WORLD MUSIC CONCERTS ON 44TH IFF – 2010

“Ethno on the road in Croatia”

Ethno Croatia 2010 gathers musicians and music ensembles from Croatia, Tanzania, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, France, Armenia and Ecuador. They are lead by experienced mentors – Swedish musician and producer Allan Skrobe and Croatian singer in the “Afion” Ensemble and leader of several choirs Lidija Dokuzović. All participants need to prepare two traditional songs or dances typical of their culture, which they then teach to other participants of the Grožnjan’s camp. The camp is followed by a small tour around Croatia, called Ethno on the Road, ending with a final concert at the International Folklore Festival in Zagreb.

“Art Radif”

Mohammad Ghayoom amini Khalilha and Esfandiar Tokhmkar Oliaei, Iran

Radīf is a very complex music system based on classical Iranian music, which expresses the cultural and national identity of the Iranian people, and was included in UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2009. At 44, it is featured by the playwright Mohammad Ghayoom Amini Khalilh and the singer Esfandiar Tokhmkar Oliaei of Torbat-e Jama in the northeast of Iran. In addition to a series of short appearances, his art has been most closely represented in the Gliptoteci recital.