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‘14 Years Ago’: ‘Festival Alexandriana’ in Egypt, September 28th 2001by Rob Howard |
The Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending September 28th 2001 included an article concerning a concert, ‘Festival Alexandriana’ that took place in Alexandria, Egypt. It is noteworthy that this concert took place just two weeks after the September 11th horrendous terrorist attacks in New York. Festival Alexandriana – Egypt Contributed by Holda Paoletti-Kampl On September 13th a concert was held at the theatre of the Sidi Gaber Cultural Palace in conjunction with the "Festival Alexandriana". Performers included Mirco Patarini (Italy), Saleh el Artist (Egypt) and other musicians from Spain, Sweden and France. The theme was "Meeting with Islamic traditions in the Mediterranean World." |