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Music Cultures

Funding programme of global music in NRW

With "Musikkulturen" (Music Cultures), the two NRW Kultursekretariats run a funding programme for global music in NRW. The joint performance network offers grants to relevant concert organisers in the member cities for performances by selected artists and ensembles.

Events with Anima Shirvani, Antigua, Constantinople, Kadinelia, Mariama & Vieux, Mariola Membrevis, Tante Friedl, Transorient Orchestra, Tsaziken, Yalda Abbasî & Trio Sêreng as well as the two ensembles for children's concerts: Anahad and Sieben40 Trio will be funded from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

The ensembles were selected by an advisory board of around 20 institutions, experts and musicians, which acts as an expert committee for performances and dialogue projects. It also prepares communication and qualification measures and develops projects for cultural education and refugee work. The advisory board also strengthens the presence and networking of world music stakeholders in NRW.

An important component of "Music Cultures" are the musical "dialogues" between musicians from different cultures, which are funded and organised by the NRWKS. Workshops and rehearsals lasting several days offer the opportunity for intensive dialogue. The entire working process, right up to the final concerts, which are also funded, is actively promoted by the NRWKS and documented on film. The implementation of the 19th dialogue project is planned for autumn 2024. The call for proposals for the Music Cultures Dialogue 2025 ran until the end of April.