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The Byblos International Festival is a Lebanese festival held in Byblos, believed to be the first Phoenician city, founded around 5000 BC. The festival is the biggest in Lebanon, and attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world.
History
The International Festival has been held annually since 2003, in July. It takes place by the seaside in the historic quarter, in front of the castle built by Crusaders in the 12th century. The festival's aims are to boost tourism, promote the Lebanese culture, and spread music and art from the Middle East to the rest of the world.
Performances
2003
- Oum (a musical about the life of Umm Kulthum)
- Gregorian
- Gotan Project
- Tosca
- Blind Boys of Alabama
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
2004
- Bryan Ferry
- Star Academy Arab World
- Erik Truffaz
- Jimmy Cliff
- Munir Bashir Group (a group formed in memory of Munir Bashir)
- Placebo
2005
2006
2007
2008
On 12 July 2008, midway through the festival, Byblos held a Nuit Blanche. Among those who performed that night were:
2009
2010
- Tribute to Wadih el Safi with Najwa Karam and Wael Kfoury
- Mashrou' Leila
- Caetano Veloso
- Jesse Cook
- Gorillaz
- Riverdance
- Le Nozze di Figaro (an opera by Mozart)
2011
- A musical based on Don Quixote, created by Marwan Ghadi and Oussama Rahbani.
- Scorpions
- Moby
- Florent Pagny
- Jamie Cullum
- Thirty Seconds to Mars
- Amadou & Mariam
- Les Mystères Lyriques
2012
2013
- Yanni
- Nightwish
- Anuryzm
- CeeLo Green
- Lana Del Rey
- Pet Shop Boys
- OneRepublic
- Rahbani Summer Night
- Paco De Lucia
- Scorpions
2014
- Lang Lang
- Marcel Khalife
- Yanni
- Massive Attack
- Epica
- Stromae
- Mulatu Astatke and Ibrahim Maalouf
- Guy Manoukian
- Beirut
2015
See also
References
- Official website
- Byblos Festival on Facebook.
- Oum, Byblos Festival.
- Munir Bashir Group, Byblos Festival.
- Nuit Blanche, Byblos Festival.
- Le Nozze di Figaro, Byblos Festival.
- Don Quixote Archived 2017-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, Byblos Festival.
- Les Mystères Lyriques, Byblos Festival.
External links
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