WOMEX
WOMEX (short for Worldwide Music Expo) is an international world music support and development project based in Berlin, whose main event is an exposition held annually in different locations throughout Europe. It integrates a trade fair, showcases, conferences, film screenings, networking sessions, and awards. Musicians and their labels have the possibility to make contacts for international touring and album distribution.[1]
WOMEX was founded in 1994 by Christoph Borkowsky[1] and Ben Mandelson.[2]
Event
[edit]WOMEX runs during October every year, and in many cases, during the last October weekend. On-site registration begins on Wednesday, when the opening ceremony is held. Conference attendees can visit the opening event, the conference program, the trade fair, the showcases on the evenings of Thursday, Friday and Saturday and the WOMEX awards on Sunday, the last day of the event. Although WOMEX is primarily intended for professionals and trade visitors within the world music scene, locals and tourists can buy tickets for most of the evening showcases. In 2020, due to COVID-19, WOMEX took place digitally for the very first time.[3]
Locations
[edit]The locations of WOMEX events are listed below:
- Berlin, Germany (1994, 1999, 2000)[4][5][6]
- Brussels, Belgium (1995)[7]
- Marseille, France (1997)[8]
- Stockholm, Sweden (1998)[9]
- Rotterdam, Netherlands (2001)[10]
- Essen, Germany (2002, 2004)[11][12]
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England (2005)[13]
- Seville, Spain (2003, 2006, 2007, 2008)[14][15]
- Copenhagen, Denmark (2009, 2010, 2011)[16][17][18]
- Thessaloniki, Greece (2012)[19]
- Cardiff, Wales (2013)[20]
- Santiago de Compostela, Spain (2014, 2016)[21][22]
- Budapest, Hungary (2015)[23]
- Katowice, Poland (2017)[24]
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (2018)[25]
- Tampere, Finland (2019)[26]
- Budapest, Hungary (2020), digital edition[3]
- Porto, Portugal (2021)[27]
- Lisbon, Portugal (2022)[28]
- A Coruña, Spain (2023)[29]
- Manchester, England (2024)[30]
Awards
[edit]The WOMEX Awards were first introduced in 1999. Since then, WOMEX presents its awards to artists or professionals each year for special achievements in the international music industry. Since 2006 WOMEX, in coordination with World Music Charts Europe and, from 2017 on, also with Transglobal World Music Chart, has presented Top 20 labels of the year who had the most chart-topping artist releases.[31][32][33][34]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pareles, Jon (31 October 2005). "Castanets and Slide Ukuleles, Looking for a Chance to Be Heard". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Davis, Barry (31 December 2014). "Worldly sounds". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ a b "WOMEX 2020 Confirms Digital Edition". worldmusiccentral.org. World Music Central. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "20th Edition of WOMEX – The World Music Expo". musicexport.at. Austrian Music Export. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Horberg, Marguerite (20 November 2018). "The importance of WOMEX and other cultural summits". peoplesworld.org. People's World. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Our Picks Music Named the "W ..." The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "World Music Conference WOMEX Looking for New Host City Proposals". worldmusiccentral.org. World Music Central. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Talisk to represent Scotland at WOMEX". creativescotland.com. Creative Scotland. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "WOMEX 1998 - A Global Village Special". cbc.ca. CBC Radio Canada. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Romero, Angel (10 May 2001). "Womex News". worldmusiccentral.org. World Music Central. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Jivan Gasparyan Wins WOMEX 2002 Award". Asbarez. 24 October 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Romero, Angel (31 October 2004). "World Music Trade Show WOMEX at Zeche Zollverein successfully completed". worldmusiccentral.org. World Music Central. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Ford, Coreena (23 October 2005). "WOMEX festival on its way". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Romero, Angel (15 October 2003). "WOMEX 2003 Inaugural Concert". worldmusiccentral.org. World Music Central. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "WOMEX to Remain in Sevilla Until 2008". worldmusiccentral.org. World Music Central. 28 October 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Complete List of WOMEX 2009 Showcases". worldmusiccentral.org. World Music Central. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Romero, Angel (10 November 2010). "The Womeximizer 2010 Sails from Copenhagen". worldmusiccentral.org. World Music Central. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "WOMEX 2011 Announces Second Set of World Music showcases". worldmusiccentral.org. World Music Central. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Reguant, Albert (19 November 2012). "WOMEX Thessaloniki 2012 Review". worldmusiccentral.org. World Music Central. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "WOMEX 13 in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom". Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ "WOMEX 2014: Another Vibrant Year". worldmusic.net. World Music Network. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Romero, Angel (20 October 2016). "WOMEX 2016 Opened Yesterday in Santiago de Compostela with a Tribute to Spanish Music". worldmusiccentral.org. World Music Central. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "WOMEX 15 in Budapest, Hungary ｜21 - 25 October 2015". womex.com. 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "WOMEX 2017 in Katowice - record edition of the fairs for the first time in Poland!". katowicemusic.com. Katowice Music. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "WOMEX Announces first Set of 2018 Showcase Artists". worldmusiccentral.org. World Music Central. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "WOMEX 2019 travels to Finland". musicfinland.com. Music Finland. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "WOMEX 21 - Worldwide Music Expo". porto.pt. Porto. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "WOMEX 2022". visitlisboa.com. Visit Lisboa. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "A Coruña in Spain Bid Farewell to WOMEX 2023 on a Triumphant Note". worldmusiccentral.org. World Music Central. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Manchester wins bid to host WOMEX international music convention in October 2024". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ WOMEX Awards
- ^ "WOMEX Awards Archive". womex.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "WOMEX - the World Music Expo". womex.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "WOMEX - the World Music Expo". womex.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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