New Member: Festival Boreal

We’re happy to welcome Festival Boreal as a new member of our network. Held annually in Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, the festival has developed into a distinctive meeting point for music and the arts, connecting emerging and established artists with audiences, media, and industry professionals in a remarkable natural setting along the island’s northern coast.

With its multicultural outlook, Festival Boreal stands out as both an eco-festival and a committed advocate for human rights. Recognised by leading Spanish media, including El País, which described it as a boutique festival, it offers a carefully curated and socially engaged programme. In 2017, the festival became the first in Spain to receive a Fest Award for Best Festival for Diversity and Gender Equality, presented by the Association of Women in the Music Industry at BIME in Bilbao. It has also been a finalist at the Iberian Festival Awards in categories including Best Musical Programme and Best Festival for Sustainability and Equality.

More information: http://festivalboreal.org/

New Member: La Línea: The London Latin Music Festival

We’re pleased to welcome La Línea as a new member of our network. Held each April across London since 2001, the festival is presented by Como No, England’s leading promoter of Latin American music with a legacy dating back to the 1980s. Over the years, Como No has presented landmark concerts in venues including Royal Albert Hall and The O2 Arena, contributing significantly to the visibility of Latin music in the UK.

La Línea offers a broad and adventurous programme, bringing together established artists and emerging talent from across Latin America and its diasporas. Past editions have featured artists such as Gilberto Gil, Celia Cruz, Natalia Lafourcade, Buena Vista Social Club, Seu Jorge and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. The festival spans genres from Afro-Cuban hip-hop and Argentine electronica to samba, folk, jazz, flamenco and big band Latin jazz, reflecting the richness and diversity of the scene. Recently recognised by Billboard as one of the Best Latin Music Festivals of the Year, La Línea combines concerts with storytelling and cultural exchange, creating a strong sense of community in the city.

More information: https://comono.co.uk/la-linea/

New Member: Reggae Geel

The FWMF warmly welcomes Reggae Geel as a new member to the network!
Held each summer in Geel, Belgium, Reggae Geel is one of Europe’s oldest and most respected reggae festivals. With a strong mix of reggae legends, rising voices, and genre-bending acts, the festival has become a valued meeting place for artists and audiences alike.

Across its four stages, Reggae Geel offers a rich musical journey: the Gold Stage for headline concerts, the Dub Forest with heavyweight sound systems in a woodland setting, the Bounce Dancehall for Caribbean grooves, and Yagga Yagga for underground sounds and new talent.

Entirely run by volunteers and created in close collaboration with local associations, Reggae Geel reflects a grassroots spirit that combines music, community, and social engagement. We are pleased to welcome them into the FWMF community and look forward to future exchanges and collaborations.

More information: reggaegeel.com

Welcome to our new Member: Mundial Montreal

We’re pleased to welcome Mundial Montreal as a new member of our network!
For the past 15 years, this boutique event has been bringing outstanding talent and sounds from around the world to Montreal each November, creating a unique meeting point for artists and industry professionals.
Mundial is known for its carefully curated artistic line-up and for the strength of the connections it fosters - welcoming delegates and showcasing talent from across more than 50 regions worldwide.
We’re excited to have Mundial Montreal join the network and look forward to future collaborations! 

mundialmontreal.com


Photo by Tora Photography

Welcome to our new Associated Member: Martyna van Nieuwland

We’re delighted to welcome Martyna van Nieuwland as an Associated Member of our network.

Martyna is a curator, consultant, and researcher with a long-standing connection to our community. From 2013 to 2022, she was Head of Programming at the Katowice City of Gardens Cultural Institution in Poland, where she curated the Katowice JazzArt Festival and the world music festival Gardens of Sounds - a valued member of our network.

She later became Artistic Director of the Music Meeting Festival in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, which is also part of our network. Her work there further demonstrated her commitment to innovative and diverse programming in global music.

We’re happy to have her on board!

More information about her work can be found here: https://www.mvn-culture.com/


Photo by Joanna Nowicka