The International Music Festival "Faces of Friends 2006" will take place in the period of June 29 through July 3 in the city of Cahul, Republic of Moldova. The festival is a major cultural event in Moldova and the region. The festival will comprise a contest for young pop performers, performances by pop and rock stars, and a jazz concert.

The international festival “The Faces of Friends” exists since 1996. It was designed as a meeting and joint concert of acting and former musicians from Cahul, people who have worked in the industry of music for the youths. The fate has led them all over the world, but love for the native city, love for music let us gather them all together.

The idea to organize this festival belongs to Serghei Orlov and Dimitrii Retingher, a man with the biggest experience in the cultural life of Moldova. Since it appeared to the implementation of this idea, many months have been spent in the lookout for support from the authorities, for the coordination of details, search for sources of coverage, equipment, lights and many other details that help organize any kind of festivals.

In spite of all this hardship, the first musical festival “The Faces of Friends” was held in July 1996 and attracted such a large number of spectators that it became quite clear – the festival has become a need, and it will exist! Participants included the bands “Flacai”, “Triuk”, “Kurort”, vocalist Igor Copilov (Cahul, Moldova), Vladimir Zabuga (Langepas, Russia), Valeri Barsucov (Cahul, Moldova), Vadim Morozov (Kagalym, Russia), Valentin Uvarov (Cahul, Moldova), Stefan Hagiu (Brussels, Belgium), Valery Chenky (Noyabrsk, Russia), Ekaterina Timofeyeva (Vienna, Austria) and many others. All these people had once been on Cahul stages, gave their talent and soul to guests and residents of this town.

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The “Festival” Creative Association
Bd. Victoriei 18, Cahul, MD-3909
Republic of Moldova
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