WOMEX 11 Guide

© Christine Cornillet © Jorge Sebastian BarraganMoussu T e lei Jovents (France)Contact, Label: Manivette RecordsMunchi (Dominican Republic/The Netherlands)Contact: More Zvukov Agency/Ethnomechanica FestivalLabel: T&A Records, Mad DecentOrquesta TípicaFernández Fierro (Argentina)Contact: UltrapopLabel: unsigned© Ayça KobanbayÖzlem Taner (Turkey)Contact: Pi ProductionLabel: KalanArtists A – ZS h o w c a s e sThursday 21:00 Foyer Stage 2 Saturday 01:45 Foyer Stage 1Like other great seaports such as Liverpool and NewOrleans, Marseilles has long been a musical meltingpotof intercontinental influences, albeit one whoseinternational profile is not so well recognised. Moussu T elei Jovents was founded by singer Tatou and guitarist andbanjo player Blu, known local heroes from the MassiliaSound System, pioneers of Occitan-speaking ragamuffin.They’ve turned for inspiration to the Marseilles of the1930s, when the air was humming with songs of theProvencal, operettas, blues, jazz and sounds of theCaribbean, North African and Brazilian music and more.This is the background for their indefinably familiarsoundingsongs redolent with both the smell of the seaand the smoky intimacy of a harbour-front dance hallpermeated with the rhythms of the universal blues.http://moussut.ohaime.com› WOMEX 11 Showcase Trailer on www.womex.comMoussu T lead vocals | Blu guitars, banjo, vocalsDéli K percussion, vocals | Lo Bramaire drumsSponsors: Centre National de la Chanson, des Variétéset du Jazz (CNV), Manivette RecordsHail Munchi, the new king of moombahton. As allWOMEX delegates will already know, moombahton is notan obscure Central Asian kingdom but a hot electronicunderground genre created by American DJ/producerDave Nada. Munchi has taken it further into dancehall,club and dubstep territory. From his studio in Rotterdam,he mixes his Latin roots with a musical interest thatcrosses all frontiers, taking in kuduro, cumbia, Caribbeanriddims, upfront Dirty South and everything else he takesa fancy to. He’s been called a jack of all trades, master ofall too. In demand for collaborations and by audiences atthis year’s major festivals from Sonar Barcelona to Roskildeand more, Munchi has advice for any producers aiming tosteal his crown, “You come at the king, you best not miss”.Pay your respects!www.munchiproductions.blogspot.comMunchi DJFriday 21:00 Studio 1Orquesta Típica Fernández Fierro is a revolutionary forceon the Argentinian tango scene. The formation is indeedtypical – four bandoneons, three violins, viola, violoncello,double-bass, piano and a singer – but the sound theymake is aggressively modern, taking inspiration from thegreat tango orchestras of the past and infusing it witha rock attitude. Originally shunned by the mainstreamtango venues for their outspoken radical views, they tookto the streets, which is where the film director NicolasEntel saw them. In 2005, the film, Orquesta Típica (Tangoor Death), went on to win multiple awards at festivalsaround the world. Ever since, the Orquesta has beenwinning audiences around the world and, when at homein Buenos Aires, perform every Wednesday at their ownvenue, Club Atlético Fernandez Fierro.www.fernandezfierro.comEl Ministro bandoneon | Pablo Gignoli bandoneonJulio Coviello bandoneon | Eugenio Soria bandoneonFederico Terranova violin | Pablo Jivotovschii violinBruno Giuntini violin | Charly Pacini violaAlfredo Zuccarelli cello | Santiago Bottiroli pianoYuri Venturin double contrabass | Walter Chino Laborde vocalsFriday 13:00Daycase Stage ForumÖzlem Taner was born in Gaziantep in southeasternTurkey and grew up steeped in the folk song traditionsof the area. She learned to play the baglama at theage of eight and after graduating, she worked as amusic teacher before making her first recordings.Today she’s one of the leading artists putting traditionalsongs in a contemporary context and in her case, thecontext is wide-ranging. Her 2009 album Türkmen Kizi(‘Türkmen Girl’), is a high-quality production, repletewith imaginative and surprising interpretations in whichelements of rock and jazz embellish and enhance thedeep soul of the material. A virtuoso baglama player,she is also possessed of a confident control of herpowerfully emotional voice, exploring a new universalresonance in Turkish traditional song while affirming itsidentity as folk music.www.ozlemtaner.comÖzlem Taner vocalsAdem Tosunoğlu baglamaYaşar Erdoğan percussionOkan Övet wind instrumentsUğur Önür kemanchaArtists A – ZS h o w c a s e s192193