A edição 2013 da maior feira de músicas do mundo WOMEX arranca já amanhã (até 27 de Outubro) na cidade galesa de Cardiff.
Este ano não há nomes portugueses entre os artistas seleccionados. Da comunidade lusófona apresentam-se os brasileiros Orquestra Contemporânea de Olinda, o Grupo Bongar e o gaiteiro galego Xosé Manuel Budiño.
Eis a lista completa de showcases (DJ incluídos):
9Bach (host nation Wales, UK) – Amira (Bosnia and Herzegovina/France/Serbia/Austria) – April Verch Band (Canada) – Auntie Flo (UK) –Aysenur Kolivar (Turkey) – Bon Débarras (Canada) – Budiño (Spain) – Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita (host nation Wales, UK/Senegal) – Cumbia All Stars (Peru) –Debademba (Mali/Burkina Faso/France) – DJ Caise (Nigeria) – Ebo Taylor (Ghana) –Emily Portman Trio (UK) – Ensemble Al-Kindi (Syria/France) – Family Atlantica(Venezuela/UK) based in England – Fanfara Tirana meets Transglobal Underground(Albania/UK) – Fanfaraï (Algeria/Morocco/France) – Filastine & Nova (USA/Indonesia) – Fiona Hunter (UK) based in Scotland – Flamenco Eléctrico (Spain) – Ganesh-Kumaresh (India) – Georgia Ruth (host nation Wales, UK) – Ghazalaw (India/host nation Wales, UK) – Gipsy Burek Orkestar (FYR Macedonia/France) – Groupo Bongar (Brazil) – Guillaume Perret & The Electric Epic (France) – Horomona Horo / Waiora(New Zealand) – iZem (Ireland/Portugal) – Jacky Molard Quartet (France) – Jambinai(South Korea) – Kan (UK) based in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland –Krismenn (France) – Laila Amezian (Morocco/Belgium/Sweden) – Lau (UK) – Les Tambours de Brazza (Republic of the Congo/France) – Ljova and the Kontraband(USA) – Lo Griyo (La Réunion/France) – Lokkhi Terra (Bangladesh/Cuba/UK) based in England – Los Van Van (Cuba) – Mandolinman (Belgium) – Mitú (Colombia) – Mr Toubab & Cucurucho (France/Spain) – Nomfusi (South Africa) – Navarra (Sweden) –Orquestra Contemporânea de Olinda (Brazil) – Radik Tülüsh (Russia) – Rascasuelos(Argentina) – Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson (UK) based in Scotland – Shangaan Electro (South Africa) – Sidi Touré (Mali) – Stelios Petrakis Quartet (Greece) – 숨 [su:m] (South Korea) – Teta (Madagascar) – Vojasa (Hungary) – We Banjo 3 (Ireland) – Winston McAnuff & Fixi (Jamaica/France) – Yves Lambert Trio (Canada).