WOMEX 2005 welcomes the world to NewcastleGateshead:
The countdown has begun to the globe's elite world music business expo event - WOMEX 2005 (26-30 October) and for the first time ever it's being staged in the United Kingdom. Delegates from all over the planet will flock to The Sage Gateshead in the North East of England - a region that is proud and privileged to be hosting WOMEX 2005. NewcastleGateshead is ready to stage the ultimate world music cultural experience, an event that will be remembered for years to come - with its ability of mixing business with pleasure.
Read on...
WOMEX 2005 is part of the 2005 Alive Festival of Music - a yearlong celebration of music across the North East and is supported by Arts Council England, One NorthEast, Gateshead Council and NewcastleGateshead Initiative's cultural programme.
WOMEX is a real pilgrimage for world music professionals. It consists of a trade fair, conference sessions, film screenings, day and evening Showcases and concludes with the WOMEX Award celebrations including a special award for Zanzibar's most famous cultural ambassador Bi Kidude. It's a dream opportunity for people interested in the flourishing world music scene as who knows when WOMEX will next grace the shores of the UK (for further details about WOMEX 2005 please visit www.womex.com)
WOMEX is the biggest world music business expo on Earth and it's a major coup for the North East to have The Sage Gateshead hosting the prestigious event. The Sage Gateshead has lobbied hard along with other key partners including Arts Council England to bring WOMEX to the region. Organisers started the Olympic-esque campaign over six years ago, long before the arrival of The Sage Gateshead with a pipedream that would cement the North East's reputation as being recognised as a true cultural force.
The creative heartbeat of The Sage Gateshead is to provide an international home for music and musical discovery, which is ultimately represented by the expectation and drive behind WOMEX 2005. The long-term benefits of staging WOMEX will be evident with the development of crucial international relations between regional representatives of the world music scene and their global counterparts.
Public Showcase events: WOMEX 2005 isn't only available to delegates the general public can also enjoy the electric world music vibe and experience this energy firsthand by attending the special WOMEX Showcase events. The 48 Showcases will take place over three nights of amazing entertainment - Thursday 27, Friday 28 and Saturday 29 October - at the hive of international music activity, The Sage Gateshead and the fabulous "Best of British" offWOMEX Showcase events will take place at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art on the Gateshead Quays. offWOMEX gives people the chance to experience cutting edge performances from some of Britain's most exciting young artists.
Music fans will be in awe of the talent on show with over 36 countries being represented by some of the hottest acts on today's world music scene. The variety on offer is second to none with performance styles ranging from: Afro-pop to Gypsy; electronic tabla breaks to reggae; traditional folk to jazz; Hip-Hop to Tango; and Asian Blues to GangstaFolk.
The WOMEX Showcase highlights include: Nitin Sawhney (UK); Hermeto Pascoal (Brazil); Cristobal Repetto (Argentina); Flook (Ireland/UK); DJ Scratchy (UK); Thandiswa (South Africa); The Unusual Suspects (Scotland/UK); Dele Sosimi (Nigeria/UK); Tiken Jah Fakoly (Ivory Coast/France) and Wang Lei (China).
The flavour reflects this year's WOMEX Focus, which is "A Common Wealth of Music" a theme to be enjoyed and investigated across the whole five-days.
The offWOMEX "Best of British" Showcase highlights include: Eliza Carthy (North Yorkshire / Edinburgh); The Eduardo Niebla Experience (Ripon/Birmingham/London); Jazz Jamaica (London); The Kathryn Tickell Band (Northumberland); Michael McGoldrick (Manchester/Glasgow/London); Principle 3 (NewcastleGateshead); bellowhead (South East England) and Shri Live Project (London).
How to book: WOMEX evening showcase tickets are priced at £18 (per night / per ticket) and are available from The Sage Gateshead by contacting (0191) 4434661, alternatively visit www.thesagegateshead.org (ticket-holders are free to move between performance spaces - The Sage Gateshead and BALTIC - capacity allowing).
WOMEX business trade fair delegate registration: People can still sign up for WOMEX delegate registration up until Wednesday 26 October full details can be found on the official website www.womex.com
WOMEX 2005 at The Sage Gateshead
WOMEX 2005 welcomes the world to NewcastleGateshead:
The countdown has begun to the globe's elite world music business expo event - WOMEX 2005 (26-30 October) and for the first time ever it's being staged in the United Kingdom. Delegates from all over the planet will flock to The Sage Gateshead in the North East of England - a region that is proud and privileged to be hosting WOMEX 2005. NewcastleGateshead is ready to stage the ultimate world music cultural experience, an event that will be remembered for years to come - with its ability of mixing business with pleasure.
Read on...
WOMEX 2005 is part of the 2005 Alive Festival of Music - a yearlong celebration of music across the North East and is supported by Arts Council England, One NorthEast, Gateshead Council and NewcastleGateshead Initiative's cultural programme.
WOMEX is a real pilgrimage for world music professionals. It consists of a trade fair, conference sessions, film screenings, day and evening Showcases and concludes with the WOMEX Award celebrations including a special award for Zanzibar's most famous cultural ambassador Bi Kidude. It's a dream opportunity for people interested in the flourishing world music scene as who knows when WOMEX will next grace the shores of the UK (for further details about WOMEX 2005 please visit www.womex.com)
WOMEX is the biggest world music business expo on Earth and it's a major coup for the North East to have The Sage Gateshead hosting the prestigious event. The Sage Gateshead has lobbied hard along with other key partners including Arts Council England to bring WOMEX to the region. Organisers started the Olympic-esque campaign over six years ago, long before the arrival of The Sage Gateshead with a pipedream that would cement the North East's reputation as being recognised as a true cultural force.
The creative heartbeat of The Sage Gateshead is to provide an international home for music and musical discovery, which is ultimately represented by the expectation and drive behind WOMEX 2005. The long-term benefits of staging WOMEX will be evident with the development of crucial international relations between regional representatives of the world music scene and their global counterparts.
Public Showcase events: WOMEX 2005 isn't only available to delegates the general public can also enjoy the electric world music vibe and experience this energy firsthand by attending the special WOMEX Showcase events. The 48 Showcases will take place over three nights of amazing entertainment - Thursday 27, Friday 28 and Saturday 29 October - at the hive of international music activity, The Sage Gateshead and the fabulous "Best of British" offWOMEX Showcase events will take place at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art on the Gateshead Quays. offWOMEX gives people the chance to experience cutting edge performances from some of Britain's most exciting young artists.
Music fans will be in awe of the talent on show with over 36 countries being represented by some of the hottest acts on today's world music scene. The variety on offer is second to none with performance styles ranging from: Afro-pop to Gypsy; electronic tabla breaks to reggae; traditional folk to jazz; Hip-Hop to Tango; and Asian Blues to GangstaFolk.
The WOMEX Showcase highlights include: Nitin Sawhney (UK); Hermeto Pascoal (Brazil); Cristobal Repetto (Argentina); Flook (Ireland/UK); DJ Scratchy (UK); Thandiswa (South Africa); The Unusual Suspects (Scotland/UK); Dele Sosimi (Nigeria/UK); Tiken Jah Fakoly (Ivory Coast/France) and Wang Lei (China).
The flavour reflects this year's WOMEX Focus, which is "A Common Wealth of Music" a theme to be enjoyed and investigated across the whole five-days.
The offWOMEX "Best of British" Showcase highlights include: Eliza Carthy (North Yorkshire / Edinburgh); The Eduardo Niebla Experience (Ripon/Birmingham/London); Jazz Jamaica (London); The Kathryn Tickell Band (Northumberland); Michael McGoldrick (Manchester/Glasgow/London); Principle 3 (NewcastleGateshead); bellowhead (South East England) and Shri Live Project (London).
How to book: WOMEX evening showcase tickets are priced at £18 (per night / per ticket) and are available from The Sage Gateshead by contacting (0191) 4434661, alternatively visit www.thesagegateshead.org (ticket-holders are free to move between performance spaces - The Sage Gateshead and BALTIC - capacity allowing).
WOMEX business trade fair delegate registration: People can still sign up for WOMEX delegate registration up until Wednesday 26 October full details can be found on the official website www.womex.com
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