WOMEX2002 Showcases Confirmed

If you are involved in any aspect of World Music, this is for you!

Dear WOMEXicans,

CONFIRMED SHOWCASES
It has been a marathon like never before. Coming together at Zeche
Zollverein to select less than 40 from more than 500 proposed
Showcases, the Jury felt a little bit like 'Working in the Coalmine'.
We have to thank the 7 Samurai 2002 Giuliana Cesarini (Italy/Spain),
Julia Diamé (Germany), Lucy Duran (UK), Francis Gay (France/Germany),
Rosanna Granieri (Canada/France), Jaana-Maria Jukkara (Finland) and
Johannes Theurer (Germany) for staying cool, never losing their humour
and surviving all attacks of fast food. This is their selection for
WOMEX 2002 (confirmed ones only):

* Achanak (India/UK)
* Andy Palacio & The Garifuna All Star Band (Belize)
* Anima Sound System (Hungary)
* Badenya les Frères Coulibaly (Burkina Faso)
* Bembeya Jazz (Guinea Conakry)
* Bonga (Angola)
* Boris Kovac & LaDaABa Orchest (Serbia)
* Changana (Cuba)
* DJ Ipek (Turkey/Germany)
* Duoud (France)
* Globesonic (USA)
* Gnawa Impulse (Morocco/Germany)
* Gubba Ensemble (Azerbaïdjan)
* Habrera Hativeet (Israel)
* Kasse Mady Diabate (Mali)
* Kristi Stassinopoulou (Greece)
* Mariza (Portugal)
* Markscheider Kunst (Russia/Congo)
* Max de Castro (Brazil)
* Mercan Dede (Turkey/Canada)
* Mestre Ambrosio (Brazil)
* M'Toro Chamou (Mayotte)
* Najat Aatabou (Morocco)
* Oi-Va-Voi (UK)
* Ojos de Brujo (Spain)
* Pape & Cheikh (Senegal)
* Polo Montanez (Cuba)
* Regis Gizavo (Madagascar)
* René Lacaille (La Réunion)
* Salem Tradition (La Réunion)
* Stanley Beckford (Jamaica)
* Timo Väänänen (Finland)
* Trio Mocotó (Brazil)
* Ustad Mahwash & Ensemble Kaboul (Afghanistan)
* Vinicio Capossela (Italy)
* Wai (New Zealand)
* Yasmin Levy (Israel)

Some more showcases still need confirmation. The final Showcase and
Conference programme will be announced as soon as possible. For your
TRAVEL PLANNING always keep in mind that the WOMEX trade fair will be
on until Sunday 2:00 pm and Sunday high noon is Award time with its
very special final showcase (to be announced).

WHO IS COMING
It leaves us stunned, makes us happy and tops our expectations: More
than 800 registrations and over 100 booked trade fair stands so far
make this WOMEX edition another record-breaking year! From next week
on you will find a WHO IS COMING list on http://www.womex.com > special areas >
WOMEX 2002 > Who is coming. Here you can check:
-whether your registration has gone through (but be aware: we need
about a week to process it; only fully paid registrants appear)
-which other companies plus individuals have been registered so far.
All new visitors should receive their virtualWOMEX password after
registering. Repeaters should already have them. With your
password you can get in touch with all other WOMEX visitors you wish to
meet or greet, in both the real or the virtualWOMEX (will be updated next week).

HOTELS
If you have not yet booked your hotel, be aware that rooms are going
fast! Find all info about our hotels on our website at
http://www.womex.com/special/realwomex/framwom11.html . Destination
Ruhr-Megapolis . There you will also find all contact details for our hotel
partner, Agentur Zeitsprung, who will take care of your booking
Please make sure that your booking form is readable - especially
your eMail address - otherwise our agent cannot get back to you!

IT WASN'T US
If you read the seasonal newspaper story about a big fat Piranha caught by
fishermen in your local river, please note: we're all still alive and kicking.

Enjoy the summer, we hope to welcome you in Essen, Germany, in October!

Your WOMEX team @ Piranha Kultur Berlin

• article submitted by: Stephan Siedler, WOMEX