The WOMEX 2011 jury reviewed more than 750 proposals to cram into just three dozen Showcase slots. “The WOMEX Jury’s task was more challenging than ever before and countless hours were spent discussing hundreds of high quality proposals,” said a WOMEX press release.
The second and third sets of artists will be announced in the next weeks.
First set confirmed acts:
– Antti Paalanen (Finland)
– Bombino (Niger)
– Celso Piña (Mexico)
– Duquende (Spain)
– Ibrahim Maalouf (Lebanon/France)
– Jelena Jakubovitch (Russia/Sweden)
– JuJu (Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara) (UK/Gambia)
– Máirtín O’Connor Band (Ireland)
– Mansum Ibrahimov Ensemble Garabagh (Azerbaijan)
– Matuto (USA/Brazil)
– Özlem Taner (Turkey)
– Shunsuke Kimura x Etsuro Ono (Japan)
– Sotho Sounds (Lesotho)
– Systema Solar (Colombia)
– The Other Europeans (Moldova/Hungary/Bulgaria/France/UK/USA/Germany)
DJs:
– Blue Flamingo (The Netherlands)
– Kosta Kostov (Bulgaria/Germany)
More about WOMEX at http://www.womex.com
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.
