World music to echo in Side

ANTALYA

The Side International Culture and Arts Festival, which has been organized for 13 years in Side in the southern province of Antalya’s Manavgat district, will be organized this year with a new name concept.

The event, organized by the Manavgat Municipality, will host national and international artists as the Side World Music Culture and Arts Festival.

The renowned musician of the Balkans and the unforgettable composer of Emir Kusturica films, Goran Bregovic; the Antalya State Symphony Orchestra, Jamaican reggae bands, the Jim Murple Memorial of France, as well as Brazilian, Latino, Cuban and Roma music will all be at the festival.

From Turkey, the Antakya Civilizations Choir as well as the Istanbul Gelişim Orchestra, Buzuki Orhan, and opera artist Hakan Aysev will appear on a huge stage in City Square at Side Port between Sept. 11 and 26.