World music conference, WOMEX, has announced the first set of jury-selected showcase artists. The acts are set to perform at WOMEX 2022 in Lisbon on October 19 – 23, 2022. Notably, the 23 showcase artists confirmed today represent 24 countries.
The artists announced today include Venezuelan joropo, Argentine chacarera, and Peruvian waltz performed by Aguamadera (Argentina/France); emerging flamenco sensation, singer Israel Fernández (Spain); folklore from the Maghreb mixed with Gnawa rock and electropop by Djazia Satour (Algeria/France); Sara Correia (Portugal): the rising fado star who grew up in a family of fadistas; The Dizzy Brains (Madagascar), four musicians with a garage-rock sound spreading their music beyond their native Madagascar to vent their anger against social injustice; as well as Lagos-based Etuk Ubong & The Etuk Philosophy (Nigeria), Afrobeat-rooted, hard bop-influenced trumpeter, who reaches back to the great Tunde Williams (a founder member of Fela Kuti‘s influential band Africa 70 in the 1960s); and many more.
Pilani Bubu (South Africa) stated: “I am really excited to be part of a long legacy of artists who have showcased at WOMEX, representing authentic South African sounds and stories. You can expect a poetically enlightening and harmonious experience told through the re-imagination of South African folk songs with songs inspired and written to celebrate our diverse languages, culture and musical styles.”
The first set of WOMEX 2022 showcase artists are:
- Aguamadera (Argentina/France)
- Al Bilali Soudan (Mali)
- Alicia Edelweiss (Austria/UK)
- Aywa (Morocco/France)
- Daniel Herskedal (Norway)
- Djazia Satour (Algeria/France)
- Djely Tapa (Mali/Canada)
- Duo Ruut (Estonia)
- Etuk Ubong & The Etuk Philosophy (Nigeria)
- Firas Zreik (Palestine/USA)
- groove& (South Korea)
- Israel Fernández (Spain)
- Lia de Itamaracá (Brazil)
- Mark Eliyahu (Israel)
- Ngulmiya (Australia)
- Pilani Bubu (South Africa)
- PoiL Ueda (Japan/France)
- Rangamatir Baul (India)
- Sara Correia (Portugal)
- Startijenn (France)
- Tęgie Chłopy (Poland)
- The Dizzy Brains (Madagascar)
- Windborne (USA)
(headline image: Aguamadera – Photo by luan López)
More at www.womex.com
Author: World Music Central News Room
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