Music Projects

As DEM MOB took to the stage at the 2023 Primavera Sound festival on a warm summer night in Barcelona, their electrifying performance captured the hearts and minds of a global audience, transcending linguistic barriers and igniting sparks of inspiration and optimism. With each beat, DEM MOB wove a story of resilience and hope, infusing […]

The first Kurdish carpet exhibition was held at Asif’s house with a musical performance. This exhibition, which was organized by the private sector and Egin Studio and supported by the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Tourism and the Creative City Secretariat, was a meeting place for lovers of Kurdish culture and art, especially carpets, […]

United By Music – a perfect phrase to capture the magical two weeks Liverpool has enjoyed sharing with the world. Everything we have done has been with the awareness that we were hosting this year’s final on behalf of the Ukraine and wherever you went in the city or whoever you spoke to it was […]

Sanandaj Day was celebrated in diverse and attractive  programs for 2023. Various celebrations of Sanandaj Day were held on April 26, which coincides with the sixth of Ardibehesht 1046 A.H, when the city of Sanandaj was founded by Suleiman Khan Ardalan. In 2019, this day was announced as the “Senah” day, and various celebrations are […]

On April 30, 2023, exceptional jazz performance was the soundtrack of the day and lead the UNESCO International Jazz Day celebrations across Adelaide. Since its inception in 2011, the global community has united annually to celebrate International Jazz Day through performances, educational programs, and community outreach initiatives that give everyone the chance to enjoy the […]

For this year’s International Day of Jazz on April 30th, member cities of the UNESCO Creative Cities of Music have come together for a joint video project. Jazz music plays an important role in many of the Creative Cities of Music in the network; it was therefore natural for many cities to join under a […]

Music was alive and well in London this March! As a community, we took some important steps towards educating Londoners about our unique UNESCO City of Music designation. We ended the month with a UNESCO City of Music mural unveiling, meeting with the Honourable Neil Lumsden, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, a City of […]

From March 29 2023, 2022 to December 31 2024 Leiria UNESCO City of Music celebrates the WORLD PIANO DAY on March 29th, through the presentation of the musical project THE SOUND OF YOUR NAME – THE PIANO GOES TO SCHOOLS, divided into 2 school cycles, distributed throughout the biennium 2023-2024. The project is aimed at […]

With their first exhibition in Portugal, Gianfranco Gallucci and Lucia Friedrich will present new works in Photography and Painting. With “Desassossego” Lucia and Gianfranco will show metaphorical and literal portraits of the meaning of the disquiet. As its foundation, beyond the individual experience of it’s meaning, Fernando Pessoa’s “Livro do Desassossego” acts as a fundamental reference, further contributing to the incorporation of […]