Award winning DAB radio station Passion for the Planet has been chosen as the first ever UK media partner for the hugely successful Fes Festival of World Spiritual Music in Morocco.
The Festival, in its 14th year, takes place from 6th to 14th June in the ancient city of Fes (Fez). The Fes Festival attracts both musicians seeking fresh ideas and renewed inspiration as well as international music lovers, many of whom return year after year. VIP guests last year included members of the Irish supergroup U2, composer Osvaldo Golijov and Queen Rania of Jordan.
HRH The Prince of Wales praised the Fes Festival for its spiritual, ethical and humanitarian vales in a video message made specially for the 2005 festival.
The partnership is a first for both the Fes Festival and Passion for the Planet. Passion joins a distinguished list of international media partners including Radio France International, Le Figaro and Al Jazeera.
"We have chosen to partner with Passion for the Planet as it is the only radio station in the UK to deliver an audience that's focused on the issues close to the heart of the Fes Festival." said Mary Finnigan the festival's UK Co-ordinator. "Both the Fes Festival and Passion for the Planet are about making the world a better place, about getting in touch with our spirituality, about tolerance and understanding through communication and friendship. This partnership makes perfect sense for us and we hope this is the first of many years working with Passion for the Planet."
Passion for the Planet will be promoting this year's festival on air during May and will visit the festival to record interviews with some of the Fes Forum speakers, for broadcast later this year.
"We've been to the Fes Festival in the past and it's a magical event - music from all over the world in stunning settings." says Passion's managing Director Chantal Cooke. "Just imagine listening to music under the stars surrounded by the majesty of the Bab Makina palace courtyard, or dancing with Sufi mystics in to the early hours, or sitting in the shade of an ancient oak tree listening to leading thinkers of the 21st century, and then lunching in the hustle and bustle of the medina of Fes, chatting with locals and soaking up the sounds and smells of the souks. This is the experience we hope to bring to our listeners."
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