In India, the word ‘masala’ means spice, spices or a mixture/blend of spices. Spices are used to give taste and flavour to recipes which we enjoy. The word was borrowed by a team in Hannover, Germany 15 years ago to initiate a festival of world music named ‘Masala Festival’. Since then, music artists from around the globe have performed in Hannover attracting hundreds of visitors.

This year, the major concerts of the festival will take place from the 5^th till 16^th of May 2010 including the following musicians:

Amparo Sánchez

Maria Kalaniemi

Siiri Sisask & Jälg

Kari Bremnes

Red Hot Chilli Pipers

Moscow Art Trio & Orchestra of the TU Braunschweig

Raquel Tavares

Youn Sun Nah & Ulf Wakenius

HaBanot Nechama

El Sonido de las Caricias

Al Andaluz Project

Pee Wee Ellis and Mahotella Queens & Ty

photo: Thomas Langreder, Olaf Maikopf

Sedaa

Mahala Rai Banda

EVA Quartet

Apart from the major concerts, the festival incorporates dance workshops, open market, bazaar and a lot of activities for children into its program. Click MASALA Festival for more information. Afritopic 2010.