TEHRAN-- The Fajr Music Festival has actually announced a program for its 38th edition, which will occur in Tehran and 16 provinces from February 17 to 22.

The celebration is another part of the Ten-Day Dawn event, which is organized every year to mark the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

About 90 efficiencies will be held at 7 halls, including Vahdat and Rudaki in Tehran throughout the celebration, the organizers stated in a press conference on Wednesday.Bands from Portugal, Russia, Hungary, India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Armenia and Serbia will offer performances.

A lots pop bands, five orchestras, 28 folk music groups, 14 traditional music ensembles and 11 anthem bands have actually been invited to perform at the event.The festival will likewise happen at the very same time in Golestan, East Azarbaijan, Kermanshah, Khorasan, Zanjan, Hormozgan, Kerman, Mazandaran, Hamedan, Bushehr, Alborz, Lorestan and several other provinces.The organizers likewise prepare to establish the Festival of Festivals , a brand-new section that will evaluate videos of performances carried out during the previous editions of the festival.Posters for the previous editions and images of their performances will likewise be showcased in exhibits.

The celebration will commemorate Iranian tenor Esfandiar Qarabaghi, who died last December at the age of 79.

Qarabaghi was most famous for his song USA, USA, Shame on Your Deceits! recorded by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting in 1979 after the occupation of the U.S.

Embassy in Tehran.Several journalists and media, which have made exceptional contributions to music over the previous year, will be awarded.Photo: A poster for the 38th Fajr Music Festival.

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