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" 13 #$otos in $i%res& $tt'&((www)wo*e+)co*(realwo*e+(2013('ress('$otos(WO !"13,-*'ressions Cerdd Cy*ru & usic Wales 'ress release& $tt'&((www)cerddcy*ru)co*(news(1./2 WO !" 13 Webcast& $tt'&((www)*ondo*i+)co*(ta0%ter*(wo*e+%13 WO !" 13 1uide for detailed infor*ation& $tt'&((wo*e+)co*(realwo*e+(2013(wo*e+,0uide)'df ************************************************************ WO !" 13 in Cardiff, Wales, UK, will co*e to a close on Sunday, 2. October after fi2e days and ni0$ts 'ac3ed wit$ busy 0lobal networ3in0, ins'irin0 encounters and t$e best of local sounds ran0in0 fro* strictly traditional to 'urely electronic) 4c3nowled0ed as t$e *ost international $ub of all 'rofessional *usic *eetin0s worldwide in 0eneral, and as t$e *ost i*'ortant annual *eetin0 'oint for t$e world *usic co**unity in 'articular, WO !" brou0$t 2,250 dele0ates and *ore t$an 300 artists fro* 100 countries alto0et$er to t$e Wels$ ca'ital) 6a2in0 attracted 550 *usic 'rofessionals fro* t$e UK, t$is year7s $ost country for*ed t$e stron0est dele0ation at t$e e2ent) Phil Sheeran, Chairman of the Cerdd Cymru : Music Wales Project Board for WOMEX 13 summed up the event on behalf of the Wales team: "WOMEX 13 is the largest cultural event ever hosted by Wales, and on behalf of the Cerdd Cymru: Music Wales board and organising team, I would like to thank WOMEX for bringing this extraordinary festival and expo of world music to Wales and pay tribute to our partner organisations: Arts Council of Wales, Wales Arts International, Welsh Music Foundation, Cardiff Council, British Council and of course the Welsh Government for their support and vision. This event has been three years in the planning and it has taken sustained and focussed effort by each and every member of our team and volunteer team to deliver it. I thank them all for making WOMEX 13 an outstanding success for Wales, creatively and in
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terms of economic impact and the raising of Wales's profile as a cultural nation internationally. The effects of WOMEX in terms of cultural legacy for our music industry and the profile of Cardiff as a world cultural capital will be with us for years to come, and it has set a precedent and raised the bar high in terms of quality and ambition for attracting international cultural events to Wales." Wit$ t$e O'enin0 and 4ward Concert, Official Selection, D> Su**it, 6ori:ons and offWO !", t$e 2013 S$owcase 8esti2al featured *ore t$an 60 acts fro* o2er ?0 countries on se2en sta0es at t$e e+'erienced e2ents 2enue otor'oint 4rena, in and outside t$e *a0nificent Wales illenniu* Centre and at @$e 1lee Club in Cardiff Aay) 6i0$li0$tin0 t$e realities of t$e world *usic tourin0 business, !nse*ble 4l%Kindi fro* Syria $ad to cancel t$eir official WO !" s$owcase because t$ey were denied a UK 2isa B alt$ou0$ currently tourin0 in !uro'e7s Sc$en0en :one B des'ite t$e artists, t$eir *ana0e*ent, Cerdd Cy*ru & usic Wales, t$e Wels$ 1o2ern*ent and WO !" wor3in0 wit$ all official c$annels to a''eal t$e decision) O2er /50 $i0$ Cuality s$owcase 'ro'osals fro* around t$e 0lobe were recei2ed for t$e WO !" 13 S$owcase 8esti2al, 0i2in0 t$e WO !" >ury t$e tric3y tas3 of selectin0 t$e crea* of t$e cro' to 'artici'ate in t$is year7s Official Selection) S$owcase >ury *e*ber 8ru:sina S:D', #ro0ra**e Director of S:i0et 8esti2al, said& E@$e 2013 WO !" 'ro0ra**e is li3e t$e real $o*e*ade su'er%delicious 6un0arian 1oulas$ Sou' F Gulys levesG) !ac$ 7in0redient7 is essential to $a2e @6! 'erfect taste, wit$ t$e feelin0 t$at you want to eat *uc$ *ore)))E 4fter a successful debut last year, t$e WO !" D> Su**it 'laced t$e sounds of t$e ni0$t fir*ly front and centre wit$ a tailored festi2al and networ3in0 'ro0ra**e dedicated to 0lobal club *usic) WO !" >ury *e*ber iria* Arenner curated two s'ecial club ni0$ts wit$ an international line%u' of D>s and 'roducers on 8riday and Saturday in t$e fully 'ac3ed and wall%s$a3in0 1lee Club) 4n entire ni0$tti*e sta0e was dedicated to 76ori:ons7, a 'artners$i' of t$e leadin0 *usic or0anisations of WO !"7s $ost nation Wales, !n0land, Scotland, Hort$ern -reland and t$e Ie'ublic of -reland launc$ed in 2013) !ac$ country $as a different $istory, told in t$eir own lan0ua0es, lendin0 distincti2eness to t$eir *usic traditions and for*s) @o0et$er t$ey 'resented t$e soundsca'e of t$e United Kin0do* and -reland fore0roundin0 t$e 2ery best FrootsG *usicians fro* t$ese lands B and 'ro2in0 t$at indeed, as t$e buildin0 w$ere t$ey 'layed 'roclai*s& J-n t$ese stones, $ori:ons sin0)K offWO !" 0rows in 'o'ularity e2ery year, renowned for offerin0 s'ecialised *usical e2enin0s t$at are structured wit$in a re0ional, national or or0anisational fra*ewor3) Areta0ne Land of usic 3ic3ed t$in0s off wit$ a ban0 on @$ursday ni0$t 'resented by Conseil ID0ional de Areta0ne, Areta0neFsG World Sounds and S'ectacle Mi2ant en Areta0ne) -t was followed by a foretaste fro* WO !"7s ne+t $ost re0ion in 201?, AudiNo fro* 1alicia in S'ain, s'onsored by Hal0uresO 'lus two 7Ael0ian Arew7 acts 'resented by 8landers usic Centre, Wallonia%Arussels usic, Saba* for Culture and u:ie3 o:aie3) 4rtists fro* Sout$ 4frica, su''orted by -nde'endent usic !+'orters Sout$ 4frica F- !"S4GO and S'otli0$t PuDbec, 'resented by 8olCuDbec, SOD!C, usicaction and Canada Council for t$e 4rts, co*'leted t$e offWO !" line%u' on t$e t$ird and last
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WO !" ni0$t) WO !"7s $ost or0anisation in 2013, Cerdd Cy*ru & usic Wales, 'resented a stellar O'enin0 Concert, Land of Song, curated by sin0er(son0writer, *ulti%instru*entalist, aut$or and broadcaster Cerys att$ews w$o also 'erfor*ed alon0side Wales7 leadin0 *usicians) @$e enra'tured audience was ta3en on a Qourney t$rou0$ Wales7 indi0enous *usical $erita0e, now blended wit$ conte*'orary and world for*s) Wels$ *usic $as been fusin0 *usical traditions since t$e -ron 40e, w$en t$e Celts arri2ed on Wels$ s$ores) -ts son0s and instru*ents $a2e been influenced by t$e Io*ans, Sa+ons, Hor*ans, Io*any, and t$e innu*erable cultures w$o arri2ed durin0 t$e -ndustrial Ie2olution) 4 fabulous, 'roud and lo2in0 introduction to t$e intrinsically lin3ed 'oetry and *usic of t$is Celtic nation) -nterest fro* 'ublic broadcasters was 'articularly $i0$ t$is year wit$ AAC Cy*ru Wales tele2ision and radio 'lus S?C co2erin0 t$e full O'enin0 Concert and broadcastin0 $i0$li0$ts fro* t$e S$owcase 8esti2al) AAC Iadio 3 to0et$er wit$ AAC Iadio Wales recorded substantial 'arts of t$e S$owcase 8esti2al, w$ic$ were *ade a2ailable to t$e !uro'ean Aroadcastin0 Union for t$e distribution and trans*ission of full WO !" S$owcase concerts a*on0 t$eir *e*ber and affiliate stations in and outside !uro'e) ini artist 'erfor*ances and inter2iews surfed t$e 0lobal airwa2es 2ia t$e WO !" Iadio Studio, w$ic$ was *ade 'ossible by t$e coo'eration of en0ineers fro* t$e AAC FUKG, HIK FHorwayG, rbb F1er*any, AerlinG and WDI F1er*any, Colo0neG) Ausy as e2er, t$e WO !" @rade 8air at otor'oint 4rena was t$e ner2e centre of t$e dayti*e acti2ities) Wit$ 5R0 co*'anies fro* 50 countries at 250 stands, t$e e+$ibition $all loo3ed li3e a 0iant 'attern of ant trails) Hewco*ers on t$e floor included& >a'an, e+ico, C:ec$ Ie'ublic, Serbia and 4lbania) Corres'ondin0 to t$e broad ran0e of *usic industry branc$es 'resent at WO !", *ore t$an /0 s'ea3ers and *entors fro* 25 countries and all bac30rounds i*'arted t$eir insi0$ts into t$e li2e, t$e di0ital and t$e recordin0 business and all *atters related to *usic $istory, education, 'olitics and beyond) Wit$ two entorin0 for*ats on offer B One%to%One and Iound%@able B dele0ates loo3in0 for s'ecific ad2ice could c$oose between an indi2idual consultation or 0rou' discussion wit$ fi2e e+'ert *entors fro* a 2ariety of fields and occu'ations, all free of c$ar0e) @$ose loo3in0 for new 'artners and a2enues for business in Sout$ 4frica were ser2ed 2ery well by t$e $i0$ly 'o'ular S'eed%Datin0, or0anised in coo'eration wit$ t$e -nde'endent usic !+'orters Sout$ 4frica, and 'resentin0 t$e country7s 3ey 'layers in one sittin0) 4n e2er increasin0 nu*ber of *usic networ3s fro* all o2er t$e world B a few of t$e* founded at 're2ious editions of WO !" B $eld *eetin0s in Cardiff& t$e 8oru* of 4frican usicO t$e !uro'ean 8oru* of Worldwide usic 8esti2alsO !uro'ean Aroadcastin0 Union7s !uroradio World usic Wor3s$o'O -nternational usic ana0ers7 8oru*O >a:: ; World, or0anised by !uro'e >a:: Hetwor3, 'lus t$e fres$ly launc$ed >a:: #ro*otion Hetwor3 for t$e Aritis$ -slesO t$e 1lobal Club usic Hetwor3O t$e World @rad 8oru*O Wo*en of t$e WorldO Hort$ 4*ericanO and a new !ducation Hetwor3 at WO !")

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#ro0ra**ed by - S B t$e -nternational usic T edia Centre, t$e 8il* Screenin0s featured t$e latest concert recordin0s and *usic docu*entaries $i0$li0$tin0 an i*'ressi2e di2ersity of *usical styles and bio0ra'$ies) Offerin0 a 'latfor* at t$e intersection of *usic and audio%2isual *edia, t$is WO !" ele*ent $as enQoyed 0rowin0 'o'ularity in t$e 'ast few years) @$e 'resti0ious 4ward Cere*ony on t$e last WO !" day, Sunday B wit$ its t$ree 4ward 'resentations and s$owcase of t$e 4rtist 4ward B will round off anot$er successful edition of t$e e2ent) @$e WO !" 13 4rtist 4ward $onours Los Man Man fro* Cuba& le0endary orc$estra lead by Cuban *usic 2isionary >uan 8or*ell, w$ic$ $as re*ained CubaKs *ost i*'ortant and 'o'ular dance band for o2er four decades) @$e WO !" 13 #rofessional !+cellence 4ward will be 0i2en to Festival au Dsert& one of 4fricaKs *ost re*ar3able *usic festi2als, born 12 years a0o in t$e deserts of nort$ern ali as a 'ractical res'onse to war and isolation) @$e WO !" 13 Label 4ward 0oes to Ii2erboat Iecords(World usic Hetwor3 wit$ its c$art%to''in0 albu* Beyond the Ragasphere by Debas$is$ A$attac$arya ; 8riends) @$e selection is *ade usin0 t$e W C! c$arts of ?/ radio broadcasters fro* 25 countries) @$e 'artners of WO !" 13 in Cardiff, Wales, UK, were Cerdd Cy*ru & usic Wales, Wels$ usic 8oundation, Wales 4rts -nternational, 4rts Council of Wales, Cardiff CouncilO t$e t$ree 2enues, otor'oint 4rena, Wales illenniu* Centre and @$e 1lee Club) @$e e2ent was su''orted by t$e Wels$ 1o2ern*ent and Aritis$ Council) @$e WO !" crew 0i2es $eartfelt t$an3s to e2eryone w$o $el'ed to *a3e WO !" 13 a 2ibrant and 'roducti2e international *usic 0at$erin0& 'artners, su''orters, 'roduction staff and 2olunteersO artists, dele0ates and *ediaO ent$usiasts and fans) WO !" 13 was a 'roduction of WO !" B t$e World Cerdd Cy*ru & usic Wales) usic !+'o, in coo'eration wit$

Since its first edition in 1RR? WO !" $as been tra2ellin0 all across !uro'e fro* Aerlin F1RR?G, 2ia Arussels F1RR5G, arseille F1RR.G, Stoc3$ol* F1RR/G, Aerlin F1RRR T 2000G, Iotterda* F2001G, !ssen F2002 T 200?G, Hewcastle F2005G, Se2illa F2003 T 2006%200/G, Co'en$a0en F200R%2011G, @$essalon3i F2012G to Cardiff F2013G) @$e ne+t edition of WO !" will ta3e 'lace in Santia0o de Co*'ostela, 1alicia, S'ain, fro* Wednesday, 22 to Sunday, 26 October 201?)

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WOMEX 13 at a Glance 2,250 dele0ates and 1260 co*'anies fro* R0 countries) /00 concert and festi2al boo3ers, tour 'ro*oters and 2enues) 560 labels, 'ublis$ers and distributors) 6/0 boo3in0 a0ents, 560 *ana0ers and 2.0 'roducers) 300 national and international Qournalists, includin0 130 radio broadcasters) 4 bustlin0 @rade 8air wit$ 5R0 e+$ibitin0 co*'anies fro* 50 countries at 250 stands) ore t$an 60 S$owcase acts wit$ *ore t$an 300 artists fro* o2er ?0 countries on . sta0es) @$e second WO !" D> Su**it wit$ a s'ecific S$owcase ; Conference 'ro0ra**e dedicated to 0lobal club *usic) /0 s'ea3ers and *entors fro* 25 countries in o2er 20 Conference SessionsO nu*erous Hetwor3in0 eetin0s, #resentations, Iece'tions and Sout$ 4frica S'eed%Datin0) 8il* Screenin0s in coo'eration wit$ - S % -nternational usic T edia Centre, 4ustria) @$e festi2e Wels$ O'enin0 Concert& Land of Song, curated by Cerys att$ews) @$ree WO !" 4wards $onourin0 Los Man Man fro* CubaO 8esti2al au DDsert, aliO and label of t$e year, Ii2erboat Iecords(World usic Hetwor3, based in UK) @$e WO !" Webcast, in coo'eration wit$ ondo*i+, 8rance) @$e WO !" Iadio Studio or0anised by AAC FUKG, HIK FHorwayG, rbb F1er*any, AerlinG, and WDI F1er*any, Colo0neGO and recordin0s of t$e S$owcase 8esti2al for distribution wit$in t$e !AU, 'roduced by AAC FUKG) 2irtualWO !" B your online 0ateway to t$e 0lobal *usic co**unity)

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