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Spiritus Mundi – Building
on International Relations through Music
Oman Oil Marketing
Company is supporting the Spiritus Mundi Show, a
Swedish musical group who are currently touring
selected regions in the GCC with an aim that
extends beyond merely entertaining the audience.
The group, sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce
and Industry are embarking on a cultural tour
through the Middle East.
Self-styled as a Swedish cultural association,
Spiritus Mundi, hope through their expressive
talents drawn from the groups’ own Swedish and
Arabic roots, that they can assist in
strengthening understanding between the Arab
World and the West.
Playing at the Al Madina Theatre in Qurum on
Monday 1st March at 8.00pm, Spiritus Mundi will
be enthralling the audience with a fusion of
Arabic and ‘western’ style music with vocals
performed in Arabic and English. The music is
best described as ‘western’ world ambient
pop/dance mixed with Arabic traditional music,
lute and vocals.
Spiritus Mundi cultural association and the
Spiritus Mundi Event was created to help build
on relations between the Arabic and Swedish
communities. They are a “traveling cultural
exchange Embassy” giving concerts in Arab
countries and documenting the events and the
culturally significant aspects of each country
they visit through film.
Hisham Al Alawi, Corporate Affairs Manager for
OOMCO stated, “Although an unusual project for
OOMCO to become involved in – Spiritus Mundi has
the energy and aspirations OOMCO can relate to.
Their innovative approach to enhancing
communication between communities and looking to
future generations is refreshing. We are pleased
to support the tour and hope the event is a
great success”
Oman is the last GCC location on the Spiritus
Mundi tour who have spent time prior to this
visit traveling in the United Arab Emirates and
Bahrain. During the groups’ 4 day visit here in
Oman, they will spend time exploring the
Sultanate, accommodating cultural site visits
and making a short film documentary to be
televised in Sweden and shown on Gulf Air
flights.
Promoting the event, Hisham Al Alawi adds
“Actions like these are to be commended and
something that perhaps the youth of Oman can be
inspired by. We would like to encourage as many
people as possible to come along and experience
the Spiritus Mundi Show.”
This type of event helps people of all
backgrounds to understand and appreciate each
other's culture. It is through these exchanges
that relations are cemented for the good of all,
which is why we have been so keen to be
involved!
The Spiritus Mundi Show is open to the general
public, and will take place on Monday 1st March
at the Al Madina theatre at 8.00 pm.
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