The Singaot Musik Kamp is a two-week professional development residency for talented young musicians from around the Pacific region and the world, beginning at Mon Exil village in Espiritu Santo and finishing in Mele and Pango villages in Port Vila.
Vanuatu will host over 60 musicians from countries including Mozambique and La Reunion (Africa), New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Fiji, West Papua, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Samoa and Australia. With talented musicians from groups including Airileke, Impossible Odds, Blue King Brown, Simangavole, Music Crossroads Mozambique, Kaumaakonga and Rize of the Morning Star, it is sure to be an incredible feast for your eyes and ears!
There are also over 20 local ni-Vanuatu musicians that have been selected to take part representing the diversity and remote wonders of Vanuatu traditional music. The musicians will be involved in workshops to network and collaborate on music, performing at Lukaotem Gud Santo Festival (11th-12th October, Unity Park, Luganville) and Fest’Napuan Music Festival (16th-20th October, Saralana, Port Vila).
Federica Besana, communication officer at COSV, together with project’s partners Further Arts and Music Crossroads Mozambique welcome “everyone to come to the free public festivals to witness the power and magic of this diverse orchestra of traditional musicians”.
A music parade, composed by the camp’s musicians, will cross the streets of Port Vila town on Saturday the 19th of October, and the Music Bridges project will present “Music Industry Development & Rights” workshops that will be carried out over 3 days from 21st-23rd October at the Chief’s Nakamal in Port Vila.
Everyone is welcome to visit and sign up on the website: www.musicbridgesconnect.org. This is a platform for the music industry and all musicians to connect, share and promote their music and activities.
Singaot Musik Kamp (SMK) is part of the “Music Bridges” action funded through the European Union’s Africa Caribbean Pacific (ACP-EU) Cultures+ program.
PROJECT PARTNERS:
COSV ;- Further Arts – Music Crossroads Mozambique
ASSOCIATES:
SOMAS, Associaçao Moçambicana de Autores – Lettera27
SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS:
Air Vanuatu , Creative Commons , Fiji Performer Rights Association , Canal Studio Asosiesen, Vanuatu Kaljoral Senta, Kundu Media, Sustainable Dreaming , The Planet Spins, Wantok Musik Foundation , Southern Cross University , Nomads Palace, Mon Exil & Fanafo Villages, Mele Village Community, Pango Village