The Music Festival 2025: a sound journey that unites cultures and territories

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Music takes over the streets and stages of the country with the arrival of the Music Festival 2025, a celebration promoted by the government of France that is celebrating its 21st year resonating on Dominican soil. This festival, which promotes free access to art, will have its grand opening on June 21st at 5:00 p.m. at the Museo Fortaleza Santo Domingo, in the heart of the Colonial City. The Alliance Française of Santo Domingo, along with the French Embassy in the Dominican Republic, organizes this edition that expands beyond the capital to embrace communities in Punta Cana, Las Terrenas and Santiago, bringing diverse rhythms to alternative and history-laden stages.

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Among the musical proposals, names such as Riccie Oriach, J Noa, Concón Quemao, Xiomara Fortuna and the Gabonese artist Queen Koumb stand out, who will share the stage and creation in an artistic residency with Fortuna, marking a milestone in the Afro-Caribbean exchange.

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International sounds will also arrive from DJ Wakanda (French Guiana), the French collective Fusión Tempo París and Issade, winner of the Isla Sonora project, an initiative that promotes emerging Caribbean talent.

A festival for all the senses and corners

“This year we go a step further: the Music Festival 2025 is for everyone and everywhere. It’s free, vibrant and deeply diverse,” assured Ivanne Girard, director of the Alliance Française, who celebrates the territorial expansion of the event as an achievement of cultural inclusion.

National programming: dates and scenarios

  • June 20th and 21st: Punta Cana – La Fábrica
  • June 22nd: Las Terrenas – Los Establos de Nicolás
  • June 24th: Las Terrenas – Hotel Casa Grande
  • June 26th, 6:00 p.m.: Santiago – ISA University Campus
  • June 27th: Santiago – ISA University and Centro León
With free access in all spaces, the programming combines traditional and modern genres, with the hallmark of local identity and an open view to the world, making each presentation a meeting point between cultures.
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