A survey showed that five million French people played a musical instrument. Jack Lang and Maurice Fleuret decided to launch 'La Fête de la Musique' in France. Concerts took place in the streets of Paris on 21 June 1982. World Music Day spread to lots of other cities and countries around the world. People also started to celebrate World Music Day online. https://339efcb25eb75e967b0d-ff8eeadd950d51fd1fc939dca75b3973.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/assets_default.swf