The music of the Balearics at the Midem in Cannes

Tonight, Wednesday, January 26, Maria del Mar Bonet, Lluís Llach, Nilda Fernández and Marina Rossell will perform at Le Grand Auditorium of the Festival Palace of Cannes in the concert "Nit Mediterrània" that will be held within the fair programme Midem, the most important in the world dedicated to music. The concert will be sponsored by the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Govern de les Illes Balears.

Pere Muñoz, director general de Cultura of the Govern, has gone to the Fair to attend the concert and to support the musical productors from the islands who are present. According to declarations by Pere Muñoz, "one of the principal aims of this General Direction is the exterior projection of the Balearic culture and with think that the Midem is a good opportunity to spread the work of our musicians."

Ona Digital with Miquel Brunet and Blau with Miquel Àngel Sancho are the record companies from the islands present at Midem this year. Blau has its own stand and Sancho stresses the acceptance of Joan Pons with the record "Les set paraules de Crist". While Ona Digital centres its promotion on the group Capel·la.

Both Brunet and Sancho agree in stressing that the great topic of this edition of Midem is Internet. The world record industry is very worried about the difficulty in controlling the transmission of music via the net. This topic has centred the round tables and debates which have started Midem.

Blau: Music Special 98-99 (Selection of music from the Balearic Islands. Real Audio)

Date of publication: 26/01/2000

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