conference 2018
The internationally-recognised expert Petr Dorůžka is preparing the conference programme. It features panel discussions and presentations. Key topics include musical genres of Central and Eastern Europe, music exports and the networking of local artists with the international music community. The conference programme is in English.
CZECH MUSIC CROSSROADS CONFERENCE 16. 7. 2018
CZECH MUSIC CROSSROADS CONFERENCE 17. 7. 2018

10.00 Opening
10.25–11.00 Introducing our partners
• Presenting Serbia as our guest country – Bojan Djordjević (SRB)
• Budapest Ritmo – Balázs Weyer (HU)
• World music festival Bratislava – Ľubica Zajacová Záborská (SK)
• Introducing the Czech diaspora
• Czech and Slovak bands at Eurosonic 2019 – Oskar Strajn (NL)
• District Sounds Good, Katowice – Martyna Markowska, Dagmara Szastak, Michał Paduch (PL)
11.00–11.20 Break
11.20–11.40 Roger Holdsworth: The Australian perspective
11.40–12.10 Lucy Duran: Growing into Music Project
12.10–12.30 Jacopo Tomatis: The known and unknown styles from Italy
12.40 –12.55 Eleanor Dubinsky: Music Aperitivo
12.55–14.30 Lunch
14.30–15.00 Lucy Duran & Cheikh Lô: Bringing West African music to a world stage
WORKSHOP ROOM
15.10–16.10 Chris Eckman, Oskar Strajn, Dubi Lenz, Birgit Ellinghaus: Talent, marketing or strategy?
– What is most important for an unknown band to start your career?
16.30 Showcase

10.00–10.30 Simon Emmerson: History of Afro Celt Sound System, Imagined Village, Baaba Maal etc.
10.30–10.50 Amitava Bhattacharya: Preserving the Bauls of Bengal for the 21th century
10.50–11.20 Thorsten Bednarz: The Wild East as seen from Sarajevo, Budapest, Belgrade and Berlin (Bojan Djordjević, Edin Zubčević, Balázs Weyer)
11.20–11.50 Ivan Duran: Garifuna music, Calypso Rose and other projects
11.50–12.10 Break
12.10–12.30 Helge Hinteregger: Austria, the secret melting pot of Europe
12.30–12.50 Field recordings Julia Ulehla, Aram Bajakian
12.50–13.20 Sono Music, Chris Eckman, Glitterbeat
13.20–15.30 Lunch
15.30–17.00 Speed dating
17.15 Showcase