The World Music Expo (WOMEX) has unveiled the first set of official jury-selected showcase artists scheduled to perform in Tampere, Finland, October 23 – 27, 2019.
The 2019 selection thus far represents a wide-range of world music genres and styles: new tango, urban-edged Senegambian sabar drums, polyphonic vocal tradition of Georgia; the fiddles of Finland, Brazil’s ‘Queen of Carimbó’; an Iranian orchestra, Sindhi sarangi fiddle from Rajasthan deser, Korean pansori singing , reggae, sacred steel guitar gospel blues and more.
The first set of jury-selected WOMEX 19 Showcase artists are:
3MA: Ballaké Sissoko, Driss El Maloumi, Rajery (Mali/Morocco/Madagascar)
Arat Kilo w/ Mamani Keita & Mike Ladd (Mali/USA/France)
Bani Hill Band (Georgia)
Bongeziwe Mabandla (South Africa)
Dona Onete (Brazil)
Duo Emilia Lajunen & Suvi Oskala (Finland)
El Cachivache Quinteto (Argentina)
Fofoulah (Gambia/Senegal/UK)
Khonyagaran (Iran)
Lakha Khan (India)
Lemma (Algeria/France)
Marina Satti (Greece/Sudan)
Maya Kamaty (La Réunion)
NST & The Soul Sauce meets Kim Yulhee (South Korea)
Roosevelt Collier (USA)
Surel, Segal, Gubistch (France/Argentina)
More about WOMEX: www.womex.com
Headline photo: Bani Hill Band (Georgia)
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.