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The general director for the Promotion of Culture and the Book, Francisco Giménez, today along with the mayor of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro, the final programming and news of the XVII Festival La Mar de Músicas, held from 8 to July 23 , and this year's edition focuses primarily on music and Italian culture, with 40 groups, six exhibitions, 11 films, 12 writers and over 60,000 spectators expected.
The main novelty of this edition is exclusive, as more than half of the schedule, scores of concerts, will premiere in Spain, and almost 40 percent will be at La Mar de Músicas.
Ojos de Brujo, Julieta Venegas, Russian Red, Omara Portuondo and Chucho Valdes, Gino Paoli, Cyndi Lauper and Stewart Copeland, drummer of The Police, are the figures that will be music on five stages of Cartagena: Park Towers, the Artillery Park The Moorish castle and the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.
Another novelty will be borne by the guest artists that accompany Ojos de Brujo on 23 July.
The already confirmed are Peret, Miguel Campello (singer of The Bug) and Roldan de Orishas.
They also confirmed that the concert scheduled for Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars will be replaced by Antonia Font Majorcan group due to the cancellation of his European tour.
Special programming Italy as well as the concerts of the opening is made by the singer Gianmaria Testa, Enzo Avitabile & Bottari, Nini D'Arac, Gino Paoli, Almamegretta, Carmen Consoli, Cuncordu and Tenore di Orosei, the group of trumpeters Tea for 3 and composer Ludovico Einaudi, accompanied by a sextet and string section of the Symphony Orchestra of Murcia.
The special concludes with a score of Italian musicians, Girodibanda, playing popular music of Salento Dell'Anna Cesarre directed.
In addition to musical performances, will be photography and painting exhibitions, with artists Nino Migliori, Pesce Khet, Gabrielle Basilico, Botto e Bruno and LSC, La Strategia Corp. New to the exhibition 'Caneloni' features 25 artists Cartagena recipes .
The Sea Film will present a tour of the country's history through its transalpine film will feature the film in Spain 'Passione', John Turturro, and restored versions of 'The Leopard' and 'A Special Day' .
La Mar de Letras, meanwhile, will gather in Cartagena current authors of Italian literature as Fabio Geda, Elisa Biagini, Antonella Anedda and Michela Murgia, plus a poetry reading that Bosé Lucia dedicated to the Italian writer Ana Marinid.
Besides Italy, the festival will dedicate a space to America, Africa, Asia and the rest of Europe.
Spain will be represented with the group Las Migas, the project 'Camarón, the legend of the time', with Duquende, Silvia Perez, Rafaella Chicuelo and Carrasco, Russian Red, the young singer from Murcia Maez, El Guincho, Antonia Font and Ojos de Brujo .
This year, La Mar de Músicas approaches to new technology also offers a special blueetoth to download all the programming, concerts and activities in Mobile, also including routes through the city.
The application can be downloaded for Android, Apple Store for iPhone and iphone.
Source: CARM
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