0:00:09 > 0:00:12Welcome to the highlights of WOMEX 2013 - a chance to see
0:00:12 > 0:00:15some of the bands that performed here,
0:00:15 > 0:00:18not only in front of the Welsh audiences, but agencies,
0:00:18 > 0:00:21record companies and concert promoters from all over the world.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27This festival brought the best of world music to Cardiff in October
0:00:27 > 0:00:32from all corners of the globe and also provided a stage for some
0:00:32 > 0:00:34of the rising stars of the Welsh music scene,
0:00:34 > 0:00:36including Georgia Ruth...
0:00:36 > 0:00:40# Week of pines...#
0:00:40 > 0:00:45..the innovative group 9Bach, led by Bethesda's Lisa Jen.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47# Caru chdi mwy na'r byd...#
0:00:47 > 0:00:49# Seren syw...#
0:00:49 > 0:00:54A new fusion of Welsh and Indian traditions, with Ghazalaw.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57# Clyw di'r claf...#
0:00:57 > 0:01:02And the award-winning collaboration of Seckou Keita from Senegal
0:01:02 > 0:01:04and Catrin Finch from Wales.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13More from the Welsh performers later.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18There were six stages in all,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21including a striking marquee on the Roald Dahl Plass,
0:01:21 > 0:01:26which rocked to the sound of the African group, Debademba.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33HE SINGS IN BAMBARI
0:01:51 > 0:01:55Bonjour, Abdoulaye, from Debademba.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Debademba means big family.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02You know, it's a family of different musicians,
0:02:02 > 0:02:04coming from different countries.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07A big family from all the world.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12HE SINGS IN BAMBARI
0:02:38 > 0:02:43The music of Debademba is African, but with a lot of influences -
0:02:45 > 0:02:49Afrobeat, blues, flamenco,
0:02:49 > 0:02:53African guitars. Basically, that's it, Debademba.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Well, thank you very much. Merci beaucoup.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Merci, merci, thank you very much.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00Merci.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04HE SINGS IN BAMBARI
0:04:07 > 0:04:09APPLAUSE
0:04:09 > 0:04:12John Rostron, give us a little picture of where Wales is at,
0:04:12 > 0:04:14in terms of the international music scene.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Well, we're in a great position at the moment, because we're
0:04:17 > 0:04:21here in Wales and the whole of the world music scene is here with us.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23So, we're in a great position.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25We are talking to all of the world right here, right now, in Wales.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29It's a very exciting opportunity for the Welsh music industry.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34- There's a big news announcement this week, as well?- Yes, there is.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38The band 9Bach have signed to Peter Gabriel's label at Real World.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41So, they'll be releasing their next record with him in 2014.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43It's incredibly exciting for them.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46They'll reach a whole new market across the world.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49SHE SINGS IN WELSH
0:05:47 > 0:05:51CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:05:51 > 0:05:56LIVELY BANJO FOLK MUSIC PLAYS
0:05:59 > 0:06:03We Banjo 3 here at the Motorpoint Arena. Thank you very much, lads.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Fantastic. Tell me a little bit about the band.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07How did you all get together?
0:06:07 > 0:06:11We're from Galway in the west of Ireland. We're two sets of brothers,
0:06:11 > 0:06:13so we started out as a three-piece, with myself,
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Martin and David, who are brothers. What happened was, we realised
0:06:17 > 0:06:19we were three banjos, we needed a real musician in the band
0:06:19 > 0:06:20and my mum rang me up and said,
0:06:20 > 0:06:23"Will you give Fergal a gig? He's a bit lonely."
0:06:23 > 0:06:24So we got Fergal in.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27LIVELY FIDDLE MUSIC PLAYS
0:07:00 > 0:07:03I've heard it's a very, very difficult instrument to play.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05How many years did it take you?
0:07:05 > 0:07:08I still don't know how to play it, so that's part of the problem!
0:07:08 > 0:07:09I've been playing it for about 15 years.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Enda taught me when I was a young lad. I used to look up to him
0:07:12 > 0:07:15and now I look down on him, because I'm slightly taller!
0:07:27 > 0:07:30CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Well, we've conquered the New World, in that we've played in America.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35We want to bring the banjo love back to Europe.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37We're interested in this idea of the banjo takeover.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Once people hear the banjo, they're addicted.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41So we're hoping to have that effect in Europe.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Let's hear you.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45# We all need more banjos in this world... #
0:07:45 > 0:07:46Hey!
0:07:46 > 0:07:50# We all need more banjos in this world
0:07:50 > 0:07:53# You can look high or low But there's no place else to go
0:07:53 > 0:07:56# We all need more banjos in this world... #
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Hey!
0:07:58 > 0:08:00FAST BANJO PLAYING
0:08:13 > 0:08:17CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:08:17 > 0:08:21A group that made quite a noise was this wind band from Algeria,
0:08:21 > 0:08:22Fanfarai.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26RHYTHMIC CLAPPING AND BRASS MUSIC PLAYS
0:09:15 > 0:09:21I'm here with Gael, Ourida, Samir and Yvan from Fanfarai.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Gael, tell me a little bit about the name and your style of music.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26Fanfarai in French,
0:09:26 > 0:09:31it means something like the brass band who plays the right music.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36It's based on the brass band, so we take out all the electric stuff
0:09:36 > 0:09:40and we make a band who can play in the street, who can play walking
0:09:40 > 0:09:44and after, we try to make connection with the Northern African music,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47just like to make a kind of bridge between them.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50# Oh, yereba al heraba heraba
0:09:52 > 0:09:56# Yay, yereba al heraba heraba Heeeyyy
0:09:59 > 0:10:01# Yereba al heraba
0:10:11 > 0:10:14# Oh, yereba al heraba heraba
0:10:17 > 0:10:21# Yera, yereba al heraba heraba Hoooo-ooooh
0:10:24 > 0:10:27# Oh, yereba al heraba hey, hey! #
0:10:28 > 0:10:31And you play a wonderful instrument, tell me about that.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35It's called the sousaphone, it does the bass and it's very, very heavy.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37It's just like a huge trumpet, actually.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39SINGING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE
0:11:05 > 0:11:07CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Quoted recently by the press as
0:11:09 > 0:11:12"an intriguing collaboration that really works",
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita's new album Clychau Dibon
0:11:15 > 0:11:19has also been described as ethereal and entrancing.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23SOFT HARP MUSIC PLAYS
0:11:59 > 0:12:01The harp and the kora really work together,
0:12:01 > 0:12:04because we, kind of, complement each other.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07The kora's got this basic time signature that I'll play with
0:12:07 > 0:12:10rhythmically and then what Catrin brings with the harp,
0:12:10 > 0:12:12the melody that's tapped into it
0:12:12 > 0:12:16and also we, kind of, switch between supporting each other.
0:12:16 > 0:12:21Obviously, I'm a Welsh musicianm but primarily classical
0:12:21 > 0:12:26and Seckou, with Mandinka music from Senegal.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29So if you think in a way, that's a strange collaboration, right?
0:12:29 > 0:12:32It's like the opposite spectrum of music
0:12:32 > 0:12:34but I think that's what makes it quite fresh
0:12:34 > 0:12:38and what makes it quite unusual, is that we've both come from
0:12:38 > 0:12:41such different worlds and we can try and put them together somehow.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Clychau Dibon's had some amazing reviews in the papers.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Clychau Dibon is a beautiful album.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Dibon Dibon is the name of a bird,
0:13:20 > 0:13:24a couple that spend all day together, but in the evening,
0:13:24 > 0:13:27they never sleep in the same branch, they sleep separate.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31In the morning, they call each other with a high note, the female is,
0:13:31 > 0:13:33and the low note with the male, just to find each other,
0:13:33 > 0:13:35to spend the day together again.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:14:49 > 0:14:53Les Tambours de Brazza with their hypnotic Congan drums
0:14:53 > 0:14:57made a striking impact in the Roald Dahl Plas Marquee.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05UPBEAT WEST AFRICAN GUITAR MUSIC PLAYS
0:15:44 > 0:15:45Come on!
0:15:48 > 0:15:53- Les Tambours de Brazza, bienvenue au Pays de Galles.- Merci!
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Tell me a little bit about your music.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57HE SPEAKS IN FRENCH
0:16:01 > 0:16:04TRANSLATION: Our music is a mixture of traditional
0:16:04 > 0:16:06and contemporary music.
0:16:06 > 0:16:12We work musics from our culture from Congo and around this music,
0:16:12 > 0:16:18we add other instruments, such as drums, guitar, bass and the song.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21There are lots of influences in our music.
0:16:21 > 0:16:26Soul music, reggae, funky, and rock.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30It's not fusion, but it's contemporary music.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35FAST SINGING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Tambours de Brazza! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Thank you.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36The Donald Gordon Theatre showcased some fascinating violin sounds
0:17:36 > 0:17:39from India with Ganesh Kumaresh.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45INDIAN VIOLIN AND DRUM MUSIC PLAYS
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Music is mainly based on improvisations,
0:18:19 > 0:18:24even the compositions are just there for us to improvise on.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27So that helps us to create something on the spot -
0:18:27 > 0:18:30at the same time, rehearse something and play together.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34So we make it as interesting for ourselves as for the audience.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37So it was like action and reaction most of the time
0:18:37 > 0:18:39so that's how we enjoy ourselves.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04I play the mridagam, it's a barrelled-shaped two-sided drum
0:19:04 > 0:19:06and one side is tuned to an actual pitch
0:19:06 > 0:19:11that's constantly played in D and then the other side is a bass side
0:19:11 > 0:19:13and you can modulate to get pitches
0:19:13 > 0:19:18and so they work in tandem together to create a multitude of sounds.
0:19:33 > 0:19:34CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Well, right now, I'm here with the Cumbia All Stars.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39THEY CHEER
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Lucho, tell me what kind of Welsh welcome you've had so far.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Oh, muy feliz, muy feliz.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49TRANSLATION: We have been very happy since arriving here in Cardiff.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54Wales is a beautiful country and for us to have the opportunity
0:19:54 > 0:19:58to perform here is a culmination of hard work over the last few years
0:19:58 > 0:20:00promoting the music of Peru.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06HE SINGS IN SPANISH
0:20:36 > 0:20:38HE SPEAKS IN SPANISH
0:20:41 > 0:20:44TRANSLATION: We've been playing Cumbian music for 40 years
0:20:44 > 0:20:47and so we're delighted to be performing here for you.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Muchos gracias, Cumbia All Stars.
0:20:50 > 0:20:51THEY CHEER
0:20:54 > 0:20:57HE SINGS IN SPANISH
0:21:39 > 0:21:41CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:21:41 > 0:21:44There was one additional stage at the Motorpoint Arena
0:21:44 > 0:21:48in the centre of Cardiff and among the day performers,
0:21:48 > 0:21:52there was the April Verch Band, from Canada.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56LIVELY FIDDLE MUSIC PLAYS
0:22:45 > 0:22:48CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:22:48 > 0:22:52It's been an amazing year for the Welsh artist Georgia Ruth since
0:22:52 > 0:22:57winning the Welsh Music Prize for her debut album, Week Of Pines.
0:22:57 > 0:23:02# Hwylia, gariad, hwyl fawr
0:23:06 > 0:23:10# Hwylia'n bellach na llinell
0:23:10 > 0:23:13# Drwy ganol pob map
0:23:13 > 0:23:17# Does na ddim byd ar hap
0:23:17 > 0:23:21# Ti ar ganol y mor
0:23:21 > 0:23:27# Does na ddim byd ar hap
0:23:27 > 0:23:31# Gariad, hwyl fawr
0:23:31 > 0:23:34# Mmm... #
0:23:34 > 0:23:39'After the showcase at WOMEX, it all felt like a bit of a blur.'
0:23:39 > 0:23:44I think it helped me to reach some new audiences that
0:23:44 > 0:23:46I wouldn't have found otherwise.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53'I've had quite a bit of interest from bookers who were at WOMEX.'
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Lots of things planned for next year,
0:23:55 > 0:23:59so, sort of, summer festivals in the UK, but I've also heard
0:23:59 > 0:24:02from a few festivals in Europe, as well, which is exciting.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05# Is it me? Is this all your love had?
0:24:05 > 0:24:10# Maybe nothing binds The distances between us
0:24:10 > 0:24:15# The shifts and changing minds Oh, baby
0:24:15 > 0:24:21# We're travellers and maybe we can find our way back
0:24:21 > 0:24:28# To the week of pines
0:24:31 > 0:24:36# To the week of
0:24:36 > 0:24:42# Ay-da-da-da-da da-bum-ba-da
0:24:42 > 0:24:49# Ay-da-da-da-da da-bum-ba-da
0:24:49 > 0:24:51# Oh. #
0:24:58 > 0:25:00CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:25:00 > 0:25:04Dy kyair, bwah!
0:25:04 > 0:25:06The unique sound of the Maori next.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Here is Horomona Horo from New Zealand.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17HAUNTING PIPE MUSIC PLAYS
0:25:42 > 0:25:47'Traditional Maori musical instruments were made from varying'
0:25:47 > 0:25:52elements of the forest, ocean and they're made out of wood,
0:25:52 > 0:25:54bone, stone and other natural elements. Erm...
0:25:57 > 0:26:01As an example, this is a koauau. It's made from a dog bone
0:26:01 > 0:26:06but koauaus were made out of bone - especially human bone -
0:26:06 > 0:26:08wood and stone.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13A koauau was one of the instruments that our people use for expressing
0:26:13 > 0:26:15the many facets of love.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19HIGH-PITCHED PIPE MUSIC PLAYS
0:26:53 > 0:26:58Haunting Gypsy influences can be heard in this next performance
0:26:58 > 0:27:01from the Hungarian group, Vojasa.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04HE SINGS IN HUNGARIAN
0:27:10 > 0:27:15# Oi, hey la-la-la-lay
0:27:15 > 0:27:19# Ai-la-la-la-la-la
0:27:19 > 0:27:23# Oi, hey la-la-la-lay
0:27:23 > 0:27:27# Ai-lai-la-la-la-la
0:27:27 > 0:27:32# Oi, lai-la-la-la-lay
0:27:32 > 0:27:36# Ai-lai-la-la-la-la
0:27:36 > 0:27:40# Oi, lai-la-la-la-lay
0:27:40 > 0:27:45# Ai-lai-la-la-la-la, hey! #
0:27:45 > 0:27:48This is Gypsy music, it's based on the singing and on the dance
0:27:48 > 0:27:51and on the rhythm and here, it's music which is urban
0:27:51 > 0:27:53so this is music for everybody.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56All the different musicians come from different backgrounds -
0:27:56 > 0:28:00three of the musicians come from a very traditional background
0:28:00 > 0:28:03and they know this music by heart, it's in their blood.
0:28:03 > 0:28:08And the others come from more pop and more hard rock or jazz, also
0:28:08 > 0:28:14so it's a very good contemporary mix of this music coming from Hungary.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18HE SINGS IN HUNGARIAN
0:28:57 > 0:28:59CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:28:59 > 0:29:03One group that has stood out for me at this World Music Festival
0:29:03 > 0:29:05was a specially-commissioned cultural exchange
0:29:05 > 0:29:10between Welsh artist Gwyneth Glyn and Mumbai artist Tauseef Akhtar.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13This resulted in a new project called Ghazalaw.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15SOFT STRING AND TABLA MUSIC
0:29:15 > 0:29:18# Yn dy lygaid caf
0:29:18 > 0:29:19# Wirionedd
0:29:19 > 0:29:25# Yn serennu gras a rhinwedd
0:29:25 > 0:29:31# Mae dy weld i mi'n orfoledd
0:29:31 > 0:29:36# Seren syw
0:29:36 > 0:29:42# Clyw di'r claf
0:29:42 > 0:29:48# Seren syw
0:29:48 > 0:29:51# Clyw di'r claf. #
0:29:53 > 0:29:57I personally sing a genre called ghazals,
0:29:57 > 0:30:01which is very poetry-based and with simple, expressive tunes
0:30:01 > 0:30:06and as you know, Gwyneth does the Welsh folk
0:30:06 > 0:30:09along with me in ghazals, with ghazals.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13Apparently, when we started the project, we thought it would be some
0:30:13 > 0:30:18kind of fusion or something, but it ended up being a new genre in itself.
0:30:18 > 0:30:23HE SINGS IN URDU
0:30:36 > 0:30:41SHE ACCOMPANIES IN URDU
0:30:49 > 0:30:53'As you know, Welsh language and the language Urdu which I sing in,'
0:30:53 > 0:30:57they go back to Sanskrit, which is an Indian language.
0:30:57 > 0:31:02So when we started jamming together, it was no more a fusion,
0:31:02 > 0:31:06it was just like separated cousins meeting each other once again.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09SHE SINGS IN WELSH
0:31:22 > 0:31:24HE ACCOMPANIES MELODICALLY
0:31:28 > 0:31:33# Ahhhhh-ahhh
0:31:33 > 0:31:39# Ahhhhh-ahhh
0:31:39 > 0:31:44# Ahhhhh-ahhh
0:31:44 > 0:31:49# Ahhhhh-ahhh. #
0:31:49 > 0:31:53CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:31:53 > 0:31:58BURST OF LIVELY MANDOLIN MUSIC
0:31:58 > 0:32:02- A little flavour of Mandolinman. Hello, everyone.- Hello.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Andries, how did this band come together?
0:32:04 > 0:32:09Well, it's a very easy story.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13My father was coming, celebrating his 70th birthday
0:32:13 > 0:32:17and he was collector of ancient melodies.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19As a surprise for his birthday,
0:32:19 > 0:32:22I always wanted to do something with four mandolins.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26I was looking for three other folk mandolin players,
0:32:26 > 0:32:30and...here they are.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32LIVELY MANDOLIN MUSIC PLAYS
0:33:16 > 0:33:19'We now exist about three years'
0:33:19 > 0:33:23and we just went this summer to Brazil,
0:33:23 > 0:33:27so our first disc was a disc with traditional Belgian music,
0:33:27 > 0:33:31from the region of Brabant. It's in the centre of the country.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34And then we wanted to do something else and we made a bossa nova disc.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36BOSSA NOVA STYLE MANDOLIN MUSIC PLAYS
0:34:13 > 0:34:15APPLAUSE
0:34:15 > 0:34:19One of my favourite performances was given by the group, Kan.
0:34:19 > 0:34:24Its members come from Northern Ireland, Scotland and England.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26UPBEAT FIDDLE AND FLUTE MUSIC PLAYS
0:35:11 > 0:35:14We always meet a day early and rehearse before a tour
0:35:14 > 0:35:18and that's when we make new music because we're based in Newcastle,
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Edinburgh, Manchester and Armagh, so quite far apart!
0:35:26 > 0:35:29People have described it as sort of contemporary traditional music
0:35:29 > 0:35:32with kind of jazz and world influences
0:35:32 > 0:35:36so we take our influences from all over the place, really.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40SOFT LILTING FOLK MUSIC PLAYS
0:36:18 > 0:36:20We're quite a young band in that we've only been playing
0:36:20 > 0:36:22together for three years so this is a brilliant,
0:36:22 > 0:36:24brilliant place to come and the great city to visit.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27- And not your first visit to Cardiff? - No, that's right.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30Last time I came, I got a speeding ticket and a summons to court
0:36:30 > 0:36:32because of the speeding fine!
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Better luck this time!
0:37:04 > 0:37:07CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:37:07 > 0:37:08That's it from Cardiff.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11Next year, WOMEX goes to Santiago de Compostela in Spain,
0:37:11 > 0:37:15so for a taste of the music from there, our final group,
0:37:15 > 0:37:19Budino establishes traditional Galician music
0:37:19 > 0:37:22with edgy electronics and percussion.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26LIVELY FOLK MUSIC PLAYS
0:37:48 > 0:37:52I think it's strong connections between musicians
0:37:52 > 0:37:55and music from Wales and from Galicia.
0:37:55 > 0:38:00I know musicians from the last 20 years
0:38:00 > 0:38:03and because it's the same language,
0:38:03 > 0:38:06I think it's very easy to play with them.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10I love...I love the Wales music.