Ultra Music Fest
Where: Miami
When: March 28-30
Description:
Ultra Music Festival is an annual outdoor electronic music festival in March in Miami. The festival coincides with the annual Winter Music Conference, also held in Miami.
Ultra is held in Downtown Miami in Bayfront Park. It was a one-day festival from 1999 to 2006; a two-day festival from 2007 to 2009; and a three-day festival in 2010 to 2012. In 2012, a record 55,000 people per day attended the festival. In 2013, for the first time in festival history, Ultra Music Festival took place across two consecutive weekends.
In 2014, the festival will return to a one-weekend format.
FESTA2H
Where: Senegal
When: June 4-7
Description:
FESTA2H (International Festival of Hip-Hop and Urban Culture) was founded in July 2006 by the Africulturban Association in Dakar, Senegal’s capital.
Over time, FESTA2H has become one of the most important festivals in Africa and has revolutionized the hip-hop music scene in Senegal.
Today, hip-hop is followed by millions of young people around the world. Piggy-backing on its global appeal, FESTA2H created a multidisciplinary event that showcases elements of hip-hop and urban culture in the cities of Dakar, Rufisque, Pikine and Ouakam in Senegal.
FESTA2H is run by the Africulturban Association that organizes workshops and capacity building through the festival. More than 150 artists, rappers, DJs, dancers, painters, and slammers participate, performing on several stages with more than 20.000 participants.
