WOMEX 11 Guide

World Music Fair Copenhagen would like to thank the following for their generous support of WOMEX 11:Welcome to the 3 rd WOMEXin CopenhagenBy Anders Laursen | Chairman of WMF CphCopenhagen is back once again!!World Music Fair Copenhagen, the Copenhagen organisation behind the production of WOMEX 2009 – 2011,is a collaboration between:It is a true pleasure to welcome you – for the third time – to WOMEX in Copenhagen.2009 marked the beginning of a great collaboration with the crew in Berlin – creatingwhat so far has been called ‘the best WOMEX ever’. We’re proud to be able to contributewith all our production know-how, fantastic venues and, last but not least, our dedicatedstaff and wonderful volunteers, to make WOMEX in Copenhagen the success it is – andput Copenhagen well and truly on the world music map.The world brings its music to Copenhagen, with a whole palette of global soundsdedicated to curious ears. WOMEX 11 presents musicians from more than 50 differentnations, about as many different musical genres, and even more stories to be told.F i r s t W o r dWelcomeWe’re delighted to welcome all musicians to Copenhagen, most of them for the firsttime. WOMEX has given us the opportunity to invite all of Denmark, all year round,to embrace and enjoy music that doesn’t usually reach the mainstream and to bridgegenerations. With ‘Music from Around’ the crew of World Music Fair Copenhagen isspreading the word – and the music.It goes (almost) without saying that any cultural event of WOMEX’s scale still faceschallenges in the wake of the financial crisis that has hit not only Denmark but the entireglobe. We would therefore like to thank the City of Copenhagen and CopenhagenCapital Region for their invaluable support in helping us make the event possible overthe last two years and also in 2011.Welcome on board to all musicians, delegates and guests of WOMEX 11.Welcome to Copenhagen!25