Festgħana 2026 - Siegħa Spirtu Pront mill-Għannejja tal-Film Żejtune
Schedule
Fri May 22 2026 at 10:15 pm to 11:15 pm
UTC+02:00Location
Argotti Gardens, Floriana | Valletta, MA
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MT:L-ewwel serata ta’ Festgħana tagħlaq b’siegħa ta’ spirtu pront interpretat minn erba’ għannejja stabbiliti, il-protagonisti tal-film Żejtune. Flimkien mal-kitarristi tagħhom, se jippreżentaw uħud mill-aqwa eżempji ta’ din il-forma popolari tal-għana Malti, li għadha ħajja sal-lum, kif juri dan il-film ġdid.
Għal ħafna nies li mhumiex familjari mal-għana Malti, l-ispirtu pront huwa l-aktar forma magħrufa tiegħu. F’din il-forma, l-ewwel u t-tielet għannejja jiskambjaw versi improvizzati, filwaqt li t-tieni u r-raba’ għannejja jwieġbu lil xulxin bl-istess mod.
Għannejja:
Nenu Borg il-Brazz, Raymond Laferla r-Ruman, Jesmond Galea ta’ Kalora, Lawrence Galea ta’ Kalora
Kitarristi:
Karol Aquilina (prim) u Jorge Aquilina
📽️ Ir-ritratt ta’ hawn fuq huwa still mill-film Żejtune.
EN:
The first evening of Festgħana concludes with an hour of spirtu pront performed by four established folk singers featured in the film Żejtune. Accompanied by their guitarists, they will present some of the finest examples of this popular form of Maltese għana, which remains very much alive today, as shown in the film.
For many unfamiliar with Maltese għana, spirtu pront is its best-known form. In this style, the first and third singers exchange improvised verses, while the second and fourth respond to one another in turn.
Għannejja:
Nenu Borg il-Brazz, Raymond Laferla r-Ruman, Jesmond Galea ta’ Kalora, Lawrence Galea ta’ Kalora
Guitarists:
Karol Aquilina (prim) and Jorge Aquilina
📽️ The photo above is a still from the film Żejtune.
Have a look at the full programme → www.festivals.mt/festghana
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Where is it happening?
Argotti Gardens, Floriana, Għanafest, Triq Vincenzo Bugeja, Floriana, FRN, Malta, VallettaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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