Equatorial Guinea Celebrates Music Festival

Equatorial Guinea Celebrates Music Festival

Music Day Festival Promotes Culture and Art

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, July 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Equatorial Guinea's (Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial) Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism and SOMAGEC hosted a Music Day Festival to celebrate culture throughout the country. The event featured renowned musicians, artists and dancers.

Ramon Esono Ebale started off the event with the creation of the "Happening Tag," a colorful mural. Sculptor Gabriel Mokolo also presented the installation "Children of Iron." At the same time, craftsmen from the city of Fez, showed different ways of working in wood, leather and mirrors, and photographers Lolley Fabien, Jean-Michel Ruiz and Cecile Treal showcased a dynamic set of images of Equatorial Guinea and Morocco.

Betty Akna played the piano to open the night's performances, followed by Bolebo System who played guitar, bass, drums and traditional percussion. Moroccan group Gnawi also performed and announced Equatorial Guinea as one of its tour destination countries.

The evening concluded with a performance of the Equatorial Guinean national ballet troop, "Ceiba," and a Moroccan percussionists group Bramel'z.

About Equatorial Guinea

The Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial) is the only Spanish-speaking country in Africa, and one of the smallest nations on the continent. In the late-1990s, American companies helped discover the country's oil and natural gas resources, which only within the last five years began contributing to the global energy supply. Equatorial Guinea is now working to serve as a pillar of stability and security in its region of West Central Africa. The country will host the 2011 Summit of the African Union. For more information, visit http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/.

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Source: Republic of Equatorial Guinea

CONTACT: David Mayorga, +1-703-489-4089, for Equatorial Guinea

Web Site: http://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/

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