WOMEX 11 Guide

© Jan van de Ven © Chris Decato © Sebastien Rieussec© Isabel PintoBlue Flamingo (The Netherlands)Contact: Dox RecordsLabel: Excelsior RecordingsBombino (Niger)Contact: ModibaLabel: CumbanchaBoubacar Traoré (Mali)Contact: Mad Minute MusicLabel: LusafricaCarminho (Portugal)Contact: Músicas do MundoLabel: EMI MusicArtists A – ZS h o w c a s e sFriday 01:45 Foyer Stage 1 Saturday 23:00 Foyer Stage 2DJ, musician and designer Ziya Ertekin lives in Rotterdamand collects old 78 rpm records. Lots of them. He travelsafar to find them and as a DJ he shares his discoverieswith his audiences, playing them on a 1957 Garrardturn table through a Fender Vibroverb guitar tube-amp.He also releases CD compilations of selections from thecollection. The latest is called Congo Jazz, containingrare gems of classic Congolese rumba as well as somesizzling hot jazz, gospel, jug-band and exotica from thelost world of direct live recording. Ask him too aboutArgentine tango, swing, rhythm and blues or fado. He’san enthusiast, a shellac hunter exploring in the junk-shopjungle, searching for history captured on a record, tobring it back into the light.www.ziya.nlBlue Flamingo DJThe young Tuareg guitarist and songwriter Omara‘Bombino’ Moctar was raised during an era of armedstruggles for independence and violent suppression bygovernment forces. His electrifying jams capture the spiritof resistance and rebellion while echoing with guitar riffsinhabited by spirits of the universal blues from Ali FarkaTouré to Jimi Hendrix, fusing traditional Berber rhythmswith the energy of rock’n’roll. A committed advocate forthe Tuareg community, his songs speak of the constantneed to maintain their cultural heritage and continue tosurvive with dignity intact. On stage, he drives his bandinto intensively tight grooves, spraying guitar licks aroundlike a Tuareg Chuck Berry. His 2011 release, Agadez, hasswept up rave reviews and he arrives at WOMEX aftera summer of touring through Europe, the US, Japanand Korea.www.bombinoafrica.com› WOMEX 11 Showcase Trailer on www.womex.comBombino guitar, vocalsMohamed Serge Maurice percussion, vocalsKawissan Mohamed rhythm guitarIbrahim Atchinguil Emoud drums, djembe, vocalsEric Herman electric bassSaturday 23:30 Studio 1Boubacar Traoré is a founding father of modernMandingo music. His unique guitar technique standsat the crossroads between his kora influences and hisintuitive affinity with the styles of the Delta blues mastersof America’s Deep South. In the ‘60s, in the heady days ofindependence, he was the first to play Mandingo-rootedmusic on electric guitar and a string of hits provided thesoundtrack for the new freedom. But in 1968, the militarycoup saw him exiled from the airwaves and he returnedhome to become a farm worker. A brief comeback in1987 was halted by personal tragedy and he journeyedto Paris to work as a labourer. It wasn’t until 1990, that hebegan recording again. Now we have the chance to seea master at work. Don’t miss it!www.myspace.com/boubacartraoreofficiel› CD WOMEXIMIZER 11› WOMEX 11 Showcase Trailer on www.womex.comBoubacar Traoré vocals, guitarMadieye Niang percussionVincent Bucher harmonicaFriday 23:30 Studio 1Although tipped for some years as fado’s brightest youngnewcomer, Carminho nonetheless took her time torecord her debut album. Such is the respect she holds forthe great fadistas that she grew up listening to, that shewanted to wait until she felt she had more life experiencebefore she presented herself as a serious contender, soshe took herself off for a year-long trip around the world.Now, still only 25, she’s made the transition from brightestnewcomer to rising star. With an emotional intensitythat belies her years, her translucent voice connects heraudiences with the raw soul of fado. Even if you don’tunderstand the language, you know what she means. Thealbum has finally emerged and the reviews are ecstatic.Catch a fado star in the making!www.carminho.net› CD WOMEXIMIZER 11Carminho vocalsLuís Guerreiro Portuguese guitarDiogo Clemente acoustic guitarDaniel Pinto acoustic bass guitarArtists A – ZS h o w c a s e s182183