- published: 07 Nov 2016
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WOMEX (short for World Music Expo) is an international world music support and development project based in Berlin, whose main event is an exposition held annually in different locations throughout Europe. It integrates a trade fair, showcases, conferences, film screenings, networking sessions, and awards. Musicians and their labels have the possibility to make contacts for international touring and album distribution.
For 2009-2011, WOMEX was hosted in Copenhagen, Denmark in a new partnership with WorldMusicFair Copenhagen, a consortium of the Roskilde Festival, the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, and tourist organization Wonderful Copenhagen. Additional partners were the events producers Welcome, the Danish Center for Culture and Development, Global CPH and World Music Denmark. Other locations of past WOMEX events: Berlin (1994, 1999, 2000), Brussels (1995), Marseille (1997), Stockholm (1998), Rotterdam (2001), Essen (2002, 2004), Newcastle upon Tyne (2005) and Seville (2003, 2006, 2007, 2008), Thessaloniki (2012), Cardiff (2013),Santiago de Compostela (2014) and Budapest (2015). WOMEX 2016 will be held again in Santiago de Compostela,
interview with Vanessa Reed, Executive Director of PRS for music foundation made at WOMEX 16 after a Conference Session "Horizons at WOMEX Panel: Brexit and Beyond The UK music industry’s horizons are wide open" More information: http://www.womex.com/virtual/piranha_arts_1/event/horizons_at_womex
Bareto (Peru) performing as part of the WOMEX 16 Atlantic Connections Recorded live at the Teatro Principal in Santiago de Compostela, 20 October 2016. Video by crunk www.crunkprod.com Filmed by Ida-Sophie Rühl, Laurent Benhamou and Rémi Crepeau
THE SECOND VIDEO WITH EVEN MORE ARTISTS IS OUT NOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_8ZYMf4l4A The first announcement of showcases for WOMEX 16, with artists from Angola to Venezuela! All these artists will perform at WOMEX 16 in Snatiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain from 19-23 October 2016. More line-up will be announced soon. Find out more information and links for each artist at www.womex.com/programme/showcase_festival/official Video edited by Laurent Benhamou, made by crunk. www.crunkprod.com Artists announced so far: Bargou 08 (Tunisia/Belgium) Bixiga 70 (Brazil) Black String (South Korea) C4 Trio (Venezuela) Delgres (Guadeloupe/France) Dudu Tassa & The Kuwaitis (Israel) Gisela João (Portugal) Gulzoda (Uzbekistan) Maïa Barouh (Japan/UK) New York Gypsy All Stars (Macedonia/Turkey...
Second trailer featuring artists who will be performing at WOMEX 16 in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, from 19 to 23 October 2016. Find out more information on the WOMEX 16 Showcase festival: www.womex.com/programme/showcase_festival Watch the first trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ya0tV4ty1I Video edited by Laurent Benhamou, made by crunk. www.crunkprod.com Calypso Rose footage directed by Pascale Obolo from the film ‘Calypso Rose ‘Lioness of the Jungle’, courtesy Maturity and Dynamo Productions
Edmar Castaneda Trio (Colombia/USA) performing as part of the WOMEX 16 Official Selection. Recorded live at the Theatre Stage, Auditorio Abanca in Santiago de Compostela, 22 October 2016. Video by crunk www.crunkprod.com Filmed by Ida-Sophie Rühl, Laurent Benhamou and Rémi Crepeau
Mehdi Nassouli (Morocco) performing as part of the WOMEX 16 Official Selection. Recorded live at the Twin Stage, Santiago de Compostela, 21 October 2016. Video by crunk www.crunkprod.com Filmed by Ida-Sophie Rühl, Laurent Benhamou and Rémi Crepeau
filmed live at WOMEX 16 in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain recorded 19 October 2016 Artists: Tapa 1 - Cuarteto Caramuxo representing Galicia Tapa 2 - Maria Arnal & Marcel Bagés representing Catalonia Tapa 3 - Talabarte representing Galicia Tapa 4 - Carmen París representing Aragon Tapa 5 - Kepa Junkera representing the Basque Country Video by crunk www.crunkprod.com Filmed by Ida-Sophie Rühl, Laurent Benhamou and Rémi Crepeau
Delgres (Guadeloupe/France) performing as part of the WOMEX 16 Official Selection Recorded live at the Theatre Stage, Auditorio Abanca, Santiago de Compostela, 21 October 2016. Video by crunk www.crunkprod.com Filmed by Ida-Sophie Rühl, Laurent Benhamou and Rémi Crepeau
You were lying naked in my arms
We were making memories
You were beating breathing into my lungs
Like a nuclear looped-up drum
We burned our bridges
We loved under atomic skies
Rejoiced in the hopeless
We loved under atomic skies
We were looking for something to believe
We were looking for something to understand
Our twisted senses of loyalty
Was getting so out of hand
We burned our bridges
We loved under atomic skies
Rejoiced in the hopeless
We loved under atomic skies
Rejoiced in the hopeless