World Music Day 2024 Guide for Content Creators: Date, History, Theme, and More

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June is all about celebrations. In addition to Pride Month and Father’s Day, we at Beatoven.ai are extremely excited about World Music Day.

If you are a content creator and music plays a foundational role in your creations, we are sure you are as excited as us (if not more) to celebrate this day dedicated to music.

But when is the World Music Day? What’s the history behind it? Which events to attend on this day?

Here is our super last-minute guide to discuss it all. Let’s go!

When is World Music Day?

First, World Music Day is celebrated on the 21st of June every year. This year, it falls on a Friday (more reason to celebrate with the weekend just around the corner). It’s more like a Music Day weekend to celebrate, promote, and appreciate the role of music in our lives.

Be ready to witness many music festivals, professional musicians playing their favorite tracks in your neighborhood, and new artists singing on the streets with the slogan ‘Fête de la Musique (Make Music Day)’.

What’s ‘Fête de la Musique’? We will be discussing this in the following sections.

What’s the History behind World Music Day?

The history of World Music Day goes back to 1982 in France. The idea of dedicating a day only to music was proposed by the then Prime Minister of Culture of France, Jack Lang, music composer Maurice Fleuret, and a radio producer.

Maurice Fleuret conducted in-depth research and found out that one out of two youths in France played musical instruments. The deep interest of the French population in music and their curiosity to learn and create more was the driving force behind marking 21st June, also known as Summer Solstice (on this day, the Earth’s poles have its maximum tilt toward the Sun) as World Music Day.

The first World Music Day celebration (aka ‘Fête de la Musique’) was held in Paris on 21 June 1982, and it was a grand success. Thousands of musicians and singers performed in the streets of Paris that day, making World Music Day one of the most awaited yearly celebrations.

World Music Day 2024 Theme

The World Music Day 2024 theme is undisclosed as of now. But we expect something epic as last year’s theme, ‘Music on the Intersections’, set the bar high.

World Music Day 2024 Quotes

Here are three World Music Day 2024 quotes to inspire you today:

  • “Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand.” – Stevie Wonder
  • “Music is the strongest form of magic.” – Marilyn Manson
  • “Music is the universal language of mankind.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  • “Where words fail, music speaks.” – Hans Christian Andersen
  • “Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.” – Confucius

    • 3 World Music Day 2024 Events you should Attend

    Here are three World Music Day 2024 events you can attend:

    Paris

    If you are in Paris, the birthplace of World Music Day, there are some great events waiting for you.

  • France Inter celebrates World Music Day at the Olympia Concert Hall in Paris on Friday, June 21, 2024, evening and there will be four magical music concerts
  • The Ministry of Culture has arranged a summer evening of music on Friday, June 21, at the gardens of the Palais-Royal
  • The Grande Mosquée de Paris is also arranging its first World Music Day celebration, On Friday, June 21, be ready to celebrate a free performance of traditional religious songs in the sublime gardens of the Parisian monument

    • If you are in other parts of the world like India, Brazil, Japan, or the United States, expect grand celebrations all over these countries. From parades to performances of local musicians, there is a lot to look forward to. You can search for online events, too.

    How Content Creators can Celebrate World Music Day?

  • Organize a live session on YouTube or Instagram for your followers. You can sing, talk, and interact with your subscribers in this session to grow your bonding with the followers
  • Arrange a podcast, invite a musician or fellow creator as a guest to discuss your tastes in music, your favorite songs, and what music means to both of you
  • Create a special Spotify playlist listing all your favorite tracks of all time and share it with your followers
  • Start learning a new musical instrument or a new music technology (Hint: Beatoven.ai 😎)

    • Conclusion

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