WOMEX 11 ROUND-UP * WOMEX Closes in Copenhagen: Three Successful Years

(Photo: Hugh Masekela at WOMEX 11 by Eric van Nieuwland) The 17th edition of WOMEX - and the third and final one in Copenhagen - closed on Sunday, 30 October 2011, with a celebratory Award Ceremony in Koncerthuset honouring eternal horn hero Hugh Masekela from South Africa; Francis Falceto, originator and curator of the Ethiopiques series of CDs and label(s) of the year world village and Le Chant du Monde / harmonia mundi.

With 2250 delegates from 98 countries, WOMEX confirmed its status as the most important international professional market for world music.

• article submitted by: Anna Pötzsch, piranha womex AG (expo)

Links

• WOMEX 11 Final Press Release