Arab Music Festivals

11 July - 9 August 2002

Alban Berg
Caracalla Dance Theatre
Gilberto Gil sings Bob Marley
Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance
Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra
Roberto Alagna & Angela Gheorghiu
Nidal El Achkar

Beiteddine (Lebanon)

3 July 10 August 2002

Yaussou N'Dour
Cats
Fairuz & Ziad Rahbani
Zad Moultaka & Fadia Tomb el Hage
Khaled, Hakim, and Shaheen
Simon Shaheen & Qantara
Zakir, Bill Laswell, Sultan Khan, etc.
Jose Carreras & Rima Tawil
Ute Lemper

Tripoli (Lebanon)

2-16 August 2002

Marcel Khalife with Umaima al-Khalil
& Al-Mayadeen
Majida al-Rumi
Cheb Mami with Amina
Anana Dance Company
Belaruse Folk Dance

Jerash (Jordan)

24 July - 1 August 2002

Fuhais Folk Group
Marcel Khalife
Muhammad Munir
Al Jabal
Omar Khayrat
Al Nagham al Arabi
Sabah Shkair
Al Layla al Kabira Ballet
Hisham Abbas
European Union Orechestra
Al Washim Moroccan Group
Ararat Armenian Group
Jahada Wahba
Sheeshee Chinese Group
Ramallah group
Syrian Folk group
Rozzana Folk Group
Ableen Group
Al Farashat Group (Nazareth)

Fuhais (Jordan)

Eastern Nights (Jordan)
15-18 August 2002

Nawal Zughbi, Wael Kfouri, Hakim, Fadel Shaker, Ala Zalazli, Nahawand, Ragheb Alama, Nabil Shuail, 4Cats, Saber Rubai, Juana Mallah, Naser Rueshid, Assi Hillani, Maya Nasri, Dania, Ilham Mdafa'i, Omar Fakir

Souq Ukaz (Jordan)
July 2002

Nusair Shemma
Simon Shaheen & Qantara
Jose Fernandez & Wadi' al-Safi
Caracalla Dance Theatre

Madaba (Jordan)
4 July 2002

Alexandria (Egypt)

2 July 2002

Majida al-Rumi
Nidal al-Ashkar
Muhammad Munir
Nassir Shemma

Cairo Radio & TV Festival

Carthage (Tunisia)
12 July - 3 August

Marcel Khalife
Sabah Fakhri
Muhammad Abdu
Cheb Mami
Lutfi Bushnaq
Anana Syrian Group
Ali Ben Ayyad
Ali al-Rubahi
Al-Muslih al-Taher

SAFAQES (Tunisia)
July 2002

SUSSA (Tunisia)
July 2002

HAMMAMAT (Tunisia)
July 2002

Rabat (Morocco)
6 - 25 July 2002

Marcel Khalife
Pascale Mashaalani
Kathem al-Saher
Naïma Samih
Abdehadi Belkhayyat
Mohamed Alghaoui
Meryem Hilal
Mohamed Issam

Morroco

31 May - 8 June 2002

Kudsi Erguner
Cristina Branco
Barbara Hendricks
Anuna
Saad Temsemani
Farida
Fraja Company
Venance Fortunat
Francoise Atlan
Dimi Mint Abba
Fadia El Hajj
Ivan Rilsky Choir
Sabah Fakhri
Aznach Ensemble
McCullough Sons of Thunder

Kuwait International Music Festival
June 2002

World Festival of Sacred Music - Los Angeles

28,29 September 2002

Whirling Dervishes of Damascus with al-Kindi Ensemble

DEARBORN ARAB INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
June 2002