WOMEX2001 Showcases

SHOWCASES
The Jury has met in the meantime and had to deal with so many excellent proposals for our limited number of showcase slots for WOMEX2001 in Rotterdam. The WOMEX team would like to thank them very much for an extremely enjoyable weekend in R'dam. Please realize how tough it was for them to reach their decision. The following artists have been invited to appear as a showcase and have confirmed already:

· Abdullah Chhadeh & Nara (Syria/Iran/Ireland/Greece/UK)
· Allaev (Tajikistan/Israel)
· Besh o drom (Hungary)
· Boris Kovac & Ladaaba Orchest (Yugoslavia)
· The Campbell Brothers (USA)
· Candido Fabre y su Banda (Cuba)
· Chango Spasiuk (Argentina)
· Dissidenten Club Project(Germany)
· Eléyó (Cuba)
· Farida & The Iraqi Maqam Ensemble (Iraq/Holland)
· Fernando Lameirinhas (Portugal/Holland)
· Fra Fra Big Band(Surinam/Holland)
· Frederic Galliano (France/Mali)
· Gigi (Ethiopia/USA)
· Ifang Bondi (Gambia/Holland)
· Issa Bagayogo (Mali)
· Justin Adams & The Wayward Sheikhs (UK)
· Kabul Workshop (Afghanistan/India/Italy/France)
· Los de Abajo (Mexico)
. MoMo (Morocco/UK)
· Nara (Sweden)
· Orchestra Baobab (Senegal)
· Petro-Loukas Chalkias & Kompania (Greece)
· Sara Tavares (Cape Verde/Portugal)
· Senses (India/France)
· The Shrine Synchro System (UK)
· Souad Massi (Algeria/France)
· Takashi Hirayasu & Bob Brozman (Japan/USA)
· Trilok Gurtu Band (India/Africa)
· Tupi Nago (Brazil/France)
· La Volée d'Castors (Canada)
· Women of Mambazo (South Africa)
· Yair Delal & The Tarab Ensemble (Israel)
· Yulduz Usmanova (Uzbekistan)
· Zuco 103 (Brazil/Holland)

• article submitted by: Stephan Siedler, WOMEX