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After a night of revelry spent with old friends and new, we all had rendezvous at midday for the Womex 2002 Award closing ceremony. Director Christoph Borkowsky Akbar opened proceedings, summing up a very successful edition in the new location of the Essen Zollverein and announcing the probable destination for the Womex 2003 – Seville. Next Charlie Gillett and Lucy Duran from BBC Radio took to the stage in order to announce the nominees for the BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music, voted for by the Womex delegates, the results for which are expected in February followed by the awards ceremony in March. Then came the highlight of the event, the Womex Award 2002. Introduced by founding director Ben Mandelson, Armenian duduk master Djivan Gasparyan was visibly moved by the delegates’ heart-felt cheers as he received his Neolithic statuette award. He then treated us all to a magical moment with his trio, filling the hall with the sweet sounds of this extraordinary instrument, the symbol of his people’s musical heritage. A perfect end to a fine edition of Womex. So without further ado Aufwiedersehen Essen, hasta pronto Seville ! Marushka | |||
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