AROUND THE WORLD
Make Music New York is based on France's “Fête de la Musique,” a national musical holiday inaugurated in 1982. Ever since, the festival has become an international phenomenon, celebrated on the same day in more than 340 cities in 108 countries, including Germany, Italy, Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Australia, Vietnam, Congo, Cameroon, Togo, Columbia, Chile, Mongolia, and Japan. Participating cities include:

North Africa and the Middle East

1. Algeria: Annaba, Tizi Ouzou
2. Bahrain: Manama
3. Egypt: Alexandria, Heliopolis, Cairo, Port Said
4. Israel: Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv
5. Jordan: Amman
6. Lebanon: Beirut, Jounieh, Tripoli, Baalbeck, Deir Al Qamar, Nabatieh, Tyr, Zahle
7. Libya: Tripoli
8. Morocco: Agadir, Casablanca, Oujda, Rabat
9. Oman: Muscat
10. Syria: Damascus
11. Palestinian Territories: Ramallah, Naplouse, Jerusalem, Hebron Bethlehem, Gaza
12. Tunisia: Tunis
13. United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi, Dubai

Africa: Sub-Saharan

1. Benin: Cotonou, Parakou
2. Botswana: Gaborone
3. Burkina-Faso: Bobo-Dioulasso, Ouagadougou
4. Cameroon: Douala, Garouna, Yaoundé
5. Cape Verde: Praia
6. Central African Republic: Bangui
7. Chad: N'Djamena
8. Comoros: Moroni
9. Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kinshasa, Lubumbashi
10. Djibouti: Djibouti
11. Gabon: Libreville
12. Gambia: Banjul
13. Guinea: Conakry
14. Guinea-Bissau: Bissau
15. Ivory Coast: Abidjan
16. Kenya: Nairobi
17. Madagascar: Ambanja, Ambatondrazaka, Ambodifortra, Ambositra, Antananarivo, Antsirabe, Fianarantsoa, Fort-Dauphin, Morondava, Tamatave, Tulear
18. Mali: Bamako
19. Mauritania: Nouakchott
20. Mozambique: Maputo
21. Namibia: Windhoek
22. Niger: Niamey, Zinder, Maradi, Agadez
23. Nigeria: Lagos, Port-Harcourt
24. Republic of the Congo: Brazzaville
25. Rwanda: Kigali
26. São Tomé and Príncipe: São Tomé
27. Senegal: Dakar
28. Seychelles: Victoria
29. Sudan: Khartoum
30. Togo: Lome
31. Zambia: Lusaka
32. Zimbabwe: Harare

Americas

1. Argentina: Buenos Aires, Mar Del Plata
2. Bolivia: Chochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Tarija, Padcaya, San Lorenzo, El Valle de la Concepcion
3. Brazil: Belem, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Campinas, Fortaleza, Juiz de Fora, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Vicosa
4. Canada: Asbestos, Halifax, Monkton, Dieppe, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver
5. Chile: Chillan, Concepcion, Santiago
6. Colombia: Bogota, Medellin
7. Costa Rica: San Jose
8. Cuba: Havana
9. Dominican Republic: Saint-Dominique
10. Dominique: Roseau
11. Ecuador: Cuenca, Guayaquil, Quito
12. Jamaica: Kingston
13. Mexico: Mexico City, Monterrey, Queretaro, San Luis de Potosi, Torreon
14. Panama: Panama City
15. Paraguay: Asunción
16. Peru: Arequipa, Lima, Piura
17. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Kingstown
18. Trinidad and Tobago: St. Clair
19. Venezuela: Caracas, Maracaibo, Merida, Valencia

Asia and Australia

1. Australia: Canberra, Sydney
2. Cambodia: Phnom Penh
3. China: Hong-Kong, Beijing, Xian
4. India: Bangladesh, Calcutta, Hyderabad, Madras, New Delhi, Trivandrum
5. Indonesia: Bandung, Surabaya
6. Japan: Nagoya, Osaka, Sendai, Tokyo, Yokohama
7. Kazakhstan: Astana, Almaty
8. Laos: Vientiane
9. Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur
10. Mongolia: Ulan-Bator
11. Myanmar: Rangoon
12. Nepal: Katmandu
13. Pakistan: Islamabad, Karachi
14. Uzbekistan: Tashkent
15. Vanuatu: Port-Vila
16. Vietnam: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City

Europe

1. Albania: Tirana
2. Austria: Innsbruck
3. Azerbaijan: Baku
4. Belgium: Assesse, Brussels, Nothomb, Anderlecht, Anthismes, Bouillon, Charleroi, Clavier, Hannut, Incourt, Liege, Molenbeek, Mons, Montigny-le-Tilleul, Neufchateau, Perwez, Schaerbeek, Tellin, Thuin, Waterloo, Wavre
5. Bosnia-Herzegovina: Banjaluka, Sarajevo
6. Corsica: Diego
7. Croatia: Zagreb
8. Cyprus: Nicosia
9. Czech Republic: Brno, Prague
10. France: [nationwide]
11. Germany: Berlin, Dresden, Gorlitz, Karlsruhe, Munich, Potsdam, Saarbruck, Stuttgart, Weimar, Weingarten
12. Greece: Athens, Gianitsa, Ioanniana, Katerini, Serres, Trikala
13. Hungary: Budapest, Miskolc
14. Italy: Arco, Avellino, Cervia, Florence, Lecce, Lucca, Milan, Naples, Pisa, Rome, Rovereto, Savigliano, Senigallia, Turin
15. Lithuania: Vilnius
16. Luxembourg: Luxembourg, Dudelange, Wiltz, Clervaux, Mersch, Ettelbruck, Esch-Alzette, Esch-Belval, Mondof-les-Bains, Grevenmacher, Hesperange, Differdange
17. Netherlands: Roosendaal, Rotterdam
18. Poland: Warsaw
19. Portugal: Coimbra, Stana Maria Da Feira
20. Romania: Arad, Brasov, Bucarest, Cluj-Napoca, Constanta, Craiova, Iasi, Pitosti, Ploiesti, Sibiu, Timisoara
21. Serbia: Belgrade
22. Spain: Barcelona, Cambrils, Gava, Jesus, Logroño, Madrid, Puigcerda, Sant Vicenc de Castallet, Saragossa, Seville, Tarragona, Valence, Vilanova I la Geltrú
23. Switzerland: Chatel-Saint-Denis, Fribourg, Geneva, La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Lausanne, Neuchatel, Nyon, Yverdon-les-Bains, Avusy, Bernex, Carouge, Chene-Bourg, Meyrin, Onex, Plan-Les-Ouates, Troinex, Vernie
24. Turkey: Ankara
25. Ukraine: Kiev
26. United Kingdom: London
27. Vatican City

In just one year, MMNY has become the largest such event outside of Europe. Following New York’s example, “Make Music Boston” and “Make Music Pasadena” are slated to debut in 2008.

Did you know?
“Fête de la Musique,” which translates into English (more or less) as “Music Party,” is a homonym of “Faites de la Musique,” or “Make Music.”