The Al-Balad Music Festival (also known simply as the Al-Balad Festival) is a biannual multi-day concert series in
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
which takes place in downtown
Amman, in the historic
Roman amphitheater and
Odeon amphitheater.
It was launched in 2009 by
Al Balad Theater and receives support from the
Greater Amman Municipality
Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 as of 2021, Amman is ...
, the Jordanian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, and the
European Union in Jordan, as well as other sponsoring partners in media, tourism, culture, and the arts.
The Al-Balad festival hosts different bands each time from Jordan and abroad, but with special emphasis on artists from the Arab region.
Among the more prominent artists who have spotlighted in previous line-ups are:
* Jordanian alt-rock band
El Morabba3
El Morabba3 ( ar, المربّع meaning "The Square") is an Arabic rock band from Amman, Jordan, formed in 2009.
Biography
The Jordan-based group was formed in 2009 as an Arab rock band. In July 2012 they released their debut album, titled ''El ...
(2015, 2019)
* Algerian singer-songwriter
Souad Massi
Souad Massi (سعاد ماسي; born August 23, 1972), is an Algerian Berber singer, songwriter and guitarist. She began her career performing in the Kabyle political rock band Atakor, before leaving the country following a series of death thre ...
(2011, 2015)
* Lebanese vocalist
Tania Saleh (2013, 2019)
* Artist and composer
Tamer Abu Ghazaleh Tamer is a Turkish given name and surname. It means ''Competent soldier'' in Turkish. In Arabic (written as تامر), the name is more closely related to Tamr (as in dates).
Persons Given name
* Tamer Abdel Hamid, Egyptian football player
* Tamer ...
of Egypt (2013)
* Egyptian performer/artist
Dina El Wadidi
* Tunisian singer
Mounir Troudy of Tunisia
*
Hany Adel of Wust El Balad
See also
*
Jerash Festival
The Jerash Festival for Culture and Arts is an annually-held event held in Jerash, Jordan. It is part of the Jordan Festival, that aims to enrich cultural activities in Jordan. Founded in 1981 by Queen Noor, it features several shows performed by ...
*
Amman Design Week
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.albaladmusicfestival.org/Contents/About.aspx
Festivals in Jordan
Music festivals in Jordan
Summer events in Jordan