And we reached the very last stage of our Musical Road to Womex, our section discovering and introducing you to some of the acts who will be performing in Lisbon as part of The Official Showcase Selection of Womex 2022. We set things in motion in Brazil with Bia Ferreira,...
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We are almost there! On Wednesday, Womex will finally kick off its 2022 edition, so much so our Musical Road to Womex is reaching its very last stages. But before the Worldwide Music Expo will raise the curtain on its Lisbon stage, we still have two more stop-overs to close...
Only a few ensembles sum up the idea of a new Latin sound like La Brígida Orquesta. The Chilean big band (with a new EP, Antipoda, out via Aajabu!) which started to take shape in 2017 gathering musicians from (among the others) Conchalí Big Band, Mapocho Orchestra, Portavoz and Newen Afrobeat,...
We keep on zigzagging around the world thanks to our Musical Road to Womex. The World Music Expo is going to raise the curtain on its Lisbon edition in less than a month and we have just enriched our section with a third episode… This week, from South Africa, we...
The second leg of our Road to Womex brings us to South Africa, where we meet a talented and eclectic musician born and raised in Eastern Cape, who is dedicating her life and career to preserving, showcasing and bringing forward the local folk repertoire. Singer/songwriter, storyteller, activist, creative entrepreneur and...
And after one year, we are on the Road to Womex once again… Just as it happened in 2021, we have the pleasure to make the introductions and present to you some of the acts who will be enriching the nights of the World Music Expo. Throughout the upcoming weeks,...
The countdown has officially started… in two months’ time, the 2022 edition of Womex will get underway to spread the sounds, words and images of the world-music world throughout Lisbon. After a thoroughly successful experience in Porto last year, the Worldwide Music Expo is indeed going to be back to...
Our Musical Road to Womex brought us to Porto safe and sound. Throughout the last eight weeks, we travelled the world-music world far and wide to present you some of the acts that will be part of this year’s Official Showcase Selection performing in Porto in the upcoming days. But...
We’re almost there! In just two days’ time Womex will raise the curtain on its 2021 edition bringing welcoming the world-music world to Porto. All the programmes have been defined (you can find all of them HERE) and showcases announced… So, it was time to reach the end of our...
Our Road to the 2021 edition of Womex keeps on winding through the world-music world. From Brussels and Echoes of Zoo, we now travel to Syria and the Middle East via Paris. There, we have the pleasure to get acquainted with the exceptional musicianship and social awareness of flautist and...
