WOMEX calls the jury the 7 Samurai. “These well-respected world music minds work on the Showcase and Conference selection,” said the WOMEX press release.
In 2012, the WOMEX Jury will once again be split into two fields of responsibility: two Samurai are in charge of the Conference programming, while the other five are asked to make selections for the Showcase Festival.
The 5 Showcase Samurai are: Oliver Belopeta (FYR Macedonia), Maarten Rovers (The Netherlands), Ilka Schlockermann (Germany/UK), Allie Silver (USA/Argentina) and Nikos Stefanidis (Greece)
The 2 Conference Samurai are: Nadia EL-Imam (Sweden) and Lemez Lovas (UK).
Biographies and photos are available at: http://www.womex.com/lnk/jury
Artists, speakers, and filmmakers are called on to submit their Showcase, Conference, and Film proposals for WOMEX 2012 Thessaloniki. Deadline is Friday, April 13th, 2012. Submission forms and tips on how to propose can be found here:
http://www.womex.com/lnk/how-to-propose
WOMEX 2012 Thessaloniki takes place 17 – 21 October 2012
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
