You’re
in for a fabulous treat if you’re in Lebanon this
July, in perfect
time to attend Zouk Mikael International annual
summer festival.
The festival, held in the charming Lebanese town
of Zouk Mikael,
attracts guests from all over the country and abroad.
The
town, 10 minutes away from Beirut, is perched
on a hill of Kesrouwan overlooking the Mediterranean.
Its
roman styled amphitheatre, built for major
events with a capacity of 3000, hosts the festival.
The venue is complete with cafeterias and public
facilities. A large car park
shuttles for transportation to and from the festival
to ensure convenient access.
Program
Zouk Mikael Festival for Summer 2009
July
3 - Garou
Tickets: 60.000LL 90.000LL 120.000LL
“I always want to make people happy – to open myself
up and give
them everything I have inside me. Every single time.”
These
words summarize the essence of Garou, who delivers
nothing
less than his soul to his audience in every one
of his performances.
With
over 5 million records sold to date, Garou teamed
up on ‘Piece of My Soul’
(May 2008) with renowned songwriters from around
the world and recorded
most of the album in Europe with famed producer
Peer Astrom.
The finished album is tinged with rock songs, ballads
and pop influences.
July 17 - Yves Lecoq
Tickets: 30.000LL 60.000LL 90.000LL
The best way of presenting Yves Lecoq is to cite
what has been written
of him: “Yves Lecoq: plural voices. He is undoubtedly
the master of impersonation,
” wrote Le Parisien while Le Nouvel Observateur
wrote: “…Yves Lecoq cultivates
a humor at once caustic and of a rare elegance”.
Famous
for having imitated former French President Jacques
Chirac for
30 years, Yves Lecoq now imitates current French
President and other
prominent figures. He has some 150 voices in his
repertoire.
July
23 - Sugar Ray & the Bluetones
Tickets: 30.000LL 60.000LL 90.000LL
Harmonica player, lyricist and singer, two-time
Grammy Award nominee
Sugar Ray Norcia has been performing with his hand
since the late 1970’s.
His
music derives from an eclectic set of influences
and probably shows most in his original tunes.
With
his quiet, cheerful, unassuming personality, Norcia
is the kind of
person people go to with their personal problems.
Some of this
(and his own life experience) provides fodder for
his songs
July
31 Nancy Ajram
Tickets: 40.000LL 60.000LL 90.000LL
Nancy Ajram is a multi-platinum selling Lebanese
pop folk artist.
One
of the decade’s most important superstars in the
Middle East & Arab
World, Ajram is ranked as the 3rd best-selling female
artist in Lebanese history.
Ajram
has participated in some of the most important Arab
festivals
and won many award, with her most recent being the
“2008 World Music Award” for best-selling Middle
Eastern artist.
The
performance at Zouk Mikael Festival is a return
to
her roots, as this is the region she’s from.
http://www.zoukmikaelfestival.org/contacts.php
