Newsletter 20/2009

WOMEX NEWSLETTER #20/2009

WOMEX OPENING: THE GREAT NORDIC NIGHT

Major showcasing and concert announcements... we've been holding these for the right moment, and now all the details are in. A special one-off concert premiere for the Opening Night... Plus, our Showcase trailer is now online...

WOMEX OPENING: THE GREAT NORDIC NIGHT

WOMEX 09 Opening Concert
The Great Nordic Night

Wednesday, 28 October, 20:00
Copenhagen Concert Center (Koncerthuset)/Studio 1

All delegates are invited, and 500 tickets will be sold to the public: www.womex.com/realwomex/opening

WOMEX is proud to announce a special, exclusive event for the Opening Concert - the Great Nordic Night, presented in association with the Danish Folk Council. In Danish Broadcasting's newly-inaugurated Koncerthuset, an all-star Nordic band takes to the stage with artists from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Samiland and Greenland. Danish fiddler Harald Haugaard has created and directs this exclusive concert experience.

Traditional Nordic music continues to live and develop. It constitutes part of the common as well as the individual identity in Nordic culture, and it exists to this day in its authentic forms such as Sami yoik, Danish sonderhoning and Swedish kulning as well as in updated contemporary versions.

The Great Nordic Night tells the tale of the life, history and nature of the Nordic peoples through music, song and light, and the concert introduces the multiplicity, the shades, not to mention the force of ancient Nordic music in a modern tone. The bedrock on stage is The Great Nordic Band, counting some of the very best musicians on the current traditional and contemporary Nordic music scene, including Roger Tallroth (guitar), Ragnhild Furebotten (violin) and Tapani Varis (bass).

The band will back a number of outstanding vocal and instrumental soloists such as Norwegian Hardanger fiddle player Annbjorg Lien, Faroese singer Eivor, and the Swedish trio Frifot.

The concert is uniquely created and produced for the WOMEX 09 Opening in Copenhagen by Danish fiddle player Harald Haugaard in cooperation with the Danish Folk Council.

www.youtube.com/greatnordicnight

The Great Nordic Band:
Ragnhild Furebotten (Norway) fiddle | Olli Kari (Finland) accordions | Esko Järvelä (Finland) viola | Jonas Simonson (Sweden) flutes | Hanna Wiskari (Sweden) saxophones | Roger Tallroth (Sweden) guitars | Krister Jonsson (Sweden) electric guitar | Rasmus Zeeberg (Denmark) mandolins | Tapani Varis (Finland) bass | Sune Rahbek (Denmark) percussion | Anders Löfberg (Sweden) cello

Features soloists:
Helene Blum (Denmark) vocals | Eivor (Faroe Islands) vocals | Hallgrim Hansegard, Frikar Dance Company (Norway) dancer | Johan Hedin (Sweden) key harp | Johanna Juhola (Finland) accordion | Annbjorg Lien (Norway) Hardanger fiddle | Rasmus Lyberth (Greenland) vocals | Wimme Saari (Finland) vocals | Peter Uhrbrand (Denmark) fiddle | Frifot (Sweden) with Lena Willemark vocals | Per Gudmundson violin | Ale Möller mandola

Vision and Concept: Harald Haugaard
Production: Harald Haugaard & the Danish Folk Council

WOMEX DAYCASES ANNOUNCED

Once again we are using daytime Showcases to highlight more intimate performances and acoustic artists in a respectful, sympathetic setting. All will be introduced by special guests and will take place in the plush new Auditorium 15 at Bella Center.

Thursday, 29 October:
13:00 - 14:00
Boris Malkovsky (Israel)
Introduction: Rouvio, Gil (Israel)

14:15 - 15:15
Mamane Barka (Niger)
Introduction: van Edig, Sandra (Germany/Burundi)

Friday, 30 October:
13:00 - 14:00
Renato Borghetti (Brazil)
Introduction: Schebrak, Sabina (Austria)

14:15 - 15:15
Chet Nuneta (France)
Introduction: MiNiMuM, Benjamin (France)

Saturday, 31 October:
13:00 - 14:00
Kouyaté-Neerman (Mali/France)
Introduction: Trouillet, Jean (Germany)

14:15 - 15:15
San Chuan (China)
Introduction: Jones, David (UK)

www.womex.com/realwomex/showcases

SHOWCASE TRAILER NOW ONLINE

As in years passed, we've edited a generous selection of showcasing artists to give a taste of all the great music to come.

www.womex.com/realwomex/videos/showcase_trailer_2009.html

MENTORING SESSIONS ARE BACK

This popular feature is back for Copenhagen. Once again this year delegates can reserve private, free, 15-minute consultations with any of our six special mentors. As you can see, they come from various fields and occupations, and are there to offer useful advice - conference@womex.com to reserve your slot.

The mentors are:

Topic: Music Publishing
Alexander, David (South Africa) Managing Director, Sheer Publishing, Johannesburg

Topic: Management
Cohen, Deborah (USA) Worldwide manager for Vieux Farka Touré

Topic: Label Issues
Daoud, Sara (UK) Freelancer, who guided numerous albums from demo stage to worldwide release

Topic: Press and Promotion
Klaffs, Frank (Germany) Responsible for PR, copyright & publishing, Piranha Musik & IT, Berlin

Topic: International Touring/Festival Affairs
Schmidt, Bernard (France/USA) Artist agent/tour producer, Bernard Schmidt Productions, New York

Topic: Digital Rights and Licensing Agreements
Sullivan, Patrick (USA) Founding member, President and CEO, RightsFlow, New York

www.womex.com/realwomex/conference#mentors

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

If you want to get in contact:
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WOMEX 09 Copenhagen / 28 October - 1 November
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