{"id":3270,"date":"2023-03-10T21:58:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T20:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/?p=3270"},"modified":"2023-03-13T14:25:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T13:25:01","slug":"mar-23-interview-with-asya-music-management-rastak-from-the-exile-talk-with-a-to-jazz-new-event-in-angola-many-open-calls-57","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/newsletter\/mar-23-interview-with-asya-music-management-rastak-from-the-exile-talk-with-a-to-jazz-new-event-in-angola-many-open-calls-57\/","title":{"rendered":"Mar. 23. Interview with Asya Music Management, Rastak from the Exile, talk with A to JazZ, new event in Angola, many open calls + #57"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Summary\u00a0\ud83d\udc47<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Editorial<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Talk with Asya Arslanta\u015f from Asya Music Management<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Some thrilling insights about Rastak&#8217;s exile, by their manager Behzad Pournaghi<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Introducing a new world music showcase festival, the first one in Bulgaria, &#8220;AtoJazz&#8221;, on a talk with the director, Peter Dimitrov<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">New event in Angola and call for artists: Ntwala Oh Yeah! Festival<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Cultural diplomacy in war times: Ukrainian Institute Kyiv<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Call for contents from #AuxSons<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Brief news from the media, charts and sister projects<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Update on the European Folk Day<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Open calls and more news from professional events \ud83d\udcbc<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A small space for Mapamundi M\u00fasica&#8217;s proposals<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Meet me at \u2708\ufe0f<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\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: 8.17179%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"24\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4277840b8c&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/icons\/social-block-v2\/dark-forwardtofriend-48.png\" alt=\"If you like this content, forward it \u2b05\ufe0f\" width=\"67\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"mcnShareTextContent\" style=\"width: 91.6807%;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4277840b8c&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">If you like this content, send it to a friend \u2b05\ufe0f<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/7caf4ea0-f028-680b-3877-9ffe5bc88d80.png\" width=\"394\" height=\"429\" align=\"left\" data-file-id=\"5742711\" \/><\/p>\n<div><strong>Hello, <\/strong><strong>how are you?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>On this occasion I am bringing back a photo taken in an edition of Babel Med, the only one in which I had a stand. Babel Med died (and, somehow, it has been resurrected). That year, 2018, we sent proposals (I sent a handful, but I speak in plural for me and for all colleagues) but the event was cancelled. We were not reimbursed for the cost of the applications (I&#8217;ve checked the ones from that year, each one 15 euros, I sent 3). But well, it wasn&#8217;t very sensible to make firewood from the fallen tree. But recently a colleague told me about it, pointing out that it was wrong not to refund the money. She thinks she asked for the refund but she was not totally sure either. I will give them the benefit of the doubt.In any case, it was a pity about that loss. So as I have said several times, I am looking forward to this reincarnation, Babel Music XP, which is coming soon: 23-25 March. If you come, I&#8217;ll be there.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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\/07fdcce1-469e-8290-a199-ecd4a9ac3955.jpeg\" width=\"348\" height=\"464\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5742715\" \/>Let&#8217;s leave the past where it is. Back to what this edition of the newsletter is about.\u00a0In this edition of the newsletter I will share an interview with a Turkish colleague.\u00a0As I mentioned in the previous edition, in mid-February\u00a0I was in Istanbul for a concert by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alidogangonultas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ali Do\u011fan G\u00f6n\u00fclta\u015f<\/a>. It was postponed due to the earthquake tragedy. Even so, I had the opportunity to meet several people and have very interesting conversations that have led to the beginning of friendships. With\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oiist.org\/greve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Martin Greve<\/a>, German musicologist and ethnomusicologist, specialised in history of Turkish art music in the 20th century, I spent a very interesting evening of talk. He had the happy idea to invite Asya Arslanta\u015f. She is a woman who works independently as an agent and manager in Turkey, with the brand\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/asyamusicmanagement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Asya Music &amp; Management<\/a>. So, more or less like me, but in Turkey. We contrasted some experiences and compared our contexts. She is our protagonist today. I am sure you will find her insights very interesting.\u00a0I feel very close to her words.<\/p>\n<p>In Istanbul I also had a great time with Nick Hobbs, owner of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/charmenko.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charmenko<\/a>, who lives there. And\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alidogangonultas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ali<\/a>\u00a0gave me a demonstration of the Anatolian Kurdish song workshop, which he will soon be teaching in Europe. He also\u00a0showed me his neighbourhood, Gazi.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, you can imagine that I didn&#8217;t do any of the typical tourism, but I would like to embellish this editorial with a photo from \u00dcsk\u00fcdar, on the Asian side of Istanbul,\u00a0wishing Turkey a future of stability and the possibility of development in all respects.\u00a0I hope to witness this in my lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>This edition of the newsletter is the longest I have done so far and I have gone through many different emotions as I have gone through it. I think all the content is of great interest. I hope you do too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember: if you have any news of interest for our community, let me know. Thank you very much for your attention.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Araceli Tzigane | Mapamundi M\u00fasica\u00a0|<strong>\u00a0+34 676\u00a030 28 82\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #daa520;\">AND NOW THE FLOOR IS FOR:<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #daa520;\">ASYA ARSLANTA\u015e, FROM ASYA MUSIC &amp; MANAGEMENT<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/efafafe3-ee49-b99c-7c3a-d932ed95df8e.jpg\" width=\"317\" height=\"415\" data-file-id=\"5742719\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>As I explained above, I met Asya in person recently in Istanbul. I already knew her from Facebook and I knew she had worked in Turkey with musicians with whom I have worked here (like Ruben Monteiro from Albaluna). That evening in Istanbul we talked a lot and realised some common challenges we often face.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Normally I make an introduction myself about the organisation or person, but in this case Asya has done the job for me. This is how she introduces her work herself:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><em>&#8220;Music is the oldest and universal way of communication in the most common expression. Two people who grew up far away from each other and in different cultural factors, but somehow came together; thanks to a kind of archaic musical memory, they can communicate by the language of sounds without having to overcome all these differences. For this reason, we think that music is the communication itself, and we try to listen to the real sound of the music, which is transformed by being instrumentalized in the understanding of entertainment, and try to bring this sound to the stages.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Asya Music Management conducts musical research; managing and booking works of some musicians in the World Music category, while delivering musical meetings with artistic performances to audiences, it produces and manages event contents aimed at the continuity of artistic depth.\u00a0It offers a management, booking and organization approach with a new perspective based on musical research.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Without further delay, let&#8217;s start the interview.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica: Which is your background, what made you become an agent for world music artists?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Asya Arslanta\u015f:\u00a0<\/strong>This story consists of two parts. I&#8217;ve graduated in Geography. But I never worked as a teacher. I was always into listening, especially instruments, ever since I could remember. I listened not only for fun mostly to see into the way of people, cultures and their expressions. It was like curiosity to other possibilities of life. I was trying to perceive life with the help of music. This was super private to me, cause I was a bit of a distant personality. I was making a radio programme online and broadcast the music I collected from other local cultures as an anonymous broadcaster. I had a significant digital archive which I worked on. Meanwhile I took a part-time unpaid job in a local radio as a producer. I was editing the programmes, sound recording, in the background. My musical taste didn&#8217;t appeal to radio listeners so I haven&#8217;t made a programme about world music. I was there only to learn about production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After I graduated university I got a regular job in a government department. Besides, I kept researching music and interviewed musicians and was very active in civil society. The things I had witnessed as an officer in a government department for nearly 2 years had changed me dramatically, so I ended up in deep internal and external conflicts. I couldn&#8217;t stand it anymore and quit. This experience literally changed my value judgments, my way of life totally. It was a turning point. It became a life-changing decision to establish a job according to my interests. A world music agency. But in a kind of different way.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica: Define your value proposition.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #747474; font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/fbadf3a4-9541-a8a9-1199-5c998e0eebf1.jpg\" width=\"272\" height=\"272\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5742767\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Asya Arslanta\u015f: <\/strong>I really give importance to musicians grounding on their own cultural music in this superficial time. I am not conservative nor have limits but we need to know our cultural motifs for carrying it to the future even if it is metamorphic. I believe someone could have more to say as long as she\/he comprehends their own culture. That&#8217;s what is happening today. There are talented groups achieving that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The sincere approach to music is as important as being a master player to me. Some local and humble musician get me more than world renowned masters. I enjoy listening to songs that have soul whether as masterfully or not. Perhaps I have this approach because I am not a musician but I think that I am able to distinguish the essence of performance as a loyal listener. Because it speaks to me. Music already requires us to make progress in its nature, pushing the performer to more but in case the source of motivation is to be &#8216;the most known one&#8217; I think there is something missing. That&#8217;s why I am interested in music directly. That&#8217;s what is directing my portfolio.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica: Which are the professional objectives you would like to achieve in the mid term?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Asya Arslanta\u015f:\u00a0<\/strong>My aim is to create conceptual musical projects not only booking concerts. I did this in Izmir a fews years ago under \u0130zmir Metropolitan Municipality cultural and art activities. It was a first world music days that attained great interest by audiencies in Izmir. I created and managed all the processes which consisted of 10 concerts taking place within 3 months. It was a musical journey around the Mediterranean from Greece, Crete, Serbia, Spain to \u0130srael extending to Turkey. There was a soul in these musical days and great effort. My career precedence is creation and sharing, not only booking. Nevertheless, the current unstabilized situation doesn&#8217;t let us shape the future. Music market here is getting worse. That&#8217;s why I want to expand abroad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica: 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?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Asya Arslanta\u015f:\u00a0<\/strong>Having Geography education put me so much and broadened my perspective. It branches many subs like anthropogeography, physical geography, cultural, political, medical, oceanography, urban and more in it I can&#8217;t count here. For instance, we were able to study both the Pacific ocean floor, jet streams, agriculture of South America and a traditional wedding ceremony of middle Asia at the same time. This gave me both a local and universal point of view while I was into discovering the world. Also I took research methods lessons. So I knew how to research and approach other cultures, as having a full formation. I consider music as like a personal geographical element interacting with each other and at the same time I can hear the unique differences. Besides, I was organizing the official process of international people face to face when I was at the government department, so this made me obtain the ability of organization and recognize differences of foreign culture.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/29f95c5f-4953-200c-efdf-029a1093f70d.jpg\" width=\"769\" height=\"371\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"5742771\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica: Apart from that or those skills, which other do you think are essential to succeed in this field of work?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Asya Arslanta\u015f:\u00a0<\/strong>Definitely requires to be patience and practical thinking. There is no determined method to this job, and no one guides you. So you should play your own game. People might think how easy this job is but inside of it is the opposite, as you know very well. Musicians have a different rhythm, personalised expectations than others. No matter what, you should have mutual respect for artists you work together with. This is a collaboration, not a chain of command. It is not enough to provide the stage and backstage needs, we should have a sense of co-creating during the process even if for only one concert.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We should keep up with our music space and tendencies to be aware and stay up to date. Mapamundi Musica and Transglobal World Music Chart are some of precious sources for that purpose which I have been following for years.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica: Any particular advice for a fellow newcomer or someone who wants to get started in this field?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Asya Arslanta\u015f:\u00a0<\/strong>I can advise that they should have work planning if anyone decides to get into this field independently. There is a huge difference between personnel of an agency which is already known, or working as a private agency. As a small scale agency, the first steps hardly pay off, portfolio and opportunities are limited, you are not recognized, you face financial borders. But we should not give up. Because all these experiences lead you to have an individual, particular way which is resulted in your own signature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Everything goes along with the help of contacts today. Even if we have the best, no one discovers us unless we promote us to all suitable stages, halls, festivals. And most of them would never respond to you! So better be determined and don&#8217;t take it personally.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica: You are settled in Turkey. Could you give any tip to our colleagues or to the artist about how to enter the market of Turkey, if it makes sense to try?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Asya Arslanta\u015f:\u00a0<\/strong>There is a huge interest in Anatolian music by European musicians. They are coming to take workshops, search, be part of performances or make projects. I am going to share my musical archive with a French musician tomorrow for example. But there are no any foreign world music agencies here. I see that some agencies promote Turkish music, which we left behind, as a Turkish music on European stages.This is like re-listening to the 70&#8217;s,80&#8217;s to us. However I must grant them the right that this is the easier way considering Turkey&#8217;s economic issues and even while we are thinking of expanding abroad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Agencies should be aware that Turkish music audiences have an extended musical taste, there are potentials on diverse genres, and but on the contrary unfortunately not enough concert halls to work for world music and totally mentality of work which mostly goes through persons on these stages. World music is remaining as a limited field of interest in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica: And now, for the artists. How do you choose the artists with whom you work?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Asya Arslanta\u015f:\u00a0<\/strong>I am being told by my circle of musicians that it looks like I manage the music which I like. That&#8217;s true. No matter if it is famous or not, I prefer work for artistic and deep music. I mostly take into consideration the level of instrumental performance, and content of composition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica: I\u2019m sure you get requests from artists every day to be their manager or agent. 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><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Asya Arslanta\u015f:\u00a0<\/strong>Yes I do. I can understand artists in this sense. They need someone who can represent them properly, however there are not many agencies working on the world music field. But I am not mainly an artist manager, I am project manager and book agency. I have only one group that I am manager of, Sinafi Trio. We have to go for fit artists for stages, hall, festivals; so mostly we have to say no regardless how great they are.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">These are the Sinafi Trio, the band of which Asya is the manager, performing\u00a0<em>Arnisi<\/em>, a piece composed by\u00a0Elena Moudiri Chasiotou, the singer and percussionist:<\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JdJKNm-_sYo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/video_thumbnails_new\/325ebc3e3201175ac37015a49ed930c6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica: Do 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?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Asya Arslanta\u015f:\u00a0<\/strong>Do 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?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica: I think there will still be, 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 that the artists require us. Something seems to be wrong, what is it?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Asya Arslanta\u015f:\u00a0<\/strong>We are not in popular culture so it doesn&#8217;t make money. People like us feel the need to have another source of income besides music. We need to have ground to get forward. Interest of musicians for world music is growing but there is a deficiency of supply from the stage side. It seems that we are a sort of demand before the stages, supplier before the artists. I think that&#8217;s the way it is going to be unless world music turns into popular culture. Most good artists make market music to get by. Who can blame them?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica: Explain 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><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Asya Arslanta\u015f:\u00a0<\/strong>The answer is in its name, which is world music. This is about how cultures influence each other by remaining their cultural core. That&#8217;s a personal preference depending on my musical background as a listener. I am thinking that if I worked on only my own culture, I would stick in a narrow perspective about music. Moreover, the world is not only about our own habitat, we contribute to each other by cultural transmissions. People listen to others when it comes to music. There are no meaningless nationalist polemics in it. It is not only about the neighbors. For example I remember a Japanese was into Teke Region music or a Portuguese was playing Ne\u015fet Erta\u015f from the heart by sensing. Shortly, I like these interactions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica: Please, feel free to add anything else you want to share.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Asya Arslanta\u015f:\u00a0<\/strong>Thank you for interviewing me. It is very informative to share personal experiences in the same field.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Thanks to you, Asya!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">The pictures have been provided by Asya. The logo is from her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/asyamusicmanagement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook profile<\/a>. You can also follow her activites also on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/asyamusicmanagement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her Instagram<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnShareIconContent\" style=\"width: 8.17179%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"24\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4277840b8c&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/icons\/social-block-v2\/dark-forwardtofriend-48.png\" alt=\"If you like this content, forward it \u2b05\ufe0f\" width=\"67\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"mcnShareTextContent\" style=\"width: 91.6807%;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4277840b8c&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">If you like this content, send it to a friend \u2b05\ufe0f<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #daa520;\">SHARING INSIGHTS FROM THE EXILE<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #daa520;\">BEHZAD POURNAGHI, CO-FOUNDER AND BAND MANAGER OF THE IRANIAN BAND RASTAK<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>I remember perfectly well the first thing I heard of Rastak. I loved it. It was this:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DuM24EOJbOE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/video_thumbnails_new\/53c2e9fc6c080e71e4dc711f87a23aa4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"439\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;ve listened to it again now and I really liked it again. I sent it to my mother, which is what I do when I really like something. She also liked it a lot.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">When I was in Istanbul in February I learnt from Kutay Derin\u00a0Ku\u011fay that the band Rastak had left Iran and settled in Istanbul.\u00a0I find it terribly painful and I think they deserve a space to explain a few things. It seems that the world is getting worse. I refuse to believe it. I am very grateful to Behzad Pournaghi for sharing these reflections. If you are interested in talking to him about hiring Rastak, I talk to him on his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/behzadpournaghi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0and he also has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/behzad.pournaghi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>. His phone is\u00a0+90 552 662 7086 and his email is\u00a0Behzad.p@rastakmusic.com.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have no business relationship with them and have not been paid. I have not been paid for any content in this newsletter. I don&#8217;t refuse, but if I ever include sponsored content, it will be clear that it is advertising. But I would like Rastak to be able to continue making music.\u00a0I will now give way to Behzad&#8217;s declarations.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #daa520;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/982b37c7-fdea-3ed7-a7b5-41c8d7cf33d0.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5743823\" \/><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica: Tell me in a paragraph what is Rastak (foundation year, styles of music, number of members, instruments you play&#8230; some basics).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Behzad Pournaghi:<\/strong>\u00a0Rastak is one of the most well-known bands in Iranian contemporary folk music, formed as an experimental music group in 1997. Rastak seeks to collect, record, and interpret Iranian folk music for a global audience. With a focus on Iranian folk music, Rastak has become one of the most famous ensembles in Iran, playing a mix of tunes from different parts of Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rastak incorporates language, culture, and history, merging traditional instruments and forms with contemporary rhythms. Rastak has tried combining well-known tunes with less well-known ones to shorten the generational gap and create a geographical bridge in Iran&#8217;s music.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the band consists of 8 musicians from various ethnic backgrounds and is based in Istanbul. The band members play different Iranian, Traditional, and folk musical instruments. Rastak put all these instruments together and practically used them in their orchestra.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Siroos Sepehri: band director, tar player<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Seyed Farzad Moradi: lead vocalist, divan, setar, dotar, qupoz, tanbur, oud\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Seyed Behzad Moradi: lead vocalist, percussion, tanbur<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Maedeh Doosti: kamancheh, kamancheh alto<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Majid Poosti: percussions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Akbar Esmaeilipour Farsangi: tar, setar, oud<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Sahar Rashidi Torbati: qanun<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Selami G\u00f6rdeli: zurna, duduk, mey<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>MM: Tell me 2 or 3 selected links to learn more about you guys.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>BP:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rastak_Ensemble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiansoundsandsteps.com\/an-interview-with-the-rastak-music-group-globally-revered-folk-musicians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interview with Indian Sound and Steps<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rastakmusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rastak Website<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/rastakmusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rastak Official Youtube Channel\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailystar.net\/showbiz\/rastak-1492708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Daily Star<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>MM: I&#8217;ve learned recently that all the band has moved to Turkey. I have to tell you that I was very sad to hear that. It seems like a critical decision. I think I and all readers are aware that the\u00a0situation in Iran has been difficult for a long time for musicians and now even more so. But this seems like a decision with no turning back. Perhaps you would like to send a message to the international community related to music rooted in the identity of peoples about this. Please say what you consider.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>BP:<\/strong>\u00a0The Migration.\u00a0We have been independent of any government or private sector since the beginning. Despite the group&#8217;s financial challenges, we maintained our financial and operational independence during these years. Of course, we could only do it by implementing a system with financial and business discipline, which is exemplary for music groups. It sets us free of limiting and restraining boundaries and enables us to follow our passion for new ways to improve our music and performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The life of Iranian musicians in Iran is difficult. Despite Iran&#8217;s long and rich music history, the government has imposed strict regulations on music, making it difficult for musicians to present their creations freely (learn more in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranhumanrights.org\/2019\/02\/concert-cancellations-continue-in-mashhad-due-to-intolerance-by-religious-conservatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IranHumanRights.org<\/a>). Musicians must adhere to the government&#8217;s moral standards, which can severely limit their creative freedom, such as female artists&#8217; involvement, lyrics censorship, and even in the purest folk storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, unfortunately, Iran&#8217;s government creates many obstacles to women&#8217;s activities in art, especially music. We have fought against this problem for years in our ways, including refusing to perform without our female members, and endured many difficulties. Despite obstacles, we have been among the few groups that insisted on having our female artists in the band during the 25 years of our activity.<\/p>\n<p>These regulations have significantly impacted Iranian music bands&#8217; ability to participate in international music festivals. Iranian bands are not allowed to perform at international music festivals abroad without a permit from \u201cThe Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.\u201d In fact, for any live performance inside and outside, musicians need a permit from the ministry. Furthermore, Iranian musicians are prohibited from performing in specific venues and countries considered \u201cpolitically unacceptable\u201d by the government.<\/p>\n<p>These restrictions and rules have led many individual musicians and bands to migrate to other countries to find a more tolerant environment to practice their art.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>MM: Besides making a concert, do you offer any other services? I mean, for instance, studio musicians for recordings, composition for films\/documentaries&#8230; whatever you are offering to the world in the frame of the music of Rastak.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>BP:\u00a0Ongoing Projects<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Borderless at Home<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">In 2019 we started a project called &#8220;Borderless at Home.&#8221; In this project, we are working on the music of Iran&#8217;s neighboring countries to be a messenger of peace while depicting the beauty of Middle Eastern music and culture. With all the limitations in Iran, working on that project and collaborating with international artists was tough. Since we moved to Turkey, we have been aiming to work on the project more. We have already met good artists and look forward to collaborating and working with them. We plan to expand this cooperation to other countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Listen to \u201cBorderless at Home\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/21Ml7Fup8ReyQcYtWXWLrW?si=e3bcad463b034ea5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Upcoming Projects and Initiatives<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">In the coming years, especially in 2023, we look forward to attending world music festivals and promoting and introducing our music to a broader audience more freely. Music festivals can help us reach more audiences and expose us to new fans who may not have heard our music. In addition, it can also help to generate buzz and excitement, which can lead to media attention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Besides live performances, researching, and creating our music, we have made film music and documentaries. Please check it on our Youtube channel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_BYTCzscFtU&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since the beginning of its journey, Rastak has been collaborating with great musicians from different parts of Iran. Now, we are welcomingly open to working\/collaborating with international musicians.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, we are open to working with game developers to make music for games that need some Middle Eastern music touch.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Thank you very much, Behzad!<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnShareIconContent\" style=\"width: 8.17179%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"24\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4277840b8c&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/icons\/social-block-v2\/dark-forwardtofriend-48.png\" alt=\"If you like this content, forward it \u2b05\ufe0f\" width=\"67\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"mcnShareTextContent\" style=\"width: 91.6807%;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4277840b8c&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">If you like this content, send it to a friend \u2b05\ufe0f<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #daa520; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>INTRODUCING A NEW WORLD MUSIC SHOWCASE FESTIVAL<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #daa520;\">TALK WITH PETER DIMITROV, DIRECTOR OF\u00a0<em>A TO JAZZ<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #daa520;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/f1efbd93-8ef5-d4a1-e093-a19b317c3908.jpg\" width=\"345\" height=\"518\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5743847\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>I first heard about this new showcase from Alkis Zopoglou, who will be attending this first edition as a delegate. Shortly afterwards, Arlette Hovinga passed on information to Mundofonias and we started a conversation. Thanks to her we have these statements from Peter Dimitrov, director of the A to Jazz festival, which was born in 2011. And now, in 2023, it incorporates for the first time what they announce as the &#8220;first world music showcase festival in Bulgaria&#8221;. I wish them every success and that it will be repeated for many years to come. Within the festival, the showcase will take place on 6 July. The festival will last until day 9th of July and it will take place in Sofia: &#8220;<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><em>South Park II is between Park Center Mall and Swimming complex \u201cSpartak\u201d, along the \u201cArsenalski\u201d Blvd<\/em>.&#8221;\u00a0Exactly,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/\/A+to+JazZ+Festival,+Yuzhen,+Sofia\/@42.6777735,23.3163114,17z\/data=!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x40aa8584177df4f9:0xf5518cc12e0755df!2m2!1d23.3157471!2d42.6779874!3e2?shorturl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. But let&#8217;s leave it to Peter to explain much more.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica:\u00a0 The showcase &#8220;AtoJazz&#8221; is announced as &#8220;Bulgaria&#8217;s first-ever world music showcase, organized by A to JazZ festival, one of the country&#8217;s most important annual events, and Upbeat, the European platform for world music&#8221;. I think that, besides the name, the festival is not exclusively about jazz, is it? Which is the focus of the festival, or, in other words, what do the different artists that you program have in common?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Peter Dimitrov:<\/strong>\u00a0Actually, the name of the festival says everything \u2013 A to JazZ has always presented diverse music genres \u2013 jazz and beyond, blues, world music etc, and we are open to program even more. Our mission is to promote jazz, world, improvised music and other not so popular genres to a new young audience, making this music accessible to more people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Different artists have in common the most important thing for any artist \u2013 the audience. Our audience is one of the things we are most proud of &#8211; more than 50 000 people every year enjoy different musicians and cultures from the globe, seeing the festival as a whole experience with different artists, vibes and cultural richness. I can say that the focus of A to JazZ is the magic of the music and the reactions of the audience and the artists are proving this statement. Actually jazz is so broad term and when we say \u201cA to\u201d it gives us great freedom.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/edc79a98-26f8-0f16-6991-9254ace1b1e3.png\" width=\"302\" height=\"302\" align=\"left\" data-file-id=\"5743855\" \/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">When we joined Upbeat \u2013 The European showcase platform for world music last year, we believed that this is a great opportunity to show purposefully the richness of the world music and new talents. And here we are \u2013 with one additional festival day of the festival which is dedicated to present a fantastic selection of showcase artists. This is the first world music showcase in Bulgaria and one of the just three showcases happened in our country, being the part of our efforts to put back Sofia and Bulgaria on the musical map as an active part of the cultural processes in Europe. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>MM: What is Upbeat and what is the relationship between it and your showcase?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>PD:<\/strong>\u00a0Upbeat &#8211; The European showcase platform for world music is an alliance of organizations believing in the immense richness of different cultures and their music in particular, and in the future of developing of the genre. That\u2019s why all in Upbeat are working on helping young artists in world music to reach the international scene not only doing showcases for them, but also with education. All our 14 members are professional organizations and festivals such as Budapest Ritmo, Womex, Tallinn Music Week, PIN, Czech Music Crossroads etc., are dedicated in presenting and supporting young musicians. And world and jazz music gives much more cultural diversity than any other genre. Thanks to the financial support of the European Union, Upbeat is like a dream come true, but with many challenges ahead, because of the responsibility we bear to young musicians and the future of the profession. That\u2019s why we are so motivated to support new talents, support of music in original lang<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">uage, sustainability, and strengthening the European network of industry professionals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>MM:\u00a0The call for applications has been open for artists of world music from Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Albania, Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Georgia, Tunisia and Ukraine. Why these countries? I am especially curious about Tunisia and Georgia, because they are not in the Balkans and they are not in Europe.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>PD:<\/strong>\u00a0A to JazZ Showcase is open for all EU countries plus the ones you mentioned. Tunisia and Georgia are also in the focus of Creative Europe program and we believe that they both are giving more and more cultural diversity when we talk about music. This is the first year of Upbeat platform and our pilot showcase, so we are very strict on our own rules in order to establish a strong and successful Upbeat platform in favor of the artists and the profession.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/_compresseds\/8a09dd27-a2f1-9db9-80fb-09b9255c25fa.jpg\" width=\"947\" height=\"632\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"5743859\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>MM:\u00a0Do you have the intention of making this showcase event every year?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>PD:<\/strong>\u00a0Absolutely. We don\u2019t need one-off initiatives and events \u2013 every success needs accumulation of efforts, energy and knowledge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>MM: Do you think you will include more countries?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>PD:<\/strong>\u00a0Again \u2013 absolutely. But as I mentioned above, being a first year of our showcase, we are taking it step by step in the scale we can afford at this stage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>MM:\u00a0Do you have a definition of &#8220;world music&#8221;? I ask this because the showcase is addressed to world music artists. I have to say that like the term and I use it (often in plural, &#8220;world musics&#8221;). I defend it, so thank you.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>PD:<\/strong>\u00a0World music is originating or influenced by the musical traditions of the countries of the whole world, including ethnic, folk, etc. elements, known also as global music. So I am on your side of the defense \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>MM:\u00a0Connected with the previous question. As I am an administrator of Transglobal World Music Chart and I also make Mundofon\u00edas radio show, sometimes we receive albums that we consider that are clearly not world music. I even remember once, in a context of emerging bands (this must have been in 2007, it was in Spain), in which there were several categories. The world music award was won by an artist that was much more into jazz. He registered for world music and he won (and the world music artists were quite lacklustre). Are you having this kind of issue, I mean, are you receiving applications of proposals that are clearly not of world music?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>PD:\u00a0<\/strong>This is very important question and the answer is YES \u2013 we received dozens of non world music applications\u2026\u201dBut why do you define my music as a non-world music, since we use some odd rhythms and using one traditional instrument?\u201d\u2026So, is Sting&#8217;s Desert Rose world music? It\u2019s a fine line. And it\u2019s an issue, but we are trying to focus on what is the ratio between the traditional sound and the genre the music is based on, if any. I believe this is the key I to solving this challenge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>MM:\u00a0In the press release you explain that &#8220;successful applicants don\u2019t just get access to panels and training and mentoring sessions, but are offered a travel budget and accommodation&#8221;, to keep participation accessible for all. Do you think we are starting a change of approach in this sense, in the field of showcase festivals?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>PD:\u00a0<\/strong>Each festival have its own purposes, rules and reasons for them. The big showcase festivals are real business forums, and if an artist reach a showcase slot there, so this artist goes in a real business situation and can take all the advantages and benefits from them. And if you want to present yourself and to sell your products to the big fishes in the big ocean you have to be ready, well prepared for that. And it costs money. Our music is our own business and we have not only to produce it, but to put it on the market, to promote it and to sell it. I am trumpet player and believe me I\u2019m sure what I am talking about from an artist perspective. To be ready, the best for artists is to go to few smaller showcases before that, to establish their own network, to be already known. It happens step by step. That\u2019s why I can\u2019t say it\u2019s a change of approach, I say \u201ctake all benefits you can take before to go to the big ocean, like Upbeat, and prepare yourself. And it may even turn out that you don&#8217;t need to go to the big ocean \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/_compresseds\/fac5b32e-e330-f40b-98f2-cb074a5e2245.jpg\" width=\"922\" height=\"691\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"5743851\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>MM:\u00a0Now about the festival, not the showcase. What do you search for in an artist when you program?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>PD:\u00a0<\/strong>Energy, vibe and magic &#8211; everything which could connect to our audience of thousands people in the festival park. Nothing specific and very specific and the same time \ud83d\ude42 The most interesting thing is that we programed some totally unknown artists for the Bulgarian audience such was Ilhan Ersahin\u2019s Istanbul sessions last year and the people gone crazy! Then the amazing show of Roosevelt Collier, who was also unknown here\u2026 It was like a stadium rock show, I still can\u2019t believe how passioned and open is our audience. As I mentioned, we are open \u2013 the audience is open. We believe in music at all and we don\u2019t focus only on traditional jazz or something like that. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>MM:\u00a0Which are the global objectives of your festival?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>PD:\u00a0<\/strong>To put Bulgaria on the festival and cultural map, being more and more international and to attract audiences, artists and professionals here. And not only &#8211; to collaborate closer with the Balkans festivals and organizations in order to make our region stronger in the international market and to act united as a big new market, since we all are underestimated and even discriminated on the field of culture\u2026 You can see Bulgarian, Romanian, Greek, Serbian etc. artists on the big European scene, showcase or festival very rare. And everything we do \u2013 A to JazZ Festival, showcases, networks, initiatives, etc. is dedicated to this purpose. Bulgaria has huge potential and cultural heritage, and I believe all potential sides could benefit from a future collaboration with us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>MM:\u00a0What are the most complicated or difficult issues to deal with in your festival?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>PD:\u00a0<\/strong>Of course \u2013 work with the intuitions. Here we are still facing some misunderstanding from the institutions of the value of the culture \u2013 even beside the cultural and social impact of it. Supporting culture is an investment in the future. You can\u2019t touch it, you can\u2019t eat it, but all people can feel it. And feeling of way of life and its quality. Investment in culture is a long term processes \u2013 the results comes in 5 \u2013 10 \u2013 15 years, especially when you educate young people. We have to educate young people, our new audiences and its our obligation. Just to mentioned that we are using public money no more than 22 % of the festival budget, since we developed our own business model to make A to JazZ ecumenically sustainable in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>MM:\u00a0In one sentence, summarize the reason\/s to go to your festival.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>PD:\u00a0<\/strong>As one of the Mezzo TV producer Amos Rosenberg said \u201cIt\u2019s a jazz Woodstock\u201d. Open air Love, Youth and Vibes, because of magic of music. It\u2019s a real urban festival culture in Sofia. Looking forward seeing you on 6-9 July at A to JazZ Festival, just 2 hours from your city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Thank you, Arlette, thank you, Peter!!!<br \/>\nThe pictures have been provided by Arlette. The logo is from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/atlanticmusicexpo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the festival&#8217;s Facebook page<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnShareIconContent\" style=\"width: 8.17179%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"24\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4277840b8c&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/icons\/social-block-v2\/dark-forwardtofriend-48.png\" alt=\"If you like this content, forward it \u2b05\ufe0f\" width=\"67\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"mcnShareTextContent\" style=\"width: 91.6807%;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4277840b8c&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">If you like this content, send it to a friend \u2b05\ufe0f<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #daa520;\">CALL FOR ARTISTS FROM ANGOLA<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #daa520; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>NTWALA OH YEAH! FESTIVAL<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/b8b4fa95-d369-f449-d4fc-dbc36f0fd4f8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5744071\" \/><\/strong><\/span><strong>A few days I received a WhatsApp from A&#8217;mosi Just a Label.\u00a0It was about a new event, Ntwala Oh Yeah! Festival, to take place in Luanda in June 2-4. It is presented as &#8220;an itinerant cultural meetign place among the performing arts, including music, visual arts, spoken word, literature and dance&#8221;.\u00a0Call is addressed to 15 artists from Angola and 10 international artists. Appealing enough to get deeper into it. I have put the brochure that he sent to me,\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/kmer0xkqz8tx0lf\/ntwala.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. I read it and I sent\u00a0some concrete questions to A&#8217;mosi. I recommend you to read if before reading the interview.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And here you are the questions and answers:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica:\u00a0What do you offer to the international artists who may want to participate?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>A&#8217;mosi Just a Label:<\/strong>\u00a0Since we just starting, we have not budget to cover the artists travel but few professionals. \u00a0What we have for non local participants artists is the incentive of \u20ac1.000 for \u00a0a group or solo artist. This incentive goes to the locals too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica:\u00a0Will you add them in an artistic residency? Will they have any training, talks, speed dating with professionals&#8230;?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>A&#8217;mosi Just a Label:<\/strong>\u00a0We have not rooms for many things yet, we starting to build everything. This means that for the time being there\u2019s no such things as residencies, training.<br \/>\nWe would have talks but only with the two of our copyrights societies and one non local copyrights society, and one local artist. Plus a space where art professionals and the artists themselves can meet to connect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica:\u00a0What will you cover for them? You mentioned accommodation and meals, but no travel. Is this right? Where would they have to arrive?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>A&#8217;mosi Just a Label:<\/strong>\u00a0We have sensitiveness for each living creature in this world, believe me, and we wish we could provide all conditions as required for everyone invited to the festival, but unfortunately we don\u2019t. Therefore we trying to do with little to keep the arts alive in our community.<br \/>\nWe currently negotiating with local hotels where everybody could be well-accommodated and have the local transport on time.<br \/>\nOur invitation goes also for those who have the capability of helping us lift up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica:\u00a0In your brochure you mention the participation of international delegates. You say &#8220;International delegates participating in each edition of our festival will include RFI, KEXP, Gilles Peterson, Pan African Music, Afropunk and Trace TV, Kaya FM&#8221;. What will they do?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>A&#8217;mosi Just a Label:<\/strong>\u00a0Let me tell you first that since I have been acknowledged as a person, I have never seen a pure cultural and international festival but entertaining festivals in Angola. Think what am trying to do is something that lots of people wish to see including myself, and am doing it with great effort. You don\u2019t get support for this kind of events everydays in my country. It\u2019s a fantasy in its essence. I have not much, but I have my people backing me up.<br \/>\nMy wish is to introduce the Angolan arts to the world. Maybe you should consider my intentions soulful and pragmatic.<br \/>\nThese all delegates you see enlisted to the festival, I find them as institutions that can take the name of my people\u2019s art out there, so are the non local artists. The share with them is to accelerate the dynamic of things into the international market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica:\u00a0Who can apply to participate?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>A&#8217;mosi Just a Label:<\/strong>\u00a0Only artists of the disciplines mentioned on our catalog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica:\u00a0How can an international artist apply to participate? Is there any procedure?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>A&#8217;mosi Just a Label:<\/strong>\u00a0Calls open on march 13 and the submission deadline is April 5. After it we launch them through the international platforms. Candidates to apply are aged 18 to further age.\u00a0Applications are only accepted through our regular e-mail available on our social media, kononosoularts@gmail.com.<br \/>\nApplicants are advised to follow up on the full completion and delivery of the requested material, as Ntwala Oh Yeah! will not contact applicants if any part of their application is incomplete.\u00a0Incomplete applications will not be considered.<br \/>\nTo apply, applicants should write us and specify the the discipline they interested in applying for.<br \/>\nApplicants must send their EPK\/bio in PDF or weblink. Do not hesitate to contact us for any additional questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Thank you very much, A&#8217;mosi! Success to Ntwala Oh Yeah!<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnShareIconContent\" style=\"width: 8.17179%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"24\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4277840b8c&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/icons\/social-block-v2\/dark-forwardtofriend-48.png\" alt=\"If you like this content, forward it \u2b05\ufe0f\" width=\"67\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"mcnShareTextContent\" style=\"width: 91.6807%;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4277840b8c&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">If you like this content, send it to a friend \u2b05\ufe0f<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #daa520;\">CULTURAL DIPLOMACY IN WAR TIMES<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #daa520; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>TALK WITH\u00a0MARIANA BONDARENKO (JAZZ MUSIC PROGRAMME MANAGER) AND SVITLANA LENCHENKO (HEAD OF MUSIC) OF THE UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE KYIV<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/025423c8-46c9-e31b-b751-3b77e5cf3527.png\" width=\"427\" height=\"139\" \/>On the previous edition I talked with\u00a0Dartsya Tarkovska, from\u00a0Music Export Ukraine. The team from the Ukrainian Institute were unable to reach in time because of the complicated situation in the city, with frequent power outages, so this newsletter is open again to a voice from Ukraine.\u00a0The fateful anniversary has passed and the madness continues&#8230; I am glad that Mariana and Svitlana can continue with their activity and thankful for their insights.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to their own presentation, the Ukrainian Institute Kyiv is a state institution acting in the field of cultural diplomacy. The institution\u2019s activities are aimed at improving the understanding and perception of Ukraine in the world and the development of its cultural ties with other countries. Established by the Government of Ukraine, the Institute operates under the administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ui.org.ua\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This<\/a>\u00a0is their website.<\/p>\n<p>I send some questions to them. These are the answers.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica:\u00a0What is the current situation for the musicians in Ukraine? Is there still any possibility to make a living by performing for the ones settled in the country? \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\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\/59ce89ba-76fc-27f2-6545-59b72b47d104.png\" width=\"336\" height=\"336\" \/>Mariana Bondarenko (MB)<\/strong>: Many musicians have united now to protect our culture and our democracy, they all give numerous benefit concerts in Ukraine and all over the world to spread a word about Ukraine: they played in the subways in Kharkiv to support families with their kids and pets who have been living there already for the first months of the war. Arthub Odesa launched an online music marathon \u201cCultural power\u201d featuring concerts to support Ukrainian army and refugees fleeing from occupied and dangerous territories. Music battalion started its activity already since 2014 and constantly provides benefit concerts and other initiatives in Ukraine. In Lviv since March Music cultural front was initiated, who started their first activities with jazz concerts at the railway station to support refugees and then organized many live streams from the bomb shelters. Many Ukrainian jazz musicians organize charity concerts all over the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For concert venues it has been challenging time, but luckily some jazz clubs reopened already since April in Kyiv, Odesa, Rivne, further also in Chernihiv, Uman, Drohobych. Lviv hosted a lot of musicians from all over Ukraine and thus made it possible to continue making music and performing. It inspired Institute of cultural strategy in Lviv to initiate a new project \u201crelocation\u201d who was premiered in the frame of Jazz Bez festival and engaged musicians from Lviv and other Ukrainian regions like Dnipro, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Odesa, and others. Our brave festival organizers managed to make real wonders and held Kyiv Bouquet Stage, jubilee Art Jazz Festival in Rivne and Jazz Bez in Lviv, Przemysl, Rivne and Uman with international line-up. Music has never stopped \u2013 whether on the stages, during sirens or in the bomb shelters, it keeps people alive and gives hope. CDs are being released despite all the struggles musicians are facing now.<\/p>\n<p>For those musicians who have been working for cultural institutions or music schools, academies etc., it has remained the main source of their income. For freelance musicians it has become a real challenge, as after difficult Covid-times with online concerts that were not that much successful as one could imagine in the very beginning, the full-scale invasion has completely changed the way of life for many of them. Some had to leave Ukraine and look for new perspectives abroad, some others tried to find some new gigs, a lot of them went to Ukrainian army and changed their music instruments to weapons. Unfortunately, there are also quite many musicians who have left their main occupation and had to look for new jobs in other spheres of life, as they were not able to continue to play music and live for that.<\/p>\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\/5d31b992-1cd8-4b22-fa7e-1c8bfa638aaa.png\" width=\"346\" height=\"346\" \/>Svitlana Lenchenko (SL):<\/strong>\u00a0Many concert halls and clubs are not able to organize events in times of war, especially after the missile attacks that damaged power line infrastructure and caused the blackout. But still, there are events, concerts and activities of the Ukrainian musicians taking place not only in Kyiv, but almost in every town and even in de-occupied Kherson. Most of these are dedicated to fundraising, and many have been done without electricity. The use of generators for concerts and rehearsals has become a regular occurrence for the Ukrainian music scene.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In addition, many promotional groups and concert agencies have gone out of business because it is not manageable now to invite international guests to the event in Ukraine, not many artists took up the challenge and came to Ukraine in 2022. However, it turns out that Ukrainian musicians are in the spotlight and the public is very appreciative of the opportunity to attend the concert, listen to Ukrainian music, spend some pleasant time and of course make a donation to the Ukrainian army, which is almost everywhere included in the entrance fee.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica:\u00a0The mission of your organization is &#8220;Strengthening Ukraine internationally and domestically as a subject using the tools of cultural diplomacy. We promote better knowledge and understanding of Ukraine internationally, and develop cultural relations between Ukraine and other countries.&#8221; Since the beginning of the war, have you had to rethink your objectives, your way of working, your messages or any other issues, to keep on with that mission? In what way? \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>MB:<\/strong>\u00a0UI is a young institution, this year it will celebrate its first 5th anniversary. So, the mission we formulated has started to realize in challenging times: 2020 and 2021 of COVID and then 2022 the start of the full-scale invasion of Russia. Since 24th February we faced the situation that our budget for programmes was fully frozen, and having an actioned-packed programme ahead without any budget we had to fully restructure our programmes and the way of work. Luckily, our European partners gave us a helping hand and many of the planned events still took place. Moreover, we had to put focus on advocacy of Ukrainian identity in culture, showing our country as an independent and free democracy that tries to get rid of colonization by Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>One of our tasks is also to show art and culture in the war, as many of our artists have left their main occupation and went to defend their country with weapons in their hands: we first presented at WOMEX an exhibition \u201cUkrainian jazzmen at war\u201d. Now the exhibition is in Warsaw and then will be exhibited at Budapest Ritmo and at jazzahead! Since the beginning of the year Ukrainian Institute is also working on this topic and is looking for the stories from different spheres of culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SL:<\/strong>\u00a0After Feb 24th, we officially asked our international partners for solidarity and support and called them to put on pause collaboration with Russian cultural scene until the end of the war they began, to suspend Russian participation in international cultural events such as festivals, biennials, exhibitions, art and literature fairs, to cancel any cooperation with Russian artists, and to help Ukraine by stopping any cultural cooperation with the Russian Federation and communicate their decision publicly. So that became one of our key messages, together with our strategic objectives and programme priorities that didn&#8217;t change very much &#8211; the representation of Ukrainian culture and the strengthening of Ukraine&#8217;s voice had already been our baseline.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica:\u00a0Have you noticed a greater interest on the international scene in your proposals? If so, has it been sustained over time, now that a year has passed? \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>SL:<\/strong>\u00a0Now, one year after the start of the full-scale invasion, we can say that the solidarity shown by the international partners was really enormous. In addition to the projects which had been planned beforehand, there have been numerous new requests and enquiries from representatives of the international music industry to advise Ukrainian participants of different musical genres to take part in the festivals, concerts, panel discussions, interviews, etc and to programme their performances. Our team did not only succeed in implementing the plans, but also in organizing a series of new events and collaborations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As for the interest in our proposals and the Ukrainian context generally &#8211; I think now it&#8217;s not just a sign of solidarity with the people of Ukraine, but it is also a matter of discovering the diversity of Ukrainian music and reinforcing its international positions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MB:\u00a0<\/strong>One of the most important partnerships we gained last year is the one with Europe Jazz Network that succeeded in further projects and initiatives:<br \/>\n&#8211; the\u00a0<em>interactive list of Ukrainian musicians<\/em>\u00a0who had to leave the country since the beginning of war, was published on EJN website and spread among all their members, in such way helping them gaining more visibility among international actors of jazz industry.<br \/>\n&#8211; joining\u00a0<em>Jazz Panorama<\/em>\u00a0programme adding Ukrainian jazz guide on EJN website.<br \/>\n&#8211; we also took part at\u00a0<em>EJN conference<\/em>\u00a0as delegates at the official opening ceremony with the concert of experimental duo of Dennis Adu and Koloah.<\/p>\n<p>We have started a big chapter of cooperation with Swedish partners. We are greatful to our friends Musikcentrum \u00d6st who provided residence for Ukrainian musicians and composers staying in Stockholm. Special thanks to\u00a0<em>Semente Cultural Productions<\/em>\u00a0in Stockholm for 2 big joint projects: first participance of Ukrainian jazz bands at 5<sup>th<\/sup><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0International Women Jazz Festival in Stockholm with the focus on Ukraine that is a real statement and great sign of solidarity. We also will have a collaboration project DUETS concert series by Ukrainian bandurist Georgy Matviyiv with Swedish drummer and percussionist Peter Danemo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to cooperation with Knutpunkt, there was a unique possibility for 2 UA bands who participated at International Women Jazz Festival to make a #standwithukraine tour from 9th to 12th March in 5 Swedish cities.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Ukrainian Institute together with\u00a0<strong>jazzahead!<\/strong>\u00a0team also initiated first official participance of Ukraine at jazzahead! in Bremen featuring the first Ukrainian national stand, delegation at the conference as well as concerts by Ukrainian musicians. The first printed music catalogue \u201cJazz from Ukraine\u201d was also presented there. It was a really historic moment, as all Ukrainian jazz community has dreamt about it for ages.<\/p>\n<p>Fruitful work and negotiations at jazzahead! has succeeded with the first official Ukrainian delegation at\u00a0<strong>WOMEX\u00a0<\/strong>with national stand, exhibition, film screening, participance at the conference networking sessions and concert of Ukrainian-canadian band Balaklava Blues.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica:\u00a0Could you recommend any online resources to get deeper into Ukrainian culture?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"UK-UA\" xml:lang=\"UK-UA\"><strong>MB:\u00a0<\/strong>Here are some links that we gathered with our team that could be interesting for you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Introductory course \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3XIB2qi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukraine: History, Culture, and Identities<\/a>\u00bb developed by the Ukrainian Institute, educational studio EdEra, and the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, offered on Coursera<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3UEleDG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukrainian Culture : Understanding the Country and Its People<\/a>\u00a0online course on Udemy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Online course &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/ui.org.ua\/en\/sectors-en\/crimea-history-and-people-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crimea: History and People<\/a>&#8220;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Timothy Snyder:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bJczLlwp-d8&amp;list=PLXevKrU1rfwo9ah9IqRiu3AuF5T2VVACZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0The Making of Modern Ukraine<\/a>, Yale University course<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Timothy Snyder:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OTJwCCAF2lA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0Germany&#8217;s Historical Responsibility For Ukraine<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uinp.gov.ua\/informaciyni-materialy\/ukrayinsko-nimecki-istorychni-dialogy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukrainian-German historical dialogues<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; 4 seminars organised by the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance and Bamberg:UA (Deutsch)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gates-Europe-History-Ukraine\/dp\/0465094864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine<\/a>\u00a0by Serhii Plokhy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">English-language<a href=\"https:\/\/internews.ua\/project\/explaining-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0podcast \u201cExplaining Ukraine\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainica.huri.harvard.edu\/tropes\/War\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukra\u00efnica<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; a database and syllabus-building tool to help you teach Ukraine created by The Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainian-studies.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forum for Ukrainian Studies<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainer.net\/thread-en\/war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukra\u0457ner<\/a>\u00a0a platform of information about events in Ukraine<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Websites\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ukraine.ua\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ukraine.ua<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/war.ukraine.ua\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/war.ukraine.ua\/<\/a>\u00a0both created by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Ukrainian Institute.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p lang=\"UK-UA\" xml:lang=\"UK-UA\"><strong>SL:\u00a0<\/strong>As a sign of solidarity with the Ukrainian people, you can receive scores of music pieces by Ukrainian composers and perform them in support of Ukraine in your city.\u00a0Here you can find scores of ukrainian composers, that could fits to your programme better:<a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fukrainianlive.org%2Fukrainian-scores%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2wgft81IP5xnOEWl9sx-MydN85Xc0Th1FS1LyF9sweRsjldwEworDWPJQ&amp;h=AT3Oilb-kB3bta5hPdufzkY3aYPnhHkYgV3HBhs3glcKUrktIQKkWCxTRYSiF1R-ty1wdBaqflbmnO-5mEOhh94ykBy2-PloAmrPYnpFLpZHIGLI5aaBAKQ9l0aC-N2y3pK-HTQ&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c[0]=AT0rQuMz3nVUztIl8FXz-DcB_hDUBI-j0wkpqCjbP-_hcnd4HW7eQIDolNo87QUG_fJw_Ir25nNd2R_8mNtJACOlk3g6t_8kYwywn9gA5malK9cLOVfGI7bf4HN0HdHsNWKw1dsMNqKq-VYcGAInfdHtZWgFraJ3fNjUZqhi-LFirRRgzK3C24hrl2VxcLJBx2JzVtPWKUhtGX40PeW9nYKULVfgKQYm7fzcZDI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0https:\/\/ukrainianlive.org\/ukrainian-scores<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"UK-UA\" xml:lang=\"UK-UA\">Ukrainian music, like the entire Ukrainian culture, is unique and has a very ancient history.<br \/>\n<strong>Explore 10 pieces of Ukrainian classical music:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Mykola Leontovych \u2013 Shchedryk, 1916 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Giukato3LI8?fbclid=IwAR2jIdVDK91GD7m2JdvwcYSb0vlgMwNNsAWk7IJEqguIZHd9CyJ6oe9aHAk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youtu.be\/Giukato3LI8<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Mykola Lysenko \u2013 Overture to &#8216;Taras Bulba&#8217; opera, 1880-1890\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bv7gm3cf8Bw?fbclid=IwAR00fdaQU64a9UobAjrNozTVRvhegXEEVQyU-Ys1DmknAhjfOuMnRHtX0GE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youtu.be\/bv7gm3cf8Bw<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Boris Lyatoshinsky \u2013 Symphony No. 3, 1st edition, 1950 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/c3abzxh_1hU?fbclid=IwAR21HAt0XVvS9AeKU-HL6aFQdRGsRJ_20pvTpbV0L-XMVWaXELcRzKP8cec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youtu.be\/c3abzxh_1hU<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Yevhen Stankovych \u2013 Chamber Symphony \u2116 3, 1982 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DmLIAHqJ-gg?fbclid=IwAR3DQVmyi57Qj1QiVbyYYVw8fkcPuizrwRyHunqe65yY-VbkfP_ZTUqIgUA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youtu.be\/DmLIAHqJ-gg<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Myroslav Skoryk \u2013 Hutsul Triptych, 1964 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ji1p_nRPZ5Y?fbclid=IwAR1fFAi6JG9A63yJJvhoB-Md1SvRN4HY60PY2aTK7zD7YHnzTscAYbteVZc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youtu.be\/Ji1p_nRPZ5Y<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Svyatoslav Lunyov \u2014 &#8216;Tutti&#8217; for large symphony orchestra, 2005 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YOTIHdRe3GY?fbclid=IwAR3DQVmyi57Qj1QiVbyYYVw8fkcPuizrwRyHunqe65yY-VbkfP_ZTUqIgUA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youtu.be\/YOTIHdRe3GY<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Alla Zagaykevych \u2014 &#8216;Air mechanics&#8217;, 2005 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3M0s41O%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0LM4QbdiHe4iBvI8LDI4WezwkRM_bmCleuEfPyScWCrNwHRZmB_0vDtPc&amp;h=AT1O5c4vX5cxbrDuMepSuuLzP_iu8qLauGAthzEyd0KmjTm3UBqzgb912AvYFiM0dl2Xf9UQBU_KApIXPqhZyhFBNrxmZ00nKIJFPX0KB5H8jY2J-RMjgif4eh2gkr4DobqJ9Qc&amp;__tn__=-UK-y-R&amp;c[0]=AT3Ul6UtMSF60JpO3zRJIMx3iBOrG-aI8EmBaI5_WOiKjf6rk2InbXthk6HWEGjt51LY_DHysdJg9-8zEIcQGZnmQ6rL_BPKm0bKy2OXqrLrRDCeFJZzU3nkQty5CWFIktPMzPq_4Tm-Si4gRLhtqIVEpGUgth03caXh27Jgkx--joZvz1dPQACk99n5LQDEb6KeR40AQ6ZxOXkjR2tn3_h5iNFW7Vp-ohSCz1g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bit.ly\/3M0s41O<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Maxym Shalygin \u2014 Symphony for solo violin &#8216;Letters to Anna&#8217;, 2009\u20132010 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AWMapadMp2s?fbclid=IwAR2-xbeo7BxnnBhI-_x6K_27cgHiMj6eoUQPXCeGYYQVhVmbAY0euef1gOY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youtu.be\/AWMapadMp2s<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Leonid Hrabovsky \u2014 &#8216;Credo&#8217;, 2019\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3JB5vz5%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1QzCwwrf6LXu8bLTyfilfsGSn-gyGyrWGrxKICQc4gDWMA8fRO8OdaXfA&amp;h=AT01WHeFC_eB-7Nv0aaZ8g7NWX-MAS8ErwyUP3qC9b33J7QA9KOZtlARPT8RQkxLa-1rj-EHaexCE-JnpBjQSZSCsZDWDLvnvvdJKpuGNvuVhZo9uVf_45VG_0zUwRKsUdV9INw&amp;__tn__=-UK-y-R&amp;c[0]=AT3Ul6UtMSF60JpO3zRJIMx3iBOrG-aI8EmBaI5_WOiKjf6rk2InbXthk6HWEGjt51LY_DHysdJg9-8zEIcQGZnmQ6rL_BPKm0bKy2OXqrLrRDCeFJZzU3nkQty5CWFIktPMzPq_4Tm-Si4gRLhtqIVEpGUgth03caXh27Jgkx--joZvz1dPQACk99n5LQDEb6KeR40AQ6ZxOXkjR2tn3_h5iNFW7Vp-ohSCz1g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bit.ly\/3JB5vz5<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Valentyn Sylvestrov \u2013 Symphony \u21165, 1980-1982 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Byb6yMR_PfM?fbclid=IwAR0r8vU62fNR4dKKL9WQ6fuZ033zoASIoWuOmin3COkoyw1KgI8Q5xRR6ww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youtu.be\/Byb6yMR_PfM<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p lang=\"UK-UA\" xml:lang=\"UK-UA\">Explore these modern music projects inspired by Ukrainian culture, history, and nature:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li lang=\"UK-UA\" xml:lang=\"UK-UA\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Dakha Braha \u2013 Monakh &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FaFJ717atqaw%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1Y2STdtH90p_b8PB7SNIkeVi0HBmM_wQX-rqyEzyDmeDpwJNaBG7Wpweg&amp;h=AT2eczenXAlJbuWYW4o2lqsQYsdCl_HY94oFtPoDzbHYpuJYlmptfGkNGJ2QJ8ixrGSWQr477K6knW3EiqR4XUdFjMpJR5zqJC3JvmnZLxRo2AO22P_ceVCRr9ighd4eqFVBqRE&amp;__tn__=-UK-y-R&amp;c[0]=AT3lfeNOqGJjyGgT5u3UGXTz3z9P5ALgrukpECFh0Nl_KIq8_vs0KcgYNAi2iFFbDRfmeH9YKBjPwvr5WYQkiDPJNkoZ2PMxZAzUU1veNBwMxH5k0CP9wsogGUo3SLDrhRFvuagLKoVES9MZee5pirZmQUS4a_yYPAJCrIt7185Bd_GcC6QHlrEkmQaKspSjyVHsz-wxpJoTlG3foeKl6gpSxKzWF_q-_VZt_XQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youtu.be\/aFJ717atqaw<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li lang=\"UK-UA\" xml:lang=\"UK-UA\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Alyona Alyona \u2013 Pushka &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3x0WfBJ%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2wJ0OVzJfhzbbrtVMD-yHiFwjYBG564Ob42Vph2lZpoUMMCDCsIW8Sd6Q&amp;h=AT0gX0-39a-aQkNq4RQG2c1oKsHl__H_m_T4JqhHnGdSxVzVJN1xeJ9vbV0UxnadRudq3VST0vGsNZo23MqAFej9o2z41d6oBxeerz_2TMISoFxDgz7IF7tl6XnpDLaVUwcdU0s&amp;__tn__=-UK-y-R&amp;c[0]=AT3lfeNOqGJjyGgT5u3UGXTz3z9P5ALgrukpECFh0Nl_KIq8_vs0KcgYNAi2iFFbDRfmeH9YKBjPwvr5WYQkiDPJNkoZ2PMxZAzUU1veNBwMxH5k0CP9wsogGUo3SLDrhRFvuagLKoVES9MZee5pirZmQUS4a_yYPAJCrIt7185Bd_GcC6QHlrEkmQaKspSjyVHsz-wxpJoTlG3foeKl6gpSxKzWF_q-_VZt_XQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bit.ly\/3x0WfBJ<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li lang=\"UK-UA\" xml:lang=\"UK-UA\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Jamala \u2013 1944 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FwNECV2h-y58%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1eSseNMi6Q7kYRCP1bCa74jM1VskUe7Y3jdSOj8hkdurvqHdLbyBLTon0&amp;h=AT2WaU5M-6AkAYEphUa_gw61eA3lyiGSSHdS7q1WhogvTbfSEga-1kSXGTSOShQFQvlu0Zd8IHo5cmob_F1WG0H4JNSj6J63IAFYzgkelVIPtqdr07xaHG14HBd47y2PAd0Fq5Q&amp;__tn__=-UK-y-R&amp;c[0]=AT3lfeNOqGJjyGgT5u3UGXTz3z9P5ALgrukpECFh0Nl_KIq8_vs0KcgYNAi2iFFbDRfmeH9YKBjPwvr5WYQkiDPJNkoZ2PMxZAzUU1veNBwMxH5k0CP9wsogGUo3SLDrhRFvuagLKoVES9MZee5pirZmQUS4a_yYPAJCrIt7185Bd_GcC6QHlrEkmQaKspSjyVHsz-wxpJoTlG3foeKl6gpSxKzWF_q-_VZt_XQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youtu.be\/wNECV2h-y58<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li lang=\"UK-UA\" xml:lang=\"UK-UA\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Onuka \u2013 Svitanok &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PXXPInypdhY?fbclid=IwAR1QzCwwrf6LXu8bLTyfilfsGSn-gyGyrWGrxKICQc4gDWMA8fRO8OdaXfA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youtu.be\/PXXPInypdhY<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li lang=\"UK-UA\" xml:lang=\"UK-UA\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Eve8 \u2013 Ukrainian Castles &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3uO1qlH%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR03zxEx0QntoB_T60WmWI1K9uxFRG0WP2CI8kZjkEvNOoscEwqA8pL2PB0&amp;h=AT2A8Ns9wazkhfqafT1QJjLJVyNkCt43Q5U6i9Q8oYT3rSoHVRyTBsBI5F_YzNIF5uSEOLCRFdqX-41NF2tkD1jAP7ktViWk3F31-HoURXl-a_WMnNyL9GCXUvplgBqYdSK_Ug8&amp;__tn__=-UK-y-R&amp;c[0]=AT3lfeNOqGJjyGgT5u3UGXTz3z9P5ALgrukpECFh0Nl_KIq8_vs0KcgYNAi2iFFbDRfmeH9YKBjPwvr5WYQkiDPJNkoZ2PMxZAzUU1veNBwMxH5k0CP9wsogGUo3SLDrhRFvuagLKoVES9MZee5pirZmQUS4a_yYPAJCrIt7185Bd_GcC6QHlrEkmQaKspSjyVHsz-wxpJoTlG3foeKl6gpSxKzWF_q-_VZt_XQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bit.ly\/3uO1qlH<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li lang=\"UK-UA\" xml:lang=\"UK-UA\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Go_A \u2013 Shum &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lqvzDkgok_g?fbclid=IwAR2v3cyDjXkjCRBQCkYK6w4iGR016zThNDlWbNsJ050-dtO6ekI1rhmdZwQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youtu.be\/lqvzDkgok_g<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li lang=\"UK-UA\" xml:lang=\"UK-UA\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Artbat \u2013 Live for Cercle &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hENgrbIMiy4?fbclid=IwAR1UqPeYJQt-QxWXmK-FKBcYTrzv6QbOK7bbxdXS34J7PHkeh0PgEsZtWdI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youtu.be\/hENgrbIMiy4<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li lang=\"UK-UA\" xml:lang=\"UK-UA\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Heinali \u2013 Madrigals &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3u2TdLj%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3Dap-mm5js8A9OR-AsjysfPQYjTkPE_q4rFj6f0wnM5DdW-V9PXyDoaJw&amp;h=AT1MdSCIodxqM2KVo_2xHkKPKzHh1FnrZgH1xe304eSFYxX6OexUp0djrhxoB3CNuQytSXFvV-do5gs5NqFZJglxNmgIHdqNHb7elq-9PLro8P_He7gYYvBXjcIF65wmnbLBDtQ&amp;__tn__=-UK-y-R&amp;c[0]=AT3lfeNOqGJjyGgT5u3UGXTz3z9P5ALgrukpECFh0Nl_KIq8_vs0KcgYNAi2iFFbDRfmeH9YKBjPwvr5WYQkiDPJNkoZ2PMxZAzUU1veNBwMxH5k0CP9wsogGUo3SLDrhRFvuagLKoVES9MZee5pirZmQUS4a_yYPAJCrIt7185Bd_GcC6QHlrEkmQaKspSjyVHsz-wxpJoTlG3foeKl6gpSxKzWF_q-_VZt_XQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bit.ly\/3u2TdLj<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li lang=\"UK-UA\" xml:lang=\"UK-UA\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Kazka \u2013 Plakala\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5Fv19KVVya8?fbclid=IwAR2v3cyDjXkjCRBQCkYK6w4iGR016zThNDlWbNsJ050-dtO6ekI1rhmdZwQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youtu.be\/5Fv19KVVya8<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica:\u00a0Do you have any request to the international community, specially the one related to music? \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"UK-UA\" xml:lang=\"UK-UA\"><strong>SL:\u00a0<\/strong>First of all &#8211; \u00a0we ask the international community to suspend all your projects that involve Russian institutions and individuals and not engage in any cooperation with Russian culture sector.<br \/>\nToday, Ukraine&#8217;s musical scene is highly fragile and unstable. It is truly important to showcase and support Ukrainian artists, bands, musicians and producers. Many of them lost their income, and the war tour schedule is something that is incomprehensible.<\/p>\n<p>Our modern, classical, jazz and indie music must become more recognizable at the international level, \u00a0so helping us with building cultural ties and representing our music is a strong act of support in this day and age.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MB<\/strong>: We would be happy to proceed with the Extra Sound programme elaborated by Ukrainian Institute \u2013 it\u2019s a long-lasting programme that foresees participance of Ukrainian musicians in international key music events (showcases, festivals and other initiatives) to provide intercultural dialogue between Ukraine and the world. So, we are inviting international music festival organizers to include Ukrainian musicians in their programmes.<\/p>\n<p>We are also looking forward to music media cooperation. It is important that Ukrainian music is presented in radio, TV shows. Special thanks to Mapamundi for this interest to Ukrainian music and our situation now, and your professional approach. I am really happy these materials will be spread among your audience. We are ready to provide professional audience with information on music in Ukraine, music in the wartime, artistic proposals, and further information needed to help better understanding UA culture in order to provide intense international collaborations among musicians, cooperation on institutional level and finding partnerships among festivals, concert venues and other representatives of music industry.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Mapamundi M\u00fasica:\u00a0Is there anything else you&#8217;d like to add? \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"UK-UA\" xml:lang=\"UK-UA\"><strong>MB:\u00a0<\/strong>On behalf of all representatives of Ukrainian music sector I would like to thank to all our partners and friends abroad who have their open hearts and are willing to support us, to cooperate and to see Ukraine not as a victim, but a sustainable partner to continue professional intercultural dialogue between our countries. I strongly believe in cultural diplomacy, altogether we will definitely win.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>Thank you very much, Mariana and Svitlana!<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The portraits are from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ui.org.ua\/en\/team-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the website of the Ukrainian Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnShareIconContent\" style=\"width: 8.17179%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"24\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4277840b8c&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/icons\/social-block-v2\/dark-forwardtofriend-48.png\" alt=\"If you like this content, forward it \u2b05\ufe0f\" width=\"67\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"mcnShareTextContent\" style=\"width: 91.6807%;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4277840b8c&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">If you like this content, send it to a friend \u2b05\ufe0f<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #daa520;\">CALL FOR CONTENTS FROM #AUXSONS<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auxsons.com\/en\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/4c47e485-9ab6-e2a6-0057-70b7aae463fd.png\" width=\"442\" height=\"445\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5744095\" \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">I recently had a chat with the #AuxSons team. They define it\u00a0as &#8220;a collaborative, militant and solidary web media&#8221;. It was a very interesting conversation and I think they will be making important news in the near future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For now, I just wanted to let you know that this is a really collaborative media and I think it might be of interest to many readers. You have a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.auxsons.com\/en\/album\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">section with record releases<\/a>. I know I am read by artists, managers and labels, so it might be of interest to you to publish record releases.<\/p>\n<p>You can register and the registration is checked manually. The publication is also subject to moderation. I&#8217;ve just registered and will be experimenting soon so I may be talking about #AuxSons again soon.<\/p>\n<p>Ang\u00e8le Coss\u00e9e, from the editorial team, sent me some instructions to share with you:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><em>&#8220;#AuxSons is French collaborative media shining light on worldwide music. You can create an account on our plateforme and contribute with article proposals to give visibility to your projects. We then moderate the submitted content before publishing them, and sharing on our social media and newsletter, if they comply with our specifications and our editorial line. Here&#8217;s how it works:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; \u00ab News \u00bb\u00a0<\/strong>: presentation of initiatives or singular, innovative projects \/ presentation of the artistic direction of a festival \/ presentation of a recent clip (published in the current month or so)<br \/>\n1. create an account on #AuxSons if you have not already done so: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auxsons.com\/en\/sign-up\/\">https:\/\/www.auxsons.com\/en\/sign-up\/<\/a><br \/>\n2. once the account is validated, log in: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auxsons.com\/en\/connexion\/\">https:\/\/www.auxsons.com\/en\/connexion\/<\/a><br \/>\n3. go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auxsons.com\/en\/contribute\">https:\/\/www.auxsons.com\/en\/contribute<\/a>\/ \/ click on the green button &#8220;Publish News&#8221;, enter title, text, image etc.<br \/>\n4. click on the yellow button &#8220;Submit post&#8221; for moderation<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0<strong>\u00ab New Releases \u00bb<\/strong>\u00a0: presentation of a recent distributed album or EP (published in the past 6 months)<br \/>\n1. create an account on #AuxSons if you have not already done so: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auxsons.com\/en\/sign-up\/\">https:\/\/www.auxsons.com\/en\/sign-up\/<\/a><br \/>\n2. once the account is validated, log in: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auxsons.com\/en\/connexion\/\">https:\/\/www.auxsons.com\/en\/connexion\/<\/a><br \/>\n3. go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auxsons.com\/en\/contribute\/\">https:\/\/www.auxsons.com\/en\/contribute\/<\/a> \/ click on the red button &#8220;Publish New Release&#8221;, enter title, text, image etc.<br \/>\n4. click on the yellow button &#8220;Submit post&#8221; for moderation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #daa520;\">BRIEF NEWS FROM THE MEDIA, CHARTS AND SISTER PROJECTS\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><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\/78f5574e-34ba-e3bc-4c25-2c466b0da2ba.jpg\" width=\"343\" height=\"377\" data-file-id=\"5743835\" \/>Two recent editions of Mundofon\u00edas have been dedicated to productions made by Kutay Derin Ku\u011fay.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mundofonias.com\/wp\/?p=6534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is the first one and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mundofonias.com\/wp\/?p=6550\">this<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">is the second one.\u00a0In addition to being a panelist on Transglobal World Music Chart and doing his Music of the World Istanbul program on Acik Radyo 95.0 FM, he is owner &amp; director of 7\/8 Music Productions Label since 1996. In Istanbul, he gave me a bunch of the CDs he produced and we made a review of those wonderful musics. Likewise, the Kutay Derin Ku\u011fay Collection at the University of California Santa Barbara consists of 429 Turkish and Greek 78rpm recordings spanning the period between 1906 and 1963. Learn more about it,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.ucsb.edu\/special-collections\/performing-arts\/kutay-derin-ku%C4%9Fay-collection-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">#1\u00a0for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transglobalwmc.com\/charts\/march-2023-chart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transglobal World Music Chart in March 2023<\/a>\u00a0is:\u00a0Mostar Sevdah Reunion&#8217;s album\u00a0<em>Lady Sings the Balkan Blues<\/em>, edited by\u00a0Snail Records.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mundofonias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mundofon\u00eda<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mundofonias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">s<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">: our three favour<\/span><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">ites of the month are\u00a0<em>Kaira<\/em>, by Bassidi Kon\u00e9,\u00a0<em>Balkan Grooves<\/em>, by Trio Grekow \/ Peev \/ Tsvyatkov, and\u00a0<em>The Sound of the Soul<\/em>, by Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/4fda612a-796f-5111-5d1c-45cf330c5ee7.jpg\" width=\"825\" height=\"271\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"5744099\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #daa520;\">UPDATE ON THE\u00a0EUROPEAN FOLK DAY<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/49509b85-f8b6-856a-20b8-c1fb895e861d.png\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" data-file-id=\"5607735\" \/>In the previous edition I already mentioned that the date of this event coordinated by the European Folk Network will be 23 September. The team is working to set up a specific website and articulate ways to participate. In the meantime, for those of you interested in keeping up to date with practical details as they develop, you can register\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/7a949e23e967\/european-folk-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The project is co-funded by the\u00a0<strong>MusicAIRE<\/strong>\u00a0programme.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/europeanfolknetwork.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=85f762bf5afcf8f060a414c26&amp;id=ba78d8188c&amp;e=a8702838eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/europeanfolknetwork.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D85f762bf5afcf8f060a414c26%26id%3Dba78d8188c%26e%3Da8702838eb&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1676675441154000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Phks-_3-VL1f_0LzVkuUZ\">MusicAIRE<\/a>\u00a0is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/europeanfolknetwork.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=85f762bf5afcf8f060a414c26&amp;id=6dc07fafc2&amp;e=a8702838eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/europeanfolknetwork.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D85f762bf5afcf8f060a414c26%26id%3D6dc07fafc2%26e%3Da8702838eb&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1676675441154000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2F2gGo8qJYRfuXVLErc6XE\">European Music Council<\/a>\/Inova initiative with funds from the European Union \u2013 see more details of the programme awards\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/europeanfolknetwork.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=85f762bf5afcf8f060a414c26&amp;id=92974129b0&amp;e=a8702838eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/europeanfolknetwork.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D85f762bf5afcf8f060a414c26%26id%3D92974129b0%26e%3Da8702838eb&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1676675441154000&amp;usg=AOvVaw17hPOV3oZWuz7ZRgQl0wP1\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Do you have a call of interest for our community that you want to share? Let me know asap.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mcnShareIconContent\" style=\"width: 8.17179%;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"24\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4277840b8c&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/icons\/social-block-v2\/dark-forwardtofriend-48.png\" alt=\"If you like this content, forward it \u2b05\ufe0f\" width=\"67\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"mcnShareTextContent\" style=\"width: 91.6807%;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us13.forward-to-friend.com\/forward?u=993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc&amp;id=4277840b8c&amp;e=[UNIQID]\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">If you like this content, send it to a friend \u2b05\ufe0f<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #daa520;\">OPEN CALLS AND PROFESSIONAL EVENTS<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; 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.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/9442ef82-692a-ff6d-71eb-fc9f0979eaec.png\" width=\"240\" height=\"93\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5742819\" \/>MUM, 7th Professional Conference on Music in Extremadura in M\u00e9rida. Call open for professionals who want to attend.\u00a0<\/strong>NEW IN THIS NEWSLETTER.\u00a0It will take place in M\u00e9rida, Badajoz, Spain, on April 13-15. The\u00a0<strong>information is in Spanish\u00a0<\/strong>but it is open to international professionals too.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extremum.agcex.org\/abrimos-convocatoria-profesionales-mum23-26-marzo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This<\/a>\u00a0is the website. And\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extremum.agcex.org\/profesionales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this<\/a>\u00a0is the application form. For some kinds of professional they provide the accomodation and several meals, as well as the access to the professional events, but not the transportation to M\u00e9rida.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/aff40211-95fc-16ff-6ffa-3366c6657a43.png\" width=\"260\" height=\"164\" data-file-id=\"5742787\" \/>Mercat de M\u00fasica Viva de Vic (MMVV): call for proposals open (for any music genres except classical).\u00a0<\/strong>NEW IN\u00a0THIS NEWSLETTER.\u00a0MMVV&#8217;s 35th edition will take place in Vic (Barcelona) from September 13th-16th.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmvv.cat\/en\/&amp;web2020=1&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This<\/a>\u00a0is their website.\u00a0The artist registration period is open until\u00a0March 31st,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmvv.cat\/en\/login&amp;proposta=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.\u00a0Artists will need to sign up and create a profile, as well as provide the required information. In the case of not having an management company, artists can fill in the gap with their own name. This is a relevant information for the artists and managers who make a proposal: &#8220;<em>As been usual in the last editions of the MV, we work to offer two different program lines.\u00a0For one hand, we have the MV PRO Catalan Arts! showcases which are addressed to professionals attending the fair so as to promote the booking of the new releases of the season.\u00a0And for another hand, we have the Festival program, which includes proposals for general audience at the outdoors stages of Pla\u00e7a Major and Zona Esportiva, on Friday and Saturday night. [&#8230;]\u00a0The artistic direction will select around 70 proposals based on the following selection criteria:<br \/>\n<strong>\u00b7\u00a0<\/strong>Premiere of the performance or new album release.<br \/>\n<strong>\u00b7\u00a0<\/strong>Identity, artistic risk and career of the artist\/band.<br \/>\n<strong>\u00b7\u00a0<\/strong>Experience and soundness of the artist management company.<br \/>\n<strong>\u00b7\u00a0<\/strong>Economical and technical viability of the proposal.<br \/>\n<strong>\u00b7\u00a0<\/strong>Definition of objectives (market, bookers profile\u2026) and explanations about why is important for that project to be part of the program of MMVV.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/5e76d7ae-0fbc-2738-4a73-db9418b25897.jpg\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5742791\" \/>PIN International Music Conference.\u00a0<\/strong>NEW IN THIS NEWSLETTER.\u00a0It will take place in Skopje, North Makedonia, November 24-26. The call for applications is open until April 15th,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pinconference.mk\/pin-2023-open-call-for-musicians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. I will bring some useful information from the submission website:\u00a0&#8220;<em>For musicians, the opportunity to perform at PIN can be invaluable. It offers a chance to showcase their talent in front of a diverse audience of music industry professionals, including agents, managers, bookers, and promoters. Additionally, the conference provides opportunities for musicians to network and learn from experienced industry experts, as well as attend informative panels and workshops.<br \/>\nIn the past 9 years we\u2019ve hosted the most amazing and knowledgeable delegates from Exit, Pohoda, Sziget, Glastonbury and so on and so far. The venue has been turned upside down and back to normal from Molchat Doma, Trio Mandili, Buena Vista Social Klub, Grupo Compay Secundo, The Guru Guru, Extraliscio, Mambo Kurt and it is an amazing chance for you to present your music in front of our audience.<\/em>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/28dd90bc-0f72-29d6-143f-2d8422fc986c.png\" width=\"260\" height=\"220\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5742799\" \/>SoAlive Music Conference.\u00a0<\/strong>NEW IN THIS NEWSLETTER.\u00a0It will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on October 19-21. It is a Balkan focused music conference &amp; showcase festival.\u00a0On their website they give many interesting reasons to apply. For instance: &#8220;<em>Touring on the Balkans is actually much easier and more reliable than people would expect. Starting in Sofia, which has a major international airport in the centre of the Balkans and is a 3 to 6 hour drive to most major cities in the region, you are looking at a perfect routing for a 2 weeks tour<\/em>.&#8221; The showcase application period is open until April 30th, 23:59 CEST.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gigmit.com\/gigs\/soalive-music-conference-showcase-festival-festival-in-sofia-live-club-24955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This<\/a>\u00a0is the website of the application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/6126ccfc-d6b5-e81b-10fb-0c129a9332ed.jpg\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" data-file-id=\"5742803\" \/>Visa for Music.\u00a0<\/strong>NEW IN THIS NEWSLETTER.\u00a0&#8220;<em>From November 22 to 25, 2023, will be held in Rabat, the 10th edition of the first festival and professional market of music from Africa and the Middle East!\u00a0This year, about thirty artists and groups from Africa and the Middle East will be selected by a jury composed of professionals from the culture and music world.\u00a0The deadline for submitting applications is April 1, 2023!\u00a0For more information, please contact us directly at vfmshowcase@gmail.com<\/em>&#8221; To apply, fill in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScaWRtmn3Nm23MzX3sakCGRBiOHrH1k7vifCDSO4mHcTHY1eA\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this form<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>EXIB.\u00a0<\/strong>NEW IN THIS NEWSLETTER.\u00a0It will take place in Setubal, Portugal, on October 19-21. It is\u00a0<strong>focused in Iberian countries\u00a0and Latin America<\/strong>. Some relevant info from their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.exibproject.org\/convocatoria-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">application website<\/a>: &#8220;<em>EXIB M\u00fasica is an exhibition of Ibero-American music, a platform for the encounter, circulation and dissemination of the musical diversity present in Portugal, Spain, Latin America, Central America and the Caribbean to Europe and the world. [&#8230;] Upon confirmation of participation, the selected musical project will receive a stipend to support accommodation and subsistence expenses for artists. The organisation of the EXPO is not responsible for any investment and\/or extra expenses beyond the stipend offered at the time of confirming participation. We expressly state that EXIB M\u00fasica does not cover national or international transfers. [&#8230;] Up to 20 artistic proposals will be selected and will be communicated before May 15, 2023 via email to the email addresses provided at the time of registration to this call.\u00a0The curatorship of the IX Edition of EXIB M\u00fasica will be in charge of a Curatorial Committee headed by 1 member of the EXIB M\u00fasica team; 1 member of RedPem (Red de Periodistas Musicales de Iberoam\u00e9rica) and 1 representative of the Portuguese music community<\/em>&#8220;. The application is open until\u00a0March 27th at\u00a023:59\u00a0Portuguese time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/85ea344f-cc66-c4bb-bc1e-7350fd70564f.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"205\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"5742795\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/5de4c781-eb97-2a36-87a1-8ed0058711b1.jpg\" width=\"210\" height=\"210\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5743867\" \/>Atlantic Music Expo.\u00a0<\/strong>NEW IN THIS NEWSLETTER.\u00a0&#8220;The music professionals meeting for Cabo Verde, Africa, and all sides of the Atlantic&#8221;.\u00a0Registration for Delegates and Stands is open.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticmusicexpo.com\/signon.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This<\/a>\u00a0is this website for the registration. Deadline: 7th April. It will take place from 10 to 13 of April in Praia, Cabo Verde. &#8220;<em>Over eight editions, AME has become a powerful think tank around topics such as creolization, the role of culture in development, advocacy for the African music sector, reinforcing transatlantic music exchanges, and more. The 2019 edition drew over 370 happy delegates from 30 countries to Praia<\/em>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/e8c7477f-b605-85d5-1471-4cb08cb329ea.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"5744019\" \/>Circulart.\u00a0<\/strong>NEW IN THIS NEWSLETTER.\u00a0&#8220;<em>Circulart\/ElPauer has opened its call for the 14th edition of the market. [&#8230;] This year it will have a programme from 4 to 7 Performing Arts and Music from 8 to 11<\/em>.&#8221; The call is open for showcases of music from anywhere but the international ones are considered &#8220;special guests&#8221;, that means under the colaboration with governments or institutions. It is also open for the &#8220;business meetings&#8221;, for artists, agencies and record labels. For more information and applications (deadline: April 18th), click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/circulart.org\/2023\/artistas-y-agencias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WOMEX 2023: call for proposals open.<\/strong>\u00a0WOMEX will take place in A Coru\u00f1a, Galicia, Spain,\u00a0from 25 to 29 October 2023. The application for Showcases, Club Summit, Conference &amp; Mentoring and Films is\u00a0open\u00a0until midnight Friday, 17 March 2023\u00a0(CET),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/womex-apply.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #daa520;\">A SMALL SPACE FOR MAPAMUNDI&#8217;S PROPOSALS<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">I do not usually incorporate promotional content in this newsletter. On this occasion I am going to do so because I have several issues that make me particularly happy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<strong>Vig\u00fcela has a new line up<\/strong>. Luis Garc\u00eda Valera has been in the group since the beginning of 2017 until late 2022. I wish him all the best with his other initiatives and with the school of traditional music that he leads in the Sierra Norte de Madrid. Vig\u00fcela now includes veterans Juan Antonio Torres, Mari Nieto and Carmen Torres, David Moll\u00f3n, who joined at the beginning of 2020, and now also Jonatan Mateos, who plays violin and hurdy-gurdy. Both are a new generation of musicians, with a solid academic background and an obsession bordering on madness when it comes to traditional music and its deepest intricacies.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/_compresseds\/f8c7351c-4713-4ef9-fd57-52ff35b6a678.jpg\" width=\"925\" height=\"694\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"5742823\" \/><br \/>\nThis photo was taken in Huelva (Andalusia), in the replica of the Pinta caravel, one of the four that Christopher Columbus sailed in search of India. It was last February 17th, before Jonatan&#8217;s first concert with the band.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t know Vig\u00fcela yet, I invite you to watch\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DO1KmKxJ0Qo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this video<\/a>\u00a0recorded live for the Library of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>2. The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/http\/www.alidogangonultas.com\"><strong>Ali Do\u011fan G\u00f6n\u00fclta\u015f&#8217;s website<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is ready in its English version. Well, I could actually highlight other events that make me very happy about him, such as the concerts we have confirmed in Europe this coming summer, which I will report on specifically at a later date. In the meantime, I invite you to learn more about it and, if you like it, at\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alidogangonultas.com\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>you have a form to sign up for the emailing of news and exclusive announcements for subscribers.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/4701e623-7eec-b8c4-15aa-750df6644bb0.png\" width=\"904\" height=\"498\" data-file-id=\"5742827\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">3.\u00a0<strong>Hudaki Village Band, crossing Europe next Summer<\/strong>. The wonderful Ukrainian band continue working and bringing the call of their land to everywhere where they are wanted. They will perform in Ibiza on 1st of July, in which will be their second concert in Spain. And in the mid of the month they will be crossing Europe.\u00a0<strong>They have dates available!!!<\/strong>\u00a0Contact me.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/_compresseds\/d0b18ce5-96d9-bae3-c304-b70adb94d7b1.jpg\" width=\"965\" height=\"367\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"5744023\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #daa520;\">MEET ME AT<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Will we meet? Drop me a line!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>23-25 March 2023,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/babelmusicxp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Babel Music XP<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>13-18 April. I will return to Istanbul for the new date of the concert by Ali that was postponed because of the earthquake.<\/li>\n<li>28 June &#8211; 2 July 2023, Czeck Music Crossroads, Ostrava.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary\u00a0\ud83d\udc47\u00a0 Editorial Talk with Asya Arslanta\u015f from Asya Music Management Some thrilling insights about Rastak&#8217;s exile, by their manager Behzad Pournaghi Introducing a new world music showcase festival, the first one in Bulgaria, &#8220;AtoJazz&#8221;, on a talk with the director, Peter Dimitrov New event in Angola and call for artists: Ntwala Oh Yeah! 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