Seven stages along the center of Cartagena will host from 15 to 23 July, a variety of concerts and shows, mostly free, whose main character this year is Sweden, which has been presented this morning as a country invited to the twenty edition of the Sea of ​​Music.
The mayor, Jose Lopez, together with the councilor for Culture, David Martinez, received the ambassador of Sweden in Spain, Cecilia Chulin, and have done a tour of the facilities of the Town Hall.
In addition, the guest took the opportunity to sign the Golden Book of the city in a pre-briefing with the media time.
Cecilia thanked this opportunity to bring the various cultural branches of Sweden to the city and stressed that the Nordic country will come not only popular musical artists but also writers of crime fiction and other genres along with film screenings of recent years.
The mayor, meanwhile, wanted to note the enormous power of cultural industry in Sweden, as commented in its contribution to the country's GDP is above other key sectors such as automobiles.
In addition, the mayor has said that also will feature music from other countries like Jamaica, United States, Brazil, Ivory Coast, England, Spain, Morocco, Mali and Nigeria, as a test of the commitment to diversity.
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Among the confirmed artists authors Martin Lexell, Elda Garcia Posada, Mons Kallentoft and Erik Sund Axl, focused largely on the famous Swedish detective novels are.
Meanwhile the ambassador, stressed to Anns Ternheim, besides singer writes her own lyrics;
the Rafven group that mixes folk and modern music;
and other names like Kolonien, Kate Boy, Maxida Marak, Tingval Martin Trio, Hoff Master Jay Jay Johanson, Bob Hund and Anna Von Haussllwolff.
The seven scenarios in which the musical part of the festival will include:
Torres Park Auditorium
Moorish Castle
Auditorio El Batel
Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore
Town Hall Square
Paseo del Puerto
Plaza San Francisco
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena