Music In Africa spoke with the WOMEX’s head of press and communications, Gaurav Narula, about the specific motives that gave birth to the event, Africa’s footprint at the trade show over the years and its plans moving forward. In the early ’90s, a gathering of music professionals, Berlin Independence Days, took place in Berlin, which included a world music feature called Worldwide Music Days, produced by Piranha. Could you elaborate on WOMEX’s format and why conferences like this are important for the music industry? We had more than 3 100 music professionals gathering in Lisbon. In the next five years, what milestones does the forum hope to have achieved for the music industry, especially in Africa?
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