Held for the first time in 2003, the Festival encourages peaceful coexistence and cultural exchange, it also celebrates the Andalusian contibution to the cultures of Spain, North Africa and Latin America.

This year it will focus on a Moroccan Jewish musical tradition known as Matrouz. Rabbi Haim Louk will sing accompanied by the Zyriab Orchestra and the Franco-Algerian pianist Maurice El Medioni will perform with the Jewish Moroccan singer Raymonde el Bedaouia.

The Festival will pay a posthumous tribute to 1950s singer Zohra Fassi who was a militant for he peaceful coexistence of Jews and Muslims in Morocco.

Bands that have previously performed at the festival includes: the Radio-Tarifa Band, Pedro Solar, Javier Ruibal, Tauria Hadraoui, Guason and Samira Kadiri.