{"id":3928,"date":"2026-04-30T17:44:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/?p=3928"},"modified":"2026-04-30T17:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:58:13","slug":"april-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/newsletter\/april-26\/","title":{"rendered":"April \u201926 \u2014 A call for voices + regular sections (#94)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong>This month\ud83d\udc47<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'merriweather sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Editorial<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'merriweather sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Would you like to be featured here?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: merriweather sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Podcast of &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'merriweather sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Gaining visibility for heritage-based music&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: merriweather sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0in Babel Music XP, available\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: merriweather sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Interview in the EFN newsletter: <\/span><span style=\"font-family: merriweather sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Roots in Motion<\/span><span style=\"font-family: merriweather sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">: Aly Ke\u00efta between West Africa and Germany<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Brief news from the media, charts and sister projects<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Open calls and professional events:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\ud83d\udd38Premio Andrea Parodi (Cagliari, Sardinia)\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">There are more, but I\u2019m rethinking what I choose to give visibility to\u2026. I\u2019m in a moment of deep reflection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Meet me at\u00a0\u2708\ufe0f\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a class=\"mcnButton \" title=\" \u27a1\ufe0f This is the button for subscription \" href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/892ba551b707\/mapamundi-general\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u27a1\ufe0f This is the link for subscription<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hello, <\/strong><strong>how are you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/908d4467-56fc-19cc-712a-54fcc3e612fd.jpeg\" width=\"366\" height=\"274\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"6086517\" \/>I\u2019m doing well, although time has definitely caught up with me. This April I was at Budapest Ritmo. The photo is from there, with S\u00e1ndor Cso\u00f3ri, a Hungarian singer and viola player. He is the son of one of the members of Muzsik\u00e1s, who shares the same name. S\u00e1ndor performed at Budapest Ritmo with Soma N\u00f3v\u00e9, guitarist and singer. I really enjoyed it \u2014 together with the Cuban Grupo Compay Segundo, they were among my highlights.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e1ndor is also a member of Buda Folk Band, a group I admire, who have just announced a new concert after several years on hiatus. This all took place before going on tour with Ali Do\u011fan G\u00f6n\u00fclta\u015f and his trio in Paris, Den Haag and five cities in Belgium over ten days. It has given me a lot to reflect on, beyond music and our work. They have been consistently outstanding, and we will meet again soon for new adventures.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapamundimusica.com\/en\/newsletter\/march-26-reflections-and-much-more-93\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the previous edition<\/a> I shared many reflections. This time I will keep things shorter. I have also skipped interviews for a few editions and would like to bring them back: so this is a call.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #daa520;\">WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE FEATURED HERE?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Would you like to share your vision with the world,\u00a0your path in cultural management, your motivation?<\/p>\n<p>In this newsletter, I don\u2019t focus on artists themselves. They are at the centre in other parts of my work, such as Mundofon\u00edas and my work in management and booking. Here, the focus is on the people behind them.\u00a0I find myself wondering why they do this. I know why I do it \u2014 the sacrifices and the joys that keep me going. What has their journey been? What do they want to plant in the world through what they do?<\/p>\n<p>I already have a few interviews arranged that I have personally requested.\u00a0And on previous occasions, some people have suggested that I interview them here. I know there are others who would like to, but perhaps out of modesty or hesitation, they don\u2019t say it. Yet they have a perspective worth sharing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is their moment. This is your moment.\u00a0Get in touch at this email address with the subject line \u201cInterview for the newsletter\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #daa520;\">PODCAST OF &#8220;GAINING VISIBILITY FOR HERITAGE-BASED MUSIC&#8221; IN BABEL MUSIC XP, AVAILABLE\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The panels from Babel Music XP are now available as podcasts. With\u00a0Nod Knowles (ENF) and S\u00e9bastien Laussel, director of Zone Franche, I partipated in\u00a0&#8220;Gaining visibility for heritage-based music&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Listen,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2LBFZbuz7vY6FSXA1ojKls?si=CtnQtyh_T6CjnYZhxC3Ymw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0\ud83c\udfa7<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #daa520;\">INTERVIEW IN THE EFN NEWSLETTER: ROOTS IN MOTION: ALY KE\u00cfTA BETWEEN WEST AFRICA AND GERMANY<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>I had the opportunity to ask a few questions to Aly Ke\u00efta, a balafon player from C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire based in Germany, in the context of the European Folk Network newsletter, following the release of his new album Balafon Evolution with his trio.<\/p>\n<p>For some time now, I have been thinking about how, on the one hand, certain cultural traditions may remain alive in Europe, as in their original contexts they are undergoing processes of assimilation or other dynamics that may lead to their fading. On the other hand, I wonder whether contributions like those of Aly Ke\u00efta will eventually become part of what will be the popular music of Europe in the future, something I cannot yet know, precisely because it belongs to what is still to come. This interview may also be of interest to Mapamundi readers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Read it,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2LBFZbuz7vY6FSXA1ojKls?si=CtnQtyh_T6CjnYZhxC3Ymw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0\ud83d\udcd6<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #daa520;\">BRIEF NEWS FROM THE MEDIA, CHARTS AND SISTER PROJECTS\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/e032fb01-1481-4ae7-a53d-1b163dd4572c.jpg\" width=\"151\" height=\"151\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"4734514\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\ud83d\udd38<span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">#1\u00a0for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transglobalwmc.com\/charts\/twmc-april-2026-chart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transglobal World Music Chart in April of\u00a02026<\/a>\u00a0is: Souad Massi&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Zagate\u00a0<\/em>(BackingTrack Production)<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\ud83d\udd38<span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mundofonias.com\/wp\/?p=9612\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mundofon\u00edas<\/a>: the favourites of April have been\u00a0<em>Tram<\/em>&#8216;s Alligator (Les Ent\u00eat\u00e9s Production),\u00a0<em>Solo Cissokho<\/em>&#8216;s Solo (Global Sonics)\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Indian talking machine part two: instrumental gems from the 78rpm era<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'open sans', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0[V.A.] (Sublime Frequencies).<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: open sans, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mundofonias.com\/wp\/?p=9731\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/993c677d53044839b1b39b2dc\/images\/10781270-ec6d-359f-e3ac-5cab0a8494f9.jpg\" width=\"657\" height=\"217\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"6086518\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"color: #daa520;\"><strong>OPEN CALLS &amp; PROFESSIONAL EVENTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This section is open for news. It is free of charge. You can let me know if you have any open call\u00a0of relevance to the community.<\/p>\n<p>The following call\u00a0was already in the newsletter of March:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd3819th Premio Andrea Parodi (Cagliari, Sardinia)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It will take place from 15 to 17 October 2026 at the Teatro Massimo in Cagliari. Note that &#8220;The award is dedicated to Andrea Parodi, a highly regarded Sardinian musician in the world music scene who passed away on 17 October 2006. He is honoured every year at the event through performances of songs from his repertoire by the finalists and guests.&#8221;\u00a0In this competition, the focus is on specific songs: the artist\u2019s own compositions and their interpretation of an Andrea Parodi song, which is mandatory.<\/p>\n<p>The new call for entries is available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.premioandreaparodi.it\/premio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.premioandreaparodi.it\/premio<\/a>, with registration free of charge until\u00a0<strong>9 May 2026<\/strong>. There is more information in my previous monthly newsletter too and you can send your questions to\u00a0fondazione.andreaparodi@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #daa520;\"><strong>MEET ME AT<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>22nd May:<\/strong>\u00a0If you happen to be in Madrid, Vig\u00fcela will perform in the city centre, at Casa de Castilla-La Mancha.\u00a0Juan Antonio V\u00e1zquez will make an introduction to the concert and after the performance, the band will hold a conversation with the public.<\/li>\n<li><strong>11th-14th June:\u00a0<\/strong>concert and workshop by\u00a0Vig\u00fcela in EthnoPort festival (Pozna\u0144, Poland).<\/li>\n<li><strong>27th June:<\/strong>\u00a0concert by\u00a0Ali Do\u011fan G\u00f6n\u00fclta\u015f TBA&#8230; out ot Europe<\/li>\n<li><strong>1st-4th July:\u00a0<\/strong>A to Jazz + MTC (Music Talks Conference) (Sofia, Bulgaria). As I mentioned in the previous edition, I have been a jury for the showcase of A to Jazz and I will gladly attend to the showcase day, 2nd of July, as well as the rest of the activities of the festival and the conference. Juan Antonio V\u00e1zquez will also be attending.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month\ud83d\udc47\u00a0 Editorial Would you like to be featured here? 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