Esperanzah! World Music Festival
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| Country and Region | Belgium — Wallonia |
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| Type of Festival | Music |
| Location of Festival | Floreffe, Wallonia, Belgium |
| Festival Contact Information | Esperanzah! World Music Festival |
| Festival Description | The world music festival takes place annually at Abbaye de Floreffe and features an international lineup of world musicians performing in a range of genres. The family-friendly festival offers free admission to children under 12 years of age. Performances, street arts, cinema and children’s activities are on offer. |
| Festival Dates | August 2 - 4, 2013 |
| Festival Links |
Festival Events:
Lineup 2013:
- Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® featuring Omara Portuondo & Eliades Ochoa (August 3)
- Dub Inc (August 3)
- Rokia Traoré (August 4)
- Goldfish (August 2)
- Woodkid (August 2)
- Keny Arkana (August 4)
- Patrice (August 2)
- Deluxe (August 4)
- HK & les Saltimbanks (August 4)
- Zoufris Maracas (August 3)
- The Peas Project (August 2)
- Mama Rosin (August 2)
- An Pierlé (August 4)
- Mélanie De Biasio (August 3)
- Asian Dub Foundation (August 4)
- Cody ChesnuTT (August 3)
- Mad Caddies (August 4)
- Scylla (August 4)
- Protoje & The Indiggnation (August 3)
- The Souljazz Orchestra (August 2)
- Valerie June (August 2)
- Skip&Die (August 4)
- Rocky (August 2)
- Akua Naru (August 3)
- La Yegros (August 2)
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Social networks:
- Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/FestivalEsperanzah/app_206672629434268 - Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/esperanzahfestival/ - likeTRAX
http://www.liketrax.com/esperanzah?autof=1372&autop=first - Twitter
https://twitter.com/#!/esperanzah
Podcast Interviews:
- If you like this festival — listen to…
- Maure Aronson, World Music/CRASHarts
http://kadmusarts.com/blog/?p=465
- Maure Aronson, World Music/CRASHarts
Videos:
- Esperanzah 2012 on Saturday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DFsyRKwwtc&feature=youtu.be
Practical Info:
Slideshow photo credits:
- In order of appearance
- Fireworks, photo © Thierry Matthys
- Daytime festival venue, photo © Hugues Thibaut
- Red tent, photo © Bernard Weickmans
- Gatherers at dome, photo © Christelle Anceau
- Stage front, photo © Jean-Benoit Marechal
- Children enjoying festival, photo © Bernard Weickmans
- La nouvelle Flibuste, photo © Thierry Matthys
- Dancing in the street, photo © Hugues Thibaut
- La nouvelle Flibuste at rest, photo © Olivier Charlier
- Cirk Evolution, photo © Jean-Benoit Marechal
- Night time stage, photo © Thibaut Hugues
- Festival Logo
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