On June 21st, every year, the streets of France are filled with musicians, the event is known as Fête de la Musique or the World Music Day. World Music Day is celebrated in more than 700 cities and 120 countries including Greece, Italy, Russia, Mexico, United States, Japan, Argentina, Australia, Britain, Luxemburg, Germany, Switzerland, Costa Rica, China, India, Lebanon and several other countries.
The concept of an all-day musical celebration on the days of the solstice was originated by the French Minister of Culture, Jack Lang in 1982. In October 1981, Maurice Fleuret became Director of Music and Dance at Minister of Culture Jack Lang’s request, and applied his reflections to the musical practice and its evolution: "the music everywhere and the concert nowhere".
The day is celebrated to endorse peace and spread goodwill through music. The key purpose of World Music Day is to provide both amateur and professional musicians a platform to showcase their talent. According to another theory, American musician Joel Cohen in France, in 1976, proposed an all-night music celebration to mark the beginning of the summer solstice and since then the entire world celebrates World Music Day on June 21.
The main objective of World Music Day is to bring out the musicians on to the street to have live concerts, and the main purpose of this Day is to promote music, which happens in two ways:
1. The professional musicians are encouraged to perform live concert on street. With the slogan Faites de la musique, which means MAKE MUSIC and is a homophone of Fête de la Musique (World Music Day), this goal is promoted.
2. Uncountable live concerts are organized, in which all genres of music are accessible to the public. And the most beautiful part of these concerts are, that these are free, that means the professional musicians donates their time to make this happen at no cost.
This festival is known to bring together all performers and spectators. Music-lovers of various age groups gather all over France to enjoy the performances and discover new genres of music.
World Music Day 2015 Celebrations in India
Since India is a land of diversity with varied cultures, every region which has its own unique musical form celebrate the day to continue the eternal tradition of music.
The metros, pubs and clubs were packed with revelers enjoying the music of local talent or established names. Auditoriums and open air spaces were also been booked for shows that will last till the wee hours. Parikrama performed in Pune on this day, as a part of their 22nd anniversary celebrations.
Not just the artistes and labels, but radio stations, music channels and sites also joined in the celebrations. While cynics may see this as a commercial venture of an event, the program heads made it a point to give music lovers full value of their time for their passion.
Radio City organized a nationwide offering of programs across their Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Nagpur stations. The content included unplugged versions, popular songs with quirky twists, unheard versions of hit songs, mash-ups, music cocktails, tribute to great artistes like AR Rahman, re-launch of the popular program ‘Radio City Antakshari’ and a makeover of PlanetRadiocity sporting a brand new station sound with more than 100 artistes featuring throughout the day.
9X Media has also created a music video titled Tung Tucking Ting that aired across all 9XMedia’s music channels on 21 June to celebrate World Music Day.
Facts
1. Gruff-voiced rocker Bryan Adams photographed Queen Elizabeth II for this Canadian stamp.
2. Monaco's orchestra is bigger than its army
3. None of the Beatles could read music.
4. Metallica is the first and the only band to have played on all seven continents.
5. According to all-known recorded sales data, the harmonica is the world's best-selling musical instrument.
6. Michael Jackson bought the rights to most of the Beatles music for USD $47.5 million in 1985. It’s now worth USD $450 million.
Saloni Nayar & Jyothi Menon
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