World Music Day 2026 at the Grand Mosque of Paris with Brahim Hadj Kacem

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Some concerts are also not to be missed, such as the evening planned at theOlympia, the musical highlights programmed in the gardens of the Palais-Royal or the traditional Fête de la musique at the Elysée. Other Parisian venues are also emblematic, such as the Grande Mosquée de Paris.

Located in the 5th arrondissement of the capital, this iconic monument is teaming up for the third consecutive year with this major, popular, and festive event to present spiritual songs on Sunday, June 21, 2026.

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For the occasion, this musical evening (with free admission) will take place in the sublime gardens and cultural space of the Grande Mosquée de Paris.

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World Music Day 2026 at the Grand Mosque of Paris: the program

Sunday, June 21, 2026, from 8:00 to 9:00 PM - Free admission

For the third time, the Grande Mosquée de Paris teams up with Music Day to offer the public, in its gardens and cultural space, a journey into the heart of Samaa Soufi around spiritual chants. For the occasion, the public will meet Brahim Hadj Kacem, the renowned Algerian singer, musician and interpreter of Arab-Andalusian music. Brahim Hadj Kacem will, for this event, be accompanied by a ensemble of percussionists specializing in the traditional rhythms of Samâa, by a female choir that will handle the choral responses and vocal accompaniments, and by a narrator ensuring transitions and introducing the different figures.

Specifically designed to resonate with the architecture and mission of the Grand Mosque of Paris, this performance is a celebration of the sacred word, carried by the leading figures of Sufi thought from the Arab-Muslim world in recent centuries, the Grand Mosque of Paris announces on its website.