Music

Journées Musicales de Carthage (JMC)

أيام قرطاج الموسيقية

Season
October
Location
Tunis (Cité de la Culture), Tunis
Since
2010
Capacity
1 800

The Journées Musicales de Carthage (JMC) is an annual music festival held at the Cité de la Culture in Tunis. Created in 2010, it completes the Carthaginian cultural triptych alongside the JCC (cinema) and JTC (theatre).

The festival celebrates musical diversity through concerts, masterclasses and professional meetings. The programme blends traditional Arab music, jazz, world music, rap and contemporary genres, providing a showcase for Tunisian and international talent.

The JMC stands out for its commitment to promoting emerging young artists while hosting established headliners, in the modern and spacious setting of the Cité de la Culture.

Next edition

3 - 10 Oct 2026

Confirmed

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Past editions

9
2025

18 - 24 Jan

10e édition, direction Dorsaf Hamdani

La José (Espagne), Ars Nova Napoli (Italie), Big Sam (Palestine)

2023

21 - 28 Jan

8e édition, direction Dorsaf Hamdani

40 spectacles, 18 pays arabes et africains

2021

18 - 23 Dec

7e édition, direction Sami Ben Said

Africa Percussions, Mohamed Jouini, Chady Zaqtan

2019

11 - 18 Oct

6e édition, direction Imed Alibi

Tanit d'or : 100% Lornoar, Lornoar (Cameroun)

2018

29 Sep - 6 Oct

5e édition

64 candidats en compétition sur plus de 250 dossiers

2017

8 - 15 Avr

4e édition, direction Hamdi Makhlouf

Tanit d'or : Aywa, Adil Smaili (Maroc)

2016

9 - 16 Avr

3e édition

Tanit d'or : Natal, Sahad and the Nataal Patchwork (Sénégal)

2015

14 - 21 Mar

2e édition, direction Hamdi Makhlouf

Jury présidé par Marcel Khalife

Highlights

  • Part of the Carthaginian cultural triptych (JCC, JTC, JMC)
  • Cité de la Culture in Tunis, modern venue
  • Arab music, jazz, world, rap and contemporary genres
  • Promotion of emerging young artists
  • Masterclasses and professional meetings
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