Artist applications for ESNS 2023 are open

23 augustus, 2022|Call, English, Nieuws, Oproepen|

(bron: ESNS) The artist applications for ESNS 2023 are open until September 1st, 2022. ESNS is the key exchange and networking platform for European music, with a proven track record for helping new and upcoming acts break into the international music scene. Selling out each year, ESNS attracts over 4000 delegates, including representatives of more than 400 international festivals.    APPLY TO PLAY AT ESNS 2023   Before submitting your application, please note the following:  Only acts from European countries are eligible to play at Eurosonic. You can apply if your country is listed below: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, [...]

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Climate Change, Music In Sync, And More Conference Sessions Announced For WOMEX 22 In Lisbon

20 augustus, 2022|English, Internationaal, Nieuws, Womex|

(bron: Womex) Ga je mee naar WOMEX? Dan ben je van harte welkom bij de Nederlandse stand. Meld je hier aan voor netwerkkorting en overige activiteiten. Let op: deadline voor de zomerentreeprijs is tot 26 augustus, daarna wordt het duurder. This October, from 19 to 23, artists and music professionals from around the world will embark upon a five-day musical journey to Lisbon, Portugal, for WOMEX 22. For all attending participants, these five event days map out the latest and the upcoming trends in the global music business. Today, we are excited to announce more Conference Sessions covering topics like climate change, decoding Latam for world music, music and [...]

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Important Deadline Change and a New Festival in Town

3 augustus, 2022|English, Internationaal, Nieuws|

(bron: Hangveto) Some important news to tell: we are launching a new, yearly festival in September: Játékfesztivál (Let's Play Festival) is the happy place of adults who want to (re)discover the joy of playing while simultaneously engaging with the younger generations. Come and enjoy the last rays of the summer sunlight! If you have been wondering what's going on in Veszprém with our European Capital of Culture 2023-related projects, scroll down: you'll find a report on workshops organised by the Hangjáték (Soundplay) project. The workshops include playing unorthodox, home-made instruments and discovering that you can play music with basically anything! Last, but not least: we've changed the deadline [...]

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Manresa is open for PROfessional accreditations

22 juli, 2022|English, Internationaal, Nieuws|

(bron: Fira Mediterrània Manresa) Now you can discover the artistic projects that will make up the 25th Fira The ÁreaPRO will reclaim its location around the Centre Cultural el Casino, in the centre of Manresa TICKET RESERVATION FOR REGISTERED DELEGATES IS NOW OPEN GET ACCREDITED HERE + INFO (rates and discounts) PROfessional Programme PROFESSIONAL SEMINARS On how tradition permeates artistic creation and cultural programming. Organised in collaboration with the Subdirecció General de Promoció Cultural y el Servei de Desenvolupament Empresarial del ICEC. SPEED DATINGS Between curators and artists (in-person format). NEW ARTISTIC PROJECTS Stage and musical performances will combine the presentation of shows and concerts in a showcase format with [...]

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More Artists Added To The Lineup For WOMEX 22 In Lisbon

12 juli, 2022|English, Womex|

(bron: WOMEX - WOMEX 22 Lusofónica Stage Artist: Sheila Patricia. Photo by Aitor Ramos Soto) Ga je mee naar WOMEX? Dan ben je van harte welkom bij de Nederlandse stand. Meld je aan voor netwerkkorting en overige activiteiten. Klik hier Berlin/Lisbon: Piranha Arts, the producers of WOMEX, along with AMG Music, the local partners for WOMEX 22 in Lisbon, today reveal the complete Jury-selected Showcase artists, Lusofónica Stage (the Regional stage), the Club Summit and the Opening line-up. So far, the upcoming 28th edition of WOMEX in Lisbon features 51 artists representing 37 countries, not including the offWOMEX line-up and the WOMEX 22 Award recipients that will be announced in the coming weeks. WOMEX [...]

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Trans Global World Music Chart – Juli

1 juli, 2022|English, Internationaal, Nieuws|

(bron: TGWMC) 1. Cimarrón · La Recia · Cimarrón Music [-] 2. Oumou Sangaré · Timbuktu · World Circuit / BMG [1] 3. Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita · Echo · Bendigedig [2] 4. Lamia Yared & Ensemble Oraciones · Ottoman splendours / Lumières ottomanes · Analekta [-] 5. África Negra · Antologia Vol. 1 · Les Disques Bongo Joe [3] 6. Perrate · Tres Golpes · Lovemonk [17] 7. Noori & His Dorpa Band · Beja Power!: Electric Soul & Brass from Sudan’s Red Sea Coast · Ostinato [10] 8. Amélia Muge · Amélias · Uguru [16] 9. Moktar Gania & Gnawa Soul · Gnawa Soul · [...]

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First Official Selection of Showcase Artists for WOMEX 22 Revealed

16 juni, 2022|English, Nieuws, Womex|

(bron: Womex) Berlin/Lisbon: WOMEX - The Worldwide Music Expo unveils the first batch of Jury-selected showcase artists performing at WOMEX 22 in Lisbon from 19 - 23 October 2022. The 23 showcase artists confirmed today represent 24 countries that will be bringing diverse musical influences from across the globe to the 28th edition of the event. Today's line-up announcement brings you Venezuelan joropo, Argentinian chacarera, and Peruvian waltz performed by Aguamadera (Argentina/France); folklore from the Maghreb mixed with Gnawa-rock and electro-pop from Djazia Satour (Algeria/France); Sara Correia (Portugal): the rising star who grew up in a family of fadistas inhabiting the middle ground between traditional, dark fado and its modern, lighter [...]

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Injazz: Check the full Professionals’ program & timetable

2 juni, 2022|English, InJazz, Nieuws, World Blend Café|

(bron: Injazz) On our website you will find the chronology and timetable to all conference items on 22, 23 and 24 June. Something for everyone, from BIMHUIS to Verhalenhuis Belvédère, Batavierhuis and Grounds in Rotterdam. Pick & mix, we’d say! World Blend Café program on Friday 24 June Together with our friends of World Music Forum NL, inJazz presents a cosy World Blend Café filled with the great crossover spirit of the city of Rotterdam. Or, as it is lovingly named: Roots-erdam. A varied set of talks and showcases without borders! In sea port Rotterdam, also known as ‘the 10th island of Cape Verde’, with its multinational population, [...]

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IM Shiv Kumar Sharma: The maestro who straddled classical and popular music

13 mei, 2022|English, Nieuws|

(bron: IMC-BBC) Indian classical music legend Shiv Kumar Sharma has died at the age of 84. Sharma was an exponent of santoor, a dulcimer-like instrument. He suffered a heart attack at his residence in Mumbai on Tuesday morning. Sharma is credited with converting the santoor, which was mainly played in Kashmir, into a major instrument of Indian classical music. Sharma was also part of a duo - along with flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia - who worked on classical and film music. Shiv-Hari, as they were called, composed music for at least eight Bollywood films, including Silsila, Chandni, Darr and Lamhe. Sharma was born and raised in Jammu in a [...]

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ESNS is celebrating Europe! ??

9 mei, 2022|Call, English, Internationaal|

(bron: ESNS) Today we’re celebrating Europe Day. Get your discount tickets today!  Celebrate Europe Day with us and get your registration at a super early bird rate today. Tickets for ESNS23 will be available for the super-early-bird rate again for a limited time in light of Europe Day. This discount will be available on May 9 (starting at 7:00 am CET) only and will shift to the medium rate on May 10. Get your tickets here!

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