{"id":2817,"date":"2021-09-21T21:50:53","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T19:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/?p=2817"},"modified":"2021-09-21T22:09:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T20:09:50","slug":"sep21-talk-with-delicious-tunes-post-migrants-music-manifesto-and-life-comes-back-to-the-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/newsletter\/sep21-talk-with-delicious-tunes-post-migrants-music-manifesto-and-life-comes-back-to-the-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sep&#8217;21. talk with Delicious Tunes, post Migrants Music Manifesto and life comes back to the normal? &#038; +"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #b80707;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Summary\u00a0?<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">Post- Migrants Music Manifesto.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">Brief news from the media, chats and sister projects: launch of\u00a0TWMC Hall of Fame! ?And the best of the season 2020-2021. And much more.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">Flash news from my artists.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">Talk with\u00a0Stephanie Schumann, from Delicious Tunes?.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">Open Calls and Professional Events\u00a0? Dates for the\u00a0European Folk Network\u00a0meeting announced!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14pt;\">Meet me at&#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<p><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\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Hello, <\/strong><strong>how are you? I hope well!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #747474; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">I&#8217;m in a pretty good mood. I just bought the flights for a concert that would have been in April 2020 and is finally coming back in October 2021. It is a cycle of three concerts, called M\u00fasicas Escondidas (hidden musics, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foriente.pt\/list.php?area=espectaculos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><span style=\"color: #747474; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0you&#8217;ll find the info about the first concert) with the concept of the music of the Silk Road, at the Museum of Orient in Lisbon.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>I came back from Cologne last Sunday, from the Migrants Music Manifesto meeting and at the end of August I was in Kavala, Greece, for the Cosmopolis Festival. So\u00a0I feel that things are more or less coming back to normality.<\/p>\n<p>This very afternoon I found out that one of Madrid&#8217;s main cultural centres, the Conde Duque, today recovers its usual capacity, 100%. Masks are still obligatory, but it is a very significant step. In Spain, after a somewhat slow start, vaccination soon accelerated and now 76% of the population is fully vaccinated. I hope you&#8217;ll enjoy this edition, that features Delicious Tunes through\u00a0an interview with\u00a0Stephanie Schumann as well as some more news and usual sections. NOTE: don&#8217;t miss the news from Transglobal World Music Chart and from the European Folk Network!!!<\/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<hr \/>\n<div>\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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Araceli Tzigane |\u00a0info@mundimapa.com |\u00a0+34 676\u00a030 28 82\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Subscription\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/contacto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">is available here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"color: #747474; font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/32f113d4-0f00-88ca-08a8-6c633723bcd4.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5235305\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>POST &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.albakultur.de\/zeigeMMM.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MIGRANTS MUSIC MANIFESTO<\/a>, COLOGNE, SEPTEMBER 13-19<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #747474; font-size: 14px;\">I had the luck to attend the event from day 14th, when I was able to experience the workshop Kr\u00e4tzjer and K\u00f6lsche Songs with\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-nXnAHwaTB0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sch\u00e4ngs Schm\u00f6lzje<\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #747474; font-size: 14px;\"> &amp; Humba e.V., with the band and the songs that are very often sung by the public in the Humba parties,<span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0what is a landmark on the popular\u00a0culture of the city.<\/span> That day and until Thursday there were many other workshops, of which I attended Rebal Alkhodari&#8217;s about songs from the Middle East.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/0b03e371-05ee-85a3-2fe3-96401c52d10d.jpeg\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5235301\" \/>The debate started on Friday, with the introduction of some of the partners of the project MMM. In the first picture, from left to right, Peter Van Rompaey from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/muziekpublique.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Muziekpublique<\/a>, who will be our protagonist in the next edition, Graciela Murga, from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/encc.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ENCC<\/a>, the moderator and presenter of the event\u00a0Sarah Bergh, Patrick Duval from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lerocherdepalmer.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rocher de Palmer<\/a>\u00a0and Birgit Ellinghaus from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.albakultur.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">alba Kultur<\/a>, the general director of the project MMM.<\/p>\n<p>One of the round tables was about the networks,\u00a0which corresponds to the picture in the middle.\u00a0In the photo we have, from left to right,\u00a0Gabriel Riquelme, from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clubbahnhofehrenfeld.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld<\/a>,\u00a0Sonja Heimann, from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldmusicforum.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldmusicforum.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Forum Netherlands<\/a>, the moderator Simone Dudt, from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emc-imc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">European Music Council<\/a>, David Francis, from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeanfolknetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">European Folk Network<\/a>,\u00a0Pierre-Henri Frappat, from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zonefranche.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zone Franche<\/a>\u00a0and Peter\u00a0Van Rompaey, now as member of the board of the Belgian\u00a0World Music Network.<\/p>\n<p>It was so great to meet friends from other countries again! in the third picture, Husniddin Ato, cultural activist and photographer, takes a picture of the artist Astare after the interview I made with her for the archive of recordings of the MMM, that will be available online in a near future.\u00a0I will be on the lookout to share these materials when they are made public.<\/p>\n<p><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\/435bbde3-c1ba-4a2a-2b5f-be580ab19ad1.jpg\" width=\"791\" height=\"593\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"5235309\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/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: 8.26682%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"24\"><a href=\"http:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=f7be9c7ed0&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=\"41\" height=\"41\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"mcnShareTextContent\" style=\"width: 91.6192%;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=f7be9c7ed0&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<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/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: 8.2098%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"24\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Feepurl.com%2FhIUGun\" 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=\"39\" height=\"39\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"mcnShareTextContent\" style=\"width: 91.6761%;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Feepurl.com%2FhIUGun\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share to FB right from here<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><strong>BRIEF NEWS FROM THE MEDIA, CHARTS AND SISTER PROJECTS<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">This time I bring this section up because there is one news item from Transglobal World Music Chart that I want to highlight in particular:\u00a0the launch of the Hall of Fame!<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Transglobal World Music Chart (TWMC) <strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">launches the virtual Hall of Fame<\/span><\/strong>. The proposal of inductees\u00a0for 2021 is open. Check\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.transglobalwmc.com\/transglobal-world-music-chart-hall-of-fame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this web<\/a>\u00a0to learn more and to send your proposal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">TWMC has released the list of the <strong>best of the season 2020-2021<\/strong>. Check the complete list\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.transglobalwmc.com\/charts\/best-of-2020-2021-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. Find here the Best of each of the categories:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">BEST ALBUM:\u00a0Ballak\u00e9 Sissoko \u00b7 Djourou \u00b7 N\u00f8 F\u00f8rmat!<br \/>\nBEST LABEL:\u00a0Buda Musique<br \/>\nBEST OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA:\u00a0Ballak\u00e9 Sissoko \u00b7 Djourou \u00b7 N\u00f8 F\u00f8rmat!<br \/>\nBEST OF NORTH AFRICA &amp; MIDDLE EAST:\u00a0Antonis Antoniou \u00b7 Kkismettin \u00b7 Ajabu!<br \/>\nBEST OF EUROPE:\u00a0Kapela ze Wsi Warszawa \/ Warsaw Village Band \u00b7 Uwodzenie \/ Waterduction \u00b7 Karrot Kommando<br \/>\nBEST OF NORTH &amp; CENTRAL AMERICA:\u00a0Omar Sosa \u00b7 An East African Journey \u00b7 Ot\u00e1<br \/>\nBEST TRANSREGIONAL ALBUM:\u00a0Mulatu Astatke &amp; Black Jesus Experience \u00b7 To Know Without Knowing \u00b7 Agogo<br \/>\nBEST OF ASIA (CENTRAL &amp; EAST) &amp; PACIFIC:\u00a0Khusugtun \u00b7 Jangar \u00b7 Buda Musique<br \/>\nBEST COMPILATION:\u00a0V.A. \u00b7 Zanzibara 10: First Modern, Taarab Vibes from Mombasa &amp; Tanga, 1970-1990 \u00b7 Buda Musique<br \/>\nBEST OF SOUTH AMERICA:\u00a0Mateus Aleluia \u00b7 Olorum \u00b7 Sesc<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mundofonias.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mundofon\u00edas<\/a>: our <strong>monthly favourites<\/strong> for September are\u00a0the albums:<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><em>\u00a0The lost maestros collection, vol. I\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">(V.A.), \u00a0Boubacar \u00abBadian\u00bb Diabat\u00e9&#8217;s<em>\u00a0Mande guitar: African guitar series, volume I,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Chang\u00fc\u00ed: The sound of Guant\u00e1namo\u00a0<\/em>(V.A.)<\/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 September 2021:\u00a0Namgar&#8217;s album\u00a0<em>Nayan Navaa<\/em>, released by\u00a0ARC Music<\/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\/022e32f6-39c6-d50d-764d-7d26f1d96ca6.jpg\" width=\"777\" height=\"297\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"5235325\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cpl-musicshop.de\/eigene-labels\/cpl-music\/1155\/va-great-tunes-from-the-world-music-charts-europe-2cd?fbclid=IwAR2U9f5meC2Vxt2-qv3uCJEfW2Pz5UcW3vQuZyKs79OBnGpOxrli3JJVn-U\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/433fa9cf-a283-593f-93d1-64ee03dfb298.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"168\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5235417\" \/><\/a>And there are also fresh news from the colleagues of the <strong>World Music Charts Europe<\/strong>!\u00a0They will launch the compilation double album &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/cpl-musicshop.de\/eigene-labels\/cpl-music\/1155\/va-great-tunes-from-the-world-music-charts-europe-2cd?fbclid=IwAR2U9f5meC2Vxt2-qv3uCJEfW2Pz5UcW3vQuZyKs79OBnGpOxrli3JJVn-U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Great Tunes from the World Music Charts Europe<\/a>&#8221; next Friday, 24th of September, with the label CPL-Music.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Great news, Milan Tesa\u0159 and team of the WMCE!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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>A PINCH OF SPACE FOR SOME THINGS OF MINE THAT MIGHT INTEREST YOU<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uPqYsrJMtwQ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/_compresseds\/75623078-3170-ffb2-93da-e7aab93f64da.jpg\" width=\"404\" height=\"269\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5235497\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">From the end of April to beginning\/mid of May,\u00a0<strong>Rodopi Ensemble<\/strong>, the masters of the Thracian Greek music\u00a0will be touring in Switzerland and countries around and we have dates available. Click the picture to see a video\u00a0? and ask me if you are interested in booking them. Remember!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FTkZo9nrrvs&amp;t=187s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hudaki Village Band<\/a>\u00a0will perform at WOMEX on Saturday at 21:45 at the Coliseu! If you can&#8217;t attend, anyway click on the link to watch them live and let me know if you need them!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">I have more proposals, all of them are outstanding. Check\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/artistas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my catalogue<\/a>. And I will send news separately about other dates, i.e. with Monsieur Doumani in January and others. Vig\u00fcela will launch their 9th album in January and I can tell you in advance that there is nothing like it!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/ce33aae3-c40d-e3d9-c19c-03c8b7f937e8.jpeg\" width=\"250\" height=\"334\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"5235329\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>AND NOW THE FLOOR IS FOR: <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>STEPHANIE SCHUMANN, DIRECTOR OF DELICIOUS TUNES<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Stephanie Schumann <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>is another of the colleagues with whom I have been in regular contact during these past months, in relation to Agima.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Stephanie, together with her colleague Julia Kastl, work with their company Delicious Tunes mostly with African artists, on booking and also on everything that goes into career development, including the recording side and all the communication.<\/p>\n<p>I thank Stephanie for her kind welcome to the proposal of this little interchange of ideas!<\/p>\n<p>Click the logo to get a taste of their work from their website before reading the interview:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delicioustunes.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/e58aa3d2-84c7-f0f9-9668-ae97b5dba2b1.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"44\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"5235333\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica: <\/strong><strong>Which is your background, what made you become an agent for world music artists?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Stephanie Schumann:\u00a0<\/strong>My background is the fashion and beauty industry &#8211; the love for this incredible beautiful music and the great diversity made me start working in the music industry and I started off as an agent first teaching the business to myself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM: From your training, education, previous experiences, which ones of the skills or knowledge you got have been the most useful for your career as an agent of musicians?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:\u00a0<\/strong>Organisation skills and I am a good networker. My ability to adapt fast in case of changes.<br \/>\nApart from that or those skills, which other do you think are essential to succeed in this field of work?<br \/>\nYou have to be consistent and to have the patience to build an artist over a long term period. Also it is important to be reliable and honest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM: Any particular advice for a fellow newcomer or someone who wants to get started in this field?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:<\/strong>\u00a0Be reliable and consistent if you want to be taken serious and walk a long way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:\u00a0And now, for the artists. I&#8217;m sure you get requests from artists every day to be their manager. I am sure because it happens to me too, and many colleagues tell me the same thing. Do you have any recommendations for the artists, so that they can improve the way they communicate when they do it for this purpose?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:<\/strong>\u00a0Check the agency first &#8211; are they operating in your fields and do they fit to your style and genre. It is also good to see their location. Please send professional well prepared materials, otherwise the agent cannot get an idea of the artist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:\u00a0Do you think it makes sense for the artists to try to find an agent? Have you ever started a stable collaboration with a band or artist that approached you in their search of an agent?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:<\/strong>\u00a0I think it makes sense yes if you want to professionalize your way of working and also if you want to reach out to new territories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:\u00a0I think there will be still, at least for many years, a lot of artists and a much smaller number of agents, that is the current situation. This makes me think that we are not in a very interesting business, otherwise there would be many more agents working in world music. Nevertheless, it seems the artists requiere us. Something seems to be wrong, what is it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:\u00a0<\/strong>I guess there are more artists than agents and it is not easy to find dedicated people to do the job and build an agency where for a long time. In the beginning it is very hard to earn decent money for your work and costs. It is mostly people who are very passionate and dedicated but only a few manage to survive and to do a professional job. It needs many years to grow with the artist and to make sure you stay in a long term relationship when they become more successful. The % when you book a 1000\u20ac show or a 10000\u20ac show are the same and the amount of \u00a0work and time you have are most probably the same,\u00a0but you cannot survive from the small percentage of 1000\u20ac and you need to work 10 times more and put 10 times more time. This often does not make sense business wise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:\u00a0Especially in the last year, many of us, independent agents or micro-companies, have felt a bit alone and misunderstood. I have heard claims from colleagues from different countries arguing they have not been considered in the support for the arts after the ravages of the pandemic. With this in mind, I have several questions:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>We are required by the artists but, at the same time, it seems we are a bit invisible. Do you feel that?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>SS:\u00a0<\/strong>Yes and no &#8211; I have to say in Germany we got considered in the Corona funds and it helped to survive and invest further as we not only do bookings.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How could we explain briefly which is the value we, the agents, provide to the value chain?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p><strong>SS:\u00a0<\/strong>We make sure the promoter gets a good quality act and that all is running smoothly towards a concert production, that the band arrives in time and in good shape. For the artists we make sure they get good job and gig opportunities and they get paid and have all they need to deliver a high class concert. In general for both sides there is a lot of work done before in the background, which is not visible but without it many concerts would fail or become a disaster as certain things are not realistic and need to be considered even before you agree to a booking.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/3abac932-5539-8e09-f366-c5b7ea3bce81.png\" width=\"827\" height=\"366\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"5235449\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:\u00a0Explain in one or two sentences, to the wider culture community, the reasons to book musicians from around the world that give a relevant presence to their roots.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:\u00a0<\/strong>It adds to a colourful world and enriches cultural exchange which is essential for an understanding and more peaceful togetherness on this planet. Cultural diversity is richness and alters the living standards in our society.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:\u00a0This question is specific for you, as you work mainly with African artists. What are the biggest differences or complications when you work with African artists? I think maybe the visas, or also the cost of the flights, even the political uncertainty in some countries, would you highlight anything? If so, how do you deal with that?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:\u00a0<\/strong>Yes it is definitely more challenging and a bigger workload to organize visas for artists living on the African continent. Even African musicians living in Europe with an African passport are more work intense than European passport holders. My attitude is : \u201cNO\u201d is not possible for me. It adds a lot of pressure and stress to my agenda to get everything done we need but in the end it has always worked out. I personally love the music from the continent and I find great pleasure in bringing it to the world. I just wish there was more support and funding opportunities for these artists and people like us working with them. It is not easy to build an act from Africa for overseas tours as in Africa different music genres are popular but European media and promoters have a special idea of how Africa must sound and ignore some trends from the continent. The thinking is still a bit too ancient and old fashioned to my taste.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:\u00a0Is there anything else you want to share or disseminate?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SS:\u00a0<\/strong>I want to encourage anyone working in funding institutions &#8211; let us get more in dialog and have conversations and exchange about funding projects and what is truly needed for the artists, their managers and agents.<\/p>\n<p>Credits:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Portrait of Stephanie, provided by her.<\/li>\n<li>Logo of Delicious Tunes, from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.delicioustunes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">their website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Screenshot of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.delicioustunes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">their homepage<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\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. This place is for sharing useful dates and I don&#8217;t charge for including news here\u00a0?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/firamediterrania.cat\/ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fira Mediterr\u00e0nia de Manresa<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>, from 14th to 18th of October.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>This year I will miss this date but it is always a great occasion to network and to discover interesting artists. They got to develope on site events in 2020 and this year it will be almost as usually.<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000; 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\/941015b5-62a7-ff12-6b6e-32e0a338dc07.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"165\" data-file-id=\"5235377\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>European Folk Network face to face meeting: Budapest, 17th and 18th of November<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>After the meeting in Brussels in November 2019,\u00a0the EFN calls again for a face-to-face meeting. It will be held in Budapest, at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hagyomanyokhaza.hu\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hungarian Heritage House<\/a>. The program will be announced soon. Check the website by clicking on the logo.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\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<div>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>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><strong>MEET ME AT&#8230;<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div>\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=\"157\" height=\"157\" data-file-id=\"5171049\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Za Beograd!\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TodoMundoWorldMusicFestival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Todo Mundo World Music Festival<\/a>, 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;\">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<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jMUQY7R9TQY\" width=\"700\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">I can&#8217;t help that when I think of Belgrade this song automatically comes to mind. Sorry, I am not their manager!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Lisbon, Portugal, for the first concert of the series of M\u00fasicas Escondidas at the Museum of Orient. 15th October.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>WOMEX, Porto, Portugal, 27th-31st October.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>European Folk Network in person meeting, November 17th and 18th (aforementioned).<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\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>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary\u00a0?\u00a0 Post- Migrants Music Manifesto. Brief news from the media, chats and sister projects: launch of\u00a0TWMC Hall of Fame! ?And the best of the season 2020-2021. And much more. Flash news from my artists. Talk with\u00a0Stephanie Schumann, from Delicious Tunes?. Open Calls and Professional Events\u00a0? Dates for the\u00a0European Folk Network\u00a0meeting announced! 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