Irtijal Festival

For the past 10 years, Irtijal,  the International Festival of Experimental Music in Lebanon (Irtijal literally means improvisation in Arabic) takes place every April, creating a platform for alternative and experimental artist to jam and conceive some musical performance fit to be seen at the NYMIF.

With some of the most prominent performers in free and experimental music from Europe and Lebanon around gathered, the list is incomparable and growing year after year. Canadian/Lebanese group Jerusalem In My Heart, Japanese DJ Sniff, French duo EVOLUTION, Franz Hautzinger, Paul Wenninger, Sabina Meyer, Axel Dörner, Uriel Barthélémi, Sharif Sehnaoui, Tarek Atoui, Mazen Kerbaj, Raed Yassin, the Scrambled Eggs and Court-Circuit are among some of the names around the years.

For more information about the festival visit Irtijal.org, or check out the soon to be announced 2011 edition

Image: Carte Blanche live performance at the Irtijal Festival 2010. Picture courtesy of Tanya Traboulsi