L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2016

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Launching the 40th Edition of the L-Għanja tal-Poplu, 2016

L-Għanja tal-Poplu

The 40th edition of L-Għanja tal-Poplu – Festival Kanzunetta Maltija 2016 will be a collaboration between the Għanja tal-Poplu committee, Spazju Kreattiv, Arts Council Malta, the Valletta 2018 Foundation and PBS.

Considering that the festival saw its beginning in Valletta, it was only natural that the 40th edition would be celebrated in the heart of the capital city, at Pjazza Teatru Rjal. The committee would like to thank the venue management for their assistance in organising the festival. Special thanks also to the Valletta 2018 Foundation for their continued support.

L-Għanja tal-Poplu - Festival Kanzunetta Maltija would not be such a success without the creative contribution of the Maltese songwriters and composers. It is also thanks to the voluntary work of the Għanja tal-Poplu committee who believed in the initiative that the festival got this far.

Songwriters, composers and music creatives and singers are invited to participate in this festival of Maltese language. This edition will include the PBS orchestra which will accompany the participating singers. This year, the PBS orchestra offered to accompany any participating singers who don't have their own musicians or who do no want to play the music themselves.

Proposals can be submitted at the Għanja tal-Poplu office, 227 Merchant Street, Valletta on Tuesday 19th April 2016 at 9.00pm. Details and guidelines about this year’s edition can be found on the wesbite www.ghanjafest.com or on facebook www.facebook.com/GħanjaTalPoplu

Informative Meeting For Participants And Friends

On Wednesday 9 March at 6.00pm in City Creative Space in studio B. at St James Cavallier it was organised an informative meeting for participants and Friends, about the 40th Edition of L-Għanja tal-Poplu - Festival Kanzunetta Maltija.

• Program was
• Video feature - short clips from the L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2015
• Greetings from Josephine Ebejer Grech (PRO)
• Ecca Muscat - Ġismi - The winner Song of 2015
• Josephine Ebejer Grech and Carmelo Schembri (Chairperson) explaining the new framework of the festival and guidelines.
• Time For Questions

The Poster

L-Għanja tal-Poplu – Festival tal-Kanzunetta Maltija

Organizing Committee

President: Maurice Mifsud Fr.

Chairperson:Carmelo Schembri

Secretary: Alexia Cutajar Conti

Media Co-ordinator: Tony Micallef (PBS and Media)

Co-ordinator: Noel D'Amato

PRO: Josephine Ebejer Grech

Guidelines

The Festival - L-Għanja tal-Poplu - Festival Kanzunetta Maltija.

1.1 The festival L-Għanja tal-Poplu - Festival Kanzunetta Maltija

Is a celebration of original songs in Maltese, interpreted and accompanied live.

This year (2016) the festival is organized by the L-Għanja tal-Poplu committee along with Spazju Kreattiv, the Maltese Council for the Arts and PBS. The PBS orchestra will be giving its part in this festival working hand in hand with the finalists songs composers.

1.2 The main objectives of the festival are:

• (a) to bring forward the Maltese song quality;
• (b) creates an opportunity for composers and authors to submit their song to the Maltese public;
• (c) that, even after the festival, continues to help artists find a growing audience for their song.

1.3 The festival plays four phases:

• (a) the first selection phase, which of all songs submitted selecting the best songs.
• (b) The second phase of selection, which selected the finalists songs.
• (c) evening Semi Final
• (d) Final evening, which announced the winners.

The songs 2.1 To enter the L-Għanja tal-Poplu - Festival Kanzunetta Maltija, songs must be:

• (a) the original, namely lyrics and their music have never been published;
• (b) the Maltese;
• (c ) not more than three and a half minutes.

• 2.2 The theme of the song is free, that can deal with any subject.

As The Song of the People - the Malta Song Festival, the festival encourages writing songs to express experiences, tastes, desires, relationships and both personal aspirations, and collective, ie as people on this island or as citizens of the world [1]. It recalled that the prize for social theme is a reward apart; that the songs are not judged and rewarded on this criterion.

([1] We recall that social theme song is not necessarily a negative tone or a protest, but could also interpret, say, the major life values such as friendship and hope.)

• 2.3 The musical style of the songs is free.
• 2.4 The songs will be judged according to the words and music and the connection between them.
• 2.5 vulgar theme songs and / or partisan propaganda are not accepted.

The Submission Songs

For festival L-Għanja tal-Poplu, to submit one song, need not enter into cost of recording studio. Can record the voice accompanied by a live instrument. If the recording is clear, need not be recording studio to be heard in the knockout. This one does not enter in to extra costs. If the song then proceed to the finals, has done recording. Application is only 30 ewro and you then receive 2 tickets for the final night free each application.

Submissions for the festival L-Għanja tal-Poplu will be collected on Tuesday 19 April, 2016 at YTC Merchants Street Valletta.

• morning between 10.30 and 11.45 and
• evening between 18.00 till 21.00

At YTC, 227 Merchants Street, Valletta. (Side church of St James)

The number of songs presented to L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2015 is on the hundred. Meanwhile the selection of finalists will be held in two phases.

Participants placing first, second and third will be receiving trophies and a reward respectively of:-

• € 1000,
• € 600,
• € 400

The person or group awarded the title of best singer-songwriter will be awarded a trophy and € 500.

The author and composer of the winning song of L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2015 also granted the trophy L-Għanja tal-Poplu held up edition of the festival after.

Press Release

In a Press Release issued by the organising committee of L-Għanja tal-Poplu – Festival tal-Kanzunetta Maltija, it has been made public, that 144 submissions were received on Tuesday 19 April, 2016 at the Youth Travel Circle (YTC) in Merchant Street, Valletta. This is a record number of original songs for the ever-growing festival which is being organised under the auspices of Spazju Kreattiv, the Public Broadcasting Services, Pjazza Teatru Rjal and Fondazzjoni Valletta 2018.

As of Friday 22nd April, the first phase of the judging will commence, with a panel of expert judges whittling down to the songs by the end of the weekend, and leaving a shortlist of potential candidates, from which a second panel of expert judges will then select the 18 qualifiers. It is expected that the names of the songs through to the final phase of the competition will be made public by the end of April, hence in a weeks’ time.

L-Għanja tal-Poplu – Festival tal-Kanzunetta Maltija will be a co-ordinated effort, with the support of the PBS Orchestra, led by Mro Paul Abela and Mro Joe Brown.

See Press Release in Maltese: [[1]]

The Knockout

4.1 For the purposes of these Regulations:

• PARTICIPANT means "a person or group has a role in creating the song as author of verses or music composer".
• INTERPRETER means "person / s (male or female) who has / their role in delivering the song to the audience ". This includes singer / a / s or musician / a / s.
• singer means "a person / group to interpret song lyrics and music of the person / group itself

4.2 The jury is composed of experts knockout people in the lyrics, the music or both. 4.3 The jury judging the knockout primarily the quality of the lyrics and melody of the songs and the connection between them, and not the presentation or their acoustic quality. Inertia demo professional quality recording. Thus a player can avoid unnecessary costs. 4.4 Song which has been selected as a finalist can not be withdrawn from the final night or the CD of festival officials.

The Final Phase

5.1 Each participant and interpreter of song presented on the final night of the festival should have his / her sixteen years or more until 7 July, 2016.

5.2 In the final night singer / or group can / can interpret / interpretation to two songs. 5.3 In the final night, the PBS orchestra will be available to those who want to use it. The participants of the final must declare who will accompany the song. There are three possibilities:

or (a) to sing and accompany the song themselves. or (b) to sing and be accompanied by full orchestra. (c) to sing and play an instrument / s and be assisted by the orchestra.

5.4 In the event 5.3 (with) and (c), the accompaniment is as desired by the composer. of difficulty the event the final decision is that of the organizing committee.

5.5 The backing vocals provide the participants. 5.6 Group can contain up to 7 elements, including singers.

Appointments

6.1 Dates and times: Festival Launch - Press Conference - February 2016 Submission of the songs on Tuesday 19 April 2016, 10:30 -11:45 and 18:00- 21:00: 227, Merchants Street, Valletta.

The-recording finalists songs must be completed by Friday 17 June, 2016.

Evidence in the creativity Centre - Monday 27 June 2016, after working time.

Evidence Square Theatre Opera - from Sunday 3 July 2016 in the evening.

The first semi-final night - Opera Theatre Square Thursday 7 July final evening - Opera Theatre Square, Saturday 9 July

• 6.2 Who will participate in the festival must be willing to attend rehearsals and final evenings.

Evenings IS FINAL

• 7.1 The song, that sings in the final, must be the same song, the lyrics and melody, which was filed in the knockout. Corrections can be made after the knockout with the approval of the organizing committee.

• 7.2 While one must present and interpret the song in the most appropriate mode for the subject, recalled that the exaggeration in the movement, in clothing, in dance, in mime, etc. could alienate the attention of the audience from the lyrics and melody, which are the core of the song.

• 7.3 The jury in the final evenings consist versed in the lyrics, the music or both, which differ from the knockout jury.

The Awards

8.1 Recognition of authors and composers of songs ranked first three places consisting of a trophy for the song to the author, composer and another to another to singer / a. Prizes will be awarded cash as follows:

• € 1,000 to the song classified in the first place,
• € 600 to the song classified in second place,
• € 400 to the song classified in third place.

8.2 The author and composer of the winning song L-Għanja tal-Poplu - Festival Kanzunetta Maltija confer trophy The Song People - Maltese Song Festival, held up edition of the festival rear.

8.3 The awards also include: trophy to the author of the best social theme song, trophy to singer / or group best interpretation, trophy for the best young talent, trophy for best singer and € 500.

Publicity and CD Of the Festival

9.1 The songs, the participants and finalists interpreters given publicity on the media, radio, television and the internet. Participants are asked to cooperate as much as possible with the organizing committee for this publicity would be best. 9.2 The Centre for Creativity plus PBS, which will take care of the recording of the festival x broadcasting, have the right to continue to broadcast these recordings for the purpose of promoting the festival. The song rights remain with the author and composer. 9.3 As every year, the festival committee publishes official CD of the festival with all the finalists songs. The final frame information of these songs must be completed by Friday 17 June, 2016. 9.4 The festival organizers have the right to include the songs finalists in the festival CD and sell CD. 9.5 These regulations are subject to changes by the committee's Song People - Maltese Song Festival. The committee's decisions are final.

The Awards also include

• Trophy to the author of the best social theme song,
• Trophy to the singer / or group best interpretation,
• Trophy for the best young talent.

Preliminary Round

Here are the Songs featured from the First Phase of the final:-

External links

• Official website
• [https://soundcloud.com/l-għanja-tal-poplu L-Għanja tal-Poplu on Soundcloud

L-Għanja tal-Poplu Festival Editions
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* 2010s: 35 (2010) - 36 (2012) - 37 (2013) - 38 (2014) - 39 (2015) - 40 (2016) - 41 (2017) - 42 (2018) - 43 (2019)
* 2020s: 44 (2020) - 45 (2021) - 46 (2022) - 47 (2023)