International Newsletter Number 19 • October 2008 1 Zertod – Viljandi Festival 2008 2 Sidi Goma – Roskilde Festival 2008 (Photo by Klavs Bo Christensen Rockphoto) 3 Buika – Sud à Arles 2008 (Photo by Stéphane Barbier)

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content Dear friends of worldwide music, Many of us hold a special place in our We need to stand up and unite against hearts for music that belongs some- attitudes towards the arts based on where – whether that ’somewhere’ ignorance, xenophobia, and conceit. 3 Introduction be the local villages of Romania, the Luckily several initiatives have been mountains of Nepal, the sami regions started as a counterweight to these 4 efwmf members meeting of Norway or the many musical worrying tendencies, and we encour- Jerusalem melting pots of Paris, Dakar, Rio or age people to support ”The rainbow Calcutta. It is truly a joy to be a part of platform – civil society platform for 5 Folkelarm this environment, to be able to cooper- intercultural dialogue”, ”Freemuse ate with people with such a strong – the world forum on music and 6 commitment, so highly knowledgeable censorship” and other initiatives that Via del Mondo 1 2 with such open minds and love for promote equality, respect and intercul- 7 this music – or rather musical expres- tural dialogue. 3 Two Times Brazil sions – from so many countries and The European Forum of Worldwide cultures. We are many, and we make 8 Music Festivals is also an important Members info up or can be a force that may not be actor within this field. It is a joy and fully evident to us. The power, and 9 an honour to chair such a strong importance, of art is easily underesti- efwmf professional network encompassing Members List 2008 mated, perhaps more so by those of us more than 50 festivals and profes- working in the midst of it, yet at the 13 sionals within in Europe. , New York, same time it is so powerful that artists The Forum represents a professional Memphis, … are among the first to be censored in resource that is both important and totalitarian regimes. 14 useful for its members and other Polyphonia in Corsica A lot of musicians, producers, radio actors around us. And we would like 15 stations, record companies and other to include more people in our ranks. Mawazine actors within the field of world and Visit our web pages, drop by our stand 16 traditional music in Europe today at Womex and other trade fairs, or The Music of Korea today experience an increasing degree of re- contact the secretariat in Belgium to 17 sistance, often taking the form of xeno- find out more. Welcome! Events to come phobic attitudes, practical difficulties 19 with regards to entry visas, a decrease Hilde Bjørkum Colophon in financial support, and an increasing President level of competition and rising costs.

2 3 efwmf members meeting Folkelarm 2008 By Elisabeth Vatn Jerusalem By Patrick De Groote

Jerusalem and Ramallah Oslo, Norway 1 2 – 4 October 2008 25 – 28 September 2008

The European Forum of World Music Festival Palestine. Many contacts were made, and the need For four days Oslo was bustling with activity, bring- Next year’s Folkelarm will run from 17th to 20th gathers over 40 European festivals that network to find concert possibilities in Europe was stressed. ing to the fore the cream of Norwegian folk music. September 2009. Welcome to a great Norwegian on artistic issues. Regular meetings facilitate Professional artist have very few options at home and Nordic music experience! Folkelarm (folk-clamour) 2008, has grown consider- collaborations and give an inside on programming and therefore depend greatly on tours abroad. ably since its inaugural event four years ago, and and trends. The last meeting was organised by Norwegian Folk Music Awards The efwmf meeting furthermore discussed various is now considered by many as being Scandinavia’s Yabous, the efwmf-member in Jerusalem, focusing The winners of this year’s Norwegian Folk Music topics linked to the situation of worldmusic most important event for the traditional/ world/ on Palestinian culture. Yabous is a non for profit awards (The Folkelarm Prize), were announced at a anno 2008, set the calendar for next meetings crossover music industry. For four days, from 25th organisation aiming to revive cultural life in the ceremony in Gamle Logen Saturday 27th September. and started preparations for the efwmf’s 20th to 28th September, Oslo was bustling with activity, city, and organising music festivals as well as anniversary events that will start in 2010. bringing to the fore the cream of Norwegian folk events on poetry, dance and cinema. The Jerusalem The full list of prizewinners for all categories: Festivals reports were also given, and members music. Festival, held yearly in the least week of July, is started exchanging on their 2009 programming. their main project, programming Palestinian, Arab Folkelarm is both a folk-music convention and Solo album of the year: 1 The Sami singer and actor and international artists in the Tomb of Kings, a The meeting concluded with a guided tour of industry-gathering which displays an impressive Kim André Rysstad Tak hardt uti hand (Etnisk Ingor Antte Ailu Gaup and the dancer Åsa Rockberg in the major historic site in the city. Jerusalem by Albert Aghazarian, history lecturer of live line-up as well as popular seminars and event musikklubb) Aillos project. (Photo by Knut Birzeit University, giving all a very surprising and programmes tailored for the growing international Utler) The efwmf-members were treated with a concert Old-time dance music album and traditional album open-minded insight on this wo,nderfull city. delegation. This year’s event was visited by about 120 2 One of Norway’s finest folk 1 program in the Edward Said National Conservatory of the year international and Norwegian delegates. singers Jon Anders Halvorsen 2 of Music in Ramallah, giving an overview of The efwmf will next meet at Babel Med, the Vegar Vårdal og Patrik Andersson Finnskogen Brin- (Photo by Knut Utler) Palestinian music today. Worldmusic market in Marseille in March 2009. This year’s Folkelarm live-programme was without ner (Ta:lik) 3 Members of Norway’s most popular contempo- Dam, the militant hip hop group, has already doubt the festival’s strongest to date, presenting 33 Contemporary and experimental album of the year rary folk band Valkyrien All toured Europe, and raps on issues that are close different Norwegian as well as Nordic artists, playing Stars(Photo by Knut Utler) Niko Valkeapää Birrat Birra (Duippiditt) to the life of people. Their blend of hip hop beats, about 90 showcases at 8 different venues in the 4 Sami artist Ingor Antte Ailu Gaup (Photo by Knut Utler) Arabic melodies and daily life soundscapes is very heart of Oslo, and with acts such as Bruvoll/Hal- Pushing the boundaries: effective. vorsen, Valkyrien Allstars, Aillos, Skáidi, Gjermund Niko Valkeapää Birrat Birra (Duippiditt) Basel Zayed is a singer-instrumentalist that Larsen Trio, Niko Valkeapää, Camilla Granlien Band New/emerging artist of the year performs his own compositions, many of which are and Sudan Dudan. Valkyrien allstars Valkyrien allstars (Heilo, Grappa set to text by poets. He was accompanied by piano, It was in other words a great opportunity to experi- Musikkforlag AS) percussion, flute and cello, while playing various ence folk music in a plethora of forms, from the 2 stringed instruments himself. Documentary album of the year: whole of Norway. The event’s Nordic focus was also The Samaa’ ensemble revives the age-old tradition Compilation of artists Viser på vandring i Norden evident, given the appearance of such top acts as of makaam. Composed by professors of the (Songs of the Romani People in , Norway Finland’s Johanna Juhola, Sweden’s Den Fule and conservatory backing two wonderful singers the and Sweden, diverse artister) (Etnisk musikklubb) 1 The old City of Jerusalem Denmark’s Valravn. ensemble did a brilliant performance. 2 the band DAM Folk musician of the year: 3 The Wailing Wall and the Dome of the Rock More info: www.folkelarm.no The members meeting also featured meetings with 4 Jaana-Maria Jukkara, Alexandra Archetti Stolen, Valkyrien Allstars professionals from the region, which gave them the Helmut Buergel, Juana Burillo possibility to have a real inside on cultural life in 3 4 4 3

4 5 Via del Mondo Two times Brazil By Benjamim Taubkin

Kids festival Via del Mondo travels through the themselves. It gives Dutch children the opportunity Latin American Music Meeting Mercado Cultural, which started in 1999, is to have a special meeting with children from Sao Paulo, Brazil probably the first event of its nature to happen other countries and cultures. Communication in 25 ­– 28 November 2008 in Latin America. The main goal was to create a Picture this: you are a child living in a developing a language we all speak: the language of dance, platform for the Brazilian and South American country and want to succeed in life. But how? There theatre and music. Although we live in the same continent and share independent scene – from very traditional field to is no school and there are hardly any facilities. in many ways a common heritage, Brazil had, electronic music. Children from the whole wide world Luckily you have your rich culture and traditions until recently, very little contact with the music Natalie Figueroa Perez, Marketing & Communica- It evolved in being an open festival anticipated to depend on. You can use your culture as a way scene of the other countries of Latin America. tion officer at Mundial Productions explains: “This and respected not only by an international public to develop yourself artistically through singing, Looking for new ways and strategies to create year children from Mali, India and Suriname were and professionals, but also by the locals who are dancing and theatre. Via del Mondo is a festival bridges among our cultures, producers from 10 invited. For the next edition we plan new groups interested in the cultural scene of the country and that gives these children a chance to do so. It gives countries including Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, from South-America, Asia and Africa. These groups the rest of the world. The event is a mix of con- children a place where they can develop themselves Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, Peru will meet in have been selected through travels and scouting certs, seminars, trade fair and meeting points. and where they can learn about different cultures. Sao Paulo in end of November. by our colleagues. Thanks to United Cultures for This year around 40 concerts will take place and Via del Mondo is a free event, made for and by Development, we set up collaboration with various The idea is to share information, exchange every night ends with a special jam of all the art- children that takes place in the month of May. Joy partners in the specific countries where the children projects and create new platforms to promote the ists that played that day Mercado Cultural tries and fun: that is the aim of Via del Mondo. Children are living. Via del Mondo makes children aware – in rich music that has been produced in the region. to create a friendly environment for exchanges can play games, dance, cook, make music, watch a very positive and childish kind of way - of the Mil- The event is sponsored by the culture department between musicians on the one hand and between and listen. And much more! Via del Mondo also lennium Development Goals we try to achieve and of the city of Sao Paulo, and it will be held at the musicians and producers on the other hand. The wants to address the Millennium Development which are very important for their future. Centro Cultural Vergueiro. Mercado wants to provide the perfect condi- Goals on a child friendly way. It starts on May 5th Ambassador and the road to the future tions to work in and appreciate the music of this in various cities in the Netherlands as a part of Every year Via del Mondo works with a so called Mercado Cultural da Bahia region. Some of the features this year are Nana the National Liberation Festivals. Then the festival Via-del-Mondo-ambassador. It is a famous person Salvador Bahia, Brazil Vasconcelos- with a youth Symphony Orchestra, travels to different cities, schools and theatres. It who promotes the ideas of Via del Mondo. Last 3 – 7 December 2008 Fernanda Takai, C4 (Venezuela) , Chico Pinheiro, ends after three weeks with a huge festival especially year it was mime player Hakim, who travelled with André Abujamra, Percadu (Israel), La Pupunha , for kids. Mundial Productions is the organizer of Mundial Productions to various countries in order to “Put together to spread...” Aurelio Miguel (Honduras) Jards Macalé, Miquel this special festival and annually invites talented actually meet the groups that wanted to participate. This was the first phrase said by Hermeto Pascho- Gil and Roger Mas (Spain). And there is a special children from all over the world to perform during A documentary has been made from this: the road to al during his presentation at the Concha Acústica, interest on the new scene of Bahia’s Pernambuco Via del Mondo. the future. And this documentary can now be used for the Cultural Market’s 1st edition. Hermeto and Minas Gerais. Culture and development in schools to promote and support Via del Mondo. used the expression to define the Market in itself, Mercado welcomes producers, journalists and Noesjka van den Heuvel, Program & Project officer The program offers content and education brought referring to the intention of putting things to- agents from all over the world. of Mundial Productions explains what Via del in a fun way. gether (to create meetings, knowledge transmis- Mondo exactly stands for: “During Via del Mondo sion and experiences exchange) to spread (make More info: www.viadelmondo.nl More info: www.viamagia.org/mercado/ the strength, creativity, culture, arts and talents of interchanges, distribute the production, work on children worldwide are being highlighted. Yearly a net). All this under the aura of a project born we invite 3 groups composed of children from third with the mission of systematizing, to promote world countries to participate in the program of this and distribute authorial works with quality, made festival in the Netherlands. by the independent artistic production. This way they have the opportunity to develop

6 7 Members info Members 2008

Etnosoi! Festival Amsterdam Roots Festival: by Jaana-Maria Jukkara Roots Open Air in 2009?

Less than a year ago – on November 7th 2007 – the A lot of the music we hear around us today is launching day of the 20th Etnosoi! festival, Finland western. The Amsterdam Roots Festival proves that together with the rest of the world was shocked by there is a lot more than that. the news followed by the school shooting in Tuusala, In 2008 the festival focused on the theme World Finland. Now we are preparing for the next edition in Europe. increasingly more musical influences of the festival, and sadly, we find ourselves under from other cultures take root in Europe. The existing similar circumstances. diversity within European world music styles gets a new impulse which the festival is happy to When overwhelmed by sorrow and anxiety it is hard demonstrate for anyone to find the strength in oneself to try and think what one can do to prevent this from taking From Saturday 14 through Saturday 21 June 2008 place ever again. However, it is an inherent duty the 11th edition brought around 60 concerts at of every one of us as human beings to address this the Concertgebouw, Tropentheater, Melkweg and issue. And there is something that everyone can do. Paradiso and a large-scale free open air festival at the Care about your fellow human being – and let them Oosterpark: Roots Open Air. In addition there is a care about you? Talk about your anxiety. Be a friend supporting programme (films and photo exhibition) The current board, elected at the AGM in The European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals (efwmf) is a to the lonely – both young and old. and an Off-Roots programme. In 2007 the festival March 2008, consists of network of festivals sharing the vision that the world is a patch- attracted 65,000 visitors; 58,000 of which for Roots do what you can, but also challenge those in power work of a multitude of local traditions and music, each different Open Air. Hilde Bjorkum – Norway (Chair) to act in the name of ‘the well-being of the youth’ – in expression and content yet equal in value. Erasmo Treglia – Italy (Secretary) and the well-being of us all. We need more school In their advice the Amsterdam Art Council praises Patrick De Groote – Belgium (Delegated The primary concerns of the efwmf are artistic and artistically psychologists and other health personnel in the the free part of the Amsterdam Roots Festival, Roots Director) related issues. Membership is invited for all festival organizers schools to do preventive work. We need school Open Air in the Oosterpark, but refuses to extend Benjamim Taubkin – Brasil with a worldwide, or at least a clear trans-national approach, activity clubs for children and youth. Youth houses the financial support for the coming editions after Oliver Belopeta – Macedonia presenting music in the area of world, ethnic, traditional, folk dedicated to art, sports or other constructive leisure 2008! They asked alderman Gehrels and the City and roots music. time activities should not be closed in the name of Council not to follow up this advice. And if you want efwmf is a founding member of The European Although interaction between members – including sharing of short term economical interests – or for any other to keep Roots Open Air happening we ask you to Live Music Forum (elmf), an association of information, experiences and contacts – is the core activity, efw- reason of similar unthought-out grounds. We must support them. Raise your voice to rescue this unique national and international music organisations mf pursues an array of other activities. The efwmf continuously challenge those in power to make rapid decisions music event with seven stages, more than 40 acts with legitimate and direct interests in the seeks to facilitate and intensify links to non-European festivals to tighten the laws of possession of guns and other and since a few years more than 50.000 visitors. various issues of the European live music and other networks within the world music community in addi- arms – and do this dramatically – these killing Give them your support and opinion at communities. tion to maintaining lines of communication with organizations weapons should be allowed only in the hands of www.amsterdamroots.nl dealing with general issues of impor tance to event organizers. those with a firm professional reason. By doing this, Finland could become an example for the The dates of the festival in 2009 will be from 13 – 20 efwmf OFFICE international community. The time to act is now. June 2009. The festival will be going on! Sarah Vereycken J.F. Willemsstraat 10a 2530 Boechout, Belgium T +32 3 455 69 44 F +32 3 454 11 62 [email protected] www.efwmf.org www.efwmf.org

8 efwmf • Festival list 2008 efwmf • Festival list 2008

festival members international oud festival musiques métisses 14. Masala welt-beat festival the world-day of music les nuits atypiques førde folk music festival les méditerraneennes jerusalem May 2009 6 – 17 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 2 – 5 July 2009 August 2009 re:orient 20 November – 4 December 2008 Musiques Métisses malsala Welt-Beat Festival Petofi Csarnok Kht. Les Nuits Atypiques Stiftinga Førde Internasjonale Azimuth Production 3 – 5 October 2008 Confederation House Prog. Dir.: Christian Mousset Prog. Dir. : Christoph Sure & Prog. Dir.: Lajos Fogarasi Prog. Dir.: Patrick Lavaud Folkemusikkfestspel Prog. Dir.: Bernard Batzen Re:Orient Prog. Dir.: Effie Benaya bp 244 Gerd Kespohl Petofi Csarnok 8, place des Carmes Prog. Dir. : Hilde Bjørkum 14 rue Bleue Prog. Dir.: Cecilia Hörnell P.O. Box 7218 16000 Angoulème, Lister Meile 4 Zichy Mihály str 14 33210 Langon, France P.O. Box 395 75009 Paris, France Box 4215 91071 Jerusalem, Israel T +33 545 95 43 42 30161 Hannover, Germany 1146 Budapest, T +33 5 57 98 08 45 6802 Førde, Norway T +33 144 79 00 36 se-102 65 Stockholm, Sweden Tel: +972 2 624 52 06 F +33 545 95 63 87 T +49 511 23 55 55 24 T +36 1 222 59 54 F +33 5 56 76 29 69 T +47 57 72 19 40 F +33 144 79 00 34 T +46 8 702 15 99 Fax: +972 2 623 74 56 [email protected] F +49 511 23 55 55 55 F +36 1 363 37 29 [email protected] F +47 57 72 19 41 [email protected] F +46 8 702 15 99 [email protected] www.musiques-metisses.com [email protected] [email protected] www.nuitsatypiques.org [email protected] www.lesmediterraneennes.fr [email protected] www.confederationhouse.org www.masala-festival.de www.petoficsarnok.hu www.fordefestival.no www.reorient.se africolor Amsterdam roots festival the jerusalem festival festival of world cultures dunya festival 21 November – 24 December 2008 20th international africa July 2009 roskilde festival August 2009 May 2009 13 - 20 June 2009 fiesta des suds Association Accent Aigu festival Yabous Productions 2 – 5 July 2009 Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County ducos productions Stichting Amsterdam Roots 10 – 31 October 2008 Prog. Dir.: Philippe Conrath 29 May – 1 June 2008 Prog. Dir.: Rania Elias Khoury Foreningen Roskilde Festival Council Prog. Dir.: Ole Jorgensen Prog. Dir.: Frans Goossens Latinissimo 5 rue Arthur Grossier Afro project e.V. 2 Ibn Jubair Str., p.o. Box 54874 Prog. Dir.: Peter Hvalkof Prog. Dir.: Jody Ackland p.o. Box 13108 Lijnbaansgracht 234a Prog. Dir.: Bernard Aubert 75010 Paris, France Prog. Dir. : Dr. Stefan Oschmann Jerusalem, Palestine Havsteensvej 11 Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County 3004 hc Rotterdam, Holland 1017 ph Amsterdam, Holland bp 81 T +33 1 47 97 69 99 Sterenstrasse 17 T +972 2 626 10 45 dk-4000 Roskilde, Denmark Council T +31 10 404 84 22 T +31 20 531 81 81 13908 Marseille cédex 20, France F +33 1 47 97 65 44 97074 Wuerzburg, Germany F +972 2 626 13 72 T +45 46 36 66 13 Marine Road F +31 10 404 96 30 F +31 20 531 81 99 T +33 4 91 99 00 00 [email protected] T +49 931 784 08 88 [email protected] F +45 46 32 14 19 Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland [email protected] [email protected] F +33 4 91 91 73 85 www.africolor.com F +49 931 784 08 89 www.yabous.org [email protected] T +353 1 271 95 09 www.dunya.nl www.amsterdamroots.nl [email protected] [email protected] www.roskilde-festival.dk F +353 1 236 02 17 www.dock-des-suds.org [email protected] la zampogna international www.africafestival.org colours of ostrava weltnacht festival festival mundial www.festivalofworldcultures.com festival July 2009 les suds à arles May 2009 19 – 21 June 2009 oslo world music festival January 2009 25th music meeting Colour Production, spol.s.r.o. 13 – 19 July 2009 Welthaus Bielefeld e.V. Mundial Productions 4 – 9 November 2008 Archivio Aurunco - Finisterre 30 May – 1 June 2008 Prog. Dir.: Zlata Holusova suds, á Arles mercat de música viva de vic Prog. Dir.: Michael Lesemann Prog. Dir.: Erwin Schellekens Rikskonsertene Progr. Dir.: Erasmo Treglia Stichting Music Meeting Lomená 349 Prog. Dir.: Marie-José Justamond September 2009 August-Bebel-Strasse 62 Noordstraat 111 Prog. Dir.: Alexandra Archetti Via Macedonio Melloni 9 Prog. Dir.: Wim Westerveld Dolní Lhota 74766, Czech Republic Maison des Suds Ajuntament de Vic 33602 Bielefeld, Germany 5038 eh Tilburg, Holland Stølen 00146 Roma, Italy P.O. Box 1535 T +42 05 96 121 342 66 rue du 4 Septembre Prog. Dir.: Lluis Puig T +49 521 98 64 80 T +31 13 543 13 35 P.O. Box 4261 Nydalen T +39 06 646 07 14 6501 bm Nijmegen, Holland F +42 05 96 121 342 13200 Arles, France Historiador Ramón Abadal i F +49 521 63 789 F +31 13 535 74 89 0401 Oslo, Norway F +39 06 646 07 14 T +31 24 360 88 13 [email protected] T +33 490 96 06 27 Vinyals, 5, 2a [email protected] [email protected] T +47 22 02 59 00 [email protected] F +31 24 322 26 58 www.colours.cz F +33 490 96 79 48 e-08500 Vic, Spain www.weltnachtfestival.de www.mundialproductions.nl F +47 22 02 59 72 www.lazampogna.it [email protected] T +34 93 883 31 00 [email protected] stimmen [email protected] F +34 93 883 26 26 www.musicmeeting.nl 1 – 26 July 2009 www.suds-arles.com www.world-music.no druga godba kaustinen folk music festival [email protected] stanser musiktage Burghof Lörrach GmbH May 2009 July 2009 www.mmvv.cat 20 March - 25 April 2009 Prog. Dir.: Helmut Bürgel viljandi folk music festival Zavod Druga Godba Ljubljana festival couleur café Folk Music Foundation Kaustinen etnosoi! Verein Stanser Musiktage Herrenstrasse 5 23 – 26 July 2009 Prog. Dir.: Bogdan Benigar June 2009 Prog. Dir.: Jyrki Heiskanen 4 – 9 November 2008 Prog. Dir.: Christophe Rosset 79539 Lörrach, Germany mtü eesti pärimusmuusika-keskus festival internacional de folk Kersnikova 4 Zig Zag asbl p.o. Box 24 Global Music Centre Postfach 1020 T +49 762 19 40 89 88 Prog. Dir.: Ando Kiviberg de getxo 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Prog. Dir.: Patrick Wallens 69601 Kaustinen, Finland 5 - 14 November 2008 6371 Stans, Switzerland F +49 762 19 40 89 84 Posti 1 September 2009 T +386 1 430 82 60 Av. E. Claes 4 T +358 207 29 11 Prog. Dir.: Jaana-Maria Jukkara T +41 41 612 26 26 [email protected] Viljandi 71004, Estonia Aula de cultura de Getxo F +386 1 430 82 65 1160 Brussels, Belgium F +358 207 29 12 00 Hämeentie 34D [email protected] www.stimmen.com T +372 43 55 253 Prog. Dir.: Marta Herrera [email protected] T +32 2 672 49 12 [email protected] 00530 Helsinki, Finland www.stansermusiktage.ch F +32 2 672 12 91 www.kaustinen.net F +372 43 55 258 C/ Villamonte, A-8 bajo Tel: +358 96 96 27 90 www.drugagodba.si 48991 Algorta-Getxo, Bizkaia, Spain [email protected] la mar de músicas [email protected] Fax: +358 96 96 27 910 T +34 94 431 92 80 international gipsyfestival www.couleurcafe.be July 2009 www.folk.ee [email protected] pirineos sur F +34 94 431 92 84 May 2009 offest Ayuntamiento de Cartagena www.globalmusic.fi May 2009 July 2009 [email protected] Stichting Alfa Prog. Dir.: Francisco Martín Peñas sfinks festival Skopje Jazz Festival Diputación de Huesca www.getxo.net Prog. Dir.: Albert Siebelink Centro Cultural Ramón Alonso 24 – 26 July 2009 Prog. Dir.: Oliver Belopeta Prog. Dir.: Luis Calvo Telefoonstraat 14 Luzzy Sfinks Animatie vzw Maksim Gorki 5 Porches de Galicia 4 5038 dm Tilburg, Holland C/ Jacinto Benavente 7 - 2° Prog. Dir.: Patrick De Groote 1000 Skopje, Macedonia e-22002 Huesca, Spain T +31 13 58 01 424 T +34 974 29 41 51 E-30203 Cartagena, Spain J.F. Willemsstraat 10a F +31 13 5801 425 T +389 2 313 10 90 T +34 968 12 88 13 F +34 974 29 41 50 2530 Boechout, Belgium [email protected] F +389 2 322 50 33 F +34 968 12 89 05 [email protected] T +32 3 455 69 44 www.gipsyfestival.nl [email protected] [email protected] www.offest.com.mk www.pirineos-sur.es F +32 3 454 11 62 www.masala-festival.de www.lamardemusicas.com [email protected] www.sfinks.be

10 11 efwmf • Festival list 2008 Montreal, New York,

Memphis… by Derek Andrews images festival Teresa Kerasidis Institute August – September 2010 Inter Show Head of International projects Danish Center for Culture and Athinas 10 p.o. Box 4261 Nydalen Montreal, New York, Memphis… Conditions in the Celso Machado, Hilario Duran, Jesse Cook, Kellylee Development 546 34 Thessaloniki, Greece no-0401 Oslo, Norway North American world music community evolve Evans, Lepisto & Lehti, Tanya Tagaq and Kleztory. Prog. Dir.: Hanne Tornager T +30 23 10 968 909 T +47 22 02 59 34 Nytorv 17 F +30 23 10 248 257 F +47 22 02 59 72 is very similar orbit to Europe and the rest of the www.cinars.org world. The sales of CDs in retail outlets continue to DK-1450 Copenhagen K, Denmark [email protected] [email protected] New York. Continuing to evolve as a hub for the Tel: +45 33 17 97 00 www.rikskonsertene.no Sten Sandahl decline, except at ‘specialty stores’, and of course at Fax: +45 33 24 40 10 North America wide world music community is the Sandahl Productions performances. [email protected] Handelsvagen 44 consultants adjunct to apap (Association of Performing Arts Pre- www.dccd.dk 122 38 Enskede, Sweden Despite no real progress in the tedious U.S. im- senters), GlobalFest. A showcase concert will take T +46 8 407 16 51 Derek Andrews migration aka Homeland Security situation, tours place Sunday, Jan 11, 2009, 7 pm, Webster Hall and [email protected] Global Cafe and concerts continue, as does organizing of those will again be presented in association with Bowery associate members juana burillo 502 - 680 Queens Quay West dedicated to breaking down borders. The North Presents with support from the Cultural Services of El Espiritu Del Sur M5V 2Y9 Toronto - Ontario - Magnus Bäckström Av. Menéndez Pidal 19, Officina 1 Canada American World Music Coalition launched a fine the French Embassy. While some programming of Uppsala Consert & Congress E-22004 Huesca, Spain Tel: +1 41 62 60 66 55 new web portal this fall, where you are invited to seminar topics are produced in consultation with Musikens Hus i Uppsala AB T +34 974 23 20 43 [email protected] visit, subscribe and invest your time. the World Music Coalition, GlobalFest is under the 753 75 Uppsala, Sweden F +34 974 23 07 97 www.worldmusiccoalition.org direction of Isabel Soffer (World Music institute), T +46 18 727 90 90 [email protected] Shanta Thake (Joe’s Pub and The Public Theater) [email protected] www.espiritudelsur.com The Conservative government of Steven Harper has www.ukk.se and Bill Bragin (Acidophilus: Live & Active Cul- Dennis Winter recently cut several international arts development Alain Courbis tures). Maure Aronson of Boston’s World Music / Nehrusingel 190 programmes, Trade Routes and PromoArt, causing Pôle régional des musiques 3066 VN Rotterdam, Holland crasharts retires to emeritus status on the partner- actuelles de la Réunion consternation in the normally liberal nation of T +31 646 194 946 ship. The dates of apap are January 9 – 13, 2009. 6 bis rue Pasteur [email protected] Canada. With an election campaign being waged www.artspresenters.org bp 1018 at the time of this writing, it is unclear if lobbying 97481 Saint-Denis Cedex, Ile de la Carles Sala Réunion Institut de Cultura de Barcelona efforts will successfully change this policy. Memphis. The 2009 International Folk Alliance T +262 262 90 94 60 (icub) - Direccio D’Acció Cultural Regardless of this backward step internationally, Conference will be held February 18 – 22, 2009 at Palau de la Virreina - La Rambla 99 F +262 262 90 94 61 the Canadian community enjoys a healthy array the Marriott Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. Impor- [email protected] E-08002 Barcelona, Spain Smithers, British Colombia’s www.runmusic.com T +34 93 316 11 01 of music business conferences specializing in folk tant Conference deadlines are November 15, for early F +34 93 316 11 10 (ocff, Ottawa), blues (Blues Summit, Toronto), Jazz bird registration (price increases after this date) and Alex Cuba is one of two Cana- Hans Hjorth [email protected] Festivals Canada and regional ‘Contact’ events. The November 20 for showcase entry applications. This dian artists selected to show- Senior Producer case at womex 2008. Born in Concerts Sweden Bertrand de Laporte Canada Council for the Arts are present at womex year the Folk Alliance will feature a special spotlight India, raised in Canada and P O Box 163 44 17, rue Emile Redor 44 400 Reze, France again this year with a booth adjacent to Folquebec on music from Scotland, as well as a feature on resident of , SE-103 26 Stockholm, Sweden and cinars. 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12 13 XX-ième Rencontre des Mawazine by Patrick De Groote chants polyphoniques by Patrick De Groote

Calvi, Corsica, France Rabat, Morocco 1 9 – 13 September 2008 16 – 24 May 2008

Since 20 years already the Corsican a capella Highlight of this twentieth gathering was the The 7th edition of the Mawazine festival was a But the real stars of Mawazine were the Arab stars: choir A Filetta invites polyphonic voices for an joint project of A Filetta with Daniel Waro huge celebration of cultural diversity and put Rabat Amr Diab, Nancy Ajram, Assala Nassri, Diana annual celebration and encounter in the beautiful (Reunion Island). The improbable clash between on the map as a city that is open to the world. Haddad, Fadel Chaker, Saber Roubaî, … filled the citadel of Calvi. the meditative Corsican polyphony and the rural During the festival an international colloquium new Haj Nahda Stadium (capacity 80.000!) in of rythmes and vocal outbursts of the south proved entitled “World Music and Cultural Diversity” was the most densely populated areas of the city. A Filetta was formed 30 years ago and has been to be a feast for ears and eyes! held in collaboration with Unesco. Academics and one of the founding fathers of the revival of Next edition will be May 2009. 1 This encounter is a warm, welcoming event world music professionals gathered to discuss the traditional Corsican polyphonic singing. The where artists meet and eat together in the old role of music in a fast changing society in search of 2 group has since travelled the world extensively More info: www.mawazine.ma powder house, home of A Svegliu Calvese, the new cultural identities. with its mix of traditional and contemporary all female festival organisation. The venues were work. Since 1999 they organise a festival in Calvi More than 100 concerts from 40 different countries packed day after day; polyphonic singing is a hot where local traditions and new work meet with provided a wide variety of styles and rythms on 9 thing in Corsica! polyphonies from further away. different stages, scattered around the city. Mixing Next edition will be September 2009. free and paying concerts the festivals reaches out to Concerts are held in the old city of Calvi, all and getting this year’s edition record attendance overlooking the Mediterranean. The century old More info: with jazzy headliners as George Benson, Al Di cathedral is at the core of the festival. In this 16th www.myspace.com/rencontrespolyphoniques Meola who joined world stars Juanes and Whitney century building A Filetta invites and introduces Houston. The world music program read as an their guests, while other concerts are presented encyclopaedia of styles: Goran Bregovic, Los Van in the oratorio or the cathedral of Bastia. The Van, Daniela Mercury, Natacha Atlas, Kassav’, festival ends with a closing event in which all the 1 Whitney Houston (Photo Bonga, Cristina Branco, Taraf de Haidouks, Huun artists participate. by Lotfi Rachidi) Huur Tuu, … 2 Dee Dee Bridgewater, The 2008 edition featured some of the island’s (Photo by Driss Ben And of course Morocco was well presented with best singers (Tavagna, Confrérie Sant-Antone Malek) a good selection of traditional and contemporary 3 Juanes (Photo by Lotfi abate, A Filetta) and invited vocal work from examples of this vibrant music scene: Jil Jilala, Rachidi) other French regions (Brittany and Occitany). Lamchaheb, Nass El Ghiwane, Mustapha But the festival is definitively international as Bourgogne, Saida Charaf, … well: David Berkeley’s Brooklyn-Corsican fusion, Scandinavian vocal trio Nørn, The Georgian The young Moroccan generation was also present, Voices were all present. not only with well established bands as H-Kayne and Fnaire, but also with a special project Deeply rooted in tradition the festival offers new 1 Les Voix de Georgie ‘Generation Mawazine’, a parallel festival featuring creations as well, putting polyphonic singing 2 Norn young and emerging artists. The special night with firmly in the 21st century. 3 Danyel Waro & A Filetta DJ David Vendetta brought together almost 50.000 4 La Mal Coiffee 5 A Filetta young Moroccan dancers. 3 5 4 2 3

14 15 The Music of Korea today events to come by hyun Kyung-Chae (critic, composer)

1 Gugak, traditional music of Korea today Contemporary Traditional Music Thousand Stars Festival of Music and Dance Festival on the niger – ‘environmental solutions’ ‘Traditional’ music began to be composed since the 13-15 December 2008 • Arba Minch town, Southwest, 29 January – 1 February 2009 • Segou, Mali kams (the Korean Arts Management Service) organ- late 1960s. Remarkable music groups who deal with Ethiopia More info: www.festivalsegou.org ized pams (Performing Arts Market Seoul) in october this creative music are cmek (Contemporary Music More info: http://gughe.org 2008. The city, with its hi-tech skyscrapers standing Ensemble Korea), Jeongaakhoe, and Sangsang trio. next to Buddhist temples and 15th century palaces, These groups are now cutting edge with innovative 6th edition of Sauti Za Busara Music Festival - reflects the Korean culture. During a World musical attempts: intuitional music, imaginative ef- Festival au Désert 12-17 February 2009 • Stonetown, Zanzibar Music Conference an overview was given of tradi- fect, improvisation, and acoustic experiment. 8 – 10 January 2009 • Essakane, Mali tional Korean Music, now and then. Sauti za Busara (Sounds of Wisdom) is an Various types of contemporary traditional music More info: www.festival-au-desert.org international festival celebrating East African The music of Korea today including Pop, Jazz... music taking place around the second weekend Korea, a small nation located in between China and Traditional Korea music requires profound knowl- of February each year in Zanzibar. Featuring Japan, is known as one of many Asian countries edge to completely understand its aesthetic philoso- GlobalFEST top-quality musical performances by more than that has been influenced by Chinese culture. Korea, phy. Nowadays, Young people are adapting tradi- 11 January 2009 • Webster Hall, NYC, US 400 established and upcoming artists (40 groups however, has a distinguishable culture. It has its own tional gugak. Fusion of Korean traditional music in total), Sauti za Busara has already established language, Hangeul and especially its own traditional is no longer limited to Korean traditional music The 6th annual globalFEST is on Sunday January itself as one of Africa’s leading music festivals. music, called “Gugak”. It is almost impossible to compositions taught in the college or performed in 11, 2009 at Webster Hall in NYC. GlobalFEST It’s an ev ent that unites people in celebration. list all gugak, but here are the four most important nice music halls. The term “fusion” applies to all the (gF), widely considered North America’s Confirmed Artists (so far): categories. musical creations and aims to make “traditional” most important industry event, produces 12 Samba Mapangala & Orchestre Virunga (DRC/ music popular or public. simultaneous, eclectic concerts of multi-genre 2 Classical Traditional Music Kenya/USA), Msondo Ngoma Band (Tanzania), This “fusion” is now a big trend in Korean tradi- artists from around the world on 3 stages in one Classical Traditional Music is generally divided into Omar Pene & le Super Diamono (Senegal), tional music, and draws people’s attention to Korean night, and takes place during the annual Arts two types of music; one for upper class and royal Mangala Camara (Mali), Nawal (Comoros/ traditional music and its “global” potential. Presenters conference. court tradition, and the other for commoners’ folk France), King Ayisoba (Ghana), TY (UK), Meta Between traditional music and contemporary pop More info: www.globalfest-ny.org art. Korean government tried to protect traditional and the Corn erstones (Senegal/USA), music in Korea Korean pop music was influenced by music against cultural threats. Japan ruled Korea for The Moreira Project (South Africa), Comrade Western pop music. Now Korean pop music fuses thirty six years forcing cultural eradication and the Fatso and Chabvondoka (Zimbabwe), Jagwa Western pop music and “traditional” music. Most in- Celtic Connections country was rapidly modernized and industrialized Music (Tanzania), AY (Tanzania), Joh Makini teresting results come from blending Hip Hop and 14 January–1 February 2009 • Glasgow, Schotland with invading Western cultures. In this regard, the (Tanzania), Elemotho (Namibia), Segere Original the “tradition.” For example park Dong-jin, the late government enacted Cultural Property Protection More info: www.celticconnections.com (Tanzania), Best of WaPi (Pan Africa), Culture pansori maestro participated in mr-j’s Arariarae. Law, including intangible culture preservation, in Musical Club (Zanzibar), Mohamed Ilyas & Nyota shin Hae-cheol, the leader of rock group Next, at- 1962, and updates policies up to now. Zameremeta (Zanzibar) tempted to put samulnori rhythm in rock music. 1 Lee, Seo-Whan – A few organizations, such as Jeongnongakhoi and 9th edition Midem More info: www.busaramusic.com There is no doubt that today in Korea, many musi- Geomungo Seoulakhoi transmit classical Korean ensemble 18-21 January 2009 • Cannes, France 2 Ccotbyel – Haeguem cians look for unique Koreanness and advance to music. Commoners’ music, pansori (epic narrative 3 Gongmyoung make truly “Korean” popular music. More info: www.midem.com 4 hyun, Kyung-chae – song), sanjo (solo instrument accompanied by hour- Gongmyoung (Photo by glass drum), sinawi (improvisation music ensemble), More info: www.gokams.or.kr or visit the stand of lee, Jin-whan) and minyo (regional folksong), is a way of expressing 5 Kang, Eun-il – Haeguem ‘Korea Arts Management Service’ at Womex … emotions and exposing sentiments. 3 4 5

16 17 1 Ando Kiviberg – Viljandi Folk Music Festival 2008 2 Sinsemilla – Les Méditerraneennes 2008 3 Les Grandes Personnes – Sfinks Festival 2008 (photo by Paul Verstreken) 4 Etran Finatawa – 24th Music Meeting (Photo by Gerard Verschoten) 5 Kawa Circus – Sfinks Festival 2008 (photo by Paul Verstreken) events to come 6 Oumou Sangare – Amsterdam Roots Festival 2008 7 Bassekou Kouyaté & Toumani Diabaté – 24th Music meeting (Photo by Gerard Verschooten) 1 … Folk Alliance SXSW 2009 Music Festival will be bigger than 18 – 22 February 2009 • Marriott Hotel in Memphis ever, with more bands participating than any year (Tennessee), USA in the past, and more opportunities than ever before to get your band exposure to thousands of more info: www.folkalliance.org coloPHon music fans agents, promoters, media, and more. like to join? The Showcasing Band Pages will allow fans and efwmf International Newsletter # 19 professionals to search through the bands that Tokyo Performing Arts Market October 2008 perform at SXSW 2009, hear their music, read The efwmf consists of festival 4 – 7 March 2009 • Japan their bios, and learn the exact date, time and organisers (represented by their Compiled and edited by Sarah Vereycken en 2 TPAM (Tokyo Performing Arts Market) is an art location of their performance. The opportunities Patrick De Groote artistic director) producing regular fair for performing arts such as theater, dance, for outside media attention have never been Lay-out by De Kleine Arbeid events that fulfil a specific artistic 3 music, and cross disciplinary performance. better with the event being covered by hundreds Copyright by the authors & efwmf. First organized in 1995, TPAM is celebrating its of national and international media outlets from and quality profile. If you want to thirteenth meeting in 2009, drawing increased television to radio, music magazines to blogs, live Cover: Ojos de Brujo, Photo by Stéphane Barbier – be part of this network, you need to attention from performing arts industries across broadcasts to podcasts, not to mention hundreds Suds à Arles 2008 fill in an application form and send the world. of independent bloggers, reporting on every facet Back Cover: Womex 2008 it to the efwmf office. “Presenters” – connecting artists to targeted of the festival and laying claim to having heard All other photos archive (unless otherwise noted). Please also include the program audiences such as directors/managers of theaters the next big act before anyone else. and public halls, festival directors, producers, More info: www.sonicbids.com The International Newsletter is published twice a of your festival over the last three promoters, agents and company managers - will year by the European Forum of Worldwide Music years for added background. Do gather from Japan and around the world. About Festivals. It is distributed for free by the Forum not hesitate to add any relevant 2000 participants joined TPAM 2008, over four members to world music professionals. information. days, including 150 international guests from 29 countries. To get your regular copy, contact your next More info: www.tpam.or.jp efwmf member or the: An application form can be found on www.efwmf.org under membership efwmf Office Sarah Vereycken - Patrick De Groote If you have any further questions, 7th edition of Jaipur Heritage International festival c/o Sfinks March 2009 • Jaipur, India Jan Frans Willemsstraat 10a do not hesitate to contact 2530 Boechout, Belgium the efwmf office. 4 More info: www.jaipurfestival.org T +32 3 455 69 44 F +32 3 454 11 62 SXSW 2009 Music Conference and Festival [email protected] 18 – 22 March 2008 • Austin, Texas, US www.efwmf.org SXSW Music Conference and Festival has become one of the largest and most influential musical events in the world.

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