Dobro Sound System (Portugal) and DJ Burumtuma (Guinea-Bissau) are the names that close the poster of the MED Festival, presented last Saturday, May 25th, at the Cine-Teatro Louletano. This will be another edition in which the event bets on measures of environmental sustainability.
After the MED was distinguished by the “Sê-Verde” and received an Iberian Festival Award for the “Best Contribution to Sustainability” in the Iberian context, some new developments that will be introduced this year regarding the concern with the environment.
Compactor litter bins powered by solar energy, the replacement of a large part of the disposable plastic used in gastronomy taverns with biodegradable and compostable pieces and the placement of dispensers for the correct disposal of butts and chewing gum are measures that the organization will implement and have been applied for to the Environmental Fund of the Ministry of Environment.
These actions are thus added to the Ecological Cup, introduced in 2014, which allowed a drastic reduction of plastic in the enclosure, the Zero Waste Movement, the photovoltaic cells (powered by solar energy), placed in some catering spaces or made available of free and efficient water points.
As Carlos Carmo, councilor of the Municipality and director of the MED Festival underlined, «climate action and the circular economy are increasingly present in the planning of our Festival. We are on this path because there is no Planet B and we have to take care of it as best we know how».
Vítor Aleixo, mayor of Loulé, also underlined this concern, which is also taken to the MED's premises.
«We seek to innovate, in environmental issues, bringing something new to each edition. In recent years we have sought to distinguish ourselves due to circumstances of an environmental nature and we have been fortunate in that our work has been recognized», he considered.
When it comes to music, 80 hours of many different sounds, 60 bands from 22 countries from all over the world, 280 musicians and 10 stages (a new stage – Palco Chafariz – and a change in the concept of Palco Castelo) are some of the facts of what is expected in this edition.
«Loyal to our best tradition, we tried to choose artists with musical proposals capable of meeting the variety of tastes that the festivals of world music they always inspire”, said the mayor Vítor Aleixo.
The MED poster also features Marcelo D2 (Brazil), Mellow Mood (Italy), Marinah (Spain), The Turbans (Bulgaria/Israel/Iran/Greece/Turkey/United Kingdom), Kel Assouf (Niger/Belgium), Selma Uamusse (Mozambique/Portugal), Orkesta Mendoza (United States/Mexico), Anthony Joseph (Trinidad and Tobago), Moonlight Benjamin (Haiti), Dino D'Santiago (Portugal/Cape Verde), Tshegue (Congo/France), Gisela João (Portugal), Dead Combo (Portugal), Diabo na Cruz (Portugal), Cais do Sodré Funk Connection (Portugal), Camané and Mário Laginha (Portugal), Gato Preto (Ghana/Mozambique/Portugal), Omiri (Portugal), Márcia (Portugal), Ricardo Ribeiro (Portugal), Elisa Rodrigues (Portugal), Júlio Pereira (Portugal), Ruben Monteiro (Portugal), Luís Galrito with João Afonso (Portugal), DJ Riot (Portugal), Eneida Marta (Cape Verde), Francisco, El Hombre (Brazil), Os Jaws (Cape Verde), Baba Zula (Turkey), Los de Abajo – (Mexico) and Dhafer Youssef (Tunisia).
But since this is a multicultural event in which there are several artistic manifestations, there is a lot to see, hear and feel in Loulé during the MED: gastronomy, street entertainment, the performance of folklore groups, exhibitions, the Off MED (partnership with Bafo de Baco), conference promoted with the support of APORFEST, theater programmed by the Casa da Cultura de Loulé or Cinema MED, curated by Rui Tendinha.
To whet the appetite of all the followers of the MED Festival who attended this presentation, Fogo Fogo gave a concert that made the Cine-Teatro go wild and got the spectators dancing to the sound of funaná and African dance music.
This project, which has stirred up Lisbon's dance floors with uncontrollable energy, is the first confirmation of the 2020 edition of the MED Festival.
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