WOMEX NEWSLETTER #19/2009

SPECIAL FOCUS: NORDIC CLUB

MORE CONFERENCE SESSIONS

Dear WOMEXicans,

A first for WOMEX, we'll have a sixth stage entirely dedicated to Nordic music. The last Conference announcement includes one-off sessions and a special seminar...

SPECIAL FOCUS: NORDIC CLUB

WOMEX moves to a new region with new traditions... And so we've created a special focus... For the first time this year we are adding an additional stage. Called the Nordic Club, the stage will feature artists from Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland - running all three Showcase nights. Yes, that means a full five nighttime stages this year, and an extra nine shows.

Here are the artists:

- Bazar Blå (Sweden)
- Johan Sara Jr. Group (Norway)
- Lepistö&Lehti (Finland)
- Mágil (Iceland/Belgium)
- Nordic (Sweden)
- Unni Løvlid (Norway)
- Valravn (Denmark)
- Wimme (Finland)
- Zar (Denmark)

www.womex.com/realwomex/showcases

MORE CONFERENCE SESSIONS

We've told you about our new Conference set-up which highlights a special focus for each principal WOMEX day. But we always treasure the one-off sessions and other special features at WOMEX - including a Danish seminar - which are not related to any of the 3 day topics we have announced in our previous newsletters:

European Commission: 'Get the Music to the People!'
New tools to help structure the music sector in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (ACP)
Xavier Troussard, European Commission (France) with Giorgio Ficcarelli, European Commission (Italy), Maarten Rovers, RASA (The Netherlands), Anton Carter, Pacific Arts Alliance(Samoa/New Zealand), William Tabu Osusa, Ketebul Music (Kenya) and Escipión Oliveira, Caribbean Export (Dominican Republic)

Welcome to China
The Chinese music scene and Shanghai's EXPO 2010 World Music Festival
Robert Zollitsch, Kuku-Music (Germany/China) with Teddy Wei Jie Xu, Shanghai World Expo (China)

Meet the WOMEX 09 Award Winners
WOMEX Artist Award: Staff Benda Bilili (Congo-Kinshasa) and WOMEX Award for Professional Excellence: Christian Mousset (France) Interviewed by Andy Morgan, Apartment 22 Records (UK)

Live at WOMEX: Chinese Crickets Rosary Showcase
Beyond the humanocentric perspective
Lars Fredriksson, Bolingo Productions (Sweden) with Bengt Berger, Country & Eastern (Sweden)

WOMEX Orientation for New Delegates
Learn about WOMEX, what's here and how to take advantage
Presented by the WOMEX Team


The Danish Center for Arts & Interculture (DCAI) encourages and assists Danish cultural institutions to be respectful and inclusive of Denmark's minorities to enable full and equitable participation of all individuals and communities. www.dcai.dk

A special one-day seminar on Thursday hosted by the DCAI in cooperation with WOMEX's partner WorldMusicFair Copenhagen will give a platform for local organisations to present their projects and discuss new strategies and new audience development in Scandinavia. This will bring Danish officials in the cultural and educational sector, cultural policy makers, agents, bookers and organisers to the WOMEX event.

Music & Interculture 1
Turning Cultural Complexity into Gold (in Danish)
Carsten Haurum, Copenhagen Municipality's Department of Culture (Denmark)

Music & Interculture 2
New Audience Development (in English)
Osiel Ibánez, Selam (Chile/Sweden)

Music & Interculture 3
Structural Strategies in the World of Music (in English)
Bente Guro Moller, Norwegian Ministry of Culture (Norway)

www.womex.com/realwomex/conference




Stay tuned and keep in touch -
Best regards from your WOMEX team in Berlin


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WOMEX 09 Copenhagen / 28 October - 1 November
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