The Saudi Coffee Symphony
Inspiring Tastes and Tunes
In every house in the Kingdom, the making of the Saudi coffee is intertwined with various steps that gives the coffee its rich and glorious taste. Starting with roasting and stirring the beans over the mehmas, grinding the coffee using the najr in musical melodies known as tathleethah, tarbee'ah, or takhmeesah, and all the way to pouring the coffee into the fenjan. Whenever the Saudi coffee is being made, these familiar melodies come chasing after the ears, like a common chant known to every Saudi house, announcing that it's time to gather around coffee. Such tunes are associated in memory with the Saudi generosity and hospitality.
But these tunes are not limited to the process of making coffee; rather, their existence is a source of continuous inspiration. Therefore, as part of the Saudi Coffee Year 2022 initiative, the Ministry of Culture launched the "Saudi Coffee Symphony" competition to celebrate this ancient heritage and enhance its cultural roots and their significance. Furthermore, the competition seeks to enhance the spirit of creativity by encouraging music makers to creatively combine musical instruments with the sounds of making coffee.
How to participate?Create your own innovative musical piece by employing effects from the audio library of the Saudi Coffee Symphony Competition, which contains various sounds produced throughout the process of making the Saudi coffee, and combine them with your musical work.
Target Audience
A professional musician or a worker in the field
A music enthusiast of any level from the Arab world
Interested in technology-based recreational activities
Prizes
Your participation grants you the chance to win valuable financial prizes totaling SAR 150,000, detailed as follows:
First Place
100,000 SAR
Second Place
50,000 SAR
Additional Information
Terms And Conditions
- ● The proposed artwork must not conflict with any local or international rights, regulations, or laws, or encourage the violation of those rights, laws, or regulations in any way.
- ● Submission of artwork by the participating artist does not mean that it is registered as intellectual property.
- ● The submitted work must be composed specifically for the competition and has not been previously used in any other competition.
- ● Publication of the submitted work on social media prior to the end of the competition and the announcement of the winners is prohibited.
- ● The Ministry of Culture may publish whatever information it deems appropriate about the participants or anything related to the competition on its website and social media channels.
- ● The Ministry of Culture or the participating entities have the right to exclude any participating artist without giving any reasons and without entailing any obligations or compensation. Furthermore, when the reasons why the competing artist is not eligible to win are realized by reference to the competition's terms and conditions, the Ministry of Culture has the power to refuse to grant the prize to the primary winner and to select another participant as the winner.
- ● All decisions are final, and the Ministry of Culture or the participating entities have the right to suspend, delay, cancel or change the terms and conditions at any time and without prior notice.
- ● The Ministry of Culture reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions from time to time. The participating artist must be on the lookout for any updates to these terms and conditions, as the Ministry of Culture will not be announcing the changes it makes to them.
Intellectual Property
- ● All works submitted to the Ministry of Culture will become the property of the Ministry of Culture or the participating entities, and they or any of the entities participating in this competition are entitled to register their intellectual property as their own.
- ● In the event that there are two similar entries from two different participants and there is no evidence of ownership of the idea by both parties, the policy of the competition administration will approve the cancellation of both entries unless one of the parties submits official proof of ownership of the participation.
- ● The Ministry of Culture or the participating entities will keep the detailed files attached to the competition entry form or sent via email.
- ● The participants agree that the Ministry of Culture, the participating entities, or any other party are permitted to publish these contributions on their websites or in any other media, whether currently in use or emerging in the future, including websites, mobile applications, television, radio, etc. The participants also agree to the use of their work in promotional or advertising activities.
- ● Participation in all its details, as well as any other information submitted by the participating artist to the competition, must be their own, and the participating artist hereby acknowledges that all information submitted by the artist to the competition does not violate any third party's intellectual property rights, special rights or privacy.
- ● The participant consents to the Ministry of Culture or participating entities filming advertising campaigns and using the winning entries and winners' names in any available advertising channels.
- ● The Ministry of Culture or the participating entities do not guarantee any intellectual property rights claimed by a participant. The Ministry of Culture also assumes no legal liability for the intellectual property of materials uploaded to the competition website, which may constitute a violation of registered property rights.
Technical Conditions
- ● The participant must use a minimum of two sounds.
- ● In the case of recording lyrics with the musical piece, the participant must balance between the musical piece's clarity and the song.
- ● In the case of recording lyrics with the musical piece, the lyrics must relate to reinforcing the identity of the Saudi coffee.
- ● The allowed musical piece duration is no longer than 3 minutes maximum.
- ● Upload the musical piece file in WAV format.
- ● Upload the files of the program used to compose the musical piece into a zip file.
- ● Take into account the quality and clarity of the sound.
Legal Responsibility
- ● These terms and conditions are subject to the laws and regulations applicable in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the competent judicial authorities in the city of Riyadh shall consider any dispute that may arise due to participation in the competition.
- ● The participating artist warrants that the proposed entry is original and that no one else owns the intellectual property rights to the entry.
- ● In the event of a dispute over the intellectual property of the participation or any other dispute, the participating artist releases the Ministry of Culture or the participating entities from any responsibilities for any material or moral damages resulting from it, and the participant alone bears full responsibility for this violation and the breach issued by them.
- ● The Ministry of Culture or the participating entities shall not bear any responsibility if false or inaccurate information is delivered due to human errors or technical malfunctions, such as loss, delay in data transmission, deletion, or malfunction in telephone lines, computers, network, or computer accessories.
- ● The Ministry of Culture or the participating entities are not responsible for any material losses or damages resulting from participating in the competition.
- ● The Ministry of Culture or the participating authorities are not responsible for all legal actions against those who violate laws or regulations before the official authorities.
Common Questions
- ● Professional musicians or workers in the field.
- ● Music enthusiasts of any level from the Arab world.
- ● Individuals who have an interest in technology-based recreational activities.
- The competition targets individuals, so the applicant is not required to be part of a team.
- If you would like to use a sound that is not in the audio library to create your musical piece, please contact us at: Engage@moc.gov.sa, and include the following information:
- ● For the email title, use the following sentence (Request to Add a Sound to the Audio Library).
- ● Attach the audio file you want to use.
- Our team will respond to you within three working days.
- Entries are evaluated based on criteria developed by a committee specialized in the field. To learn more, please download the guideline here.
- If you have been nominated to the final stages, our team will contact you through the contact information you provided in the registration form.
- The winners will win valuable moral and cash prizes amounting to SAR 150,000.
- You can find out more about the prize details by looking at the prizes section on the website.
- The competition is virtual.
- You can contact us via email: Engage@moc.gov.sa
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How can I contact the support team if I have an inquiry?
For further inquiries
- Engage@moc.gov.sa
