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it exists to provide all the conditions for total inde- pendence to create true and quality music.
KAPA Productions
www.kapa-productions.com katerina@kapa-productions.com
KAPA Productions develops and produces inter- national artists. We take a bold attitude towards supporting what is imaginative, original and amazing, be it loud or quiet, simple or complex, traditional or contemporary.
mu:arts
www.muarts.org.uk akiko5@btinternet.com
mu:arts is a London-based creative producer/ pro- moter specialising in Japanese music, arts and cul- ture, committed to presenting the highest quality of productions. Its work involves programming, producing concerts and cultural events, touring, PR, sponsorship and fundraising. We facilitate innovative cross-cultural, cross-arts collaborations to inspire audiences with new experiences.
Panther Music Agency
www.panthermusicagency.com carol@panthermusicagency.com
Panther Music Productions Ltd is a concept festi- val production company that has produced the Nile Festival at Hammersmith Palais with Mah- moud Ahmed and El Tanbura. Panther Music Agency represents artists exclusively in certain territories: Middle East, UK, Gulf, North Africa.
SASA Music
www.sasamusic.com rab@sasa.demon.co.uk george@sasa.demon.co.uk
SASA Music is a live music agency based in Lon- don, UK. With 20 years’ experience, SASA pro- duces tours for some of the biggest names in international roots music, including Buena Vista Social Club, Tony Allen, Justin Adams and Tinariwen and has worked with greats such as Ali Farka Toure.
Serious
www.serious.org.uk amy.pearce@
serious.org.uk nadine.wood@serious.org.uk Live Music Producer
World Artventures
www.worldartventures.com info@worldartventures.com Tour Producer
Labels, Distributors And Publishers
30 IPS
www.30ips.com michael@30ips.com Label
beinghuman ltd
www.beinghuman.com gaynor@beinghuman.com Label
Forward Music
mr@forwardmusic.co.uk Label
Global Music Development Ltd
www.worldvillagemusic.com kirkgmd@btinternet.com
Global Music Development is a Yorkshire-based independent record label and artist manage- ment company, primarily attending Womex this year to discuss business opportunities and inter- national work for Moroccan master musician Hassan Erraji, whose new album Awal Mara is released through a licensing agreement with Harmonia Mundi – World Village.
Nachural Records
www.nachural.co.uk ninder.johal@
nachural.co.uk Label
Preeminence Records
niccola_da_silva@me.com Label Proper Music Distribution
www.properdistribution.com esther.tewkesbury@properdistribution.co.uk Distributor
Quantitum Records
www.quantitum.net aldeoni@quantitum.net gnb@quantitum.net
We have been closing the gap between British music and Brazilian music for more than a decade. Quantitum started offering representa- tion and consultancy and now we are a fully fledged record label with ground-breaking releases. In 2010 we released Nanogiants and SOL singles at the end of May, and we just released Groove n’ Bossa’s album at the end of the summer.
World Circuit
www.worldcircuit.co.uk post@worldcircuit.co.uk
World Circuit has specialised in music from Cuba and West Africa for the last two decades. The label's artists include Ali Farka Toure, Oumou Sangare, Buena Vista Social Club, Toumani Dia- bate, Tony Allen, Orchestra Baobab and Cheikh Lo. 2010 sees, after Ali & Toumani and Cheikh Lo's Jamm, the release of the long-awaited Mali- meets-Cuba album, AfroCubism, and the signing of the hugely talented Fatoumata Diawara.
World Music Network
www.worldmusic.net brad@worldmusic.net
World Music Network produce four acclaimed labels – Music Rough Guides, Think Global, River- boat Records and Introducing. Music Rough Guides release the hugely successful Rough Guide CD compilations, while Think Global cre- ate fundraising albums in association with Oxfam and Amnesty International. Established artists are produced on Riverboat Records and undiscovered musical talent is featured on the Introducing label.
Support And Development Agencies
The English Folk Dance and Song Society
www.efdss.org info@efdss.org
The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) is a folk arts development organisation involved in performance, education and training, publish- ing, advocacy and lobbying, and houses the UK's national folk library and archive.
Kala Phool
kalaphool.com
kevin@kalaphool.com Arts Development Agency
The Musicians’ Union
themu.org
paul.westwell@themu.org
Representing over 30,000 UK musicians, the MU provides a comprehensive range of services to its members, including information and guidance on all matters relating to the music business.
Ulfah Arts
www.ulfaharts.co.uk soesen@ulfaharts.co.uk Arts Development Organisation
Yaram Arts
www.yaram.org malik@yaram-arts.org
Yaram is a leading music development agency that produces concerts, tours, shows, recitals, workshops, exhibitions and other presentations of continental African and diaspora arts, culture and heritage. We research, design and develop artistic, cultural and heritage activities with input from experts and specialists.
Festivals, Promoters And Venues
African Night Fever
www.africannightfever.com info@africannightfever.com
African Night Fever is an events organiser and promoter with a speciality in nurturing new acts. We provide support acts for touring labels and festivals, an agency service, artist management, DJs and workshops.
CMAT Ltd
www.cmatltd.co.uk info@cmatltd.co.uk Venue
The Drum Arts Centre
www.the-drum.org.uk m.dar@the-drum.org.uk Venue
Kazum!
www.kazum.co.uk sm@kazum.co.uk
Kazum! promotes and manages world music acts in London and the UK including, amongst oth- ers, Balkan bands, Turkish artists, Ethiopian roots and Italian folk music. Kazum! is run by Seb Mer- rick who compiled the recent Balkan Fever Lon- don CD (Green Queen Music).
Line-Up PMC
www.line-up.co.uk
chrismurtagh@line-up.co.uk Promotions and marketing consultancy
mac
www.macarts.co.uk
louisa.davies@macarts.co.uk
mac is an arts centre located a little way out of the centre of Birmingham in Cannon Hill Park. The organisation presents an extensive pro- gramme, including participatory activities, and the production of work that explores new ground and intercultural, interdisciplinary approaches across a range of art form areas.
The Magpie's Nest
www.themagpiesnest.co.uk sam@themagpiesnest.co.uk joe@themagpiesnest.co.uk
Sam Lee is one of the UK’s most acclaimed folk singers but also a restless promoter of the art form. He does this through his 2010 BBC award- ed Magpie's Nest folk club, his work in helping revive the EFDSS, his teaching at Newcastle Uni- versity and The Royal College of Music and his ground-breaking field work recording British Gypsy and Traveller music and culture.
Moseley Folk Ltd
www.moseleyfolk.co.uk gerv@moseleyfolk.co.uk Festival
Rhythms of the World Festival
www.rotw.org.uk /
www.myspace.com/rotwbookings rotwperformers@yahoo.co.uk
Rhythms of the World is a two-day, community- led festival based in Hitchin, Herts, UK. It's entirely organised by volunteers and is currently Arts, Culture & Heritage Charity of the Year. 2010 was the 19th year of the festival and attracted an audience in excess of 30,000.
Business Support & Legal Advice
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
www.birmingham-chamber.com a.hawkins@birminghamchamber.org.uk Sound Advice Business Management Ltd
www.soundadvicellp.com roberthorsfall@soundadvicellp.com
Sound Advice is a collection of lawyers and accountants. Clients include Cat Stevens, Robert Plant, Pendulum, Doves and the Infectious record label. We have many overseas clients – from Norway (Katzenjammer) to India (Raghu Dixit) to Australia (Gurrumul). Our team includes seasoned industry veterans Robert Horsfall and Mike Skeet. Sound Advice also has a sister man- agement company, Connected Artists, whose clients include James Morrison.
Media
fRoots
www.frootsmag.com froots@frootsmag.com
The first and foremost folk, roots and world music monthly magazine, fRoots celebrated its 31st anniversary in June 2010. Recipient of the Womex Award 2010 for Professional Excellence.
kTimages
ktimages@hotmail.com kT Kacur
Photographer
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