Soïo Mundo
The garden of world music at Parc Blandan
About Soïo Mundo
Soïo Mundo: The world in music at Parc Blandan
Born in 2024, Soïo Mundo is the new world music festival in Lyon, supported by the CMTRA (Centre des Musiques Traditionnelles Rhône-Alpes). Heir to a long tradition — the 26 editions of Jeudis des Musiques du Monde at the Jardin des Chartreux (Lyon 1st) — the festival has found new life and a new setting at the Parc Sergent Blandan, a vast green space in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon.
The first edition, in July 2024, welcomed nearly 16,000 people, confirming the enthusiasm of the Lyonnais public for traditional and world music in a festive, friendly, and free setting.
A Festival of Musical Discoveries
Soïo Mundo offers an eclectic program mixing on-stage and off-stage concerts, allowing the public to discover sounds from all continents: electro-Malagasy trances, rumba, samba funk, Gnaoua music, Balkan brass, world voices, and much more. The festival highlights both renowned artists and emerging talents, in a spirit of discovery and sharing.
Practical Information and Participation
Beyond listening, Soïo Mundo invites the public to participate through music practice workshops, participatory sessions of traditional or flamenco music, danced conferences, and dance initiations. Masterclasses and film screenings followed by debates complete the program.
A Committed and Free Festival
Entirely free, Soïo Mundo upholds the values of encounter, diversity, and openness dear to the CMTRA. The festival is accessible on foot and by bike, in an urban park that offers a green and family-friendly setting in the heart of the city. The CMTRA, an association founded in 1987, is a major player in the preservation and dissemination of traditional music in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Soïo Mundo — edition 2026
The 3rd edition of Soïo Mundo will be held from Thursday, July 2 to Sunday, July 5, 2026, at Parc Sergent Blandan, in Lyon 7e. Organized by CMTRA, this free world music festival offers four days of on-stage and off-stage concerts, DJ sets, musical practice workshops, and entertainment. The edition opens on Thursday, July 2, with a grand folk ball in partnership with Les Nuits de Fourvière (Sorgues, Cocanha, Fleuves), followed by international headliners: The Zawose Queens (Tanzania), InSen (Tunisia), Lwanbe (La Réunion), Meral Polat (Anatolian psychedelic rock), and the Japanese group Ajate.
3rd edition — July 2 to 5, 2026
Soïo Mundo returns for its 3rd edition from Thursday, July 2 to Sunday, July 5, 2026 at Parc Sergent Blandan, in Lyon 7e. For four days, the free world music festival will make the park vibrate to the rhythm of on-stage and off-stage concerts, DJ sets, musical practice workshops, and numerous participatory activities.
A folk ball to open the festival
The 2026 edition opens on Thursday, July 2 with a grand folk ball organized in partnership with Les Nuits de Fourvière, celebrating the vitality and modernity of traditional regional music. The program for this evening includes: Sorgues and its repertoire of Périgord songs geared towards dance, Cocanha and its Occitan polyphonies, and Fleuves for a Breton fest-noz with collective trance vibes.
A program from all continents
On the following days, the program brings together artists from all over the world: the Zawose Queens and their Wagogo afro-trad from Tanzania, InSen for Tunisian electro beats, Lwanbe which blends Creole bass, maloya, and Réunionnais hip-hop, Meral Polat and her Anatolian psychedelic rock tinged with blues, and the Japanese group Ajate which fuses ancestral ohayashi music and afrobeat. Several DJ sets (DJ Pompompom, Rhahis, Erica do Futuro & DJ Alé) extend the party.
Workshops, off-stage and activities
Beyond the concerts, Soïo Mundo offers a rich “off-stage” and participatory program: Andean music peña, tango initiation and demonstration, Cape Verdean batuku, vocal workshop, popular dance ball and workshop, rebetiko jam session, Mandingo percussion (AfroCircle) and ethnofanfare. Admission remains entirely free.
Programme Soïo Mundo 2026
Thursday, July 2, 2026 — Folk ball (in partnership with Les Nuits de Fourvière)
- Sorgues — repertoire of Périgord songs geared towards dance
- Cocanha — Occitan polyphonies
- Fleuves — Breton fest-noz with collective trance vibes
Friday, July 3, 2026
- The Zawose Queens (concert) — Wagogo afro-trad, Tanzania
- InSen (concert) — Tunisian electro beats
- DJ Pompompom (DJ set) — kuduro, baile funk, reggaeton
Saturday, July 4, 2026
- Lwanbe (concert) — Creole bass, maloya, Réunionnais hip-hop
- Meral Polat (concert) — Anatolian psychedelic rock
- Rhahis (DJ set) — jazz, latin, afrobeat
- Off-stage: Peña – Andean and circum-Andean music, tango initiation and demonstration, Cape Verdean batuku, vocal workshop with Lwanbe, popular dance workshop
Sunday, July 5, 2026
- Ajate (concert) — Japanese afro funk, ohayashi and afrobeat fusion
- Fervinho — Erica do Futuro + DJ Alé (DJ set) — Brazilian fervo coletivo
- Off-stage: rebetiko jam session, AfroCircle – Mandingo percussion, Diamelo Encor, ethnofanfare
The performance times and specific stages were not yet published on the official website as of the verification date (May 2026).
Highlights Soïo Mundo 2026
- 3rd edition of the free world music festival by CMTRA, at Parc Blandan (Lyon 7e)
- Opening on July 2 with a grand folk ball in partnership with Les Nuits de Fourvière (Sorgues, Cocanha, Fleuves)
- International headliners: The Zawose Queens (Tanzania), Ajate (Japan), Lwanbe (La Réunion), Meral Polat, InSen
- Concerts, DJ sets, musical practice workshops, and numerous off-stage activities, with free admission
Prices Soïo Mundo 2026
Practical information — Soïo Mundo
Access
Location: Parc Sergent Blandan, 37 rue du Repos, 69007 Lyon.
By public transport: Metro line B, Jean Macé station. Tram T2, Centre Berthelot station. Bus lines C4, C7, C14, C22.
On foot or by bike: The park is easily accessible on foot from the Jean Macé district and by bike via the bike lanes of the 7th arrondissement.
By car: Limited parking around the park. Prefer public transport or cycling.
Prices
Festival entirely free.
Contact
CMTRA — 46 cours du Docteur Jean Damidot, 69100 Villeurbanne
Tel: 04 78 70 81 75
Email: [email protected]
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Where does it take place — Soïo Mundo
Parc Sergent Blandan
37 rue du Repos, 69007 Lyon