Istanbul to host international music festival

Festival to be held on April 1-3

By Aise Humeyra Bulovali

ISTANBUL (AA) - Istanbul will host an international music festival on Sunday.

The International Ethno Music Festival, organized by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality for the first time, will gather artists from around the world.

The festival will run through April 3 in the Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall.

Sixteen musicians from six countries are set to participate in the festival, including Anne-Mari O’Farrell from Ireland, Brendan Power from England, Ross Daly from Greece, and Keyvan Chemirani from France.

Turkish musicians including, Bora Uymaz, Sirin Pancaroglu, Tolga Aksit and Muhlis Berberoglu, will perform at the festival.

On the opening day, songs in several languages will be sung to draw attention to the sufferings of Rohingya and war-torn countries across the world.

Entry to the festival will be free of cost.

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