Malta is certainly a contender for the place on earth that is the most like paradise. For some, the heat of the summer is what takes it out of the category, but others would argue that the heat is a kind of payback for the passionate lives that get lived here. It really does seem to have everything that a world traveler could want. Those looking for a first-class experience, where the splendors of the beach are supplemented with sightseeing, and evenings spent in the clubs, will find their perfect luxury hotel experience in Malta. There is also plenty of opportunity here for engaging in the local culture, and having an enormously exciting time, because it’s very complex and fascinating.
Malta has a few cultures that mix together to make it what it is. Southern Italian and Northern African influences are present everywhere, and this is accompanied by a very old local culture that is still very much a part of the everyday life here. Whether your interests here are for beach fun, or you’re trying to decide whether or not to do your musical ethnography dissertation research here, Malta can provide, and with splendid generosity. A lot of the worlds of Malta come together in the music of the local group Etnika.
This is a group committed to creating a musical space that’s devoted to everything in Malta, past and present, and to combine the rich musical forms into something that will make people dance. There is also a conscious effort to demonstrate and reveal the richness of Malta’s culture and music, and many different strands come together in Etnika. They are also inscribing themselves musically into the world of Gypsy Punk, which suggests that the folk music is reinvigorated with a heavy dose of contemporary influences, so that we can hear traditional musical instruments playing old songs with a certain ska backbeat, and the result is a Malta that is right here, right now.
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