Algeria / 3rd National Festival of music and urban song planned for early September in Annaba.

The Manager in charge of cultural affairs in the city of Annaba, in eastern Algeria, Idriss Boudiba has announced that the third National Festival of music and urban song will kick off at the start of the second week of the holy month of fasting of Ramadhan at the regional theatre hall of Azzedine Medjoubi.

• He indicated, in this respect, that every thing had been done so far, in terms of preparation and organization, to ensure the smooth running of this upcoming major festival which will undoubtedly attract a large number of music-lovers from several parts of Algeria.
• He also said that in addition to the planned music and singing performances on stage, this festival will also host a number of pedagogical workshops to shed light on the music and urban song heritage of Algeria under the guidance of renowned music teachers and researchers.
• This forthcoming Annaba  Festival will see the participation of a large number of famous Algerian musicians and singers and talented hopefuls in addition to several foreign guests from the Arab and Maghrebian music scene.