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A very small sample of what journalists and artists have been saying about the festival.

“A very enjoyable festival, full of life and happiness. One of the best festivals I’ve been in for a long time”
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Jamaican legend (2009)

“The best festival in the world! (…) Best sound, best people, best food, best view. A great festival (…) It’s very rare to see that many great people in one place”
Olivier Conan – Chicha Libre (2009)

“Sines’ festival is one of the most important festivals in Europe”
Debashish Bhattasharya, Indian slide-guitar player (2009)

“…genius programming”
Sebastian Merrick, Songlines (You Should Have Been There…) (2008)

“Portugal’s best festival”
Álvaro Costa, RDP Antena 1 (national public radio broadcaster) (2007)

“The festival of joy”
Oumou Sangaré, Malian singer (2007)

“One of the five best festivals I’ve ever taken part”
Iraqi singer Farida (2006)

“One of the best festivals in Europe”
Finnish accordion player Kimmo Pohjonen’s website (2005)

“In Sines, it’s mainly world music in the move”
Jacques Dénis, Libération (2000)

“An impeccable programme for the quality of its concerts and its balance”
Patrick Koan, L’Humanité (2001)