{"id":3024,"date":"2022-05-16T21:43:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T19:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/?p=3024"},"modified":"2022-05-16T23:56:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T21:56:42","slug":"may-22-talk-with-ando-kiviberg-about-the-viljandi-folk-music-festival-calls-more-47","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/newsletter\/may-22-talk-with-ando-kiviberg-about-the-viljandi-folk-music-festival-calls-more-47\/","title":{"rendered":"May 22. Talk with Ando Kiviberg about the Viljandi Folk Music Festival, calls &#038; more + #47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h3><strong>SUMMARY<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Folk Alliance International conference starts tomorrow &amp; two highlights of the online events<\/li>\n<li>Brief news from the media, charts and sister projects<\/li>\n<li>Talk with\u00a0Ando Kiviberg, from\u00a0Viljandi Folk Music Festival<\/li>\n<li>Open Calls and Professional Events\u00a0\ud83d\udcbc<\/li>\n<li>Meet me at\u00a0\u2708\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"color: #747474; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/3468a60d-ae6c-f12e-3828-75c6721eeae9.png\" width=\"217\" height=\"240\" align=\"left\" data-file-id=\"5270865\" \/><\/p>\n<div><strong>Hello, how are you?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>I hope for the best. I came back yesterday from Zurich, where I was with Vig\u00fcela at the Mediterranean Music Festival (thanks to Alkis Zopoglou I can share a piece with dance of jota, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alkis.zopoglou\/videos\/1182390112588246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>) and while this email is sent I am travelling to Manresa, the city that hosts the Fira Mediterr\u00e0nia.<\/p>\n<p>In this edition I recover the interviews with directors of festivals, with an interview with Ando Kiviberg, from the Viljandi Folk Music Festival.\u00a0Like many other festivals, this year will be the one in which they get back to normal, but in cases like this one, past complications have brought new ideas that have come to enrich the experience even more.<\/p>\n<p>I hope this content is of interest to you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #780606; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Do you want to share any useful experience or call relevant for our community of the world musics? Let me know.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p 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><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; height: 30px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td class=\"mcnShareIconContent\" style=\"height: 30px; width: 10.8543%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"24\"><a href=\"http:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=0c876703af&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=\"49\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"mcnShareTextContent\" style=\"height: 30px; width: 88.9447%;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=0c876703af&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forward to a friend right from here<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>FLASH NEWS:\u00a0FOLK ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL STARTS TOMORROW\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/5f006c3e-293f-93e1-a4ef-90df5ded5818.png\" width=\"205\" height=\"114\" data-file-id=\"5587318\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Unfortunately I will not be in Kansas City tomorrow. I&#8217;m probably not the only one&#8230; But this year&#8217;s edition, which has been postponed for several months to increase security regarding the pandemic situation, starts tomorrow and has a hybrid format.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The registration for the online activities is still open\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/folk.org\/programs\/conference\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. And the virtual access is pay-what-you\u2019re-able. Rates start at $50 for non-members.<\/p>\n<p>Of the online activities I would like to highlight two: Folklorist Summit Summary session, scheduled for Saturday May 21 9:00 PM &#8211; 10:00 PM CEST\u00a0and, of course, the virtual showcase of Vig\u00fcela 2:00 AM &#8211; 2:30 AM CEST on Friday, May 20.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, on Friday, the summit will be held for three and a half hours, with the theme &#8220;Tradition as Profession&#8221; and it is described like this: &#8220;<em>Within the academic discipline of folklore, there has been a tendency to define a folk artist as specifically not a professional. Furthermore, institutions that adjudicate the traditional arts frequently employ a credentialing model that fails to recognize artists as experts in their traditions and to involve them in decision-making. Questions about authenticity, equity, value, and payment continue to be points for discussion in the field of folk and traditional arts. We are in an important moment to think about these questions both within the discipline of folklore and within the FAI community.<\/em>&#8221;\u00a0I will attend the session of Saturday as I think these are key questions in our nowadays.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><strong>BRIEF NEWS FROM THE MEDIA, CHARTS AND SISTER PROJECTS\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">#1 for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.transglobalwmc.com\/charts\/may-2022-chart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transglobal World Music Chart in May 2022<\/a> is: Marjan Vahdat&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Our Garden Is Alone<\/em>\u00a0(Kirkelig Kulturverksted).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mundofonias.com\/wp\/?p=5703\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mundofon\u00edas<\/a>: our monthly favourites for May are\u00a0the albums:\u00a0<em>The Coastal Invasion<\/em>, by Lucho Berm\u00fadez y su Orquesta (Radio Martiko), <em>Nagori,\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0Les Fils Canouche\u00a0(Vlad Productions)\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Antologia Vol. 1,<\/em>\u00a0by \u00c1frica Negra (Les Disques Bongo Joe).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/b5d92c3c-afe9-7ace-1027-8d04735c9811.png\" width=\"767\" height=\"256\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"5586802\" \/><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #747474; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/c9a0a029-1704-54e1-3198-197fb010dfed.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"338\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5586850\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/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>ANDO KIVIBERG, FROM VILJANDI FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">In this edition I take up again two things that I have paused for a while. I have recovered my photo, which I removed at the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, and I also recover the interviews with festival directors, although I have added some specific questions for our protagonist today.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He is Ando Kiviberg, director of the Viljandi Folk Music Festival. I am very grateful to him, in general for dedicating this time and in particular because I know he is extremely busy with tasks in support of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s edition of the festival will take place from 28 to 31 of August, and its theme is &#8220;Roots and Treetops&#8221;, as explained\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.viljandifolk.ee\/festival\/festival-2019\/theme-of-the-festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on the website<\/a>.\u00a0Let&#8217;s let\u00a0Ando himself explain many more details about this appealing festival.<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"color: #747474; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/20877725-2c28-5f49-ce18-d15bb2f1f4a1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"424\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5587306\" \/><\/p>\n<div><strong style=\"color: #747474; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">Mapamundi M\u00fasica: <\/strong><strong style=\"color: #747474; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">In the press release, you talk about the \u201cpassport\u201d. You explained\u00a0that the last year\u2019s passport system received an excellent reaction from the visitors. How does it work?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Ando Kiviberg: <\/strong>Viljandi Folk Music Festival takes place in a picturesque area of the town called the Castle Hills. It is located on a hill surrounded by the ruins of a 13th-century Livonian fortress and offers beautiful views of Lake Viljandi from above. All the festival venues are situated in this area: 4 open-air stages, the concert hall in P\u00e4rimusmuusika Ait (the folk music barn), and Jaani Church.<\/p>\n<p>In previous years, we have offered the visitors a flexible ticketing system, with the option to buy a full festival pass, a one-day pass, or a separate ticket for all concerts at the festival. The individual ticket system gave the opportunity to come to hear just one concert during the festival for those who don\u2019t want to or can\u2019t take in more experiences in a day. However, for the organising team, keeping such a system running is exhausting and difficult. We should have a separate ticket control and a security team at the gate of each venue. In addition, we\u2019d have to clear all the venues after each concert to make sure there\u2019re no spectators without a ticket at the next concert. Such an arrangement has made it slow and inconvenient for audiences to move between venues.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, due to the constraints of the Covid pandemic, we had to try a different system. We experimented with individual tickets and, as such, with separate security checks at the gate of each venue. This change was very well received by the audience. What people liked most was the smooth and unhindered movement from one venue to another. So, this year we\u2019ll be implementing a solution that we tested last year on a smaller scale, and we believe it will work just as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>This is a view of the fortess of Viljandi, by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viljandi_Castle#\/media\/File:Viljandi_ordulinnuse_varemed.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ivar Leidus in Wikipedia<\/a>. One of the stages of the festival is in front of the wall.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/83986c7a-403f-857a-2cc8-1484983b25b3.jpg\" width=\"825\" height=\"212\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"5587294\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>What do you search for in an artist?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>AK:\u00a0<\/strong>The aim of our festival is to introduce the musical heritage of the nations of the world in a modern way and to support the vitality of the Estonian folk musician tradition.When choosing performers for our festival, we always consider these two goals first. The artist must know his musical tradition. Of course, it is very important that the performer is sincere, genuine, and masterful in their creation).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #7d0404; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Mr. Harry Lindmets will perform in this year&#8217;s edition of the festival, in a duo with\u00a0Henrik Hinrikus. They both play the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.folklore.ee\/pubte\/eraamat\/rahvamuusika\/en\/Performer-August-Teppo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teppo accordion<\/a>. This duo\u00a0has been especially created for the festival, according to its topic of this edition:\u00a0<em>roots and treetops<\/em>.<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/47vAUPDP5fk\" width=\"553\" height=\"380\" 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><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MM:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0What are the most complicated or difficult issues to deal with in your festival (specifically in your festival)?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>AK: <\/strong>We do not have any insurmountable difficulties \ud83d\ude42 During the Covid pandemic, it was quite difficult to organize air travel for foreign artists, because the air traffic was severely disrupted. However, we still managed to do it \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MM:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Currently, what are the main challenges for such cultural proposals like yours (in general, not speaking of your festival only)?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>AK: <\/strong>Always, the global crises are our biggest challenges\u2014be it economic, health, or military crises. We haven\u2019t yet really escaped the Covid pandemic, but now Russia has invaded Ukraine, and all of this is having a very serious impact on the whole world. All in all, music and fine arts can offer people comfort in difficult circumstances. Artistic expression and creative emotional exchange set us apart from animals. The language of music is the language of love, and it is universal\u2014understood by everyone).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MM:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0How has the pandemic affected your festival? For your press release, I feel it produced some reflection and it brought some changes, am I right?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>AK: <\/strong>Surely, the pandemic has affected our festival. I have already described some points in my previous answers. First and foremost, we were particularly affected by the gathering restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of the pandemic. For example, in 2020, we were forced to postpone our festival, because the usual number of visitors to our festival over four days is about 30 000 people. Instead, we organized a traditional music concert gala for our biggest fans for two days in a row in Viljandi\u20148 artists on one stage, and two days in a row. Certainly, it wasn\u2019t the size of a festival at all, but we were able to offer comfort to our most loyal fans. Due to travel restrictions, we could not invite official foreign performers at that time. However, a few young foreign musicians who performed with young Estonians in Viljandi at that time participated in our ETHNO camp.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We were able to organize the festival in 2021 but on a reduced scale. In Estonia, it was not allowed to organize events for more than 5 000 people a day. Then, we decided to create our music party only for those who had bought our festival pass from the pre-sale. The festival was smaller than usual, but the fans welcomed the change. That\u2019s why we dare to continue with the same format this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/e75630bc-e12d-17be-729a-3cfdfe23d644.jpg\" width=\"752\" height=\"501\" data-file-id=\"5587298\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MM:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0What are you expecting from this year\u2019s edition, after the two years of restrictions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>AK: <\/strong>I\u2019m sure that this year the party will be excellent\u2014one that our fans look forward to and one that\u2019ll bring a lot of creative joy to both the musicians as well as the organizers. The geographical scale of the performers is worldwide\u2014artists from Brazil, Mali, Jamaica, Cuba to South Korea, the best young artists from Estonia, the Nordic countries, the British Isles, and other parts of Europe will be here. Our ETHNO camp (a training camp for young folk musicians) celebrates its 25th anniversary, and many international audiences will be coming. I\u2019m truly excited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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: 100%; background-color: #7d0404; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The trio\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wowakin.pl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WoWakin<\/a>\u00a0is one of the bands included in this year&#8217;s edition of the Viljandi Folk Festival. This is my favourite song from their last album, I hope you&#8217;ll enjoy it too!<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4sJU-B5SsHs\" width=\"553\" height=\"380\" 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><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>MM:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Your festival is called the Folk Music Festival. Could you define what folk music is? Or, in other words, how\u2019d you define the scope of your program?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AK: <\/strong>We define folk music as traditional music. It means a musical tradition that is individual and specific to a particular nation or tribe. The broader vision of our activities is to support the preservation of the musical traditions of the nations of the world, so that the culture of mankind preserves its richness and the musical cultural nuances of different nations.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, once again, the aim of our festival is to introduce the musical heritage of the nations of the world in a modern way and to support the vitality of the Estonian traditional musician tradition.<\/p>\n<p>When choosing the performers for our festival, we always consider two goals first. The artist should know their musical tradition. Most certainly, it is very important that the performer is sincere, genuine, and masterful in their creation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Could you please summarize the reason(s) to go to your festival, in one sentence?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AK: <\/strong>We offer to the good and kind people the opportunity to fall in love with exciting and beautiful music in the most romantic place in the world, dance to the soul and refresh yourself with great food and drinks. Viljandi was created for creation.<\/p>\n<p>Credits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Pictures of Ando Kiviberg, by Kris S\u00fcld.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Poster of the festival, by\u00a0Liisa Kruusm\u00e4gi and I took if from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Viljandi.parimusmuusika.festival\/photos\/a.427930059256\/10160075235819257\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook site<\/a>\u00a0of the festival<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">This article has been possible also thanks to the support of\u00a0Liisi Ree.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td class=\"mcnShareIconContent\" style=\"height: 30px; width: 7.73869%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"24\"><a href=\"http:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=0c876703af&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=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"mcnShareTextContent\" style=\"height: 30px; width: 92.0603%;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=0c876703af&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<hr \/>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #870707; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Do you have a call of interest for our community that you want to share? Let me know asap.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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;\">If you have anything to share in this section in a future edition, let me know.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Registration for Womex, open.\u00a0NEW.\u00a0<\/strong>It will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, 19 &#8211; 23 October 2022.\u00a0The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.womex.com\/take_part\/register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">registration<\/a>\u00a0for delegates is open. The smart rate ends on 24th of June.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/f7ad9c48-d9ac-0f85-ec07-863e8b1cc6c3.png\" width=\"110\" height=\"111\" data-file-id=\"5587314\" \/>Registration for Global Toronto, open.\u00a0NEW.\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;Global Toronto 2022 (GT22) will be held online from June 20-22, with pre-conference activities being held in Toronto in person from June 7-10, including a diverse selection of international and cross-country delegates.&#8221; The registration is open,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltoronto.org\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accioncultural.es\/en\/pice-grants\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/231d129e-6e85-1f37-f220-47399da5e7e3.png\" width=\"110\" height=\"77\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5336537\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mobility grants to book Spanish artists, by Acci\u00f3n Cultural Espa\u00f1ola.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>The dates and conditions for this grants have been dramatically enhanced. The official information is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accioncultural.es\/en\/pice-grants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Check the Spanish artists I offer from Mapamundi M\u00fasica,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/d5d52987daaa\/2019mayo-5965221?e=170b7c99a3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. They are\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.viguela.com\/en\/pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vig\u00fcela<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/entavia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Entav\u00eda<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/jako\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jako el Muzikante<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/xabi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Xabi Aburruzaga<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oORsaUmgk0M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Citra Tr\u00edo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Andrea Parodi Prize competition.\u00a0<\/strong>The subscription (for free) for the 15th edition of the contest is open until May 31st,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.premioandreaparodi.it\/?\/festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>MEET ME AT<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>On behalf of the European Folk Network, I will attend the annual meeting of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emc-imc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">European Music Council<\/a>\u00a0that will take place in Brussels on 10th of June. The day before it will take place the EMC Lab, that I will attend too.<\/p>\n<p>On day 12th June I will be again in Poland after 3 years. And the occasion will be really thrilling: the<strong>\u00a0Ethnoport Festival in Pozna\u0144<\/strong>, Poland, where Hudaki Village Band will play. The rest of the program is very appealing too! Check the program of the concerts,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ethnoport.pl\/podstrony\/138-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\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 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><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! To sign up, click HERE.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUMMARY The Folk Alliance International conference starts tomorrow &amp; two highlights of the online events Brief news from the media, charts and sister projects Talk with\u00a0Ando Kiviberg, from\u00a0Viljandi Folk Music Festival Open Calls and Professional Events\u00a0\ud83d\udcbc Meet me at\u00a0\u2708\ufe0f Hello, how are you? I hope for the best. 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