World Music Day 2020

World Music Day or Fête de la Musique is celebrated on June 21. It is celebrated as World Music Day or Fête de la Musique as an annual celebration that was founded by Jack Lang and Maurice Fleuret in 1981.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

Key-Points

On Music Day the citizens of a city or country are allowed and urged to play music outside in their neighbour hoods or in public spaces and parks.

On this day, young talents are encouraged to play in public as the prime aim of this occasion to provide free music to the world. Apart from that, the day acknowledges that crucial role that music plays in our lives.

Amateur and professional musicians are encouraged to “Make Music” and perform it in the streets either for free or at affordable costs.

World Music Day today, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Guwahati and Task Force for Music and Arts, Government of Nagaland was bringing lived on Facebook “One NE concert”.

One NE concert is the first of its kind that musicians from the 8 Northeast states will be performing live virtually to celebrate world music day.

The artistes performing are Soulmate from Meghalaya, Girish Pradhan from Sikkim, Joi Barua from Assam, Lenzing Doming of Arunachal Pradesh, Henry Varte from Mizoram, Noune Khate from Nagaland, Mangka from Manipur, and Borkhung Hrangkhawl from Tripura.