Festival Músicas do Mundo(FMM, English:World Music Festival), also known asFMM Sines,was founded in 1999 and is a yearlymusic festivalin Portugal that takes place every July inSines,a municipality in theAlentejoregion ofPortugal.It is organised by the city council,[1]and is regarded as the biggest "world music" event organized in Portugal, dedicated mainly to folk and traditional music, while also encompassing many other genres. FMM reached an attendance record of over 100,000 in 2023.[2]
| Festival Músicas do Mundo | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | World music |
| Dates | July |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location(s) | Sines,Portugal |
| Years active | 24–25 years |
| Inaugurated | 1999 |
| Founders | Carlos Seixas, Manuel Coelho |
| Organised by | Sines Municipal Council |
| Website | fmmsines |
Genres
editThe festival is focused onworld music,with genres includingjazz,folk,blues,tango,reggae,classical music,fusion,fado,morna,klezmer,avant-garde,afrobeat,Tuvan throat singing,electronic dance music,androck music.
Stages
editThe festival takes place inSines’ historical center (the castle, Sines' Arts Center, and the beach) and the village of Porto Covo, 13 km south of Sines. All the venues are outdoors, except for the Arts Center. The castle holds a maximum of 6,500 people, Porto Covo 8,000, and the beach stage 15,000;
History
editSince 1999, the total audience of FMM amounts to 240,000 people. Artists featured throughout the years includeShemekia Copeland,Omar Sosa,Taraf de Haïdouks,Black Uhurufeat.Sly & Robbie,Hedningarna,Cui Jian,Céu,Tinariwen,Sa Dingding,Kronos Quartet,The Skatalites,Gaiteiros de Lisboa,Lee "Scratch" Perry,Tom Zé,Femi Kuti,Hermeto Pascoal,Marc Ribot,KTU,Master Musicians of Jajouka,Konono Nº1,Staff Benda Bilili,Señor Coconut,Trilok Gurtu,Toumani Diabaté,Rabih Abou-Khalil,Mahmoud Ahmed,Salif Keita,Gogol Bordello,Seun Kuti,Nortec CollectiveandAlamaailman Vasarat.[3]
Reception and reviews
editFMM has received abundant praise from the press and the artists alike. In 2000, Jacques Dénis, from French daily liberation wrote: "In Sines, it's mainly world music in the move". In 2001,L’Humanité's Patrick Koan said: "An impeccable programme for the quality of its concerts and its balance", In 2005, FMM was considered "one of the best festivals in Europe" on Finnish accordion playerKimmo Pohjonen's website.The Bad PlusAmerican jazz trio wrote in their blog: "The festival seems to be one of the most serious parties around" (2006), The same year Iraqi singerFaridasaid that FMM was "one of the five best festivals" she had ever taken part. In 2007, Malian singerOumou Sangarécalled it "the festival of joy".
References
edit- ^Sines City CouncilArchived2008-10-22 at the Portuguese Web Archive
- ^"Festival Músicas do Mundo de Sines bate recorde de público".SIC Notícias(in Portuguese). 2023-07-31.Retrieved2024-03-11.
- ^"Historial".FMM Sines.Retrieved11 July2019.
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