Our dear Charlie Crooijmans, panelist of TWMC from the beginning, more than 5 years, is a samurai this year. Congratulations!
The samurais are the jury of WOMEX, the biggest professional fair for world music. Charlie is part of the jury for the showcases.
This is the complete list of the showcase samurais:
- António Guimarães (Portugal), owner, general manager, António Guimarães
- Charlie Crooijmans (The Netherlands), music journalist, musicologist, radio host
- Kerry Clarke (Canada), artistic director, Calgary Folk Music Festival; programmer, Block Heater Festival
- Lewis Robinson (UK), owner, Mais Um Records; radio host: WorldwideFM, Soho Radio
- Todd Puckhaber (USA), former senior music and event programming manager, SXSW