{"id":2005,"date":"2020-06-16T18:34:11","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T16:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/?p=2005"},"modified":"2020-06-16T19:08:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T17:08:28","slug":"english-magazine-24-june-2020-life-returns-mini-interviews-joint-ventures-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/newsletter\/english-magazine-24-june-2020-life-returns-mini-interviews-joint-ventures-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Magazine #24 June 2020 | Life returns, mini interviews, joint ventures and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h1><a style=\"color: #ee591f; transition: all 300ms ease-out 0s; outline: none; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/d76e6733-8b25-4533-a271-d0ccf8a25b86.jpeg\" width=\"211\" height=\"282\" data-file-id=\"4734470\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1>June 2020 | Life returns, mini interviews, joint ventures and more<\/h1>\n<div>How are you? I am quite ok. After more than one month of post transplant without growing at all, I thought it was dead&#8230; But no, my little avocado tree started to produce new leaves <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/e\/1f449\" alt=\"?\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" data-goomoji=\"1f449\" data-image-whitelisted=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Life came back. And it seems we can have some hope about retaking our activities. <strong>WOMEX <\/strong>is announced and even though the virus is still worrying, the pandemic seems to be more controlled, at least here in Spain (but the news from Latin America and about new outbreaks are dreadful).<\/p>\n<p>I preview very hard times for our community of world music\u00a0for at least the next two years, what do you think?\u00a0Particularly in countries like mine, where the circuit of world music is supported almost in its entirety by public money, and cuts in the budgets for culture will be sure.\u00a0That&#8217;s one of the reasons to join forces with\u00a0<strong>Spain is Music\u00a0<\/strong>(apart from the mutual understanding and shared passion for music), of which I have talked previously. Learn more below.<\/p>\n<p>Find below also two more interviews with directors of festivals included in the project\u00a0<strong>MOST<\/strong>, as well as some more useful initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that you can send any suggestion\u00a0of content for the next editions.\u00a0<strong>And if you like this, tell me. And share it and let\u00a0your friends know.\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-287446268\/sets\/mapamundi-musica-2020\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/ed76ef47-c18a-4b38-a584-e2b4eaaf9704.png\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" align=\"left\" data-file-id=\"4480685\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And once more\u00a0here you have our playlist to accompany the reading\u00a0&#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thanks for your attention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Araceli Tzigane |\u00a0info@mundimapa.com |\u00a0+34 676\u00a030 28 82\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Feel free to forward this newsletter to your friends\u00a0if you like it. Subscription\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/contacto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">is available here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Summary<\/strong>:<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<h6><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7\u00a0<\/span>Recent news and calls. Please, consider to sign.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u00b7 Union means strength: joint venture with\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Spain is Music<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u00b7 Mini interviews with festival managers:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Drago\u0219 Rusu\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">from the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Outernational Days<\/span><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0and with<\/span><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0Mirza Redzepagic<\/span><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">, from the<\/span><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0World Music Fest Zeman<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u00b7 In the next edition&#8230;<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>RECENT NEWS AND CALLS, IN SHORT<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cultureactioneurope.org\/news\/uphold-culture-in-the-eu-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/2407a4ac-2194-48b7-ac60-0d6d3a48f509.png\" width=\"100\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"4734494\" \/><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cultureactioneurope.org\/news\/uphold-culture-in-the-eu-budget\/\"><strong>Uphold culture in the EU budget<\/strong><\/a>. By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cultureactioneurope.org\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Culture Action Europe<\/a>. You can sign to support this call:\u00a0<em>&#8220;Ahead of the European Council meeting on 19 June, we call on the Member States to:<\/em><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Double the budget of Creative Europe, as the core programme for reinforcing European cultural cooperation\u00a0(#Double4Culture).<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Make sure that the additional funds stemming from the Next Generation EU initiative, such as REACT-EU, reach cultural operators.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeanfolknetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/cc6080e1-49db-4d04-969d-c5412b8a168d.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" data-file-id=\"4734498\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeanfolknetwork.com\/mapping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mapping the Traditional Sector in Europe \u2013 and Youth Engagement. Who is doing what in traditional arts in Europe \u2013 and where?<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeanfolknetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">European Folk Network<\/a>. &#8220;<em>This initial survey is the first stage in a long-term process of contacting and identifying organisers and organisations.\u00a0It will establish basic information on the active organisations in as many countries as possible.&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transglobalwmc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/e032fb01-1481-4ae7-a53d-1b163dd4572c.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" data-file-id=\"4734514\" \/><\/a><\/em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transglobalwmc.com\/festival-awards-definitions-and-criteria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TWMC\u00a0Festivals Award<\/a><\/strong>\u00a02020\u00a0is cancelled.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>By\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.transglobalwmc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transglobal World Music Chart<\/a>.\u00a0<em>&#8220;A festival award doesn&#8217;t make sense without festivals. Many of the applicant festivals for this year&#8217;s edition have been cancelled. Many others that would have applied, haven&#8217;t finally done it, in this situation of uncertainty. Even if some live music acts were possible in Autumn, most of the Spring and Summer festivals aren&#8217;t taking place until 2021.<br \/>\nWe have been receiving the news about the cancellations and postponements with grief and we wish that all the organizers will overcome this fateful year with enough strength to resurge in 2021.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/630dcb73-bca7-42ac-b479-d5153368751a.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"46\" data-file-id=\"4689997\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WOMEX<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>2020\u00a0is announced. I think many of us were waiting for this news. At least\u00a0for me, this\u00a0is very symbolic. It will be like recovering the life and the strength. The preparations for WOMEX are always exhausting as well as stimulating. Learn more about the insights of the responsible people in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/worldmusicexpo\/videos\/1250350868638564\/?__xts__[0]=68.ARB7N8dp0xScTM5J-7FcdYP3z0ckx0tM1xco2tln7gBkPxyjVEehTSUb0rpb5MqqvksIvEZ_JnfpBMWCCanrMOIZ40xS3F2wevTiy-oVFpVPAjY8o33bawBKdLaG57sNRkvCxuM3n7x86oc9U9vKrwLwtznJ_dIgVsBQZEYnLjCdVyQsRAb9dmMJOCTTirYK1JgcNeG50el9ziNuUcHZlgtziWRVKCWmT_LcS7diIz-CjZ8WQ0nbV0VH5ZSvNqw6EG_VIBwBq36rdakyYxkmqjYxMrSFyqyHeeOaDQhYjz92nVGvkUToU5tO8H35yKeYiVPm6YdM5iQEKzHWzy1AtO5-f3Q&amp;__tn__=-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this online conference<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Do you want to share any useful news for the community of the world music in the next edition? Let me know!<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4c69faa2fa&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 5.27638%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4c69faa2fa&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/icons\/social-block-v2\/outline-dark-forwardtofriend-48.png\" alt=\"Email from right here this magazine to a friend\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 94.7236%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4c69faa2fa&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Email from right here this magazine to a friend \u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>MAPAMUNDI M\u00daSICA JOINS FORCES WITH\u00a0SPAIN IS MUSIC<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/8f6306f7-ac57-4198-874d-8a60607f7014.jpeg\" width=\"200\" data-file-id=\"4734558\" \/>In the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/newsletter\/8-february-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">edition #8<\/a>\u00a0of this magazine I introduced Pablo Camino&#8217;s brand,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spainismusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spain is Music<\/a>, a travel agency specialized in cultural trips and, specifically, in\u00a0<strong>trips in which the music has a very relevant place and the public is an active\u00a0participant of the popular art<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In previous occasions, Mapamundi has been provider for Spain is Music and now, the crisis of the pandemic, has serve us to reflect on how to reinforce our synergic relationship. Together, we are creating\u00a0<strong>touristic packages<\/strong>, like\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.storiesclm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">From Quixote to Almodovar the biggest stories from Castilla-La Mancha<\/a>. And also new shapes of events, like\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.folkcampspain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Folk Camp Spain<\/a>. One of our main needs is to find tour operators in other countries, that had the marketing tools to reach the clients. The concept, production and customisation are our responsibility.\u00a0<strong>As the Spanish we are,\u00a0superb food, enchanting artistic patrimony and joy of life are guaranteed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>**** Do you have a world music\u00a0festival and you want to be included in our mini interviews?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/contacto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact us.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>****<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>CURRENT AND FUTURE CHALLENGES FOR FESTIVALS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As mentioned in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/newsletter\/23-may-2020-surveys-for-data-gathering-most-project-for-balkan-music-mini-interviews-and-much-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the previous issue<\/a>\u00a0of this magazine, thans to the MOST project I got to know about some festivals from the Balkans that I didn&#8217;t know before. Find below the little interview with Drago\u0219 Rusu from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/theatticmag.com\/outernational\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Outernational Days<\/a>\u00a0(Bucharest, Romania) and with Mirza Redzepagic, from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zemanfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Music Fest Zeman<\/a>\u00a0(Novi Pazar, Serbia).<\/p>\n<div>\n<h4><strong>MINI INTERVIEW WITH\u00a0DRAGO\u0218\u00a0RUSU\u00a0FROM THE\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/theatticmag.com\/outernational\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OUTERNATIONAL DAYS<\/a>\u00a0(BUCHAREST, ROMANIA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/theatticmag.com\/outernational\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/b2c72dd0-4884-4383-8de3-3b56e2dee4cc.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-file-id=\"4734650\" \/><\/a>The Outernational Days festival started in 2016 in Bucharest. The previous editions have took place in several venues in the city. This year, they will produce an online event, as Drago\u0219 explains below.<\/strong>They defined Outernational\u00a0<em>&#8220;as a place positioned outside of history; as a shapeless world that has been developing at the periphery of the International sphere. What makes Outernational music so distinct is its lack of exposure in mainstream and non-mainstream media, for reasons that are usually linked to ethnical biases.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/a15f9d5d-4163-4d1c-85e8-e66aab8aa510.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" align=\"left\" data-file-id=\"4734658\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MM &#8211; What do you search in an artist when you create the programme?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DR:\u00a0<\/strong>Originality and substance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MM &#8211; Which are the global objectives of your festival?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>DR:<\/strong>\u00a0To promote the Outernational concept. It is developed\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/theatticmag.com\/features\/1245\/the-outernational-condition.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>MM &#8211; What are the most complicated or difficult issues to deal with in your festival?<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">DR: <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The main issues are related to insufficient funds and the unreliability of the Romanian government to support independent cultural activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MM &#8211; Which are currently the main challenges for this kind of cultural proposals like yours?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>DR:<\/strong>\u00a0The main challenges are related to convince the audience to engage in consuming the cultural products (concerts, panels, lectures) that we propose through our festival.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MM &#8211; In one sentence, summarise the reason\/s to go to your festival.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>DR:\u00a0<\/strong>Outernational is a memorable and unique festival experience, one that will open your mind and offer a new understanding of the concept world music and the Balkan cultural heritage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MM &#8211; Is this experience we are living now, the crisis of the coronavirus, changing your festival in any way (apart from postponing this year&#8217;s edition, if so)?\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>DR:\u00a0<\/strong>For 2020, we wanted to move the festival out from Bucharest into the middle of nature, in a remote village in North East of Romania (Vaslui county). However, due to the coronavirus pandemia, we won&#8217;t be able to do the festival with audience for this year, therefore we decided to do a special edition, only on online &#8211; Outernational Virtual Festival will take place between July 25 and 26, there will be several concerts streamed live on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UChCzIG5-TMS4gEpq8gLuTRA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Youtube<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/outernationaldays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0channels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Pictures&#8217; credits<\/strong>:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Profile picture of the festival&#8217;s Facebook site<\/li>\n<li>Drago\u0219 Facebook profile picture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 5.27638%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4c69faa2fa&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/icons\/social-block-v2\/outline-dark-forwardtofriend-48.png\" alt=\"Email from right here this magazine to a friend\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 94.7236%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4c69faa2fa&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Email from right here this magazine to a friend \u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\"><strong style=\"color: #333333;\">MINI INTERVIEW WITH MIRZA REDZEPAGIC FROM THE\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zemanfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WORLD MUSIC FEST ZEMAN<\/a>\u00a0(NOVI PAZAR, SERBIA)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zemanfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/89caf17e-6d39-410c-b2cf-0d0e18b862bb.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-file-id=\"4734702\" \/><\/a>World Music Fest Zeman is a world music festival, born in 2018, that takes place in the City Park under the open sky of Novi Pazar. The idea of \u200b\u200bthe festival is to gather artists from different parts of the world who will present themselves with their art, in front of the local audience at Novi Pazar. <\/strong>The festival consists of concerts by world music scene artists, diverse music workshops and lectures, as well as competition for singers\/vocal performers of Balkan music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MM &#8211; What do you search in an artist when you create the programme?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/d23f3d66-d85e-4ee2-abda-889e09c31548.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"242\" align=\"left\" data-file-id=\"4734682\" \/><\/strong><strong>MR:\u00a0<\/strong>Zeman Fest crew, consisted of musicians, is always looking for artists who can provide good musical experience as well as good show. Since the festival is happening in region which is at the border between different Balkan countries and culture, we are trying to provide different musical experience to the audience as well a positive cultural experience to the guest artists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MM &#8211; Which are the global objectives of your festival?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>MR:<\/strong>\u00a0Our idea is to bring good music to Novi Pazar and that&#8217;s the primary goal for which we started with the festival in 2018. Our\u00a0objectives for the future are to put this festival at the spotlight of serious artistic events in region and in Europe, as well to provide great experience to the audience and the artists too. Since our town, Novi Pazar is officially the youngest town in Europe where 50% of the population are younger than 35 it has a great potential of developing the platform of cultural, artistic education and experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MM &#8211; What are the most complicated or difficult issues to deal with in your festival?<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">MR:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">As far as now we really haven&#8217;t had any big difficulties organizing the festival since we have full support by the local authorities with whom we have fair cooperation at any field of organization and that so we consider us really happy having that all. <\/span>The small issues (logistic stuff etc.) is something that is part of the work so there&#8217;s no need to mention it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MM &#8211; Which are currently the main challenges for this kind of cultural proposals like yours?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>MR:<\/strong> My personal opinion is that those challenges depends of the place. Most of the festivals are struggling with the finances because the funds for the culture are lesser every year and it it makes the job difficult for the organizers. Our main challenge is to gain the audience since this kind of happenings are not often in our town, but we are really optimistic about it since it is a natural proces of growing. With the good music you&#8217;re getting good audience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MM &#8211; In one sentence, summarise the reason\/s to go to your festival.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>MR:\u00a0<\/strong>Young beautiful people, great energy, rich town history and a perfect venue with great music, that is Zeman Fest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MM &#8211; Is this experience we are living now, the crisis of the coronavirus, changing your festival in any way (apart from postponing this year&#8217;s edition, if so)?\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>MR:\u00a0<\/strong>At this moment we are still waiting to see what is going to happen in the next few weeks with the country regulations about the mass gatherings and public events. We are working on preparations of plan B and even plan C. Definetily the festival is going to happen, in which form we still don&#8217;t know but we are prepared and optimistic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Pictures&#8217; credits<\/strong>:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Profile picture of the festival&#8217;s Facebook site<\/li>\n<li>Mirza portrait provided by himself<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 5.27638%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4c69faa2fa&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/icons\/social-block-v2\/outline-dark-forwardtofriend-48.png\" alt=\"Email from right here this magazine to a friend\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 94.7236%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4c69faa2fa&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Email from right here this magazine to a friend \u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>IN THE NEXT EDITION<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Many things will show up but, for now, there are two contents that I have quite clear.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interview with\u00a0<strong>B\u00e9la Pap<\/strong>\u00a0for the\u00a0<em>Challenges for Festivals<\/em>\u00a0series (portrait below, provided by himself). I know him for so long. I met him in Without Borders, the meeting in Bulgaria organized by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scenderman1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yasen Kazandjiev<\/a>, the first time I attended. B\u00e9la directs Alt Productions. His\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/festival.altpop.hu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heritage World Music Festival<\/a>\u00a0is also participant in MOST.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naxosmusiclibrary.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Naxos Music Library<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>Ina Schroeder<\/strong>\u00a0(portrait below from her Linkedin) will kindly answer some questions about this initiative that joins the complete catalogues or selected recordings of over 800 labels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage aligncenter\" style=\"letter-spacing: 0.5px; background-color: #fcfcfc;\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/c887d5e0-9d4c-471c-813e-c72719722af5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/82516dfe-31df-4a36-80d8-cd6d9b97cdc1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>WHO WE ARE AND SISTER PROJECTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Mapamundi M\u00fasica is an agency of management and booking.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more here<\/a>. Check our proposals at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We also offer you our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mundofonias.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mundofon\u00edas<\/a>\u00a0radio show, probably the leader about world music in Spanish language (on 46 stations in 17 countries). We produce\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.transglobalwmc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transglobal World Music Chart<\/a>\u00a0with our partner \u00c1ngel Romero from WorldMusicCentral.com. And we lead also the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asociaciondifusionestilos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Asociaci\u00f3n para la Difusi\u00f3n de los Estilos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to request info if you wish. For further information about us,\u00a0<strong>get in touch by email, telephone (+34 676 30 28 82),\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/contacto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our website<\/a>\u00a0or at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mapamundimusica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our Facebook<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>This newsletter is open to sponsorship. Feel free to ask for details.<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"mcnButton \" title=\"Do you like our newsletter? Tell us! Forward it to your friends! To sign up, click HERE.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/contacto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Do you like our newsletter? Tell us! Forward it to your friends! 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