Festival Ethnoambient Salona 2003, Croatia

06/11/2003 01:00AM

Croatia - The annual Festival Ethnoambient Salona 2003 will take place in Salona (Croatia), August 1-3, 2003.

The following artists are scheduled this year: Lo Cor de la Plana (France), Zoe (Italy), Lot Lorien (Bulgaria), Companyia Electrica Dharma (Catalonia - Spain), Mojmir Novakovic i Kries (Croatia) and Klapa Solin, which specializes in Mediterranean “klapa” singing.

Since 1998 this festival welcomed artists from Israel, Italy, Mongolia, Canada (Aboriginal Canadians), England, Slovenia, Macedonia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Catalonia, (Spain) Ireland, Pakistan, Hungary, Australia (Australian Aboriginals), Iran, and Croatia.

This open air festival is held at the magical ancient Roman archaeological site of Salona which is situated in Solin, near Split at the Adriatic Coast.

The main idea of festival Ethnoambient, the oldest world music festival in the area, is to promote different cultures, tolerance and understanding for cultural diversity, tradition, nature.

Music is the main focus, but visitors also get a chance to explore the fair of organic/eco farming, traditional crafts and souvenirs and also to enjoy the natural beauty of the area – the rivers, the mountains, the Adriatic sea and beautiful Mediterranean atmosphere.

More info: management@acroanima.hr. Web site: www.acroanima.hr

Programme:

Friday, 01.08.2003.
17:00 Gospin otok, Solin
Review of Dalmatian folklore
Fair of organic farming
Fair of traditional crafts

Concerts: 20:30 Gradina, Solin
Klapa Solin, Croatia
Lo Cor de la Plana, France
Zoe, Italy

Saturday, 02.08.2003.
17:00 Gospin otok, Solin
Fair of organic farming
Fair of traditional crafts
Concerts:

20:30 Gradina, Solin
Lot Lorien, Bulgaria
Companyia Electrica Dharma, Catalonia-Spain
Mojmir Novaković i Kries, Croatia
Drumming session – party

Sunday, 03.08.2003

08:00-13:00 Gospin otok, Solin
Fair of organic farming
Fair of traditional crafts

World Music Central
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