22nd Fête de la Musique gets going
Up Dharma Down is one of the acts performing at the Fête de la Musique. FILE PHOTO
The 22nd edition of Fête de la Musique (World Music Day) got underway in Manila on Saturday.
The music festival opened simultaneously at the A-Venue Mall Parking Lot and the Greenbelt 3 Parking Lot in Makati City.
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The celebration will continue on its second day on Thursday, June 23, at the Puerta Real Gardens in Intramuros.
Aside from these main stages are over 20 pocket venues around Metro Manila, which will cater to all musical genres for a complete musical experience.
This year, the festival will be headlined by the Philippines’ finest bands and musicians such as Up Dharma Down, Kjwan, Pupil, Imago, Yolanda Moon, Bituin Escalante, Kat Agarrado (of Sinosikat), Gabby Alipe (of Urbandub), and a lot more.
Also participating in the music festival is French singer, composer, and YouTube sensation, Nathan Zanagar.
For 22 years now, Fête de la Musique in Manila has been showcasing the best that the Philippine music scene has to offer, in the spirit of the French ideals of liberty, equality, and brotherhood. NC/IDL
