WOMEX ROADSHOW

Sounds Aotearoa, SXSW, Babel Med, Tallinn Music Week

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...

- Sounds Aotearoa in New Plymouth, New Zealand,10 - 11 March
- SXSW in Austin, Texas, USA, 17 - 21 March
- Babel Med in Marseille, France, 25 - 27 March
- Tallinn Music Week, Tallinn, Estonia, 25 - 27 March

Please contact us to arrange a meeting. More...

WOMEX '10 JURY

Announcing the 7 Samurai

(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. More...

NEWS FROM FREEMUSE

Roskilde Festival Donates Large Sum to Freemuse

Roskilde Festival Charity Society donates DKK 500,000 (approx. 67,115 euro) to Freemuse for its work for musicians' rights and against music censorship.

Freemuse is the only organisation in the world that works internationally with documentation and information about attacks on musicians and composers' freedom and right to express themselves. More...

WORLD MUSIC CHARTS EUROPE

Top-5 Records in March 2010

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.

1. SHOUKA - Mariem Hassan - Western Sahara/Spain - Nubenegra
Last month: --

2. HAND MADE - Hindi Zahra - Morocco/France - Blue Note
Last month: 6

3. ALI & TOUMANI - Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate - Mali - World Circuit
Last month: 36
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Live and Direct 2

(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.

Following on the success of last year's inaugural event Roots South
West, the music development project managed by Arts Council England
South West and Bristol City Council, present the second Live and
Direct day.

Thursday April 29th 2010, Colston Hall, Bristol, UK More...

WOMEX '10 PROGRAMME

Call for Showcase, Conference and Film Proposals

(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. More...

SUPPORT FOLK AGAINST FASCISM

From our friends at Folk Against Fascism:

Think not what FAF can do for you ... But what you can do for FAF...

Folk Against Fascism (FAF) isn't a political party or a bureaucratic, top-heavy organisation. It is any and all of us who want to make ourselves aware of the British National Party's bigoted view of our history and culture, and who want to do something about it. The support we've had from bands and musicians has been fantastic and we're really grateful. Read on for more info on how to support FAF. More...

WORLD MUSIC EXPO COPENHAGEN

WOMEX Announces 2010 Dates

(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.

The event will be featuring a bustling Trade Fair, Conference and Showcase Festival during the 5 days. In just 15 editions, WOMEX has grown to over 2700 delegates from 92 countries and 650 exhibiting companies.... More...

WOMEX ROADSHOW

Meet WOMEX at Eurosonic Noorderslag and Midem

(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.... More...

STAFF NEWS

WOMEX Headed by New Board of Directors

WOMEX President Christoph Borkowsky has announced that WOMEX will be headed by a board of three directors from now on, comprised of

- Alexander Walter, Director of Music Programming
- Anna Pötzsch, Director of Media & Communications
- Daniela Teuber, Director of Production

Both Alexander Walter and Anna Pötzsch have made successful WOMEX inhouse careers and already headed their own WOMEX departments for several years. Daniela Teuber left Tokio Hotel's former booking agency Four Artists in early 2009 to join the team and delivered a top-notch first production with WOMEX 09.
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LOSS OF A WORLD MUSIC PIONEER

John Storm Roberts Dies at 73

World Music Central reports the death of world music producer and writer John Storm Roberts on November 29 of 2009 in Kingston, New York. He was 73. More...

WORLD MUSIC CHARTS EUROPE

Albums of the Year

Besides the monthly World Music Charts Europe we also present the top albums of the WMCE year here, a poll taken of world music radio programmers in twenty-three European countries. Staff Benda Bilili, winner of the WOMEX 09 Artist Award, made it to number 2. Here are the first 5 of 853 nominated records.

1 SEYA - Oumou Sangare - Mali - World Circuit
2 TRES TRES FORT - Staff Benda Bilili - DR Congo - Crammed
3 TELL NO LIES - Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara - Gambia/UK - Real World
4 IN A TOWN CALLED ADDIS - Dub Colossus - Ethiopia/UK - Real World
5 COBA COBA - Novalima - Peru - Cumbancha... More...

WOMEX '10 PROGRAMME:
CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Calling all world music artists and DJs, potential conference speakers and world music-related filmmakers...

Deadline: Friday, 16 April 2010 More...

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#3/ 4 March 2010: Announcement of WOMEX Jury * WOMEX Roadshow * Tallinn Music Week Ad * WOMEX Stage at SXSW * Live and Direct 2
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WOMEXIMIZER 09 STREAMING

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SHOWCASE 09 TRAILER

WOMEX FILM

WOMEX PHOTOS

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WOMEX 09 WEBCAST

WOMEX '10 PARTNERS

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PROMOTE YOUR ARTICLE ON WOMEX.COM

Have you written/published an article on (world) music business matters on the Internet lately? More...

BEWARE OF THE FAIR/EXPO GUIDE

Fair/Expo Guide are regularly sending "update" requests to WOMEX delegates. As before, if you don't read the small print you might think it is from WOMEX. More...