Concerts of global-local musics have been part of the music scene in Cologne and Rhineland for many years. We are pleased that the City of Cologne is supporting the federation of independent music professionals AG Global Music @ IFM e.V. to set up a calendar for the independent scene of global music.
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Portraits of the global-local music scene in the capital of Rhineland :
La musique de Cologne - Artikel auf www.5planetes.com
(Französischer Weltmusik Blog)
Download Deutsche Fassung des Artikels auf www.5planetes.com
Download Musikforum 4/2017 des Artikels Mir sin' wie mir sin' - Mir Jecke am Rhing
La Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales (REMI)
Hrsg. Alice Aterianus-Owanga, Elina Djebbari et Monika Salzbrunn
Vol. 35 Nr. 3/4 Beitrag von Birgit Ellinghaus & Monika Salzbrunn, 2019
'Chronique d'actualité - Musique et migration: le carnaval de Cologne comme état d’esprit' (Französisch)
Presentation of the Cologne based innovative grass-roots project 'Humba efau' and its various satellite activities by Birgit Ellinghaus and Jan Krauthäuser at: International conference on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Hertitage
'Urban Cultures, Superdiversity and Intangible Heritage'
Datum: 15./16.02.2018 at University of Utrecht/ NL
Download Draft of the presentation & more
Download Conference Programm Utrecht
Conference announcement on UNESCO Website
Humba efau
Since more than 25 years we are collaborating with countless artists and ensembles of the rich and creative local music scene based in the music city of Cologne and from the surroundings Rhineland.
Discover the Sound of Rhineland !
Migrants Music Manifesto
The aim of this project, funded by the EU Creative Europe Culture Programm 2020 - 2022 and organized with partner organisations in France, Belgium, Italy, Greece and alba KULTUR in Germany, is to improve artistic communication and understanding of migrants and refugees in Europe through music.
We are glad to announce the project week from 13. - 19. September 2021 in Cologne/ Germany. Planned is a workshopLab, residence of the project orchester with musicians based in NRW and in Brussels and a public general debate / conference on the post-pandemic perspectives for the global-local music in NRW and in Europe. more...
Post-Colonia(les) Stadtrauschen
Five special concerts with orginal compositions with Cologne based bands and stories and music styles from Rhineland.
Premiere at Cologne Music Night 2015 more...
Frühling der Kulturen
2. Kölner Musikfest
Newroz - Nouruz: Frühling der Kulturen 2012 more...
Mariana Sadovska
Composer, Vocalist, Multi-Instrumentalist and Actress
As a singer, multi-instrumentalist, and actress, experienced with multi-media performances, workshops and musical theatre productions, Mariana Sadovska is an internationally renowned and award-winning artist and composer. Born in Lviv, Ukraine, where she was trained as a classical pianist, the Cologne-based artist has continued her artistic journey in various directions ... more...
Yma America
One of the most popular Latin female voices in Europe.
Her clear, pure and powerful voice swings like the wind over the sounds of her 'cuatro', the magic small four-stringed instrument from Venezuela.
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