These carefully selected high-profile professionals can take your act to the next level: reaching international stages, signing with a major record label, hook you to an international booking agent, manager, PR etc.
The delegates present at the Mozambique Music Meeting all represent recognized organizations and are connected to a very large network of music professionals.
Selected showcasing artists will be able to interact with all delegates during the MMM Festival though concerts, conferences, workshops, one-to-one speed-meetings and after-parties and informal occasions.
Brad Holmes
South Africa
Bassline
www.bassline.co.za
• Owner Bassline Jazz Club 1994 to 2003, 200 seater
• Owner Bassline Concert Hall 2003 to 2016 , 1200 seater
• Producer / Promoter Live 8 Concert South Africa 2005 , 25000 pax
• Producer / Promoter Bassline Africa Day Concerts at Mary Fitzgerald Square: 2004 -2009. Broadcast to 51 African countries via SABC Africa , 20000pax
• Producer / promoter Bassline Africa Day Concerts in Bassline venue 2012 – 2015, 1000pax
• Producer/ Promoter Bassline Africa Day Concert Dries Niemand Park 2010. 10000 pax Broadcast to 51 African countries via SABC Africa
• Producer Midem 2010 France – Biggest music conference in the world with over 10000 global CEOs. Produced all SA concerts and SA was host country.
• Producer / Promoter Bassline AfricaDay Concert Newtown Park 2011 and 2016. 5000pax.
• Producer / Promoter Bassline Africa Day Concerts at Mofolo Park, Soweto: 2006, 2007, 2008. 10000pax.
• Producer / Promoter New Year’s Eve concerts Johannesburg:
• 2005 -2009. Broadcast to 51 African countries via SABC Africa. 20000pax to 40000pax.
• Festival director Arts Alive Festival: 2006 – 2008, 2012- 2014. 70 000 pax over the month of September.
• Producer / Promoter Women’s Day festival: 2004 – 2007. 10000pax.
• Producer Fete de la Musique, Newtown 2015 , 2016 and 2017 and 2018 10000pax.
www.putumayo.com
www.cumbancha.com
Jacob Edgar is an Ethnomusicologist, music producer, and global explorer with an insatiable curiosity for the diverse ways in which people express themselves through music.
Edgar is the principle music researcher for the acclaimed record label Putumayo World Music, contributing songs and liner notes to over 200 Putumayo collections. In 2006, Edgar founded the record label and concert booking agency Cumbancha, which promotes some of the top names in international music.
Since 2009, Edgar has been the host and writer of Music Voyager, a music and travel television series produced for American Public Television & PBS. A regular guest lecturer and cultural specialist on National Geographic/Lindblad Expeditions cruises to West Africa, South America, the British Isles, Cape Verde, Iceland and many other destinations, Edgar curates musical experiences and concerts with world-renowned artists in intimate settings that provide a unique gateway into the culture, history, language, indeed the very soul of a community.
Edgar’s journeys in search of new talent has brought him to remote Caribbean villages, trendy Parisian nightclubs, sultry Brazilian samba schools, rocking Indian jam sessions, the recording studios of Havana and beyond, providing him a backstage pass to the world’s music.
Jess White
Australia / South Africa
Akum Agency
http://www.akumagency.com
Jess White is a creative and dynamic event producer, artist manager and booking agent, providing a platform to music, the arts and creative expression in South Africa, Mozambique, the region and beyond.
In 2014, he founded Akum Agency, an independent artist management and booking agency, promoter and creative production company.
Akum represents a diverse roster of artists from Australia, New Zealand, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, Kenya, Ghana, Mali, Senegal and Cameroon, nurturing their respective talents and building their profile to national and international audiences. In the creative producer chair, White creates and produces shows with exciting and diverse line-ups, which break boundaries and cross-cultural borders.
Peter Tladi
South Africa / África do Sul
Standardbank JOY OF JAZZ
http://www.joyofjazz.co.za
TMusicman
http://www.tmusicman.co.za
From a small one-man business 32 years ago, Peter has grown his own company, TMusicman to become one of Africa’s most formidable and credible promotions/artist management companies.Peter became instrumental in achieving the same with Bula Music, of which he was a founding director.Many and varied accomplishments can be listed as highlights of a continuing process of growth and maturity in the demanding South African entertainment industry:\• Coordinated the Gauteng Voter Education rallies in 1994,
• Conceptualised and founded the annual Jazz By The River Festival in Dickenson Park in Vereeniging and
• The annual Jazz in the Park Festival in Mamelodi, Pretoria, developing the events into two of South Africa’s most popular outdoor festival events.
• Presented with the New Orleans Mayoral Award in recognition and appreciation of their support of jazz.
Luís Garcia
Portugal
Câmara Municipal de Évora
Born in Lisbon in 1960, attended a degree in sociology at the University of Évora. Currently, the cultural programmer at Évora City Hall – programming, production direction and artistic direction of several Festivals in Évora and in particular the Artes à Rua Festival – and adviser for the cultural area of Évora City Hall.
Jiggs Thorne
eSwatini
Bushfire
www.bush-fire.com
Jiggs Thorne, performance poet, artist and visionary art director is the creator of House on Fire, instigator and director of The Bushfire International Festival of the Arts and founding member of IGODA, a Southern African Music Festival Circuit.
House on Fire, a truly unique performance arena in the Kingdom of Swaziland, has been lauded as “one of the most eclectic venues in the world”. Hosting an array of performances and artistic development workshops throughout the year, the annual Bushfire Festival, is the pinnacle of House on Fire’s performance programme.
Seeking to utilise the arts as a platform to encourage cultural and intellectual exchange, the Bushfire Festival, (recognized by the BBC as “Africa’s Top Festival”) is now in its second decade and attracts an audience of over 25,000 visitors. Featuring three days of leading international and regional artists in theatre, music and interactive performance, the Festival has inspired the creation of the Southern African Music Festival Circuit.
Jigg’s vision for the development of the arts in Southern Africa is to create platforms of expression to address meeting points of culture, and aid in collaborative discussions on challenges facing all of us from community to global levels.
Patrick De Groote
Belgium
Sfinks Mixed / Zomer van Antwerpen / Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals
http://www.sfinks.be
http://www.zva.be
http://www.fwmf.world
Patrick De Groote (Belgium) directs large scale music festivals and site-specific multi-disciplinary events.
Sfinks Mixed is a free 4 day international music festival presenting traditional, pop and urban styles from all continents (5 stages, 200 events, over 100.000 visitors). Sfinks mixes al styles and introduces new artists as well as presenting established stars.
Zomer van Antwerpen is a 75 day summer season mixing all disciplines: theatre, music, dance, poetry, parties, circus and much more (30 stages, 1.000 events, 300.000 visitors).
He assists events in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Patrick is also Director of the Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals (a network of 50 international music festivals reaching more than 2.000.000 people annually) and very keen on establishing new collaborations with other cultural warriors worldwide.
Rashid Lombard
South Africa
CEO Rashid Lombard INC
http://www.rashidlombardinc.co.za/
Rashid Lombard by trade, has worked as International Political and hard-news photojournalist for 28 years. He now applies his expertise in producing and management of entertainment and entertainers.
A former station manager of Fine Music Radio and former programming manager at P4 Smooth Jazz Radio, Rashid produced e-TV’s well-received “Jazz Café”. With some 21 years’ experience managing music concerts and events and as the founder of espAfrika in 1998 and the Festival Director of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival from 2000 to 2014, he has a played a pivotal role in conceptualising, strategising and implementing the International and National marketing strategies for the iconic event now branded as “Africa’s Grandest Gathering”.
In 2014 Rashid received the Presidential Order of Ikhamanga, a South African honour granted by the President of the Republic of South Africa for achievements in Arts, Culture, Literature, Music, Journalism, and Sports. Rashid is now solely focussed on growing his newly established company Rashid Lombard Inc (Pty) Ltd and to share his knowledge and skills in the Creative Industries.
Piotr Pucyło
POLAND
GLOBALTICA World Cultures Festival
www.piotrpucylo.com�www.globaltica.pl
Piotr Pucyłois an international music industry professional with over 20 years experience working as a producer, booker, project coordinator, promoter, journalist and is the co-founder and longtime artistic director of legendary Polish world music label – Orange World. In 2005, he co-founded GLOBALTICA World Cultures Festival – now one of the biggest and best world music festivals in Poland – he is programming and artistic director of this exceptional event. Regularly invited as a jury member, mentor or panelist during important festivals, competitions or other events – eg. IOMMA (Reunion), Atlantic Music Expo (Cap Vert), PAMS, Journey to Korean Music, ApaMM (South Korea), Mundial Montreal (Canada), International Music Showcase Festival (Israel), Segou’Art (Mali), Sharq Taronalari (Uzbekistan), International Mugham Festival (Azerbaijan), Russian World Music Awards (Russia), Taoxichuan Festival (China). In 2018 he became one of the so-called 7 Samurai – a member of the prestigious group of international professionals responsible for the selection of artists taking part in the world’s largest world music fair – WOMEX, which took place in Las Palmas.
Piotr is also a graphic designer, with ethnic patterns and world music the main themes appearing in his works, his graphics and designs have gained worldwide reputation for their cross cultural atmosphere.
Giorgio Varas
CHILE
WOMAD Chile
https://womad.cl
Giorgio Varas possesses a licentiate degree in Art Direction and a Master of Art in Cultural Economics from the Università degli Studi di Roma, Italy. He also is: Producer and/or musician for artists like Billy Cobham, Naná Vasconcellos, Airto Moreira, Ron Carter, Kenny Barron , Jeff Berlin, Gary Willis , Oscar Valdes, Dennis Chambers, David Sancious , Dominique Di Piazza, Luis Fonci , amongst others . Creator, business man, producer and international consultant in the cultural and creative Industries área . Co- Founder of Artemedios , Agency specialized in cultural and creative industries. R+D Chief Counselor of CORFO (Chilean Economic Development Agency), Ministry of Economy in Chile . Founder of the Regional Film Commission Association of Chile (AFCI Member) Director of World Note Festival, Music Export Chile , WorldMsuic.cl & Festival WoMaD Chile (World of Music, Arts and Dance)
Frank Bolder
The Netherlands
North Sea Jazz Festival & Lantaren Venster
Frank was Born in 1965 in the village Didam, in the east of The Netherlands.
Married and father of a daughter and a son.
Currently living in Rotterdam, with wife, kids and dog.
Played drums in many different bands since the age of 12.
And always did booking/bookkeeping of the bands besides playing drums.
Frank graduated for Bachelor’s degree in arts management from HKU University of the Arts, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
He worked for 10 years as director of the Liberty Day Music Festival in Utrecht and worked for 5 years as agent, tour manager and musician at Crossroads Blues Agency.
Frank is the Co-founder of Black & Tan Records.
Frank Worked for 5 years as agent for Frank Bolder Music Management / Bolder Music Agency.
He is also worked as a production manager for the Slagwerk Festival (Drummer’s Festival).
Since 2006 Frank is the Program Manager for the North Sea Jazz Festival Rotterdam and the Program Manager for Lantaren Venster Rotterdam since 2009.
Always doing and have too many jobs at the same time. Multi-tasking?
Fond of: my wife and kids, live music, jazz, world music, coffee, water, good beer, wine and food, New Orleans, New York, Rotterdam, dogs, camping, travelling.
Boddan Benigar
SLOVENIA
Jazz Festival Ljubljana
http://www.ljubljanajazz.si/
Born 1966 in Novo mesto, Slovenia.
Education: Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana: Undergraduate degree in Law (final dissertation: ‘Legal and Economic Planning in Culture’). Awarded 2007.
Career: Director for Jazz and World music in Cankarjev dom, Cultural & Congress Centre Ljubljana, Director of Jazz Festival Ljubljana and Artistic Director of Druga godba Festival, Ljubljana
Board member of EFWMF (European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals) 1996 – 1998 and 2004 – 2008. Currently board member of EJN (Europe Jazz Network). Member of Womex jury 2006 and Jazzahead juries 2011 and 2015. Head of European Jazz Conference in Ljubljana, September 2017.
Yusuf Mahmoud
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Director, Sauti za Busara festival
www.busaramusic.org
During the 1980s, whilst active with the Anti-Apartheid Movement, Yusuf Mahmoud was first inspired by the power of African music: to raise hope, awareness, and solidarity.
In 2003, he founded Busara Promotions; an NGO registered in Zanzibar to generate employment, professionalism and networking in the East African music industry.
Its flagship annual event is the Sauti za Busara festival, showcasing unique and diverse music from across the African Continent and diaspora. The 17th edition takes place in Stone Town, Zanzibar, 13 – 16 February 2020.
Faisal KIWEWA
UGANDA
Bayimba International Festival of the Arts
Bayimba Cultural Foundation
https://bayimbafestival.com/
Faisal KIWEWA (1983) is the founder of Bayimba Cultural Foundation
and the Artistic Director of the annual Bayimba International Festival
of the Arts (12 editions) as well as DOADOA – East Africa Performing
Arts Market (7 editions). Curator of the Amakula International Film
Festival (12 editions) and the Co-Curator of the Kampala International
Theatre Festival (5 editions). As a founding Director, together with a
skillful team of he has worked hard to transform the arts scene in
Uganda from a rather static state to its current level of vibrancy.
During the past years, under his guidance, Bayimba has trained,
supported and created numerous platforms to celebrate the arts in
Uganda. As such, Bayimba has developed into a house hold name
among artists and professionals, not only within Uganda but also
within the East African region and other corners around the world.
Marta Dobosz
POLAND
Gindungo Artist Development,
Cross Culture Festival
www.festival.warszawa.pl
www.gindungo.org
Marta works as a programme curator for the Cross Culture Festival in Warsaw. Since
2015 she also manages an innovative and dynamic Gindungo Artst Development, a non
profit organisation based in Lisbon. Gidungo mission is to assure equal access to the
global media for contemporary musicians from all over the world and to bring their work
from peripheries to the centre stage.
In collaboration with Adam Mickiewicz Institute (institution promoting Polish culture around
the world) Marta has created „Sound like Poland”, program promoting Polish emerging
artists abroad. She cooperates with the Polish Radio. She managed the promotion of
‘Harmonia Mundi/World Village label for the Polish music market. Marta was a culture and
development expert for the Embassy of Poland in Angola and for the Central African
region. Currently she lives between Warsaw and Lisbon.
Paul Duhaney
United Kingdom
Africa Oyé
Artistic Director (2014 – present), Project Coordinator (1999 – 2013)
Paul Duhaney is the Artistic Director for Africa Oyé in Liverpool. Now in his 20th year of working for the organisation, he is responsible for the development of their annual music festival, which attracts over 75,000 people each year. In addition to the festival, Africa Oyé programmes tours, educational projects and concerts across the UK. Paul is also a board member of the Mandela8 group,who are building a memorial in Princes Park, Liverpool to commemorate Nelson Mandela’s legacy.
Jason Mayall
UK / JAPAN
FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL
SMASH CORPORATION
www.smash-uk.com
www.smash-jpn.com
http://www.fujirockfestival.com
Jason Mayall is director of the London office for Japanese concert promoter Smash Corporation. Established in 1984, Smash promotes two music festivals and scores of concert tours year-round in Japan.
Smash produce Fuji Rock Festival which is Asia’s largest outdoor festival, held annually in the mountains of Naeba, Niigata. The company’s UK office produce and co-ordinate the arts around the site and create the Palace of Wonder, an area that presents circus and mayhem until the early dawn.
The 12,000 capacity Asagiri Jam camping festival takes place on the slopes of iconic Mount Fuji in Autumn and presents an eclectic range of artists
Smash promote some of the biggest names in the contemporary music world but also aim to introduce a colourful mix of artists from around the globe to Japanese audiences.
Jason is also known as ‘The Cumbia Kid’, championing Colombian “Cumbia” and “Porro” DJing original vinyl records a selection of ska, reggae, blues, soul and funk.
Rob Lokin
THE NETHERLANDS
Afrika Festival
www.afrikafestivalhertme.nl
Rob Lokin worked as a doctor in hospitals in Tanzania and Cameroon in the late 70s. It is there that his love for African music started. Back home he worked as general practitioner in the East of the Netherlands. During holidays he travelled extensively through the African continent, always with musical destinations. Since 1991 he has been programming the Afrika Festival in the beautiful open-air theatre of the village of Hertme. The festival is run 100% by volunteers and has never received any subsidies. It is famous for the carefully chosen music from the African continent and its diaspora. The 32nd edition will take place in the weekend of 4 and 5 July 2020.
Paula Henderson
United Kingdom
WOMAD
womad.co.uk
Paula Henderson began her music career in 1989 at WOMAD. Since ’89 she has held a variety of positions, finally finding her niche working on the programming and artist administration side.
Paula has organized and programmed over 150 international events presenting over 2500 groups from 50 countries to a total audience exceeding 1,000,000 people.
Ben Mendelson
United Kingdom
WOMEX
PIRANHA ARTS
Contact: ben.mandelson@piranha-arts.com
www.womex.com
www.piranha-arts.com
Ben Mandelson (UK) is an independent world music record producer and active musician. He was part of the key group of UK music professionals who, collectively, created the World Music campaign of 1987. He is Founding Director of WOMEX [http://www.womex.com], and Supervisory Board member for the parent company Piranha Arts, which is based in Berlin, Germany. WOMEX is the world’s biggest professional music conference, tradefair and showcase event for World, Roots, Folk and Traditional music – held annually within Europe at the end of each October.
We have just celebrated our 25th anniversary; the 26th edition will take place in Budapest, Hungary in October 2020.
Felícia Silva
PORTUGAL
Ao Sul do Mundo
www.aosuldomundo.pt
Jo Frost
United Kingdom
SONGLINES
https://www.songlines.co.uk
Jo is editor of Songlines, one of the most widely read and respected publications on music from around the world, launched in 1999 and celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Jo has attended and spoken at many music festivals and conference events, both in the UK and overseas. She’s also been on various awards and showcase selection panels including the BBC, WOMEX and Babel Med.
Maite Hontelé
THE NETHERLANDS
musicmeeting.com
Dutch trumpeter Maite Hontelé used to tour the world with her salsa-band, but recently decided to change her live-path. Now she works as a programmer for the International Music Meeting Festival in Nijmegen, Holland.
Hontelé lived in Medellín, Colombia for almost 10 years, where she recorded 4 albums as a band-leader. She was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2014 and was named ‘Artist of the Year’ by the Colombian national public radio. She toured and recorded with Latin music legends such as Ruben Blades, Oscar D’León, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Orquesta Aragón, and many more.
In 2018 Hontelé returned to her homeland, where she now works as a programmer for the International Music Meeting Festival together with Wim Westerveld and Kay Krijnen.
Vítor Belho
SPAIN
Nordesía Producións
Santiago de Compostela, Galiza
produtor de ideas, fundador de Nordesía Producións
Máster Superior en Xestión Cultural, Música Teatro e Danza pola Universidade Complutense de Madrid. Grado en Liderazgo Emprendedor e Innovación, Universidad de Mondragón
Promotor, manager, produtor, xestor cultural e consultor, desenvolve unha boa parte do seu traballo actual nos mercados internacionáis da música, no desenvolvemento de estratexias de glocalización, music exchange e music cities
Fundador e promotor de iniciativas empresariais diversas como Nordesía Produccións, e-burbulla, Casa das Crechas…e de iniciativas asociativas como A.C. Cidade Vella en Compostela; é membro da EFWMF (European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals); en 2016 e 2017 traballa como consultor para internacionalización en PRIMERA LÍNEA, primeiro foro profesional da música en Cuba
Como director artístico e promotor é responsable do branding, conceptualización e produción de eventos e festiváis como Cantos na Maré, Sons da Diversidade, Festival dos Abrazos, MACC, Festa dos Mundos, Feito a Man, Terra da Fraternidade…
Nordesía Produccións foi o parceiro local WOMEX nas edicións 2014, 2016 (Santiago de Compostela) e será o parceiro local para WOMEX 2018 (Las Palmas de Gran Canarias)
Membro de xurado em WOMEX 16 e Budapest Ritmo 17
Carlos Seixas
PORTUGAL
Festival Músicas do Mundo SINES
www.fmmsines.pt
www.gindungo.org
Carlos Seixas é diretor artístico e produtor do FMM Sines Festival, desde a sua fundação em 1999.
Iniciou a sua carreira como produtor e programador de música ao vivo nos anos 80. Programou ou contribuiu para programas de outros festivais e foi coordenador artístico do Centro de Artes de Sines. Atualmente é associado da “Gindungo Artist Development”, uma associação de management e booking com sede em Lisboa.
Carlos Seixas is the artistic and production director of FMM Sines Festival, since 1999.
He started his career as producer and programmer of live events in the 80’s. He took the lead in programming other festivals and was artistic director of Sines Art Center. He is currently associate of “Gindungo Artist Development”, a music management and booking association
Monica Cosas
BRAZIL
AKASSÁ PRODUÇÕES
Monica Cosas is a Cultural Producer, with vast experience in festival organization, curatorship, booking and the organization of cultural projects. Cosas produces the Conexão Festival since 2007, promoting Brazilian and Latin American music all over the world. The festival has had nine editions in Brazil, and four in Latin America, including Uruguai, Argentina, Colombia and Cuba. Cosas actively promotes the connection between the Brazilian, Latin America and international musical scenes booking Brazilian artists in Latin America and Europe, and international artists in Brazil. Monica Cosas also takes part in the curatorial teams of many international and national festivals and music conferences.
Gigi Di Luca
ITALY
Ethnos Festival & Divino Jazz Festival
Director, musician, organizer and author. In 1995 he planned the Ethnos Festival and in 2004 the. He is an innovative author of many artistic projects with young people too. Gigi Di Luca has been working in Italy and particularly in Naples using historical vesuvian location. In 1991 he set up a teathre and Arts school. As director and author he has been working for famous italian and foreign stages.
The Ethnos Festival has reached its XXIV edition. It is an international event that integrates the enhancement of the vesuvian territory with the discovery of new cultures. It hosts artists from different countries and able to fascinate the public through music, dance, theater, for a multidisciplinary festival.
The Divino Jazz Festival has reached its XIII edition. It is a Festival that combines live jazz music with wine in the Vesuvian territories where Lacrima Christi is produced. It takes place in places of historical and cultural value creating a perfect symbiosis between music, wine, nature and local food, where each event is a unique experience in its style.
Furthermore he has been the theatre director of “Viva La Vida”, “Memorie di una schiava”, “Nata sotto una pianta di datteri”, “La Nuotatrice” and “La Casa Di Bernarda Alba”in collaboration with “Il Teatro Stabile di Napoli”, “Il Piccolo Teatro di Milano” and other important theaters.
In 2008 he has been the organizer of Miriam Makeba concert in Castelvolturno to whom he dedicated other theatral projects and events in which he involved immigrants.
Juan Ramón Canovaca Vela
SPAIN
Festival Imagina Funk
Nacido en Alcalá la Real, provincia de Jaén, lleva dedicado a la Gestión Cultural desde 1996. Gestor Cultural miembro de la Asociación de Gestores Culturales de Andalucía es fundador de Etnosur y director adjunto durante nueve años.
Fundador y director del festival Imagina Funk, festival más importante del género que se celebra en Europa, colaborador actulmente en el II Plan Estratégico de la Provincia de Jaén en la comisión Jaén Cultural y Educativa. Ha a participado en importantes ferias internacionales como Strictly Mundial, Womex, Tallin Music Week, Semana de la música de Israel, Feria de la Música de Abiyan, en Costa de Marfil, Mercat de Musica viva de Vic. Ha impartido conferencias y cursos en diferentes instituciones. Actuamente es uno de los participantes más antiguos del Programa Vis a Vis que organiza cada año Casa de África, visitando Senegal, Ethiopía, Tanzania, Sudafrica, Costa de Marfil, Angola, Guinea Ecuatorial y Cabo Verde.
Actualmente está involucrados en diferentes proyectos con el objetivo de promover la cultural urbana y compagina la actividad profesional con la de Dj de música negra y word music.
MMM2019 Jury announced:
PAULO BRANDÃO
PORTUGAL
Theatro Circo de Braga
https://www.theatrocirco.com
Assume a direção artística do Theatro Circo de Braga em Maio de 2006 (término em Fevereiro de 2010).
Foi director/programador da Casa das Artes de Famalicão entre 2001 e 2006, após oito anos como produtor e director de cena no Teatro Nacional de São João (Porto).
Frequentou a licenciatura em Estudos Portugueses da Universidade do Porto. A formação artística foi adquirida durante o curso de Interpretação na Academia Contemporânea do Espetáculo (ACE, Porto) e o estágio em Teatro Naturalista na The Arden School of Theatre (Manchester).
É docente convidado na pós-graduação em Comunicação e Gestão Cultural na Universidade Lusófona do Porto (2009-2011).
Enquanto criador, levou a palco “Red Shoes” (2004), com texto de Paulo Castro, e “Cigarras – Um Musical Pop Sobre Quem Canta e Seus Males Encanta” (2010), com texto de Valter Hugo Mãe.
Em Julho de 2010 foi-lhe atribuída a Medalha de Mérito Cultural Municipal pela câmara de Vila Nova de Famalicão.
Pertenceu à Comissão de Apreciação dos Apoios Anuais 2011 e Bienais 2011-2012 da área de Teatro da DGArtes.
No âmbito de Guimarães – Capital Europeia da Cultura 2012 -, produziu com Fernando Alvim o projecto “Mi Casa es Tu Casa”, que se tornou notícia em todo o mundo pelo seu sucesso e características.
Atualmente, e desde de Dezembro de 2013, é pela segunda vez diretor artístico do Theatro Circo de Braga e consultor da Câmara Municipal de Braga para a área da Cultura.
Lance Stehr
SOUTH AFRICA
Muthaland Entertainment
http://muthalandentertainment.co.za/
I have spent over 30 years in the music industry / TV industry. Based
in London/Cape Town/Johannesburg.
My journey in music started in 1988 with the formation of PROPHETS
OF DA CITY a political conscious hip hop group who were banned by
the then South African Government. I recorded and released 7 albums
till 1996. I went on to release and nurture SKEEM, O’DAMEESTA, PITCH
BLACK AFRO, BRICKZ, DJ CLEO, TUKS, MORAFE, ZOLA, MAPAPUTSI,
REVOLUTION, BROWN DASH, ASHAAN, BRASSE VANNIE KAAP, DJ
READY D, BRAVO, SLICE, GHETTO LUV, UNATHI, RJ BENJAMIN, JOZI, DA
LES, ISHMAEL, RUFF X. Music supervisor for TSOTSI (Oscar winner). TV
programmes produced ZOLA 7/ JOZI – MOVING THE CITY/ FLY CHIX.
2000 – I headed the local division of POLYGRAM MUSIC before they
were taken over by UNIVERSAL.
2013 – TV SHOWS – JOZI/MOVING THE CITY season 2, FLY CHIX, SKY
ROOM LIVE….
FILM release JOZI – MOVING THE CITY
NEW RELEASES – NANCY G / VEEZO / WUNDA / DJ SNEJA /MONEOA.
2014
VUSI NOVA blowing up.
BRENDA FASSIE LEGACY TOUR 2014/5.
New artists MASH, NATHI, BROTHERS OF SOUL, FIESTA BLACK, 047,
BEKEZELA, PSDJz, MAKIZAR, TOUCHLINE, ZOE, NTANDO, MEGA
DRUMZ.
and now
2019……………….. venturing into apps. LIFTI and Co Founder of CYPHA
a journey that will leave a lasting impact on millions of musical lives!!
Jérôme GALABERT
REUNION ISLAND
SAKIFO
sakifo.com
Jérôme Galabert grew up in Reunion Island. A short stay in London in his early twenties allowed him to perfect his English while working. After this experience abroad, he returned to Reunion and became Head of Communication at the General Council of the island.
Over time, he gained experience within several Event Production structures, until he decided to create his own company – Galabert Production – and organise the first ever concert of James Brown on the island in 1993, gathering 17,000 people all together.
He then joined the Regional Council as a project manager, in charge of promoting Reunion music.
Between 97 and 99, he kept on working on cultural issues and created a public theatre called « Le Séchoir », he directed until 2004, when he created the Sakifo Festival.
Today, he manages Sakifo Production, a live performance company created in 2005, which produces in addition to Sakifo Musik Festival, « Les Francofolies de la Réunion » and other upcoming projects.
On top of these activities, he is eager to keep on promoting and developping emerging bands from Reunion or elsewhere, whether through the Sakifo label or through editions and booking so as to bring to light the music he loves.
Eric JURET
REUNION ISLAND
IOMMA
www.iomma.net
Director of the IOMMA since 2015, Eric Juret, nicknamed “Blanc-Blanc” is also the Director of the Theatre Luc Donat, a 600 seat indoor venue in the south of Reunion Island (an IOMMA step) and he runs an international acclaimed event called “La Nuit des Virtuoses”.
Eric is also a reputed sound engineer, who has worked for the best Reunionese bands around the world, and for international festivals.
Last but not least in the music business, he is the heavy rock lead singer of his band Nazca.
Said Chaouch
SWEDEN
Said is one of the pioneers of the world music scene in Sweden. His store “Worldmusic Oasis” opened in the 90’s, has been a rich source of music from all around the world for music fans from Sweden. His long experience allowed him later to become an active promotor who booked many renowned artists such as Tinariwen, Papa Wemba and many others to different venues in Sweden and Norway. Said also acts as music adviser, lecturer, dj and active on most world music events. He collaborates too with the biggest Swedish world music & jazz magazine – Lira by reportage.
Nuno Sardinha
PORTUGAL
RTP & RTP
rtp.pt
Journalist, specialist in the field of African music. Responsible for the programming of RDP Africa, on Radio and Television of Portugal, since 2006. He has been performing and presenting since 1997 the radio program “Música Sem Espinhas”, and since 2003 the weekly Top Radio on RTP Africa. Portuguese representative on the World Music Chart Europe panel. Has a degree in Social Communication and Anthropology from the University of Lisbon and a postgraduate degree in Media Management from the Catholic University of Lisbon. He has actively participated in events promoting Lusophone music as a producer and jury. He also has managerial duties, as Chairman of the Board of Education and Culture Cooperative INSE, since 2016.
Paulo Chibanga
MOZAMBIQUE
AZGO FESTIVAL
Paulo Chibanga is the director of Khuzula the producer of Azgo Festival, Mozambique’s finest international arts festival; bringing together a diverse and quality program of music, film, and dance to the city of Maputo. Azgo is a contemporary celebration of arts and culture, with a strong focus on artists from Mozambique and from around the continent of Africa.
Khuzula additionally has developed further profiles with events such as Sean Paul live in Maputo, Joss Stone, Salif Keita etc
Through Modigi a new division of Khuzula the in business of music distribution through a deal signed with the Orchard the industry’s leading independent distributor and label services company, Modigi reaches digital and physical retailers worldwide. With the support of the orchard comprised of digital natives specialized in marketing, advertising, sync licensing, video monetization, performance rights services and more, Modigi empowers artists and labels to connect with fans across the globe
Throught the Azgo festival cooperation and exchanges with IGODA a Southern African Circuit of which he is pioneer, Chibanga is bringing the music of such artists as Banda Kakana, Roberto Chitsondzo and Muzila, Deltino Guerreiro, Ras Haitrim, Stewart Sukuma, Granmah, Ghorwane and many more to new audiences in Mozambique, throughout the continent and around the globe.Recentlty Chibanga as founded jointly with Kinani and Festival da Mafalala OTHAMA an arts, culture and tourism platform in Mozambique
Tom Faber
UNITED KINGDOM
The Guardian
www.theguardian.com
Tom Faber, aka Moth, is a DJ and journalist based in London, reporting for The Guardian, The Financial Times and a range of music magazines. He has lived and travelled across the Middle East, North Africa and beyond, reporting on music, culture and LGBT rights. He geeks out over local scenes creating hybrid strains of electronic music which he shares at Club Sandwich, the party he co-runs in east London.
Beryl NZILA
CONGO
Festival ICI C L’AFRIK
Beryl NZILA is a Congolese cultural operator with a degree in cultural engineering whose pecialty is Cultural Industries Management. Radio host for several years and member of the Association Mossibet’ké with whom he initiates the Festival ICI C L’AFRIK which counts 7 editions. He collaborates on several cultural projects and with companies of communication of the place then with the international one. His various missions will be those of press relations, management of artists (Soprano, Magic System, La Fouine, Pit Bacardi and others) during the editions of the MTN Connect Festival. He decides to perfect his knowledge abroad. This training led him to work for the Estates General of Culture in Morocco alongside the Racines association, the Music in Africa Foundation (South Africa) in Senegal, Studio SANKARA and Canal Plus and Zhu culture (Senegal). He is also involved in production management and develops projects for the French Institute and the SENGHOR University of Alexandria in Egypt, a direct operator of the Francophonie. Now living in the Congo to develop projects, he is a trainer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brazzaville, Congo Brazzaville Arterial Network Delegate, Africa Label Manager (Republic of Congo / Democratic Republic of Congo) at Believe Digital France and others activities.
Mzwa Ngubeni
SOUTH AFRICA
Mazothe Media & Nando’s Heatwave Radio
mazothemedia.co.za
Mzwa Ngubeni is in the Media space in South Africa. His company Mazothe Media looks after Nando’s Heatwave Radio. A Satallite Radio
station that promotes African music through its sounf “Afro Luso” He is an Actor/Presenter/Speaker and Internal Marketing Strategist.
Phindile Nqana
South Africa
Afrolive Radio
Phindile The SoulProvider Nqana is a Musician, Poet, Music Teacher
and Project Manager at an online radio station called Afrolive Radio.
She is passionate about creating platforms where different artforms
can be exhibited. As an artist herself, she has performed on many
local spaces. Her interest in Radio led her to the current position she
holds at Afrolive Radio which is a platform that is primarily concerned
with Afrocentric content.
She also dabbles in event planning around the area she resides,
although on a small scale, her ‘Creative Hue Sessions’ have had great
reviews.
She believes there are great stories to be told, even when not told by
her personally and she hopes through the hard work and dedication she puts in,
Nikki Froneman
SOUTH AFRICA
Arte Viva Management
www.artevivamanagement.com
Nikki Froneman is an arts producer & artist manager. She is the Managing Director of Arte Viva Management (Cape Town), a boutique artist and arts management agency that represents professional performing artists: actors, dancers, vocalists & musicians (mainly Jazz, African and World music genres). Arte Viva also focuses on project management, particularly tour management for incoming international & outgoing SA / African music artists.
Nikki holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Cape Town and a Diploma in Marketing & Business Management. She lived in Shanghai, China for most of 2004 and from 2006 to 2011, she lived in Latin America, first travelling through Central and South America and then settling in Buenos Aires. There she founded Proyecto 34oS, a platform to promote artistic exchange between Africa and Latin America, working over the next 7 years with over 150 collaborators and artists across multiple projects, mainly theatre-based.
Since 2008, Nikki has specialised in artistic exchange, producing more than 35 international tours and projects with a range of acclaimed and emerging artists. Nikki has worked in and with artists from countries including South Africa, China, Argentina, Brazil, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia & France, with various partner agencies, embassies, funders and organisations.
She is fluent in English, Afrikaans and Spanish, and has a particular interest in cultural exchange and touring. She is committed to promoting access and involvement in the arts to those from all backgrounds and of all abilities, and to the continued development of a thriving, diverse and sustainable live performing arts industry for local and international artists and audiences.
Agnès REVELEN
REUNION ISLAND
IOMMA
www.iomma.net
Agnès Revelen has been in charge of production for IOMMa since 2013. She has an extensive experience as a production manager (dance company “Tetradanse”, venue “Le Séchoir”, festival “Leu Tempo”, …) and is a skilled professional, eager to discover new events and territories.
Mouna HAGUMA
IOMMA
www.iomma.net
Originally from Rwanda, Mouna Haguma has grown up in Paris.
She’s worked for 6 years in Events Industry in France before moving to Reunion Island in 2016.
She then became the coordinator of IOMMa: The Indian Ocean Music Market. The event’s ambition is to help the Indian Ocean music industry carry on its professionalization, as well as encourage networking for a wide range of international players. The 9th edition will be from from Monday 25th to Thursday 28th, May 2020.
She has particular interest in developing cultural exchanges within and beyond the African continent.
– www.iomma.net
Originally from Rwanda, Mouna Haguma has grown up in Paris.
She’s worked for 6 years in Events Industry in France before moving to Reunion Island in 2016.
She then became the coordinator of IOMMa: The Indian Ocean Music Market. The event’s ambition is to help the Indian Ocean music industry carry on its professionalization, as well as encourage networking for a wide range of international players. The 9th edition will be from from Monday 25th to Thursday 28th, May 2020.
She has particular interest in developing cultural exchanges within and beyond the African continent.
Jean-Raphaël MARANINCHI
REUNION ISLAND
SAKIFO Booking Agency
www.sakifo.com/tour/
Jean-Raphaël Maraninchi aka J.R., I started my career as a music publisher in 2000 at Warner Chappell in Paris. Then I was hired by José Da Silva’s Lusafrica, Cesaria Evora’s label and publisher, where I staid from 2004 to 2007. After 2 years as a freelancer, representing Fairwood Music (Bowie, Eno), Wixen (George Harrison, R.A.T.M., the Doors), I was promoted Managing Director of Budde Music France where I spent 8 years, working for artists repertoires such as Alphaville, Apparat/Moderat, Dave Brubeck, Deep Purple, Elvis Presley, Wu Tang Clan, Madeleine Peyroux, Seal, Celine Dion…
In 2017 I jumped on the classical field as an A&R for Music Sales. In 2018, I moved to Reunion Island when Sakifo offered me an exciting challenge: develop music publishing all over Indian ocean and emerging markets.
My skills cover the entire music publishing business from copyright and royalties to A&R and I can count on a vast network of sub-publishers all over the world. At Sakifo I am also in charge of the label digital and licensing strategy.
Dr. Sipho Sithole
SOUTH AFRICA
Native Rhythms Records
Afrocentric Agency
http://www.nativerhythms.co.za
Dr Sipho Sithole is founder and owner of Native Rhythms Records, a leading independent record label in South Africa that has produced double platinum and multi-award winning artists. Dr. Sithole is an award-winning music producer and is well admired for his work with Afro-soul and world music artists. An ardent speaker on music and society at local and international music markets. Dr. Sithole has recently established Afrocentric Agency – a talent agency that is represents Pan-african creatives in the field of music, poetry, public speaking and docie-films.
Andrew Goodwin
UNITED STATES
FESTICKET
http://www.festicket.com
I am a music + festival veteran who has been working in the live music space for over a decade. I live in New Orleans, LA – a mecca for music and culture and have helped start a number of music projects and festivals across the city. I worked with Putumayo World Music – the largest record label for promoting “world music” with tens of millions of albums sold around the world.
I was involved and assisted in producing a number of major festivals in North America (Bonnaroo, Coachella, New Orleans Jazzfest, among others) and have continued working in the festival space ever since.
I worked with CID Entertainment – leaders in fan experiences for festivals + touring artists around the world.
That experience lead me into a Business Development + Partnership role at Festicket…the world’s largest community website for music festivals.
Festicket provides fans of live music a unique, hassle-free, and money- saving service to discover and book ticket & packages for their next festival trips. Working closely with its festival partners and suppliers, Festicket packages festival tickets, accommodation, travel, and add- ons to ensure that festival-goers’ next live music experience is as simple and pleasant as possible.
Festicket has quickly grown to be world’s largest music festival platform with over 1,000+ music festivals on offer, and a growing community of 2.5M+ festival-goers.
We are very interested in learning more about the growing music + festival industry across Africa and are hoping to learn more about your conference.
STEPHAN REZANNAH
MAURITIUS
MOMIX
https://momix.io
A cultural journalist, Stephan Rezannah worked for L’Express, Le
Mauricien, Week-End and Scope Magazine (2001 -2011) before
embarking on a career in music. In 2011, he founded the Jorez Box
label with the aim of promoting artists with rich, original and original
musicality authentic. In 2017, he launched Mauritius’ first music
market, the MOMIX. A platform for meetings, sharing and exchanges
between the various actors in this field. MOMIX is an approach that
aims to promote the local scene, to enhance the current sounds of
Mauritius, the Indian Ocean region and elsewhere. A window open on
the eclectic landscape of sound waves.
Carolina Vallejo
DENMARK
ONEWORLD
https://www.oneworldsmusic.com/oneworldbio
The Danish producer Carolina Vallejo, One World, has presented more than 1000 live concerts over 5 continents. She is the producer of the succesful bands for Makadem (Kenya), Sekou Kouyate (Guinea) and Harouna Samake (Mali) as well as the producer of awarded albums by Makadem, Sekou Kouyate, Yuliesky Gonzalez (Cuba) & Harouna Samake, released on her label One World Records since 2015. In 2011 she won‘Best African Concert Promoter in Denmark’, by African Achievement Awards. Vallejo has been curating for UN Denmark, CKU, The Danish Institute of Human Rights, CPH DOX Film Festival, Images Festival, Festival Kora & Cordes, Jazzfestival Christianshavn, Copenhagen Jazzhouse, The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen and The Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus. Carolina represents the Mozambican composer and Sax player Ivan Mazuze on One World, as well as she has produced concerts with Ivan Mazuze, Mingas, Childo Tomas, and curated Mozambican Music Week at The Royal Music Conservatory in Copenhagen.
Hugo Chichava
MOZAMBIQUE/SOUTH AFRICA
NANDO’S MUSIC EXCHANGE & PFWURA NDZILO
Born in Maputo and bred in Swansea UK, it was only in South Africa
where Hugo got involved in the industry as a music artist from 2006,
later he was involved in Jax Panik, a multi-award winning Pop act from
Cape Town. He has toured with acts such as Die Antwoord, Locnville,
Goldfish and been the opening act for international acts such as Sean
Kingston, David Guetta and Akon’s respective tours in South Africa.
Together with Jax Panik they won a SAMA award (South African Music
Awards) for best Pop act in 2011.
Today, Hugo is a creative strategist and talent scout working with the
co-founders of Nando’s on various creative projects in the UK,
Mozambique and South Africa. The Nando’s Music Exchange is one of
those projects, it is a global programme which brings together
emerging and established musicians for mentoring, workshops,
collaborations and explosive events globally. Previous editions of the
Nando’s Music Exchange have included mentors such as Stormzy,
Muzi, Example, Little Simz, Toya Delazy, Sho Majozi and Lethal Bizzle.
Hugo wants to connect music talent from Southern Africa to audiences
abroad through Nando’s platforms and networks worldwide.
Darren Rose
UK/SOUTH AFRICA
Sound Music Advice
www.soundmusicadvice.com
Darren Rose is an entertainment lawyer with a passion for music and artists rights. Originally from Scotland and now based in Cape Town, Darren has a wealth of legal experience both nationally and internationally.
Darren runs the legal and business affairs consultancy, Sound Music Advice, alongside John Maclennan, manager of South African rising star – Muzi.
Darren lectures Music Business and Copyright Law at the Academy of Sound Engineering in Cape Town and is also an experienced DJ so understands the industry from an artists perspective and recognises the importance of communicating technical legal jargon in plain, simple and easy to understand language.
PEDRO MELGUIZO JIMENEZ
SPAIN
Festival ETHNOSUR
http://www.etnosur.com
PERIODISTA Y GESTOR CULTURAL
DIRECTOR DEL FESTIVAL ETNOSUR, Alcalá la Real-Jaén-España
Saúl Presa
SPAIN
Partenope Producciones
Saúl Presa (Zaragoza, 1962), organiza festivales, eventos y conciertos de música en los principales teatros y auditorios del mundo. representa y gestiona a nivel internacional la carrera de una cuidada selección de artistas internacionales.
A través de la creación de empresas independientes como Partenope Producciones, Metric Productions, Surya y Kaira Música organiza festivales y eventos muy diversos siempre con la música como protagonista.
Con más de treinta años de experiencia en el sector ha colaborado en proyectos que han marcado una época en el devenir de la historia musical reciente. Como la creación de los primeros festivales españoles de la llamada world music ó músicas del mundo, Pirineos Sur ó La Mar de Músicas, el lanzamiento internacional del grupo Radio Tarifa , el gran impacto que supuso el renacimiento de la música tradicional cubana liderado por La Vieja Trova Santiaguera, Omara Portuondo y Eliades Ochoa , que más tarde obtendría un reconocimiento mundial con la publicación del disco “Buenavista Social Club”, la efervescencia de un estilo musical cuyos artistas más representativos visitaron España por primera vez de su mano, Rimitti, Paquita la del Barrio, Los Gitanos de Rajastán, Orchestre National de Barbés, Lhasa, Orchestra Baobab, Femi Kuti, Malkit Singh, Muzsikas, René Aubry , la explosión de la música balcánica con la producción “El Tiempo de los Gitanos” que incluía a Taraf de Haidouks, Esma Redzepova, Fanfare Ciocarlia, la nueva sensibilidad que combinaba propuestas de raíz y electrónica, encarnada por Zuco 103, Frederic Galliano, Bugge Wesseltoft , Cocorosie , Devendra Banhart , Andrew Bird…
Desde el año 2005 se ocupa del management personal y exclusivo para todo el mundo de un artistas emblemático, en el zenit de su carrera, como es el maliense Toumani Diabate, ganador de dos Grammy Awards y uno de los músicos más influyentes de África . Con él, recorre el mundo a través de sus múltiples proyectos teniendo la oportunidad de colaborar y establecer contactos con iconos del mundo del pop, del folk y del jazz como Bjork, Damon Albarn ó Herbie Hancock.
Con sus propuestas, visita regularmente los míticos festivales de Montreux, Glastonbury, Bonaroo, Transmusicales ,Central Park, Womad, Roskilde, Sfinks, Rudolstadt…, los principales escenarios de Londres, Paris, Nueva York, Berlín, Montreal, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sidney…y las ferias musicales de Womex, Mercat de Música de Vic , Babel Med..
Desde el año 2009 es el director artístico del Festival “Mantras”, que se celebra en el Teatro Fernán Gomez de Madrid, festival único dedicado a las músicas meditativas y espirituales, con propuestas como Yungchen Lhamo, Deva Premal, Los Derviches de Damasco.
En 2010 colabora con el proyecto Africa Express liderado por Damon Albarn, con la participación de Björk, Rachid Taha, Amadou y Mariam, Femi Kuti & Positive Force, Rokia Traoré, John Paul Jones y muchos más que congregó a decenas de miles de personas en “A Festa dos Mundos” con motivo del Xacobeo.
En 2011 se ocupa de otra gran producción, que bajo el título “Afrocubism” combina la música del oeste de África con la música cubana. Fue nominada a los premios Grammy 2012, el equivalente de la industria musical a los oscar de cine de Hollywood.
Oscar Gutierrez
Guatemala/South Africa
Photographer and photojournalist Oscar Gutierrez has left an indelible
mark on the world of photography in Africa. Since arriving in southern
Africa in 1994, Oscar has documented an astonishing range of events
and issues in politics, arts and culture, religion, and much besides. In
the process, he has become possibly the quintessential photojournalist
in southern Africa today.
Oscar has made an invaluable contribution to the documentation of
southern Africa’s contemporary history. His commercial work spans
projects for Constitution Hill (home of South Africa’s Constitutional
Court), Ogilvy Publications, the South African Electoral Commission,
LoveLife TV, Mott Foundation, Coca-Cola, The Oprah Magazine and
Mobil Oil Africa. Oscar has developed an extensive contemporary
photographic archive of South African music.
Originally from Guatemala, Oscar has lived and worked in Latin
America, the Caribbean, Israel, Canada, the United States,
Mozambique and South Africa. His extensive formal training includes a
Bachelor in Fine Arts, specialising in photojournalism, from the
Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York, as well as
MA candidacy in Fine Arts.
Professional Experience, as owner of “Two Tone Photography”
Southern Africa 1994-present.
Florana PITON GIANI
REUNION ISLAND
IOMMA
www.iomma.net
Florana has worked in various countries, including France, UK or Argentina, dealing with diverse international topics.
Now established in Reunion Island, she has joined the IOMMa team in March 2018 to take in charge the Communication aspects of the project.
She’s willing to provide her enthusiastic support to encourage networking within international professionals in the Indian Ocean music industry.
Next IOMMa will be held from Monday 25th to Thursday 28th, May 2020.
Marcus Gora
ZIMBABWE
JACARANDA MUSIC FESTIVAL
https://www.mokoomba.band
https://www.jacarandamusicfestival.com
Marcus Gora is band manager for Zimbabwe’s award winning music group Mokoomba and co-founder and director of First Floor Gallery Harare. He is also works at Ngoma NeHosho (Pvt) Ltd an innovative, international arts promotion company working to discover and develop
emerging talent, develop local arts, culture and creative industry capacity across disciplines from music to visual arts as well as presenting the annual Jacaranda Music Festival among other events and projects.
Inês Nadais
PORTUGAL
Jornal Público
publico.pt
Inês Nadais nasceu no Porto, Portugal, em 1976. Licenciou-se em Comunicação Social pela Universidade do Minho em 1999 e iniciou-se como jornalista do PÚBLICO nesse mesmo ano. Fixou-se em 2005 na secção de Cultura, onde vem prestando particular atenção à área das políticas culturais e, sobretudo, das artes performativas. Foi editora do Ípsilon, suplemento semanal de artes e espectáculos, entre 2009 e 2016; desde então é editora de Cultura do jornal.
Christoph Giese
GERMANY
MUSICADOMUNDO
http://www.kikofe.de
Musicadomundo organizes concerts with musicians from all over the world, mainly in lithuania and sometimes in co-operation with partners in latvia and also russia. Musicadomundo also co-produces and curates the JazzNight Zollverein at UNESCO world heritage site zeche zollverein in essen, germany. christoph giese from musicadomunworks as well as a freelance journalist for several big music magazines, newspapers and websites in germany plus england´s leading jazz magazine jazzwise.
Rui Tadeu
MOZAMBIQUE
Art & Culture Promoter
2013/2018 – Nucleo de Arte
2019 – Arte no Parke – Art Selection
Valentino Barrioseta
SPAIN/SOUTH AFRICA
www.bridgesformusic.org
www.valentinobarrioseta.com
Founder and CEO of non-profit organisation Bridges for Music, gathering global leaders and artists in the music industry to create a positive impact in developing countries.
Bridges for Music has worked with artists like Ed Sheeran, Skrillex, Black Coffee and many more hosting shows and educational initiatives in underprivileged communities across South Africa. BFM main accomplishments include having built a pioneering creative school in Langa township (Cape Town) with world-class facilities and an innovative curriculum combining music, mindfulness and entrepreneurship. Bridges for Music also provides support for established artists in the African continent through its International Support Program, which gives local artists the opportunity to play in some of the most renowned international festivals. Its main partners include brands like Nandos, Pioneer DJ or Resident Advisor.
In the past Valentino spent his career running some of the biggest clubs in the world, such as legendary Barraca in Valencia (Spain) or the globally renowned Amnesia Ibiza, often ranked among the top 3 events venues in the world. He founded a fashion and art magazine in
Spain (LaMilk Magazine), a record label (Barraca Music) and managed some great artists with international success. Valentino has also consulted for numerous global brands on music and brand strategy (Red Bull, Ford, Burn, BlackBerry, Pioneer DJ..) and has promoted concerts with artists like Snoop Dog, 50cent or Skrillex to name a few.
Ana Lúcia Cruz
MOÇAMBIQUE/PORTUGAL
CCFM
https://www.ccfmoz.com/
Ana Lúcia Cruz é Encarregada de programação do CCFM – Centro
Cultural Franco-Moçambicano, em Maputo, instituição binacional
vocacionada para a promoção da arte e cultura moçambicana,
francófona e lusófona. Com uma formação artística desenvolvida entre
Portugal, Espanha, Áustria e França, reside em Moçambique desde
2010, onde colaborou com instituições e iniciativas locais e regionais
enquanto produtora para o desenvolvimento de projectos de âmbito
artístico nas áreas das artes visuais, cinema, música e dança. Depois
de diversas colaborações com o CCFM, nomeadamente como
programadora da Festa da Música desde a sua primeira edição em
2013, integra os quadros do CCFM desde 2015 como responsável pela
programação cultural.
Details coming soon…
Benjamim Bene
MOZAMBIQUE
Jazztgigs
Jazztgigs is the result of 3 words, namely jazz+just+gigs.
its a brand new name in the cultural arena.
It´s a multicultural initiative mostly related to music live performances.
Our holístic mind set, allow us to navigate through
Its creator, Benjamim Bene, mozambican, is now engaged to establish
contacts in order to take from mozmbique, artists to participate in
festivals and artistic residences around the world.
kind of a mission to put mozambique in the map “jazzycly”.
Emmanuel Gleyzes
FRANCE
Sundri Feeling
Emmanuel Gleyzes is promoting the “Sundri Feeling” Quartet. Unique Pop World Jazz from Reunion island. A charming voice engaged in world poetry and music. Lead singer Sundri was born from unexpected love stories from the 4 corners of our planet. Living and growing as an artist in Reunion island is a powerful invitation to align her Self and share her love for Creation.
In French, English and Creole, Sundri Feeling is winning the heart of an audience in love with this subtle blend of jazz harmonies, pop, maloya, ballads, rock, samba, soul, positive poetry, dance, sensuality and more.
New album “Dancing souls” released in March is directed by the international bass player Sylvin Marc (Nina Simone, Chris Rea, Michel Jonasz). Sundri writes all lyrics then composes together with chosen musicians. Quartet on stage, the incredible bass sound of Misho M’Ba (Ray Charles, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Paco Sery), piano inspiration of Jérôme Vaccari (director of Jazz Club Réunion) and creole style drums of Philippe Baraka (Ziskakan) accompany Sundri’s rich repertoire of vocal nuances. In 2019 tours are taking them to South Africa, Gran Canarias and Mozambique. Seoul Music Week 2017 showcase was the opportunity for a 1st Asian tour, followed by a 2nd one in 2018. Since 2016, Sundri Feeling has also convinced major theatres in Reunion.
1st album «Accords» was nominated in 2015 by the IAMA (USA) and Indian Ocean Voices, thus giving Sundri Feeling a regular presence in the media and jazz scene. Sundri Feeling gives you sensibility and soul.
Cendrine Cingala
FRANCE
http://www.sundrifeeling.com
Cendrine Cingala, aka Sundri, is promoting her Quartet “Sundri Feeling”. Unique Pop World Jazz from Reunion island. A charming voice engaged in world poetry and music. Lead singer Sundri was born from unexpected love stories from the 4 corners of our planet. Living and growing as an artist in Reunion island is a powerful invitation to align her Self and share her love for Creation.
In French, English and Creole, Sundri Feeling is winning the heart of an audience in love with this subtle blend of jazz harmonies, pop, maloya, ballads, rock, samba, soul, positive poetry, dance, sensuality and more.
New album “Dancing souls” released in March is directed by the international bass player Sylvin Marc (Nina Simone, Chris Rea, Michel Jonasz). Sundri writes all lyrics then composes together with chosen musicians. Quartet on stage, the incredible bass sound of Misho M’Ba (Ray Charles, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Paco Sery), piano inspiration of Jérôme Vaccari (director of Jazz Club Réunion) and creole style drums of Philippe Baraka (Ziskakan) accompany Sundri’s rich repertoire of vocal nuances. In 2019 tours are taking them to South Africa, Gran Canarias and Mozambique. Seoul Music Week 2017 showcase was the opportunity for a 1st Asian tour, followed by a 2nd one in 2018. Since 2016, Sundri Feeling has also convinced major theatres in Reunion. 1st album «Accords» was nominated in 2015 by the IAMA (USA) and Indian Ocean Voices, thus giving Sundri Feeling a regular presence in the media and jazz scene.
Sundri Feeling gives you sensibility and soul.
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