{"id":2790,"date":"2021-08-17T14:52:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T12:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/?p=2790"},"modified":"2021-08-17T15:18:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T13:18:26","slug":"magazine-38-august21-migrants-music-manifesto-chinese-imx-talk-with-eduardo-quezada-from-emprende-musica-latam-and-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/newsletter\/magazine-38-august21-migrants-music-manifesto-chinese-imx-talk-with-eduardo-quezada-from-emprende-musica-latam-and-much\/","title":{"rendered":"Magazine #38. August\u201921: Migrants Music Manifesto, International Music Expo (China), talk with Eduardo Quezada from Emprende M\u00fasica LATAM and much +"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Summary\u00a0?<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It will come very soon:\u00a0Migrants Music Manifesto\u00a0conference in Cologne\u00a0?<\/li>\n<li>Showcase and expo applications are open: International Music Expo (IMX) digital edition ? From China to the world<\/li>\n<li>Talk with Eduardo Quezada from\u00a0Emprende Musica LATAM\u00a0?<\/li>\n<li>Brief news from the media, charts and sister projects\u00a0\u00a0?<\/li>\n<li>Open calls and professional events\u00a0\u00a0?<\/li>\n<li>Meet me at&#8230;\u00a0?<\/li>\n<li>Call for members from the\u00a0European Folk Network\u00a0?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/99ebed13-1cca-4364-a30a-fadbe8cd1320.png\" width=\"182\" height=\"201\" align=\"left\" data-file-id=\"4912678\" \/><\/div>\n<div><strong>H<\/strong><strong>ow are you? I hope well!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In this meantime, some more festivals have been cancelled, others events\u00a0are still going on. Some parts of the world are on fire, others have been destroyed by floods or by recurring earthquakes,\u00a0and we are all very scared about the situation in Afghanistan.\u00a0Sometimes it makes you want to go into the bush and cut yourself off from the world so as not to hear about so much suffering. But it would be too selfish for someone like me who, after all, can decide most of what concerns me.<\/p>\n<p>My\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.viguela.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vig\u00fcela<\/a>\u00a0are right now in France, performing 10 concerts in little and mainly open air venues. I have a concert by Albaluna in FolkPlasencia, C\u00e1ceres, next Friday, and I will travel to Greece on day 25th for the Cosmopolis Festival in Kavala. It will be my first international trip since January 2020.\u00a0I hope to be able to complete a flight with a stopover, after such a long time without practising!\u00a0?<\/p>\n<p>New connections continue to be created, chances to reflect, and I hope that the initiatives I share with you here will be as interesting to you as they are to me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thank you very much for your attention. As always, if you have any news of interest for our community, let me know.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Araceli Tzigane | Mapamundi M\u00fasica<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you want to share any useful experience<\/strong>\u00a0you have had during this difficult time or another content relevant for our community of the world musics? Let me know.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscription\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/contacto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">is available here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>MIGRANTS MUSIC MANIFESTO, COLOGNE, SEPTEMBER 13-19<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>The Migrants Music Manifesto (MMM)\u00a0event seems to me to be of such depth that it deserves its own space in this newsletter.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.albakultur.de\/zeigeMMM.html\"><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/_compresseds\/14fdb1d1-e3d4-9a09-ef21-6e2665b569a7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5200049\" \/><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">I think the best way to present it is through its own presentation, which you have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.albakultur.de\/zeigeMMM.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on the website<\/a>\u00a0(that is in German but you can use the automatic translator inside and it works quite well):<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><em>&#8220;When it comes to cultural identity and diversity politics, stakeholders and opinion leaders in Germany often seem to lack the right words and understandable language. The Anglicisms of the moment are awareness, empowerment, diversity management, urban citizenship, outreach projects, communities, blackfacing, critical whiteness and many more. They mark the field of definition, which in Germany is mainly determined by the performing arts, theater and dance, literature, cinema and museums. It&#8217;s amazing how little these arguments have resonated in music so far, even though it is the largest cultural sector.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong><em>The project \u201cMusical Manifesto of Migrants\u201d, funded by Creative Europe, will address these issues in various ways in a project week in Cologne in September 2021, consistently from the perspective of the actors of the superdiverse global music ecosystem -local (terms used interchangeably: world music, intecultural music, cross-cultural music, global pop, progressive customs that include all conceivable varieties of local musical traditions around the world).&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>As you know, I am in Spain and the situation here,\u00a0as far as these issues are concerned, is much more backward. And I think the same happens in many other countries. That is why I believe that what happens in Cologne during those days can be very important. I will try to capture the maximum value of all the knowledge and reflection that will take place there, also to share it.<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>The MMM includes debates, workshops and concerts and a group of 28 musicians will become the\u00a0MMM Project Orchestra, that\u00a0<em>&#8220;will be dedicated to contemporary music from other perspectives than the European one. The 28 members of the orchestra are young, talented musicians as well as award-winning master musicians with many years of playing experience and international experience, who all understand their artistic work explicitly as part of the current contemporary music creation of European metropolises.\u00a0<\/em><em>These musicians with roots in diverse non-Western musical cultures will present a joint concert programme with new compositions by Bassem Hawar, Hindol Deb, Rebal Alkhodari and Kyriakos Kalaitzidis.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/dbc98806-aa1a-0c81-ae9e-c62e02b45f3a.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" data-file-id=\"5200061\" \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nMMM is organised by alba Kultur, directed by Birgit Ellinghaus (in the picture, by Johan Morin, from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.albakultur.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">alba Kultur website<\/a>). By the way, she gave us some very interesting insights in February 2020, in a short interview which you can find\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/newsletter\/newsletterfebruary20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>Apart from this specific event in Cologne, the MMM, a\u00a0<strong>consortium of several European organizations<\/strong>\u00a0is working from 2020 to 2022:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">alba KULTUR (DE)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Muziekpublique (BE)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Musiques de Nuit diffusion \/ Rocher de Palmer (FR)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">ENCC &#8211; European Network of Cultural Centers (BE)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Associazione Abusuan &#8211; Intercultural Centre of Abusuan (IT)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">EDRA &#8211; Kinonikes Sineteristikes Drastiriotites Efpathon Omadon (GR)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">ARI Institute &#8211; Joint Research Unit 5319 Passages CNRS &#8211; EHESS (FR)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The sponsors of the several parts of the project are Creative Europe Programm, Ministerium f\u00fcr Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrheir-Westfalen, LAG Soziokultur NRW, Stadt K\u00f6ln &#8211; Kulturamt, Landesmusikakademie NRW Heek, Institut f\u00fcr Europ\u00e4ische Musikethnologie &#8211; Uni K\u00f6ln and Institut f\u00fcr Kunst und Materielle Kultur &#8211; TU Dortmund.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #d45d08;\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">SCHEDULE AND TICKETS FOR MIGRANTS MUSIC MANIFESTO (CLICK THE LINKS FOR THE COMPLETE PROGRAM OF EACH SECTION):<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #ffffff;\">13 &#8211;\u00a015 of\u00a0September of 2021\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"WorkshopLab de MMM\" href=\"https:\/\/www.albakultur.de\/zeigeMMMworkshoplab.html\">MMM WorkshopLab<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #ffffff;\">15 &#8211;\u00a018 of\u00a0September\u00a0of\u00a02021\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" title=\"WorkshopLab de MMM\" href=\"https:\/\/www.albakultur.de\/zeigeMMMRahmen.html\">Program<\/a>\u00a0support more concerts, MMM MedienLab, network meeting and September 18, 2021<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 concert<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"MMM project orchestra\" href=\"https:\/\/www.albakultur.de\/zeigeMMMprojektorchester.html\">MMM Project<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0Orchestra<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #ffffff;\">17 to 19 of September of\u00a02021 General debate<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"MMM general debate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.albakultur.de\/zeigeMMMgeneraldebatte.html\">&#8211; Int.\u00a0Conference on the future of musical diversity<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #ffffff;\">All the activities of the project week are public and take place in the\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"MMM service\" href=\"https:\/\/www.albakultur.de\/zeigeMMMserviceinfos.html\">old fire station<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in Cologne.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"MMM Home Page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.albakultur.de\/zeigeMMMserviceinfos.html\">All tickets for the project week online here<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnShareIconContent\" style=\"width: 7.24161%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"24\"><a href=\"http:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=9c8bab81c7&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=\"Forward to a friend right from here\" width=\"47\" height=\"47\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"mcnShareTextContent\" style=\"width: 92.6252%;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=9c8bab81c7&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forward to a friend right from here<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; height: 56px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 56px;\">\n<td class=\"mcnShareIconContent\" style=\"width: 7.31051%; height: 56px;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"24\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Feepurl.com%2FhF9t29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/icons\/social-block-v2\/outline-dark-facebook-48.png\" alt=\"Share to FB right from here\" width=\"50\" height=\"46\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"mcnShareTextContent\" style=\"width: 92.5563%; height: 56px;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Feepurl.com%2FhF9t29\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share to FB right from here<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>CHINA: INTERNATIONAL MUSIC EXPO (IMX), DIGITAL EDITION, 11-31 OCTOBER<\/h1>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaimx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/2167eb8a-3e4c-5f56-4e04-31421b11eef1.png\" width=\"270\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5200193\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>It was a wonderful coincidence that I was contacted this morning by Jane Polubotko, the International Marketing Manager of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.kanjian.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kanjian<\/a>, to tell me about the IMX, just in time to include their fall in this August&#8217;s edition. This event is organised by Kanjian and IMCO.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">I think China could be an interesting market for the music we work with in this global community, but, well, what could China not be an interesting market for, with the magnitude it has and how it is transforming itself? The fact is that their presence in the fairs organized in the West has not been very extensive so far, and it seemed very difficult to me to generate connections in the country, so I found this initiative very interesting. I hope you find it interesting too!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The website is in English and is very easy to navigate to find the information you need, so I invite you to visit it and here is a brief summary.<\/p>\n<p>IMX, in this online edition, includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The conferences\u00a0<strong>Music Ally China Digital Summit<\/strong>, three days for talking about topics for the Chinese music industry (7-9 September, in Chinese) and the\u00a0<strong>IMX Sessions<\/strong>, with a series of panels, that will take place from 11 to 31 of October, at the same time as the showcases and the expo.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The\u00a0<strong>showcases<\/strong>\u00a0(pre-recorded): IMX Main Stage, with free application for any artist,\u00a0and the IMX Primetime, with cost. Check the details\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaimx.com\/now\/showcases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The\u00a0<strong>expo<\/strong>: &#8220;<em>The IMX 2021 Expo runs for a first time and is supported by a number of GOs, NGOs, for-profit and not-for-profit organizations from around the world. The event will be streamed online for free across all major platforms internationally and in China<\/em>.&#8221; There are 3\u00a0Expo Packages, with a cost from 49 dollars. Check the details\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaimx.com\/now\/expo-application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">You can watch the showcases and talks of the edition of 2020 in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCAlA28yN377Vt0G-bzt5kOA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">their Youtube channel<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I will attend and submit some applications for my artists too!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/846b1925-e39e-854f-617c-dfc424f63499.png\" width=\"662\" height=\"305\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"5200229\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>AND NOW THE FLOOR IS FOR:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>EDUARDO QUEZADA, DIRECTOR OF EMPRENDE MUSICA LATAM&#8230; AND MUCH MORE<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/5e67a602-464b-53a5-96a0-9a5e78ff21f5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"5199369\" \/>A few months ago Piero Cremaschi (muchas gracias, grazie mille) put me in touch with Eduardo Quezada to let me know about the work he is developing in Latin America with his LATMUS and Emprende M\u00fasica LATAM projects. And I think it is very interesting to contribute to the dissemination of his work among the global community.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">I believe that his work has two main lines that clearly converge and feed each other: one oriented towards the professional education of artists and other agents in the world of music and the other, in relation to creating and strengthening collaborative networks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I am very grateful to Eduardo for this brief exchange of ideas, which is only a first impression of what this man has to contribute to the world. Without further ado, let us begin.<\/p>\n<div>&#8212;-<\/div>\n<div><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica:\u00a0In this time we have been suffering, our community or our industry, if it can be called that way, has made a strong inner reflection which I believe will help us move forward in many ways. For example, international dialogue has been strengthened through online access to events, as the costs are lower for the attendees than in face-to-face events. I think networking and communitary support has also taken a step forward. In parallel, there are some social and political events taking place in Latin America right now that contribute more to the uncertainty. I have to tell you that I have never managed to send an artist of mine to Latin America beyond a couple of concerts in Brazil and I have never been in Latin America at all. I also want to tell you that Transglobal World Music Chart, the network of international disseminators of which I am one of the founders, does not receive much material from Latin America, despite the fact that us the three administrators speak Spanish. All this is to say that I feel that Latin America has some particularities which may be making the market (understood more as a set of agents, intangible goods and structures than as a concept of economic transaction) difficult to access and also less known towards Europe than we might wish. What do you think about this, you, as you are a key person inside that market and with direct contact with the community?\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Eduardo Quezada:<\/strong>\u00a0I believe that the hyper connectivity that we live in today, caused by technological developments, greatly favours the generation of international networks and the building of relationships at a distance, to a certain extent, the pandemic has contributed to accelerate certain processes that have allowed us to connect even more through technological tools and communications, such as the different social networks, etc. I also believe that these phenomena have contributed to the &#8220;democratisation&#8221; of knowledge in certain areas, which helps people to be more critical (in some cases) and to leave their place of comfort.In relation to the difficulty of sending artists to Latin America from other regions of the world or vice versa, I believe that the difficulty in accessing Latin American markets can be produced by different factors, mainly linked to language, politics, economics or culture (topics that are too extensive to develop in this opportunity). In my opinion, one of the main barriers to penetration and access to Latin America, is not knowing the territory and the markets and industries that inhabit it (which are many and behave very differently), and also, as you mention, the political uncertainties in several Latin American countries, contribute greatly to making it more difficult to enter or leave our countries, this may be due to visa processes and their high costs, among other determining factors.<\/p>\n<p>Undoubtedly we still have some barriers and challenges to overcome that allow us to move forward in a better way. This is why it is important to generate instances of knowledge, information and exchanges that allow us to know and understand each other. We have seen this more frequently in recent years through the creation of different Music Fairs and Markets such as MAPA and BIME, Circulart, IMESUR, among many others, focused on generating instances of business and knowledge between Europe and Latin America and in which I recommend participating frequently.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; ABOUT EMPRENDE M\u00daSICA LATAM &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Emprende-M%C3%BAsica-Latam-110154650633081\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/32bede43-7e2f-2643-4b1c-afe824458b73.png\" width=\"300\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5199409\" \/><\/a><\/strong><strong>MM:\u00a0As I said, I have never been to Latin America, my contact with Latin American people has been mainly at international events in Europe and of course through the Internet. But I have an impression, please tell me if I&#8217;m on the right track. Here in Spain and I think in a good part of Europe, many artists maintain the idea that they only have to dedicate themselves to their music. It seems to be changing, I have to admit that, but there is a fairly widespread idea that marketing, communication, customer service and so on, are not their responsibility. My impression is that there in Latin America they are aware that this part of the work is also their responsibility, although they would like to be able to delegate it if possible. Is that the case?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>EQ:\u00a0<\/strong>We are well aware that the global music industry has changed enormously over the last 20 years, due to technological change and advances, to a large extent, among other influential factors, such as the pandemic for example, which has accelerated some technological processes and phenomena, among others. This has meant, today more than ever, that artists have to take on different roles or become even more involved in the administrative, organisational and commercial processes of their musical projects.<\/p>\n<p>In post-pandemic times, I believe that the music community in much of Latin America (musicians, agents, etc.) and the world have realised this and have begun to change their habits. It is because of these phenomena that a great number of international initiatives of meetings, markets and training instances have arisen, focused on covering different needs that have arisen and evidenced by the aforementioned.<\/p>\n<p>I personally believe that it is very positive that the artist, in addition to carrying out the creative and compositional processes very well, has knowledge on administrative and organisational issues or in other areas, which allow him to have a broader view of the commercial area, better directing his musical project and managing to maintain a professional team that accompanies him in his growth and allows him to develop the artistic process in a better way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM: This question is closely linked to the previous one: How is your training offer received by the artistic community and is its usefulness well understood?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EQ:\u00a0<\/strong>Since we launched Emprende Musical LATAM at the beginning of 2020 until today, we have had a great reception and interest from the Latin American community, we believe that this is because the valuable content we have created and offered, have managed to solve, to some extent, the needs and doubts of the different agents who have participated in our courses, seminars and meetings. although we still see resistance to understand the usefulness of some knowledge or areas of the industry from some sectors of musicians, but that has been decreasing over time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:\u00a0From the time you launched Emprende M\u00fasica LATAM until you managed to make it financially sustainable, what was the process like? Was there already a demand or did you have to bring the need to light?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EQ:\u00a0<\/strong>Emprende M\u00fasica LATAM (EML), born in 2020, mainly as a result of the difficulties generated by the pandemic in our industry, we try to provide different solutions through access to valuable content by professionals in the field of music from different parts of Latin America. EML arises as an opportunity to provide knowledge and tools towards the professionalization and improvement of conditions of our musical community that are part of different Latin American countries, and also, we try to make known different markets of countries not so well known, such as Paraguay, Bolivia, Guatemala, among others, in order to generate spaces for knowledge, reflection and connection between the different participating agents.<\/p>\n<p>In this process of creation and implementation of the platform, we realised that there was not a very developed demand, we realised that the existing training projects were quite local and developed very similar topics, mainly focused on digital marketing and \/ or copyright. From EML we try to give a broader and deeper look at the music industry and the different markets, understanding it from a specific territory and the processes and agents that determine it, developing topics ranging from the cultural policies of each of the participating countries to understanding the ecosystem of the industry and making a deep x-ray in each of the countries that make up the region. We do all of this through the participation of leading professionals and experts in different areas, of different nationalities, from both the private and public sectors, in order to obtain quality information from the first source.<\/p>\n<p>Since we started EML we have managed to have interesting Latin American seminars, workshops, training programmes and our most emblematic project which is the Latin American Music Industry Meeting LATMUS, which I will tell you more about later.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; ABOUT Encuentro LATMUS &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCp8hEPLaViW4fdQL-xm4P9Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/0ec99e3e-9d5b-8ac2-ad3a-d98ee06f5f5c.png\" width=\"560\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"5199389\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>MM:\u00a0The third edition of the Encuentro LATMUS took place earlier this year, in May-June. It has been an open-access event with workshops and conversations with professionals from a wide range of backgrounds. How was the result? \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EQ:\u00a0<\/strong>The LATMUS Meeting (Latin American Music Industry Meeting) was created with the intention of giving access to privileged information, first hand, to the Latin American music community, the event has been completely free access for people, in order to democratize access to information and reduce knowledge gaps.<\/p>\n<p>Through workshops, talks and conferences we have had the opportunity to share knowledge and reflections with representatives of Ministries of Culture from different countries such as Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Panama, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Guatemala, among others, We have debated and understood issues related to the importance of correctly implementing cultural policies in each country (mainly in the field of music) and what tools the ministries have at their disposal to support the music sector. Important international organisations, guilds and federations have participated, explaining to us in a better way what their role is within the industry and the music market and how it affects us, we have talked about important issues such as associativity and its importance for the growth of our sector. We can conclude that these have been extensive days of reflection and learning.<\/p>\n<p>We can say that in 3 editions of the LATMUS Meeting, where we have had many representatives of ministries of culture, private sectors of the music industry, among others. We have contributed to raise awareness and reflect on different issues that are necessary for the growth of our sector, achieving a much broader picture of what is happening in Latin America.<\/p>\n<p>In general conclusions we can say that the music industry must be built by all of us, and knowledge is a fundamental part of doing things in the right way and building stronger foundations.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know more about the Latin American music industry and markets and its actors, we invite you to follow our youtube channel at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCp8hEPLaViW4fdQL-xm4P9Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Encuentro LATMUS<\/a>\u00a0or at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.encuentrolatmus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.encuentrolatmus.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>&#8211; ABOUT Red Iberfest &#8211;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rediberfest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/b0b00053-b9fb-f7b8-7084-dd5987ecc752.png\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" data-file-id=\"5199417\" \/><\/a><\/strong><strong>MM:\u00a0I haven&#8217;t found much information about Red Iberfest. I think it&#8217;s because it&#8217;s quite recent, right? Can you explain briefly what it is and what it does (or what are the ideas to do when the pandemic is over, as it might have affected your plans)? Who are the current members?\u00a0<\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EQ:<\/strong>\u00a0Red Iberfest is an Iberoamerican Network of Festivals, Theatres and Cultural Agents from different parts of Iberoamerica. We are a group of people with a common goal, to generate international channels at Latin American and Ibero-American level, to facilitate the international circulation of artistic content. We do this by obtaining valuable information from the different countries involved to facilitate circulation. Since 2017 we have created different circuits of tours, where we have simultaneously taken artists from different countries in different regions of Latin America and the world. This is because we have managed to bring together festivals, theatres, clubs, communications agencies and other agents in the music industry value chain.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the effects caused by the pandemic, we have seen a reduction in our activities and live concert circuits in recent years, but we have continued to make progress in the generation of networks and knowledge through our Encuentro LATMUS. We are also reactivating and preparing some projects of intercontinental exchanges with Asia and Europe that we have been advancing at the foot of the pandemics and we hope to start from the second half of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Credits:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Portrait and banner of LATMUS,\u00a0from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/encuentrolatmus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook page of Encuentro LATMUS<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Logo of Emprende M\u00fasica LATAM, from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Emprende-M%C3%BAsica-Latam-110154650633081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">its Facebook page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Logo of Red Iberest, from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rediberfest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">its Facebook page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>BRIEF NEWS FROM THE MEDIA, CHARTS AND SISTER PROJECTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">About\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mundofonias.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mundofon\u00edas<\/a>, we are on holidays! Our monthly favourites for August<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>are the same as for July, the albums:<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><em>\u00a0Hanin: Field recordings in Syria 2008-2009\u00a0<\/em>(V.A.),<em>\u00a0Polifonika tragoudia Voreiou Ipeirou<\/em>\u00a0(V.A.) and\u00a0<em>2 Chamadas N\u00e3o Atendidas\u00a0<\/em>(by 2 chamadas n\u00e3o atendidas)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">And #1 for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.transglobalwmc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transglobal World Music Chart<\/a>\u00a0in August 2021:\u00a0<em>V.A. \u00b7 Henna: Young Female Voices from Palestine<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/362d6bf9-4ab5-b031-6634-c59b67a4181b.png\" width=\"560\" height=\"214\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"5171033\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<table class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"background-color: #d46f0b; text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Do you have a call of interest for our community that you want to share? Let me know asap<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>OPEN CALLS AND PROFESSIONAL EVENTS<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Just a little bunch of them, the ones I have identified. If you have anything to share in this section in a future edition, let me know.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womex.com\/virtual\/piranha_arts_1\/event\/working_for_the_of_1?fbclid=IwAR150rqAUu_MKM8d10eYk_2UawKgBcRwyaDDGtTbmj28DTctX2PHLEkUQl8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/746e96fd-7fa2-583a-2fd0-da512712b54e.png\" width=\"300\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5200185\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>WOMEX Summer rate, until August 27th<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>Right now we are 483 delegates registered for the 2021 edition. Many people may be waiting to see how the pandemic data evolves.<\/p>\n<p>In parallel, Nod Knowles, administrator of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeanfolknetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>European Folk Network<\/strong><\/a>, will lead a networking session. And as you know,\u00a0Mapamundi M\u00fasica has\u00a0the honour of presenting\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/hudaki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hudaki Village Band<\/a>. See you there!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Creative Europe\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong>(Already present in the previous edition of the newsletter)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Some of the calls are close to the deadline. For instance, the networks one.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/culture\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-05\/Culture%20Creative%20Europe%20Calls%20for%20Proposals%202021_v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This document<\/a>\u00a0is a very good summary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/2167eb8a-3e4c-5f56-4e04-31421b11eef1.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" data-file-id=\"5200193\" \/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>International Music Expo (IMX) (NEW)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>As mentioned above, this fair organised by the Chinese organizations International Music Collaboration Organization (IMCO) and Kanjian Music, will take place from 11 to 31 of October.<\/p>\n<p>Final\u00a0<strong>applications for showcase<\/strong>\u00a0(for free) and for IMX Primetime (with cost) close on September 8, 2021.<br \/>\n<strong>Expo applications<\/strong>\u00a0close on September 8, too. The price of the Standard registration is 49$ until day August 22 and 59$ from then to September 8.<\/p>\n<p>For applications and more details, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaimx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Arts Midwest Online Conference <\/strong><\/span><strong>(Already present in the previous edition of the newsletter,\u00a0some news\u00a0added now)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Check\u00a0<strong>all the deadlines<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsmidwest.org\/programs\/conference\/2021-dates-deadlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this web page<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsmidwest.org\/programs\/conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arts Midwest\u2019s Online Conference<\/a>\u00a0will take place from 17th to 22nd of September and it will be online. Read the interview with Katie Ortman, from the organization,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/newsletter\/magazine-37-july21-crossing-the-pond-talks-with-canis-major-music-arts-midwest-center-for-traditional-music-and-dance-and-by-mapamundi-musica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in this previous edition<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>And note that\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.agima.live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AGIMA<\/a>\u00a0will have some relevant presence. Don&#8217;t miss their newsletter, for which you can register for free\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsmidwest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0at the bottom of the page,\u00a0to be updated!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Afro Pepites arts market opens the call for artists until 31st of September (Already present in the previous edition of the newsletter)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This call is open to artists from Africa, the Caribbean, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba or any other artists inspired by Africa. The registration form is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lereveafricain.wixsite.com\/afropepiteshow\/aps11-registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><strong>MEET ME AT&#8230;<\/strong><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolisfestival.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cosmopolis Festival<\/a>, Kavala, Greece\u00a0(26th-29th August)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">I am almost there! Unbelievable! Two of my collaborating artists are scheduled: the Polish\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/janusz-prusinowski-kompania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Janusz Prusinowski Kompania<\/a>\u00a0and the Spanish\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/entavia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Entav\u00eda<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.albakultur.de\/zeigeMMM.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Migrants Music Manifesto<\/a>, Cologne, Germany (13th-19th September)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>About this you have more information above and I invite you again to visit the website of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.albakultur.de\/zeigeMMM.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Migrants Music Manifesto event in alba Kultur&#8217;s website<\/a>. It is in German but for sure the automatic translation will allow you to understand most of it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TodoMundoWorldMusicFestival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/474f313f-e6ed-d045-1f5d-da7b9f1a8d1c.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-file-id=\"5171049\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TodoMundoWorldMusicFestival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Todo Mundo World Music Festival<\/a>,<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong> Belgrade, Serbia (25th-28th September)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Another date that thrills me very much.\u00a0This\u00a0festival is organised by my much admired Bojan Djordjevic, who is producer and manager of bands and member of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/worldmusic.org.rs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Music Association Serbia<\/a>\u00a0and also radio journalist and member of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmce.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Music Charts Europe<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Feel free to check the little interview that was published in October 2019 with him,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/newsletter\/newsletteroctober19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>WOMEX, Porto, Portugal (27-31 October)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>European Folk Network in person meeting, November.\u00a0And call for new members.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Given the impossibility of holding a face-to-face meeting in 2020 and most of 2021, last spring the European Folk Network held a series of three online conferences called Spring Forward. This autumn, circumstances permitting, we will meet again in person, almost two years after the first face-to-face meeting in Brussels in 2019. More details about dates and place will be published by the official channels of the EFN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Some moths ago I joined the board and I feel that we are on a fruitful path. If you are not a member yet, I invite you to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeanfolknetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit the website to learn more<\/a>. Membership fees are very affordable\u00a0and we are constantly reflecting and working to bring value to the community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>WHO WE ARE AND SISTER PROJECTS<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\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 50 stations in 18 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.<\/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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #e80202;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>This newsletter is open to sponsorship. Feel free to ask for details.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Summary\u00a0?\u00a0 It will come very soon:\u00a0Migrants Music Manifesto\u00a0conference in Cologne\u00a0? 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