WOMEX2001 Conferences

The WOMEX Conference in 2001 continues the policy of presenting a wide range of styles and subjects, from practico to philosopho / provocativo, with most of the sessions in our now traditional 'one-speaker-one-case' infotainment type.

(As usual it is for registered delegates only and working language is English)

Check here our Jury selection of informative, interesting, educational and/or controversial speakers who will present their topics in our daytime conference programme:

- Alén Rodriguez, Olavo (Cuba): The true story of the Cuban Salsa

- Arebalo Sgro Namuncura, Juan Antonio (Argentina): Indigenous argentine music

- Baily, John (UK): Can you stop the birds singingNULL Censorship in Afghanistan

- Barlow, Sean (USA): New Music from Madagascar

- Benaiche, Marc (France): The diffusion of world music on the Internet

- Burton, Josephine (UK): YaD Artz - promotion of contemporary Jewish culture and cross-cultural dialogue

- Chun, InPyong (South Korea): The triple musical form on the Silk Road

- Collins, John (Ghana): The Ghanaian Popular Music Music Industry

- de Kloet, Co (the Netherlands): New Media, TV, Radio and written press

- de Oliveira Pinto, Tiago (Brasil): Music research, sound archives and the promotion(title tbc)

- Dutrieux, Guus (the Netherlands): The relation between stage design and performing arts

- Eggermont, Wieland (the Netherlands): A State of Trance

- Ek, Ranghild (Switzerland): Refugee Voices

- Eyre, Baning (USA): Singing Zimbabwe´s Disaster

- Ferrari De Nigris, Davide (Italy): Music and Musictherapy in the Countries under War

- Gillett, Charlie (UK): France is the heart and soul, arms and legs of World music

- Gruson, Bart (the Netherlands): From Sitar to Saz

- Haji Mike (Cyprus): Globalisation-v- glocalisation

- Hall, Jaslyn/Pearse, Rose (Australia): An Australian Journey - Towards the New

- Heap, Steve (UK): You have the crowds … take good care

- Hohberg, Roland (Mozambique): Mozambique - A Renaissance Underway

- Jasani, Viram (UK) : Asian Music - Coming up or Going downNULL

- Kertzer, Jon (USA): Smithsonian GlobalSound Network

- Moos, James (New Zealand): From Haka to Hip Hop

- Nawaz, Aki (UK/Pakistan): Back to the Fusion!

- Seligman, Gerald (USA): Censorship! What censorshipNULL

- Sinclair, John (USA): John Sinclair: Fattening Frogs For Snakes

- van den Ploeg, Rick (the Netherlands): Cultural Diversity (opening session)

- van der Pluijm, Oscar (chair): Urban Scenes (the Netherlands) with:
- Guy Ramos: The secret of cabo Verde
- Cedric Dandare: What happens in European Tropics (1)
- Ronald Snijders: What happens in European Tropics (2)
- Mohammed den Chak Chak: What happens in Moroccan spheres
- Lloyd Beaton: New r&b: a European city life style
- Guus Dutrieux: Zomercarnaval

- Vietze, Dmitri (USA): North American Networking Session

- Zollitsch, Robert, (Germany): Robert Zollitsch: a german contribution to World Music

• article submitted by: Stephan Siedler, WOMEX