HEADING NORTH

WOMEX 09: 28 Oct - 1 Nov in Copenhagen

Photo by Wonderful Copenhagen. WOMEX, the World Music Expo, is pleased to announce its next location - Copenhagen, Denmark - for a three-year residence from 2009 - 2011. After a total of four years in Sevilla, Spain (2003, 2006 - 2008), WOMEX heads north to this hospitable Nordic capital. More...

WOMEX 08 GUIDE

Essays Available Online Now

We have posted this year's WOMEX Guide essays - having "Strategies" as a special focus - online:

- People Get Ready / Gerald Seligman
- Partners or Parasites? / Peter Jenner
- Surviving the Digital Age / Charles Caldas
- Artist Visas in Crisis / Ole Reitov

You can find "David Byrne's Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists - and Megastars" by David Byrne in the WOMEX 08 Guide book only.

Should you want to purchase the WOMEX 08 Guide - the must-have resource book for the world music community, contact us. More...

FINAL PRESS RELEASE

WOMEX 08 in Sevilla, Spain, Successfully Ended

(Photo: WOMEX 08 Showcase Festival: Suzanna Owiyo by Edvard Molnar) In its 14th edition, and the final year of a total of four in Sevilla, WOMEX has once again broken past records.

While the industry is facing so many challenges the WOMEX Trade Fair continues to grow: WOMEX exhibitors have reached an all-time high of more than 650 companies in a sold out Trade Fair of 320 stands, up significantly from 2007.... More...

WOMEX 08 OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS

WOMEX 08 Photos Online

(Photo: WOMEX 08 Showcase Festival: Salamat Sadikova by Alex Robinson) This year we once again had four brilliant photographers covering WOMEX 08 in Sevilla Spain, 29 Oct - 2 Nov. Their work has been posted on their websites and anyone needing photos can contact them directly to discuss terms.... More...

MONDOMIX WEBCAST

WOMEX 08: Read the Daily Report

(Photo: WOMEX 08 Showcase Festival: Bassekou Kouyate by Benjamin Minimum) WOMEX 08 in Sevilla, Spain, is in full swing. Our media partner Mondomix is creating a daily webcast with videos, photos and a summary of each WOMEX day - check what's going on.... More...

WORLD MUSIC CHARTS EUROPE

Top-5 Records in November 08

As a regular feature, each month we present the top-5 results of the World Music Charts Europe (WMCE), a monthly poll taken of world music radio programmers in twenty-three European countries. This month Issa Bagayogo is Number 1. Here's the entire top-5, along with a link to the WMCE site.

1 Mali Koura - Issa Bagayogo - Mali - Six Degrees - Last month: 1

2 Rebel Woman - Chiwoniso - Zimbabwe - Cumbancha - Last Month: 84

3 Shake Away - Lila Downs - Mexico/USA - EMI - Last month: 5

4 Mother Earth! Father Sky! - Huun Huur Tu - Russia/Tuva - Jaro Medien - Last month: 6

5 Reperezent - Gipsy.cz - Czech Republic - Indies Records - Last month: 3

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29 OCT - 2 NOV 08 / SEVILLA / SPAIN

One Day Away...

The WOMEX Bags are ready... Registration begins tomorrow, Wednesday!... More...

WOMEX SHOWCASE FESTIVAL

Get Your Ticket Now

The WOMEX Showcase Festival tickets are now available. Bring your family and friends and enjoy the best artists on the international scene. (Photo: WOMEX 07, La Shica)
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PROGRAMME SCHEDULES

What's Happening When at WOMEX?

Here are the long-awaited schedules of the WOMEX day activities and Showcases. Start preparing your personal WOMEX timetable now... Be sure to arrive early enough for the Wednesday Flamenco Opening and leave time for the Sunday Awards and special Muzsikás (Hungary) concert.... More...

PROGRAMME CHANGE

Orquestra Àrab de Barcelona Replaces Sidestepper

The showcase of Sidestepper (Colombia) on Saturday, 1 November 1:15 - 2:00 on Plaza de España: Pavilion 1 was cancelled and will be replaced by

Orquestra Àrab de Barcelona (Morocco/Greece/Spain)

Music of the new Spain… or, should that be the old Spain? Meet at the Mediterranean crossroads of Morocco, Spain and the Arab world, all filtered through the sensibilities of a dynamic group of musicians living in Barcelona. Eastern classical music, spiritual songs, Gnaoua, Andalusí, Chaâbí and Arabian traditional - all come from the Arabian territories and the North of Africa. More...

MUSIC BUSINESS NEWS

Is MySpace Still YourSpace?

MySpace has launched a new joint venture between itself and the four major music companies, which will see equity for the majors, but for no one else. Even the major independent artists whose music will help attract ad revenue will have no equity stake in the venture. Non-profit Merlin, which represents over 12.000 labels and has a combined US market share greater that EMI's, has been trying to negotiate a similar share-holder stake for independent companies but without success.... More...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Maurice El Médioni Turns 80

"Maurice has the real mentality of Oran. In Algeria, people who have a shadow in their soul, we say their angels are very heavy. Maurice's angels are very light." Khaled
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WOMEXIMIZER 08 STREAMING

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SHOWCASE TRAILER

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PROMOTE YOUR ARTICLE ON WOMEX.COM

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WOMEX ON FACEBOOK

Join the new "Friends of WOMEX" group on facebook.com. It's an open group, anyone can join, and you can post your own music, commentaries and videos. More...

Roskilde 2008

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BEWARE OF THE FAIR/EXPO GUIDE

Fair/Expo Guide are regularly sending "update" requests to WOMEX delegates. As before, if you don't read the small print you might think it is from WOMEX. More...