RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Gaza- 21 June 2022. Palestinians choose musical instruments before buy its inside a music store, marking World Music Day, in Gaza city.

0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Sound Engineer at the Music Store, Raji the Gru.
0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Nour al-Tabba', a Palestinian girl.
0.3 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) One of the employees of the music store, Ahmed Al-Khalidi.

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World Music Day is celebrated on June 21. The day cherishes the spirit of music, the vibrancy of vocals and the melody of instruments.

World Music Day was started to make music more relatable and consumable for the young generation. Back in 1982, Jack Lange and Maurice Fleuret observed that the music of the times was not representative of the youth who played instruments. Hence, they planned to schedule a concert in the public spaces of Paris with the help of architect-scenographer Christian Dupavillon. The concert took place on June 21 that year and it celebrated the presence of both professional and amateur musicians from the different corners of France.

In 1985, which is also marked as the European Year of Music, other nations adopted this annual concert to celebrate music and music artists. In 1997, a charter was signed at the European Festival of Music in Budapest, which internationally recognised the day as World Music Day.

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