindh Foundation and in accordance with their aims. (www.euromedalex.org). 
