Cover Kate Torralba’s opening performance at the media launch of Fete de la Musique, with Zsaris
Kate Torralba’s opening performance at the media launch of Fete de la Musique, with Zsaris
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On its 30th anniversary in the Philippines, the much-anticipated Fete de la Musique on World Music Day festival expands to over 100 stages across the archipelago
World Music Day celebrations in the Philippines will turn 30 in 2024. To mark this milestone, the creative minds behind Fête de la Musique invite music lovers to a jam-packed Féte de la Musique schedule, which kicks off on June 20 at Raffles Makati.
A global phenomenon that began in 1982 in France, Fête de la Musique transforms streets and public spaces into dynamic music stages. It gathers people from diverse racial backgrounds who have a penchant for various music genres.
Merely 40 attendees witnessed the first single-venue event of Fête de la Musique in the Philippines in 1994. Now, there will be over 100 stages across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao for this year’s festivities, to be led by many of today’s hottest bands and music acts in the country’s music scene and beyond.
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Above Posters of Fête de la Musique celebrations in the Philippines through the years
Posters of Fête de la Musique celebrations in the Philippines through the years
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Presented by Alliance Française de Manille, in partnership with B-Side Productions, FunkyBeat Entertainment, and the Embassy of France to the Philippines, the 2024 edition of Fête de la Musique in the Philippines (FetePH30) features hundreds of arts to bring live music to more Filipinos.
Starting on the right note, FetePH30 brings back its advocacy “Music Heals” with an immersive Pre-Fete Sunset Gathering: A Medicine Music Circle + Ecstatic Dance + Sound Bath. Lee Grane Musiq will host this event at Ayala Triangle Gardens from 5pm to 8pm on Sunday, June 16, to promote the idea that music is not only for partying and having fun but also a means to nourish the mind, heart, body, and soul.
The iconic Greenbelt 3 park will host the main stage of FetePH30 on June 21. The event will feature a full day of music from Filipino artists SHANNi, Jason Dhakal x Lustbass, Sinosikat x Jose Miguel, Dwata, Jewelmer Jazz Band, Any Name's Okay, Morobeats, Autotelic, and Dilaw.
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Above FetePH30 project manager Sana Schiffer and Alliance Française de Manille’s cultural manager Noe Fuentes
FetePH30 project manager Sana Schiffer and Alliance Française de Manille’s cultural manager Noe Fuentes
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Continuing the Fête PH tradition of promoting French-Filipino cultural exchange, the event brings Pfel & Greem of C2C, the biggest French act to grace the Fête PH stage. C2C revolutionised the music scene with their Victoires de la Musique French award-winning DJ’s album. Pfel & Greem take the dancefloor by storm with this explosive duo and their four turntables. Pfel & Greem C2C are set to perform at Mistral in Raffles Makati on June 20 and the Greenbelt main stage on June 21.
Above Pfel & Greem duo of the C2C
On June 28, the FetePH30 celebrations continue as part of the barangay fiesta celebrations of the vibrant district of Poblacion, Makati City. Just as in previous years, it will be a musical haven, with over 41 multiple independently produced pocket stages simultaneously featuring various genres and musical moods from hundreds of Filipino artists, including the Blues, Soul & Funk Stage at H&J, the Acoustic Stage at Coro Hotel, the Rock Stage at Alibi Music Lounge, and the Reggae Stage at Handle Bar, to name a few, as well as the Medicine Music Stage in Astbury and the Kirtan Stage featuring meditation & mantras at Gnostic, in keeping with this year’s “Music Heals” advocacy.
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#FetePH30 also boasts the largest number of Destination Stages, with almost 70 stages across 20 destinations in different parts of the country, all happening between June 21 and 29. These Destination Stages will be in Albay, Bacoor, Baguio, Baler, Cagayan de Oro, Camarines Sur, Cavite, Cebu, Davao, El Nido, Laguna, Los Baños, Marikina, Masbate, Naga City, Pampanga, Puerto Galera, Siargao, South Cotabato, Zambales.
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Further boosting its 2024 programs, FetePH30 also collaborates with Sonik Philippines for the second edition of Sonik Sessions Fete, a conference that seeks to educate both the business and artist sides of our music eco-system to elevate the entire industry. The Sonik Soiree is happening on June 22 at Astbury, featuring Gwen Sharp of The Green Room France, who has been working to support environmental and societal change in the cultural sector. This soiree is co-presented by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Institut Français and will be followed by an after-party at Boogie MNL.
Fête de la Musique Philippines is free and open to all, a perfect opportunity to gather with family and friends, discover new music, and revel in the unifying and healing power of sound, culture and art.
The event is also in partnership with Greenbelt and Ayala Malls, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Institut Français, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Bank of the Philippine Islands, our Official Hotel Partner, Raffles & Fairmont Makati, Barangay Poblacion Makati, Sonik Philippines, Ayala Land Inc., Johnny Walker, Lancôme, our International Media Partner TV5 Monde, our Official Music Media Partner Billboard Philippines, Jewelmer, Yupangco Music, Don Papa, Alliance Française de Cebu, and the French Chamber of Commerce.
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Before assuming the Art and Culture Editor position, Franz has always had a penchant for visual and performing arts. He is passionate about exploring and writing about the local cultural scene and rediscovering the country’s storied past and rich heritage. Besides working on this luxury lifestyle magazine, Franz is an avid book reader, local traveller, museum-goer, chorister, and community theatre playwright.
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Franz earned a degree in Journalism from the University of Santo Tomas. He writes about local visual and performing artists and their craft; drinks wines, liquors, and spirits and talks about the creativity of their respective winemakers and master blenders; tries to learn more about business and investments; respects the tradition and artistry that go behind the making of watches and jewellery; and appreciates the genius of architecture and creative design.
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