In memoriam: Albert Siebelink

On September 30, 2015 our friend and colleague Albert Siebelink has passed away.
Albert never stopped being actively involved and always remained active with his strength, creativity, and great commitment, even during his illness that lasted for almost four years.
Through his large network and his love for music, arts, and culture Albert produced many beautiful projects, such as the Requiem for Auschwitz, the Folk Festival, the Accordion Festival, Festival Mundial, the Bosvreugd Variety Festival, the Cimbalom Festival, numerous concerts and theatre productions, and of course his own orchestra 'de Coup'. 

Albert was the founder of the International Gipsy Festival that celebrated its 19th edition this year. Through this festival he showed the world his love for the arts and culture of the Roma and Sinti. With every edition he presented unexpectedly brilliant artists, continuously pleasing a large audience.
With all his projects Albert brought colour, light and joy into his own life and into the lives of many people around him. 

The European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals and all his international colleagues will miss him terribly.

www.memori.nl/gedenkplaats/albert-siebelink/

 

EFWMF will hold its membermeeting next week!

From September 17th untill September 21th, the EFWMF will hold their membermeetings in Vic and Barcelona.

In Vic we'll visit Mercat de Música de Vic: www.mmvv.cat/en/
Mercat de Música Viva de Vic is a professional meeting place for all of the sectors of the music industry. A showcase for musical ideas that grow out of the exchange of information between programmers and bands, cultural managers and musicians, the music business and its public.

You can find us at the trade fair, and during the speed meetings on Friday.
Come and say hi!

In Barcelona we'll visit la Mercé: lameva.barcelona.cat/merce/en/
La Mercè is the annual celebration for the city’s patron saint. This is Barcelona’s festa major,
a popular celebration that fills the city with countless venues where artists display their talents in
more than 600 activities and shows. La Mercè is the annual celebration for the city’s patron saint. This is Barcelona’s festa major, a popular celebration that fills the city with countless venues where artists display their talents in more than 600 activities and shows.

Folk Getxo BBK 2015 – XXXI Festival Internacional de Folklore

The 31th international folklore festival of Getxo is going on until september 6th!
Big stars form the worldmusic scene meet in Getxo.
As usual, the festival offers music from different cultures, open to different cultures. Artists as Estrella Morente, Gwendal, Goran Bregovic and Oskorri, will find their way to their audience.

Discover the full program here!

Esperanzah in Belgium

Esperanzah Festival at the Floreffe Abbey
Music festival offering an original line up. Great discoveries and instant favourites guaranteed at the Floreffe Abbey from 31/07 to 02/08. The Floreffe Abbey and thousands of festival goers will experience the rhythm of unifying and sundrenched energy of Esperanzah! Four days of festival lead by hope and joy from authentic acts, a children's area, and much more... In short, a unique universe that shows that another world does exits.

 

Sfinks Mixed 40th edition!

The four day free festival Sfinks Mixed in Boechout, Belgium will present its 40th edition this summer. The festival is known for its unique and adventurous musical offer and festive side programme, building bridges between different cultures. Since 1975 Sfinks has been programming artists from all over the world. Visitors discovered stars like Khaled (Algeria), Youssou N’Dour (Senegal), Mory Kanté (Guinea) and Cesária Évora (Cape Verde). After the first successful free editions the past  years, the festival is free again in 2015.

With a combination of acts from all over the world as well as local acts, an extensive children’s programme and an exciting side programme, the four day festival has something there for everybody: the young and the old, young families and adventurous music lovers. This year, there’s a focus on the children’s programme, and extensive DJ programme and durability due to a well sorted waste policy.

Spread out over four stages, Sfinks Mixed 2015 features artists such as Cheikh Lô (Senegal), 
Mashrou Leila (Libanon),  Bunny Wailer (Jamaica) ,  Bossa Negra (Brasil)  and also  Belgian artists  Bart Peeters, Slongs Dievanongs, NoMoBs, and Jan Leyers…