Festival Músicas do Mundo - World Music Festival (FMM) has been organised by the Municipal Council of Sines since 1999. It is the most important cultural event of the year in Sines and the most important world music festival in Portugal. This annual festival is held at the end of July, against the backdrop of the Castle’s historical scenery, as well as in other venues in the municipality.

The biggest world music festival in Portugal


With a programme and a spirit that allows joining every kind of audiences to enjoy good music, it is a festival that manages to be at the same time youthful and for the family. Past FMM concerts have featured artists such as the Kronos Quartet, Hedningarna, The Skatalites, Taraf de Haidouks, The Master Musicians of Jajouka, Trilok Gurtu, Trilok Gurtu, Mahmoud Ahmed, Asha Bhosle, Cui Jian, Orchestra Baobab, Rokia Traoré, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Tinariwen and Staff Benda Bilili. The quality of FMM has been acknowledged by the Portuguese and international presses.

(Source : http://www.sines.pt/EN/visitingsines/fmm/Pages/default.aspx)