Greetings from Alliance Française in Kathmandu

25th June 2009

Fête de la Musique / International Music Week 2009

June 20-27

Already 3 sessions of the International Music Week at the Alliance Française, with the Home2Home project with Salil Subedi and 40 children on June 20, the pop-rock day on June 21 and the big hip-hop blast on June 22, our Festival continues till June 27.

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TODAY - Thursday, June 25 - 6.30pm Jazz appreciation by Mariano E. Abello, Director of the Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory

(http://www.katjazz.com.np/ / (01) 501 35 54)(lecture, discussion, interactive program)

Venue : Alliance Française in Kathmandu
(between Avenues TV and Kathmandu Hospital)

Mariano E. Abello is the Founder and Director of Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory, the first music school dedicated to Jazz music in South Asia. He is also the Musical Director, Organizer, Founder of Nepal Jazz Jatra 2008 & Chevrolet Miles Music Festival 2009, music festivals dedicated to the diversity between East and West musical styles and concentrated to highlight Nepali musicians.

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Friday, June 26 - 6.30pm

Jazz Day with a Saxophone Solo Performance by Mariano E. Abelloand one combo band from the Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory

Venue : Alliance Française in Kathmandu
(between Avenues TV and Kathmandu Hospital)

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Saturday, June 27, 4.30pm - Rastriya NachGhar

KWAK concert, French Rock

By free invitation - simply collect your passes the various Yamaha showrooms in town.

Concert live on Kantipur TV

Kwak is a rock band from Paris, France. For their second tour in India, they will present you their 3rd album, "Malice en la demeure". They call their music "French Rock", which is a very special mix between rock music and the French tradition of "Chanson".

Come and discover a music full of energy, with beautiful musical arrangements and French poetic lyrics ! You'll be surprised for sure...Songs and videos available at : www.myspace.com/kwaklegroupe

Alliance française de Katmandou

Tripureshwor, Ganeshman Singh Path

P.O. Box 452, Katmandou, Népal

www.alliancefrancaise.org.np

Greetings from the Alliance Française in Kathmandu (AFK)

12th June 2009

As you maybe know, for the 15th year, AFK is organizing the Fête de la Musique between June 20 and 27, 2009.

Below, a small resentation of this event.

Also some communication tools enclosed.

The International Music (Day) Week (Fête de la Musique) is a musical event organized every year by the AFK, which will be in fact the International Music Week in 2009, between June 20 and June 27. Today, more than 340 cities in 110 countries World Wide are taking part in this free popular event dedicated to music.

The International Music Day was created by Jack Lang, the French minister for Culture, in 1982 in order to people to share the same passion: MUSIC.

Completely different from a music festival, the "Fête de la Musique" is above all a free popular event, open to any participant (amateur or professional musicians) who wants to perform in it. This Music day allows the expression of all styles of music in a cheerful atmosphere.

In Nepal, the “Fête de la Musique” has become more and more popular.

Last year, on June 21, 2008, they organized this celebration on Durbar Marg, just in front of the old Palace, and this event gather more than 25 000 people during the afternoon. On that occasion, more than 10 bands performed.

They also organized smaller stages with our artistic partners at Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory, Nepali Folk Instrument Museum, Gurukul, Nepal Sangeet Vidhyalaya and Yala Maya Kendra with International Music Society.

In 2008, they were basically able to offer to the public the biggest musical event in Nepal.

This year, it is said that the concept will be a little bit different and they will have the chance to welcome a French band, quite popular in France nowadays, KWAK.

The KWAK concert will be on June 27, 2009, at Nach Ghar, Jamal.

Most of the infos are enclosed.

Alliance française de Katmandou

Tripureshwor, Ganeshman Singh

PathP.O. Box 452, Katmandou, Népal

Tel: 4241163, 4242832

http://www.alliancefrancaise.org.np/