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L-GĦANJA TAL-POPLU 2019: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

May 3, 2019
2 min

L-GĦANJA TAL-POPLU 2019: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The 43rd edition of L-Għanja tal-Poplu – Festival tal-Kanzunetta Maltija will be held on Saturday, 31st August 2019. The festival features original compositions sung in the Maltese language and performed live. L-Għanja tal-Poplu offers authors and composers the opportunity to submit songs about any topic in their preferred musical genre. The Malta Concert Orchestra will be accompanying the artists during the performance. Bands and singer-songwriters can also interpret their o

MICHELA GALEA TIRBAĦ IT-42 EDIZZJONI TAL-GĦANJA TAL-POPLU

Sep 5, 2018
2 min

MICHELA GALEA TIRBAĦ IT-42 EDIZZJONI TAL-GĦANJA TAL-POPLU

Il-kanzunetta rebbieħa L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2018 – Festival tal-Kanzunetta Maltija li sar ġewwa Pjazza Teatru Rjal nhar is-Sibt, 1 ta’ Settembru hija Mhux Kulma Jleqq Deheb, kantata minn Michela Galea, bi kliem ta’ Emil Calleja Bayliss u mużika ta’ Renato Briffa. Michela Galea tfakkar li l-affarijiet li jidhru sbieħ b’ħafna tlellix warajhom jaf ikollhom realità kompletament differenti minn dik li wieħed qed jara. Tenfasiżża ukoll li sabiex tirnexxi trid tgħaddas rasek u taħdem

L-GĦANJA TAL-POPLU 2018

Aug 5, 2018
1 min

L-GĦANJA TAL-POPLU 2018

It-42 edizzjoni tal-festival L-Għanja tal-Poplu ser tittella’ is-Sibt l-1 ta’ Settembru 2018 fi Pjazza Teatru Rjal il-Belt. Is-16-il kanzunetta finalista li ntgħażlu minn fost 137 ser jinstemgħu akkumpanjati mill-Malta Concert Orchestra li ser tkun komposta minn 40 mużiċist taħt id-direzzjoni ta’ Mro Joe Brown u Mro Paul Abela. Is-Sur Charles Schembri, ċermen tal-festival ħabbar li ġurija magħżula minn fost il-pubbliku u oħra esperta ser tkun qed tagħżel il-kanzunetti rebbie

SICKFEST IS BACK!

Aug 4, 2018
2 min

SICKFEST IS BACK!

It may sound dodgy by name but there's nothing to put down about Sickfest. One of the leading alternative music festivals on the island, the event is back with another incredible blend of indie, metal and electronic acts that will involve 6 live bands and 28 DJs. It will all be taking place on Saturday, September 1 at Tigullio in Spinola Bay, St Julians. The festival will have 5 areas, details as follows: LIVE STAGE hosted by Sick of Ants - Golden Apes (🇩🇪) - Align The Ti

SIMON'S MUSIC FESTIVAL: 20TH EDITION

Apr 26, 2018
2 min

SIMON'S MUSIC FESTIVAL: 20TH EDITION

Good music being shared for a great cause! That's always been the aim of Simon's Pub Music Festival, and not only is the popular festival back, but it's also turning 20! To celebrating this milestone, the team behind Simon’s Pub Music Festival has been working hard to put on a bigger and better edition. Perhaps one of the most special aspects about this festival is that the line-up on offer doesn't just present established acts but also allows space for upcoming artists; a su

L-GĦANJA TAL-POPLU GĦAŻ-ŻGĦAŻAGĦ 2018

Feb 17, 2018
2 min

L-GĦANJA TAL-POPLU GĦAŻ-ŻGĦAŻAGĦ 2018

Iż-Żgħażagħ ta' taħt is-16-il sena se jsemmgħu leħenhom fl-edizzjoni Żgħażagħ tal-festival popolari L-Għanja tal-Poplu, li se jittella nhar il-Ġimgħa 2 ta' Marzu. Id-dettalji tal-festival ġew imħabbra waqt laqgħa li saret fil-Palazz Verdala ġewwa l-Buskett. Dan il-festival qed jagħti spażju liż-żgħażagħ ta’ taħt is-sittax-il sena biex jesprimu ix-xewqat, l-aspirazzjonijiet u l-esperjenzi tagħhom permezz ta' kanzunetti oriġinali bil-Malti. Waqt l-istess laqgħa, iż-żgħażagħ pr

ROCKNA INTERVIEW: MALTA WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017

May 9, 2017
1 min

ROCKNA INTERVIEW: MALTA WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017

With the event less than two weeks away, Michael Bugeja interviews Renzo Spiteri, artistic director of the Malta World Music Festival. This first edition, to be held at Fort St Elmo, Valletta on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 May, promises to enhance Malta's fast-growing annual music calendar with a strong dose of vibrant, exotic music and a colourful mix of cultural flavours that should help boost the presence and popularity of world music within the Maltese islands. Falling with

EARTH GARDEN TO GO AHEAD AS PLANNED

May 4, 2017
2 min

EARTH GARDEN TO GO AHEAD AS PLANNED

The organizers of Earth Garden have released an official statement, declaring that the Earth Garden Festival will go ahead as planned despite the fact that the date of the general election called last Monday by the government clashes with this year’s edition of the popular festival. “It’s definitely business as usual for us. We're not going to lie - we were taken aback by the announcement of the general election as we've been working extremely hard on this year’s edition for

JANICE TO PERFORM IN EASTERN EUROPE

Apr 25, 2017
1 min

JANICE TO PERFORM IN EASTERN EUROPE

Having wowed local audiences with her interpretation of the song Kewkba during this year's Malta Eurovision Song Contest, there is no doubt that Janice Mangion was one of the shining stars that stood out above the rest during that same festival. Apart from working on new material, as artists always are, the young singer will soon be heading for Eastern Europe, where she will be performing at the biggest international music competition in that region. The Slaviansky Bazaar in

SIMON'S PUB MUSIC FESTIVAL KICKS OFF ON FRIDAY

Apr 23, 2017
1 min

SIMON'S PUB MUSIC FESTIVAL KICKS OFF ON FRIDAY

A regular and much-anticipated event on the local live music calendar, Simon’s Pub Music Festival is back this month for its 19th consecutive edition. This year, the event kicks off on Friday. April 28, boasting a lien-up of no fewer than 20 acts, the larger part of which are established names, but do keep an eye out for the lesser-known acts, as there are always pleasant surprises to be had when least expected. The festival comes to an end on Sunday night and, as in previous

SDANG! STORIES THAT ROCK!

Apr 18, 2017
4 min

SDANG! STORIES THAT ROCK!

Back for what will be their third performance in Malta, Italian instrumental rock band Sdang!'s latest visit will see their line-up boosted by none other than Colin Edwin. The Australian musician is probably best-known as a member of internationally-acclaimed progressive rock band The Porcupine Tree, but he is also involved in several other music projects that stretch across the musical spectrum in terms of genre, among them Metallic Taste of Blood, Endless Tapes and Ex-Wiseh

IPPUBBLIKATI R-REGOLAMENTI TAL-FESTIVAL L-GĦANJA TAL-POPLU 2017

Mar 16, 2017
1 min

IPPUBBLIKATI R-REGOLAMENTI TAL-FESTIVAL L-GĦANJA TAL-POPLU 2017

Il-kumitat L-Għanja tal-Poplu iħeġġeġ lill-awturi, kompożituri, gruppi u kantawturi tal-kanzunetta Maltija jipparteċipaw fil-41 edizzjoni tal-festival L-Għanja tal-Poplu–Festival tal-Kanzunetta Maltija. Il-kanzunetti għal dan il-festival ser jintlaqgħu sa nhar il-Ħamis, 11 ta’ Mejju 2017. L-awturi u l-kompożituri mistiedna jiktbu fuq dak kollu li jixtiequ u jikkomponu b’liema stil jixtiequ, u ma jillimitawx irwieħom għal temi soċjali biss, jew bi stil mużikali wieħed biss. Fo

GAULITANA: A FESTIVAL OF MUSIC 2017

Feb 25, 2017
1 min

GAULITANA: A FESTIVAL OF MUSIC 2017

Gaulitanus Choir is proud to announce the 11th edition of Gaulitana: A Festival of Music. Running from 25 February until 2 April, 2017, “Gozo’s main classical festival” will feature a multifarious programme of events in various genres and styles. The highlight will be Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly, being held at the Teatru tal-Opra Aurora on April 1. The full-scale production will present Malta’s internationally acclaimed soprano Miriam Gauci in the lead role. Colin Attard

TENISHIA FOR TOMORROWLAND

Feb 16, 2017
1 min

TENISHIA FOR TOMORROWLAND

Tenishia will be performing at this year's edition of Tomorrowland, the world’s biggest electronic dance festival. Tenishia is in fact no newcomer to this prestigious gathering, this being the fourth time that Maltese DJ Joven Grech, the man behind Tenishia will be part of the festival's line-up. The annual event is held in Belgium during the second half of July. The fable-themed festival completely sold out its 360,000 internationally available tickets in just 4 hours, which

EIGHTH EDITION OF MDM COMING UP

Oct 9, 2016
2 min

EIGHTH EDITION OF MDM COMING UP

Established in 2009, the Malta Doom Metal festival (MDM) returns on October 21 and 22, 2016 at Chateaux Buskett, Rabat, Malta for its eighth edition. The festival has grown from strength to strength since its first edition, which was headlined by Italian legends Dark Quarterer, and is now a regular annual appointment for doom and old school metal acolytes in Malta and beyond. Ever since the festival’s inception, the MDM team have demonstrated an unflinching commitment to hos

GET READY FOR VOICES OF THE SUCCUBI

Sep 11, 2016
1 min

GET READY FOR VOICES OF THE SUCCUBI

suc·cu·bus (noun: succubus; plural noun: succubi) 1. a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men That's the official definition a quick flick through the dictionary yields, but never mind all that. The only reason we've slipped it into this post is of course because later this week, on Saturday, September 17 to be precise, the first edition of the Voices of the Succubi festival will take place at Razzett L-Ahmar in Mosta. Organized and hosted by Malte

CORAZON TIRBAĦ L-ERBGĦIN EDIZZJONI TAL-FESTIVAL
L-GĦANJA TAL-POPLU

Jul 11, 2016
1 min

CORAZON TIRBAĦ L-ERBGĦIN EDIZZJONI TAL-FESTIVAL L-GĦANJA TAL-POPLU

Corazón tirbaħ l-ewwel post u l-aħjar kantawtriċi bil-kanzunetta “X’Se Jsir?”. Fit-tieni post ikklassifikat il-kanzunetta “Ta’ Billejl” kliem ta’ Paul Ellul u mużika ta’ Mark Spiteri Lucas, interpretata minn Neville Refalo. Fit-tielet post ikklassifikat il-kanzunetta “Mellisni” kliem ta’ Joe Chircop, mużika ta’ Mark Spiteri Lucas u nterpretata minn Mikaela Bajada. Il-premju għall-aħjar interpretazzjoni ntrebaħ minn Nadine Fenech li nterpretat il-kanzunetta “Il-Biża u Jien”

IMĦABBRA L-KANZUNETTI FINALISTI TAL-GĦANJA TAL-POPLU

Jul 8, 2016
1 min

IMĦABBRA L-KANZUNETTI FINALISTI TAL-GĦANJA TAL-POPLU

Ħames membri tal-ġurija għażlu t-tnax il-kanzunetta li se jkunu qed jiġu nterpretati nhar is-Sibt li ġej fis-serata finali tal-festival "L-Għanja tal-Poplu – Festival tal-Kanzunetta Maltija”. Dan il-festival qed jiġi organizzat mill-kumitat “L-Għanja tal-Poplu”, Fondazzjoni Kreattivita’, l-Kunsill Malti għall-Arti u l-PBS. L-aktar fattur li spikka f’dan il-festival kienet l-orkestra lajv tal-PBS taħt id-direzzjoni tas-surmast Joe Brown u ko-ordinazzjoni tas-surmast Paul Abel

L-GĦANJA TAL-POPLU: FESTIVAL TAL-KANZUNETTA MALTIJA

Jul 6, 2016
7 min

L-GĦANJA TAL-POPLU: FESTIVAL TAL-KANZUNETTA MALTIJA

L-erbgħin edizzjoni tal-festival “L-Għanja tal-Poplu” ser tibda għada l-Ħamis 7 ta’ Lulju u tkompli s-Sibt 9 ta’ Lulju 2016 fi Pjazza Teatru Rjal il-Belt. Saru l-aħħar preparamenti matul dawn il-ġimgħat u issa kollox jinsab lest biex ingawdu tmintax-il kanzunetta mill-isbaħ. Din is-sena “L-Għanja Tal-Poplu - Festival Tal-Kanzunetta Maltija” qed ikun organizzat mill-Kumitat “L-Għanja tal-Poplu”, l-Kunsill Malti għall-Arti, Fondazzjoni Kreattivita’ u l-PBS. Il-kantanti se j

X-TREME METAL ASSAULT 2016

Jun 28, 2016
2 min

X-TREME METAL ASSAULT 2016

We're sure you know about it already, but just in case you haven't heard yet, we just wanted to remind you that the X-Treme Metal Assault festival is coming up very soon. The annual one-day outdoor event will be offering yet another bumper metal line-up and yes, it'll all be happening at the Old Prison in Corradino, by now familiar surroundings for allregular XMA festival-goers. Doors open at 4.30pm with the first band taking the stage at 5.05pm sharp. In all there will be 15