World Musicians Recruitment Project invites musician to Chapter Arts Centre

 
WELSH music charity Live Music Now Cymru/Wales, with some help from Venezuelan Carlos Chirinos, is seeking the best of world music talent.
 
Young world musicians from Wales are invited to an open day for the World Musicians Recruitment Project at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff, today from 2pm to 4pm.
 
They will have the chance to find out more about the application and audition process for the music outreach scheme, which is being funded by Arts Council Wales.
 
This is Live Music Now Cymru/Wales’ first venture into world music, and is set to increase the genres of music available to those who have limited access to music-making, while at the same time developing the careers of up-and-coming musicians who may not otherwise have the opportunity to take off in the music scene.
 
World music can include music from right across the globe, such as traditional music, or folk music of a culture that is created and played by indigenous musicians and is closely related to the music of the regions of their origin.
 
Carlos Chirinos, non-classical music recruitment consultant for the charity, said: “Live Music Now aims to recruit musicians with high quality live world music regardless of its genre.
 
“We’re searching for culturally diverse music and traditional music making methods from people of all different cultural backgrounds.
 
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Read more at: WalesOnline.co.uk