L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2017
Launching of the festival
L-Għanja tal-Poplu - Festival tal-Kanzunetta Maltija (2017) 41 Edition.
The committee's Song of the People encourages authors, composers, groups and singer and songwriter of the English song participate in the 41 edition of the festival L-Għanja tal-Poplu - Festival tal-Kanzunetta Maltija (The Song of the People - the Malta Song). The date of submission of the songs will be till Thursday 11 May,2017.
The authors and composers invited to write whatever they want and what style like composing, and only illimited Engaged social issues, or with only one musical style. The festival is expected to be held Saturday 2 September 2017, at Pjazza Teatru Rjal (Opera Theater Square) on the same lines of the last edition and is transmitted by PBS. So invite the Maltese song artists together to create a beautiful festival and quality both in words and also in music.
The regulations will be announched at an early date combined with favorable innovations for artists.
The festival will be held by at Għanja tal-Poplu (Song of the People) along with Opera Theater Square and with the support of the Cultural Partnership Agreement with the Maltese Council for the Arts, and with the participation of the orchestra will work hand in hand with -kompożituri and authors.
Il-festival se jittella' mill-Għanja tal-Poplu flimkien ma' Pjazza Teatru Rjal and bu the support of the Cultural Partnership Agreement with the Maltese Council for the Art Kunsill Malti ghal-Arti, and with the participation of the orchestra will work hand in hand together with composers and authors.
Any one who has any questions or suggestions you may write to ghanjatalpoplu@gmail.com. Further details will be announced in the coming days on www.ghanjafest.com
Rules of the Festival
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Announced the 48 semi-finalist Songs
For the eliminatory phase of l-Għanja tal-Poplu - entered the Malta Song 131 song. 48 of them have passed to the semi-finals.
Second eliminatory phase to be held in early in June, and was postponed because the election, and will be held on Thursday 15 June and Friday 16 June evening, and Saturday 17 June morning. The main singers singing live, recorded a complement to the jury. The day, time and place will be communicated later.
Jury
The songs were heard by a jury composed by:-
The 48 Semi-Finalist Songs in (alphabetical order)
| No | Songs |
| 01 | 13 Strada Stretta |
| 02 | Antifona ta' Mħabba |
| 03 | Arani Ngħix |
| 04 | B'Kelma |
| 05 | Ċaqlembuta |
| 06 | Dak Li Kont |
| 07 | Dawra Mejt |
| 08 | Dil-Qalb |
| 09 | Dwejra B'Tieqa Fiha |
| 10 | Dwell |
| 11 | Eku Mill-Belt |
| 12 | F'Dirgħajk |
| 13 | Fjur Fuq It-Tarmak |
| 14 | Ġanni u Ġanna |
| 15 | Għanjiet |
| 16 | Ħallejt il-Ħolm Iġorrni |
| 17 | Ħin Bla Kejl |
| 18 | Ħolqa |
| 19 | Illum Naf |
| 20 | Int U Jien |
| 21 | Ismagħni Ħabib |
| 22 | Is-Sogħba tak-Widien |
| 23 | Jien |
| 24 | Jien li Jien Għax Jien |
| 25 | Kemm Nixtieq |
| 26 | Kliem Ix-Xiħ |
| 27 | Lebbet ż-Żmien |
| 28 | Lgħabt man-Nar |
| 29 | Li Kien Għalija |
| 30 | Meta r-Ramel Jitħallat Mas-Silġ |
| 31 | Mhux Kif Ħsibt |
| 32 | Mill-Għatba 'l Barra |
| 33 | Min Jaf |
| 34 | Narak Kuntent |
| 35 | Nemmen |
| 36 | Pass 'il Bogħod |
| 37 | Riratt |
| 38 | Rutina Tgħallina |
| 39 | Seħer it-Toroq |
| 40 | Skiet |
| 41 | Stallett |
| 42 | Storja ta' Suċċess |
| 43 | Ta' Kuljum |
| 44 | Tal-Isem |
| 45 | Tasal |
| 46 | Titkellem bis-Sinjali |
| 47 | U Waqa' l-Ktieb Minn Idi |
| 48 | Waħdi(Nome de plume 'Nox') |
Important Dates
| No | Day | Date | Event |
| 01 | Wednesday | 15-03-2017 | Rules of the Festival Annouced |
| 02 | Thursday | 11-05-2017 | Submitions of Songs - From 10.30 -12.00 - 18.00 - 21.00 at Għanja tal-Poplu Office, at YFC. 227, Merchant Street, Valletta. |
| 03 | Tuesday | 16-05-2017 | Third week of May, annouced 48 songs by the jury, and group three sets of 16 songs |
| 04 | Thursday | 01-06-2017 | Heard First set of 16 songs sang live with playback |
| 05 | Friday | 02-06-2017 | Heard Second set of 16 songs sang live with playback |
| 06 | Saturday | 03-06-2017 | Heard Third set of 16 songs sang live with playback |
| 07 | Annouced the Finalist Songs - Meeting with all the partecipant and orchestra condactors to discuss technical points about the songs will perform | ||
| 08 | Friday | 28-07-2017 | All the recording of the finalist songs must be ready |
| 09 | Sunday | 28-08-2017 | Held rehearsal with Orchestra |
| 10 | Sunday | 27-08-2017 | Held rehearsal on stage at Pjazza Teatru Rjal |
| 11 | General rehearsal and with a possibility that the jury will attend | ||
| 12 | Saturday | 02-09-2017 | Final of the L-Għanja tal-Poplu 2017 - Festival tal-Kanzunetta Maltija at Pjazza Teatru Rjal |