Sad news from the other side of the English Channel... Read more about Charlie Gillett, a key figure of the UK world music scene who died on Wednesday 17 March, in the "Charlie Gillett obituary" by Richard Williams published yesterday on the Guardian website. More...
Four continents, six bands - the WOMEX stage at SXSW in Austin, Texas, USA, features a crème-de-la-crème selection of world music artists at the Copa on Friday night... thus offering some orientation in the vast array of talent performing at SXSW every year. Thank you to our friends from Austin for honouring us with their confidence.
Expo Guide is currently sending out database update requests to WOMEX delegates. Please note that we've got nothing to do with them and that this update is NOT FREE OF CHARGE even if it sounds as if.
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WOMEX doesn't shy away from making every effort to meet you - our delegates and partners - wherever you are. Our team will be hitting the road again in March. You can spot us at...
(Photo: WOMEX 09 Jury meeting) Every year WOMEX invites a Jury made up of a new generation of world music passionates. The Jury members - also known as the 7 Samurai - work on the Showcase and Conference selection. In 2010 for the first time the WOMEX Jury is split up into two fields of responsibility: Two Samurai are primarily in charge of the Conference programming - the other five are asked to shape the Showcase Festival.
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Roskilde Festival Charity Society donates DKK 500,000 (approx. 67,115 euro) to Freemuse for its work for musicians' rights and against music censorship.
As a regular feature, each month we'll be presenting the top-5 results of the World Music Charts Europe (WMCE), a monthly poll taken of world music radio programmers in twenty-three European countries. Mariem Hassan from Western Sahara/Spain swoops straight into the Nr. 1 position. Here's the entire top-5, along with a link to the WMCE site.
(Photo: Colston Hall, UK) Roots South West in association with WOMEX present: Live and Direct 2 "Independence". A one-day symposium for the folk, roots and world music industry.
(Photo: J. Llewellyn-Jones) We are ready to announce our first weighty step towards providing a lavish selection of the best artists, speakers and films at WOMEX '10 Copenhagen from Wednesday, 27 - Sunday, 31 October. This is our annual call for proposals... Deadline is Friday, 16 April 2010.
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Think not what FAF can do for you ... But what you can do for FAF...
(Photo: A. Vipach) The next edition of WOMEX, the most important international professional market for world music, will be taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark, again from Wednesday, 27 to Sunday, 31 October 2010.
(Photo: Courtesy of Midem) January 2010: The WOMEX team will be travelling through Europe to meet you, our partners and customers. Come and see us at Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen, Netherlands, from 14-16 January and at Midem in Cannes, France, from 23-27 January. Drop us a line to arrange for a meeting....
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