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Abu Dhabi, November 10 (BNA) Abu Dhabi has been officially chosen as the “City of Music” by UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network.
The Creative Cities Network of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced the appointment on November 8, an initiative launched in 2004 to promote cooperation between cities that recognize creativity as a key factor in sustainable urban development plans, Emirates News Agency (WAM). ) mentioned.
Abu Dhabi has always prioritized culture and creativity as primary drivers of social development and economic diversification, constantly promoting meaningful forms of expression and identity that embody and shape sustainable people-centered development. Music is one area of the culture and creative industries that has seen significant levels of support. The capital of the United Arab Emirates has always been at the crossroads of the Arab world, Asia, Africa and Europe, and this legacy of openness and cultural exchange underpins the vision of developing a music sector that promotes inclusion and identity across societies and generations.
The choice of ‘Music City’ will cement Abu Dhabi’s position as home to a resilient and growing music ecosystem built on innovation, collaboration and shared governance. The principality now sits alongside cities such as Liverpool in the UK, Auckland in New Zealand, Seville in Spain and Chennai in India as focal points for musical creativity as drivers of sustainable development plans.
Abu Dhabi has a rich heritage in traditional music and performance, and a thriving contemporary music scene. Today, the principality includes about 200 nationalities, each of which has its own culture and diverse forms of musical expression. The five-year cultural strategy for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, implemented by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), aims to draw more attention to this musical diversity, to make use of music in public spaces to enhance vitality and a sense of place, as well as to find ways to make use of music as a tool to connect generations The older and younger.
Among the torchbearers of Abu Dhabi’s music scene are Bait Al Oud, a local academy that plays an integral role in documenting and promoting Arab musical heritage, and Abu Dhabi Classics, the annual concert series honoring classical music. Besides the important musical programs of the Cultural Complex, there are the programs of Abu Dhabi’s many cultural organizations such as the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation (ADMAF), which among its many activities support talent and aspiring musicians and host a popular annual music festival, are a mainstay of the emirate’s cultural calendar.
Berklee Abu Dhabi, the Middle East’s preeminent institute of contemporary music and performing arts, and NYU Abu Dhabi’s Arts Center and Music Program have capitalized on the accelerating popularity of local and regional music – the fastest growing segment of the global music industry – by producing and commissioning new talent.
Through the UNESCO Creative Cities Network classification, Abu Dhabi joins nearly 250 cities around the world that are currently working together towards a common goal: to place creativity, culture and creative industries at the center of their development plans and to actively collaborate with key players from the world. The music industry around the world.
Its designation as a UNESCO City of Music will allow the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to continue its cultural mission to expand the music sector as part of a commitment to the development of culture and creative industries, which are a cultural and economic priority for Abu Dhabi. This includes contributing to job creation and economic diversification, supporting the development of the local music scene and the recording industry, and increasing the contribution of music to the film, television and gaming sectors.
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