Meet FWMF at BABEL MUSIC XP 2024

Visit our stand °58

Daily at 18h we have a meet & greet with out festival directors, accompanied by a drink. 

Join a speed meeting session with one of the directors. 
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The following members are attending:

Festival	First name	Last name
Amsterdam Roots Festival	Danka	van Dodewaard
Associated member	Marina	Pommier
Colours of Ostrava	Petra	Hradilova
Colours of Ostrava	Pavla	Slívová
Druga Godba	Bogdan	Benigar
Festival Timitar	Brahim	El Mazned
Fiesta des Suds	Nathalie	Solia
Fiesta des Suds	Frédéric	Andre
Fira Mediterrània de Manresa	Anna	Vilanova
Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals	Kobe	Leestmans
La Zampogna	Erasmo	Treglia
Les Suds, a Arles	Stephane	Krasniewski
Les Suds, a Arles	Rémy	Gonthier
ManiFiesta, Fête de la Solidarité	Mario	Franssen
Oslo World	Alexandra	Archetti Stølen
Oslo World	Maria	Chrysostomidis
Rialto world music	Alexis	Vassiliou
Sfinks Mixed	Patrick	De Groote
World Music Festival Bratislava	Vladimir	Potancok
World Music Festival Bratislava	Ronald	Hierweg

Meet the FWMF at WOMEX 2023!

Come and meet the FWMF at WOMEX 2023 in A Coruña!

Visit our stand: 57 & 58

Thursday, friday and saturday at 5pm you can discover the most strong / weird / colorful festivals + countries + directors + spirits during our famous FWMF-drink and meet sessions. 


The following members will be attending WOMEX 2023:

Artes à Rua - Public arts festival	Luis Garcia
Atlantic Music Expo	Paulo Martins
Colours of Ostrava	Zlata Holusova
Druga Godba	Bogdan Benigar
Etnosoi! Festival	Jaana-Maria Jukkara
FESTIM - Festival Intermunicipal de músicas de mundo	Gonçalo Oliveira
Fiesta des Suds	Olivier Rey
Fira Mediterrània Manresa	Jordi Fosas
Førde Traditional and World Music Festival	Sølvi Lien
Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals / Sfinks Mixed	Kobe Leestmans
Houtfestival	Francis de Souza
Kriol Jazz Festival	José Da Silva
La Mar de Musicas	José Luis Cegarra Hernandez
La Zampogna International Festival	Erasmo Treglia
Manifiësta	Mario Franssen
Maré Festival	Vitor Belho Cortizo
MMVV - Mercat de Música Viva de Vic	Marc Lloret
Music Meeting	Martyna van Nieuwland
Offest	Kostadin Shurbanovski
Roskilde Festival	Nicklas Weis Damkjær
Suds, à Arles	Stéphane Krasniewski
World Music Festival Bratislava	Jarmila Vlckova
Associated member	Benjamim Taubkin
Associated member	Ben Mandelson
Associated member (Sziget, Vidor)	Marina Pommier

JOIN THE FESTIVAL NETWORKING SESSION

Saturday 28/10 - 11:30 Conference Room 3

ALL FESTIVAL ORGANISERS ARE WELCOME!
GET INSPIRED AND SHARE IDEAS

This networking meeting brings together festivals from all around the world to get to know and share with each other. The meeting is hosted by the Forum of Worldwide Festivals – a member driven network for over 30 years, created to connect, learn and exchange between organisers and promotors of global music and local cultures. Today, 45 festivals are members and more are welcome to join. So if you are a festival organiser interested in interacting and collaborating with other festivals this network meeting is for you!

New member: Atlantic Music Expo

We are excited to welcome the newest member to our network of music festivals: Atlantic Music Expo!

AME is an annual gathering of music industry professionals and artists from Cape Verde, Africa, and beyond. The event offers a platform for networking, showcasing talent, and learning about the latest trends and opportunities in the music business. Held in Praia, the capital city of Cape Verde, AME features concerts, workshops, panel discussions, and other activities over several days. We are excited to have AME join our network and look forward to collaborating with them to promote music and culture around the world.
More information: https://www.atlanticmusicexpo.com/

New member: Jarasum Jazz Festival

The FWMF warmly welcomes Jarasum Jazz Festival, as a new member of our network!

Jarasum Jazz Festival, held on a beautiful Island in Gapyeong, celebrated its 19th edition in 2022. Jarasum Jazz Festival is a special place where people can get out in nature and have gorgeous relaxation in the picturesque surroundings. During the 19 years, more than two million audiences visited the festival, and 1200 bands from 58 countries performed at the festival. Jarasum Jazz is awarded as ‘2016 & 2018 PREMIER FESTIVAL’ by Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. 

More information: http://jarasumjazz.com/

FWMF going to Babel Music XP!

The Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals will hold it's Annual General Meeting and Member Meeting on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th of March in Marseille.

Next to our own meetings, we'll be attending Babel Music XP. 

From 23-25 March 2023, BABEL MUSIC XP will put Marseille at the economic and cultural epicentre of the contemporary world music scene. With a Professional Trade Fair at the Friche Belle de Mai and world music concerts for the general public at the Dock des Suds, BABEL MUSIC XP is firmly at the heart of the Mediterranean hub on the world music map.

The aim of this international event is to contribute towards the revival of a branch of the music industry which is facing a number of new challenges. BABEL MUSIC XP will bring musicians and audiences together, promote information sharing and the exchange of ideas between major players in the sector, stimulate the economy of an industry undergoing rapid change and provide the opportunity to experience the very latest world music trends.  

More information can be found at: https://babelmusicxp.com/en/