Heba Press – Rabat
The Moroccan Association of Young Newspaper Publishers, in partnership with the Amieva Musical and Cultural Association, organized on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 September 2024, at “la plaza mayor de santillana del mar”, in the city of Santillana del Mar, and at the David Bustamante Theater in San Vicente De La Barquera above Spanish lands: Two artistic festivals with Moroccan-Spanish flavors: “Fusión Fest” “Fusion Festival”.
These two festivals, organized in their first editions under the slogan: “In order to continue building artistic, cultural and humanitarian bridges between Morocco and Spain”, were known for organizing receptions in honor of Moroccan and Spanish participants and visits to pavilions that present Moroccan and Spanish culture, in addition to discovering an aspect of Moroccan cuisine and its counterpart, the Spanish screened a video promoting the honorable Kingdom of Morocco and its achievements under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, in addition to various musical segments performed by Moroccan and Spanish artists that participants will enjoy.
Mohamed Fajri, President of the Moroccan Association of Young Newspaper Publishers, stressed in his speech delivered at these two festivals: “These two artistic and cultural festivals will undoubtedly have a good impact on all Moroccans, as well as on the Spanish, especially since they fall under the expressive slogan “In order to continue building artistic, cultural and humanitarian bridges between… Morocco and Spain.
The President of the Moroccan Association of Young Newspaper Publishers stressed: “These two cultural artistic creations are part of the context of strengthening communication and investment in the common rapprochement that is taking place between Morocco and Spain under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God willing. him victory and the Spanish monarch, by celebrating their rich cultural and artistic traditions and the common human heritage between the two countries. “And also create a space where the communities of the two countries can interact, exchange experiences and strengthen the bonds of friendship and cooperation at this level and others.”
Mohamed Fajri added: “The two festivals also tried to prove that artistic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation is also essential for rapprochement, confronting common problems and promoting common interests in areas such as security, economy, sustainable development, human rights and many others. There is no alternative for Morocco to its Spanish neighbor, and there is no alternative to Spain either. Regarding its neighbor Morocco, let us move forward as peoples in this convergence project. On this occasion, the president of the Moroccan Association of Youth Newspaper Publishers addressed special thanks to the Spanish and Moroccan authorities for the facilities and moral support they provided for this edition of the festival.
In the same context, Amieva, President of the Association of Cultural Music, Eva Amieva, said she was happy to strengthen relations between Morocco and Spain through these two cultural arts festivals. The President of the Association of Cultural Music, Amieva, added that music unites peoples, stressing that the edition that will be organized in the city of Dakhla in southern Morocco will also add to this fruitful artistic and cultural cooperation, which is part of a second edition of these two festivals organized in Spain.
For their part, the mayors of Santillana Delmar and San Posante de la Barquera expressed their joy at organizing this first edition of the Fusion Festival, given the importance of cultural and artistic cooperation between Spain and Morocco.
The two mayors added that next year’s editions should also see diversity in terms of segments and magnitude of the event between Spain and Morocco. It is worth noting that the Feast of San Besante de La Barquera was marked by the presence of the Deputy Consul of the Kingdom of Morocco in Bilbao and her speech on the occasion. The event was an opportunity to honor a number of leading Moroccan and Spanish skills and events. , which give an honorable and bright image of both countries, in addition to honoring the journalists and artists present, both Moroccan and Spanish.
Both festivals saw a strong presence of the Moroccan community residing in Spain, who interacted a lot with Moroccan music, especially the song “The voice of Hassan calls” and others, in addition to also interacting with Spanish music, hoping to organize future editions of such a party, given their need and because it constitutes a great bond between them and their country, Morocco.
