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The Director General for Cultural Promotion, Antonio Martinez, presented with the President of the National Association of Gypsy Presence, Manuel Martin, and director of the Auditorium, Antonio Contreras, the meeting intermusical 'Maqam Mediterranean 08', under the subtitle "Toward Harmony among people by music in the Euro in the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. "

This concert honors the composer and violinist Pablo Sarasate Navarra on the centenary of his death, and seeks, through music, open and consolidate cultural dialogue between different peoples.

Martinez said that this concert is included within the activities that the Ministry takes place in the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue.

Among the recent initiatives undertaken, Martinez said the festival "Another 2008 ', about intercultural dialogue, involving European and South American companies.

At the concert called Maqam ('meeting' in Arabic) The family participate Horváth, Roma / Cigány of Hungary Maya Maya Family of Roma / Gypsies of Spain, Famila Pińana, Gacha Murcia Spain, Klezmer and Sephardic-Gypsy Ara Malikian virtual participation.

The program has been articulated to put on stage, in part, the subsequent actions of the participating groups.

After a pause will be a musical exchange "in which each person responds to what he suggests the musical discourse of the other," said Manuel Martin.

Intervention will Malikian Ara virtual who plays 'Gypsy Airs' by Pablo Sarasate, music from which the four musical groups relaz improvised performances.

'Maqam Mediterranean 08' recovers and expands the first concert held last December in the Spanish Theater of Madrid, which inaugurated the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, and after passing through Murcia, next year will come to Barcelona.

Martin said that the idea is that this 'maqama' become over the years festival.

This initiative, sponsored by the National Association of Gypsies, which is part of the program 'The presence of Roma / Gypsy Music in Europe', Project for the promotion and safeguarding of cultural heritage common in Europe, funded by the European Commission and with the collaboration of the Regional Government.

The concert will be held at the Auditorio Victor Villegas on Friday November 28 at 20:00.

Tickets will be on sale from tomorrow in ticktack ticket on the website of the Auditorium (www.auditoriomurcia.org) to calling 968 341 060.

With the entry, which costs 10 euros, will be given a CD with the live recording Maqam 07.

Source: CARM