(6 Feb) Italian music will be the protagonist at the “Palais des Beaux Arts” in Brussels: on February 25th, the prestigious theater in rue Ravenstein will host the 20th International Festival of Italian Song, promoted and organized by Aciem (Association culturelle italienne évènement music). The aim of the festival is to promote Italian language and culture, but also to support young Italians living abroad who want to enter music world. In this edition, for the first time, will take place the selection of “Miss Italy in the World 2012”. Guests of the evening will be songwriter Povia – winner in 2006 of the 56th edition of the Festival of Sanremo with the song “Vorrei avere il becco” – and percussionist Tony Esposito, who mixes tribal rhythms with melodies of the Neapolitan tradition. Among the other guests, the Belgian-French polyphonic group Méli-Mélo. The evening will be presented by Bruno Bazz, Italo-Belgian television and radio host. The event is under the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Belgium, AFI (Italian Association of Phonographic) and Fipi (International Federation of independent producers). (Roc)
WHAT IS THE ACIEM?
Acronym for “Cultural Association of Italians in Europe and the world” and located in Brussels, the Aciem promotes Italian culture in the world by organizing events. Founded in 1989, the Aciem organizes the annual International Festival of Italian Song in Brussels, an international event featured by Italian artists from all over the world. The Aciem helps artists organizing events, promoting their performances and introducing them to record companies, art directors and journalists involved in the showbiz.
