Mirissa Neff

Mirissa Neff

Mirissa Neff is a journalist, art director and producer. Through her work for PBS's "Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders" and "Quick Hits," she tells stories about our world through the music we love.

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WOMEX 2012: Slideshow

October 24, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment


This year’s edition of WOMEX (the World Music Expo) brought musicians and delegates from all corners of the globe to Thessaloniki, Greece. The immense Greek financial troubles served as a backdrop to the conference, and on the first full day of festivities the seaside city ground to a halt for a 24 hour general strike. But inside the walls of the conference center the show went on, and five stages played host to musical riches from near and far.

Tsuumi Sound System from Finland, performing at WOMEX 2012. (Photo: Mirissa Neff)

Tsuumi Sound System from Finland, performing at WOMEX 2012. (Photo: Mirissa Neff)

There was truly too much good music to see at once, but a few personal favorites were: the poetic stylings and Caribbean funk of Trinidadian-born Anthony Joseph and his Spasm Band, the humor and electro-cumbia of Mexican Institute of Sound, the hymnical a cappella songs of Hysni Zela and the Albanian Iso-Polyphonic Choir, the high energy Southern African hip-hop fusion of Zimbabwe’s Mokoomba, and much more.

For more info about any of WOMEX’s showcasing artists, or to learn about next year’s edition (to be held in Cardiff, Wales), go to: womex.com

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