World Blend Café

During the Pentecost weekend (May 27/29), Music Meeting will kick off. On Monday 29 May, the World Music Forum will host the World Blend Café at the festival, including a panel, pitches and a concert by the Chieko Donker Duyvis Ensemble.

“Gelderland promises you beautiful regions” is what the radio commercial tells us. They forget that besides De Apenheul, Het Loo and Hoge Veluwe you can mainly visit musical attractions. Such as the Zwarte Cross, Down the Rabbit Hole, the Vierdaagse Feesten and Music Meeting Festival. Since 1985, this Nijmegen three-day event has been providing you with beautiful musical journeys by artists who later became world stars. Think of Cesaria Evora, Khaled or Youssou N'Dour.

Programme: World Blend Café (12.30- All Ears) & Concert (16.30- Hortus/Mystique)

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A panel discussion with:

Martyna van Nieuwland: the new artistic director of Music Meeting Festival
Hassan Elammouri: initiator & programmer of Musica Mundo/Rhythms of the World
Hendrik-Jan Derksen: programmer, DJ and concept developer for Zwarte Cross, Lowlands and Down The Rabbit Hole, among others
Stan Rijven: MC

12.30-13.00: walk-in World Blend Café (All Ears)
13.00-14.00: program incl. panel, pitches & preview Chieko Donker Duyvis Ensemble
16.30-17.10: concert Chieko Donker Duyvis Ensemble (Hortus/Mystique)
19.30-19.50: interview with Chieko Donker Duyvis by Charlie Crooijmans (All Ears)

World Blend Café is organized by World Music Forum NL and is open to anyone interested in the music sector. You can register here.