Tuesday 20 March 2012

All you need is love


(g!festival in the village of Gøta )The Faroe Islands preach values of peace, happiness and universal love.And it is their music that helps them preach these values.


Music has always been a way to bridge the gap between cultures.Like I mentioned before it is a universal language that transgresses all boundaries.

The Faroese are on to this and that is why they give music so much importance.
A Faroese will find any excuse to sing and dance and that is why

There are a variety of music festivals that happen all across the islands.

The music ranges from international artists to Faroese musicians and trance.

During the summer the ultimate festival to be at is the Summartónar.

This classic and modern music festival that held in churches, museums and other public venues across the islands.

They also offer free live shows.

Another festival held here, which was actually one of the first music festivals to ever be held in the islands is the G!

They sold a 1000 tickets and the number has been increasing ever since.

The Faroese have a tradition of unaccompanied singing with a chain dance that dates back to the middle ages.

It is still prominent in their lives today.

These "chain -dance" ballads are rhythmic tales that originate from heroes and legends.

The best time to catch these performances is during the St Olav's Day celebrations at the end of July in Tórshavn.

If you are someone who loves exploring new music then The Faroe Islands would be light at the end of the tunnel,

A beautiful landscape coupled with beautiful music.

Go back in time to a place filled the positivity of people connecting on the pure love for music.

The Faroese culture just continues to fascinate me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE-SwehwyXk


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