Sziget Present the MasterCard World Music Stage Line-UpGlobal music stars join the Sziget Festival 2015 line up
The world music stage at Sziget has become a hot spot for the genre in Hungary for 15 years now. Many icons of the scene have performed here and the program has not only reflected the new trends of world music, but also the taste of Szitizens. The MasterCard World Music Stage has now merged with the previously separately working Roma Tent, Afro-Latin Reggae Stage and the Hungaricum village stage, creating a hub for the loves of world music. Sziget and Hungary has been a stronghold of the world music scene for decades and the organizing team is very proud of this mission. The fact that WOMEX, the World Music Expo will be hosted by Budapest in October 2015 is another important step towards the right direction. Music fans will now have the chance to party at the World Music Main Stage during Sziget and also come back to the Hungarian capital later this year to get a full taste of what’s hot in the genre. More info on WOMEX: www.womex.com. Line-up Besides the gypsy focus, classics from the world music world will also be present. As the Portugese fado-star, Mariza, a Mozambican whose soul was forged in the old Mouraria district of Lisbon. Sziget is proud to present the German brass band revolutionary LaBrassBanda and the most popular European klezmer band from London, She’Koyokh. Afrorock beats will arrive from Mauritania by Noura Mint Seymali and drawing also inspiration from the roots of afrobeat, the Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble use their jazz experience to expand on Voodoo rhythms with a modern urban touch. Imam Baildi started sampling and remixing Greek tunes of the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s. The group’s self titled first release reached number 7 and stayed 3 months in European World Music Charts. Roy Paci & Aretuska Allstars hatched a plan for one of the most sun-loving, fun-loving projects to hit the Italian music scene. The trademark of the Antwerp Gipsy-Ska Orkestra’shas always been a steamy brew of Eastern European gipsy music and Jamaican ska, seasoned with a rebellious spirit. Arriving from France, HK & Les Saltimbanks composed by hip-hop, accordion, violin and a shy desire to carry the worker society identity. The “ethno-chaos” of Ukraine’s DakhaBrakha, a group that feels both intimately tied to their homeland, yet instantly compelling for international audience will bring unexpected, refreshingly novel vision of Eastern European roots music. Che Sudaka today are known as a flagship group of Mestizo Music around the globe, while La Chiva Gantiva will arrive with a blend of Afro-Colombian rhythms with other styles of music they love: rock, afrobeat and funk. Formed by writer Rina Durante in 1975, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino is regarded as Italy ’ s leading and longest-standing traditional music ensemble, hailing from the Salento, the heel of the Italian boot, in Puglia. Strengthening the Hungarian performers, Besh o droM blends folk and contemporary instruments (including cymbalon and turntables, for instance), in styles ranging from jazz to world music while LB27 was formed behind the iron curtain in 1985 when a few guys realized that Hungarians are hungry for the Caribbean which was missing from the musical scene then.Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra (PASO) is the traditional ska ambassador to Hungary and one of the most energetic young bands with distinct Eastern European roots. Söndörgő is one of the most active and interesting world music groups in Hungary. Their aim is to foster and preserve Southern Slavic traditions of the Serbs and Croats as found in various settlements in Hungary. In addition, Szalonna és Bandája, will bring authentic Hungarian folk tunes to dance to! More names, venues, programs will arrive in the upcoming weeks! Tickets and information: www.szigetfestival.com
April 23, 2015 8:10am ET by Global Publicity
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