The Dubai Metro Music Festival attracts creative talents and unique tunes from the East and West of the world

The Dubai Metro Music Festival, in its second edition, which was launched last Wednesday, organized by Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Dubai Government Media Office and the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai, brings together a unique group of creative musicians from several countries around the world to perform at metro stations in Dubai. Dubai, among the #Dubai_destinations, and during the #Dubai_Art_Season.

Emphasizing the cosmopolitan nature that Dubai enjoys as one of the most open cities in the world and keenest to celebrate creativity in its various forms and forms, the festival gathered, in its second session, which continues until the 22nd of this month, a group of music creators from the East and West of the world, specifically from: France and Portugal , South Africa, India, the Philippines, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Trinidad and Tobago, Egypt and Syria, in addition to the UAE, the host country.

Rawda Al-Mahrazi, Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications at the Corporate Administrative Support Services Sector at the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai, said: The great diversity of artistic talent hosted by the festival enriches its value as a platform to learn about various types of musical creativity from different parts of the world, and adds to the experience of mobility. The Dubai Metro has a new cultural dimension that matches the aesthetic dimension of the stations’ interior designs.

Dubai will always remain the city of creative ideas and its public transportation, especially the metro, will remain the pulse of its residents, and a reflection of the diversity of their cultures, expressing her happiness with the good resonance of the festival's performances with the audience of Dubai Metro users over the past few days and since its beginning last Wednesday.

For her part, Shaima Al Suwaidi, Director of Creative Projects at Brand Dubai, said: The festival coincides with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to create a creative environment full of high-level activities that contribute to the Enriching the creative scene in Dubai, and attracting the best talents and international artistic experiences, confirming that Dubai is a main destination for creators from all over the world, and a major center for creativity in the region. The Emirate has a massive agenda of various international artistic and creative events and events.

Rich Art Mix

- The festival offers a mixture of traditional and modern musical arts, as the traditional instruments featured in its performances include: cello, saxophone, drums, violin and guitar, while performances include a range of unusual instruments such as Indonesian anglong, electric oud, steel ban and treble guitar, as well as About shows with a great deal of wit, most notably the one-player orchestra show, the rhythmic beatbox shows, and the funniest shows that rely on instruments made from recycled household materials and tools.

Beatboxing and Anglong -

One of the most popular artists to be presented at the Dubai Metro Music Festival this year is the Filipino artist Neil Lannis, whose unique artistic talent has taken him to appear in many famous TV shows, most notably the talent show "Asia's Got Talent", where Lannis has a unique musical style It does not depend on a musical instrument, but depends on its mouth, which it uses to present rhythms similar to the rhythms of drums, an art known as "beat box." Its performances in Dubai metro stations since the launch of the festival on the sixteenth of this March have attracted large numbers of metro users, who showed an enthusiastic interaction With its lively rhythms.

Praditia, an Indonesian artist also known as the Anglong Mansaw, due to his proficiency in playing the Anglong instrument, which is close to the xylophone, is participating in the Dubai Metro Music Festival with his instrument upgraded from the traditional version, to present the audience with a new form of musical creativity.. Praditia toured his instrument a number of From countries of the world, including Malaysia, Singapore, China, Taiwan, Japan and India, where he sees that part of his mission is to convey Indonesian art to the world in a creative and attractive manner.

Triple guitar

- Mexican artist Leo Trager excels in playing a unique instrument consisting of 3 guitars at the same time. He became famous and enjoys a large global audience on social media platforms, while his videos have millions of followers, due to the uniqueness of his art, which requires a great deal of skill in playing.

Artist Justin Homer, who plays the steel pan, which is one of the traditional musical instruments of his country, Trinidad and Tobago, says: I feel proud to play an instrument that expresses the culture of my country at an international event such as the Dubai Metro Music Festival.

Soca and Audience Interaction –

The Trinidadian artist is particularly unique in playing soca, a style of music peculiar to the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago. “Often when I play, people enjoy tapping their feet to the beat even if they don’t know the tunes,” he continues. I play it, and this is something that makes me personally happy and encourages me to continue to delight the people among whom I always prefer to be. His shows, which also include pop music, distinguished Latin melodies and reggae, have achieved a huge audience in Dubai metro stations.

The multiplicity of talents that appeared at the Dubai Metro Music Festival contributes to highlighting Dubai's identity and values ​​as a modern, cosmopolitan city that embraces diversity and creativity, and confirms its character as one of the most inclusive cities in the world.. says Jose Torres, an Ecuadorean musician who presents the "One-Player Ensemble" show at the festival. : The multiculturalism of Dubai and its good and civilized people encourage us musicians to do more.

Cuban musician Yuri Martinez says: There is no doubt that Dubai's music scene is evolving and reflects its position as a vibrant cultural center, creating new opportunities for creativity across borders.. Dubai is a truly cosmopolitan city and is very diverse, happy, safe and calm.

The city's cultural dynamism gives artists a space to present their work to an audience that appreciates art and creativity.

Martinez, whose Latin music, with its electronic rhythms, has attracted large audiences from Dubai Metro users, believes that the festival provides a great opportunity for artists based in Dubai and from all over the world to perform in front of thousands of people who ride the metro daily, and says: We offer them the possibility to enjoy minutes of their journey. Fill their souls and hearts with music.

For most of the participating musicians, their performances in Dubai are an opportunity to present the culture and music of their country to a civilized and conscious audience, said Costa Rican trombone player Jorge Chinchilla, whose art has sparked audience interaction in the Dubai metro. To contribute my culture and art to this unique creative event.

The musicians participating in the festival represent distinctive forms of talent by playing a wide range of instruments and using a wide range of styles. With a global audience in Dubai using the global language of music.

Indian artist Sandipan Sankarankoti, who captivates crowds with his concerts on the tabla, a traditional percussion instrument, says that performing at Dubai metro stations is an unparalleled experience. Music in a place filled with large numbers of people amidst other urban sounds adds dynamic elements that make the experience lively and exhilarating.” The young musician believes that music has the ability to evoke a state of peace and contentment.

The participating artists expressed great appreciation for the growing opportunities offered by the creative scene in Dubai for musicians, as they see that the Dubai Metro Music Festival is an event that shows the extent of Dubai’s interest in creative artists and the great hospitality, welcome and support it provides to them, expressing their gratitude for this spirit that is unique to Dubai as a city International that embraces creativity.

It is noteworthy that the festival shows are held in five central stations of the metro stations in Dubai, namely: Expo, Jebel Ali, Mall of the Emirates, Al Ittihad and Burjuman, and the shows start daily until March 22 from 4:00 pm until 10:00 pm. The festival’s audience is free of charge of metro users, while participating artists move between stations to allow the largest number of metro station users to learn about the various forms of musical creativity included in this edition of the festival.

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