Boulevard des jeunes musiciens festival
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Boulevard des jeunes musiciens (also L'Boulvart) is a yearly held music festival contest organized in Casablanca, Morocco. The Boulevard was initially thought to be a competition aiming to reward the best formation in its own category. The festival first edition was held in 1998 when it was called Tremplin des Jeunes Musiciens de Casablanca (Springboard of the Young Musicians of Casablanca).
In 2006 edition, the most prominent participant was the American hip hop band De La Soul.
[edit] Organization
The festival lasts 4 days. It features 4 main categories:
The festival is organized as follows:
- The afternoon competition between various young and new bands.
- The evening competition where known groups are invited.
Since the 2006 edition, the entry fee is set at 20 Moroccan dirhams (about €2) for the whole 4 days' events.
