The 15th Annual World Music Expo (Womex) is scheduled to begin in Thessaloniki today and run until October 21. Following three successive years in Copenhagen (2009-2011), the Greek northern city is planning to take the lead in what is considered one of the most important international professional market of world music of its kind (UNESCO). Womex brings together professionals from the worlds of folk, roots, ethnic and traditional music.
Moreover, the international fair also contributes to networking as an effective means of promoting music and culture of all kinds across frontiers, and features some 300 artists. More than 2,500 participants are expected to turn up for the event.
Thessaloniki Womex 2012 is supported by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture. Womex will also mark its first participation in Southeastern Europe, and this will give international audience the opportunity to discover Greece and the broader Balkan area through its distinctive musical heritage.
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