The Northern Turtle Island Collective sets foot in the UK!   

As well as being the world’s largest music conference, Worldwide Music Expo (WOMEX) is the world’s most international and diverse music gathering, with an exhibitor market, conferences, films and artist showcases. WOMEX and its community aim to support and strengthen the role of culture worldwide, and to spread its values by promoting creativity and music.   

The event remains dedicated to facilitating and promoting the global music industry, and provides a platform for connecting, inspiring and sharing experiences, enabling among other things an open international economic and cultural dialogue.  

For the Mundial Montréal team, it’s an immense privilege to take part year after year, a golden opportunity to exchange with the biggest players on the international global scene and to reimagine the future of music!  

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Northern Turtle Island Collective at WOMEX 

CINARS, FolQuébec, Folk Music Canada, Global Toronto Music Festival, International Indigenous Music Summit, Mundial Montréal and Sunfest will once again join forces at WOMEX under the banner of the Northern Turtle Island Collective (NTI). Professional networking activities and artist showcases organized and presented on-site will enable the collective to pursue its mission of forging and maintaining links between Canada, Quebec and the rest of the world, creating enriching experiences for key industry players and artists alike!  

The collective’s kiosks alley : a daily must!  

From Wednesday, October 23 to Saturday, October 26, find us every day in the Northern Turtle Island Alley at booths Z1-Z2-Z3-Z4-Z5-X1-X3-V1-W1! On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the collective and its partners will be hosting a networking cocktail from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on site, where you’ll have the chance to chat with everyone.  

• Thursday, Oct 24: presented by Mundial Montréal, FolQuébec and CINARS  
• Friday, Oct 25: presented by Folk Canada, Folk Alliance International, Sunfest and Global Toronto Music Festival 
• Saturday, Oct 26: presented by Internation Indigenous Music Summit & Ishkōdé Records  

Welcome session for Canadians and Quebec delegates 

The Northern Turtle Island Collective welcomes Canadian and Quebec delegates to the Feel Good Club on October 22, starting at 11:00 a.m. for a meet-and-greet session! The morning will be devoted to settling down, networking, chatting and enjoying each other’s company over a delicious, comforting breakfast. The perfect way to start the week off on the right foot!   

• Feel Good Club (26-28 Hilton St, Manchester, UK)  
• Tuesday, October 22, 2024   
• 11am 

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B2BBQ and showcases   

For the third year running, the NTI Collective, in collaboration with the Délégation générale du Québec à Londres, invites you to an informal get-together on Tuesday evening before diving headfirst into the hustle and bustle of WOMEX. This barbecue is the perfect opportunity for the 70+ members of the Canadian and Quebec delegation to meet, exchange strategies and network with targeted local and international colleagues, all in a warm and relaxed atmosphere.  

Join us from 6pm at the Oast House Manchester, where grilled meats inspired by Middle Eastern and Mediterranean flavors will be served in an atmosphere signed DJ William C. From 7pm, let yourself be carried away by the unofficial showcases of Just Prince, Kazdoura, Iskwē, Andy Rubal, JoSH and Mélisande, for an evening of musical conviviality. 

• Oast House Manchester 
• Tuesday, October 22, 2024 
• 6pm 

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Quebec artists at OFFWOMEX  

Join the collective on October 25, when two showcases will be presented as part of OFFWOMEX. É.T.É, which offers a contemporary and dynamic vision of traditional Quebec music, combining influences from folk, jazz, progressive rock and classical, and Shauit, an Innu singer-songwriter who sings of the complexity and beauty of the Innu nation, harmoniously blending folk, roots and reggae, telling heartfelt stories drawn from personal experience.  

• The Hall, Avivas Studios  
• Friday, October 25, 2024  
• 11pm 

Aysanabee in an official showcase  

Don’t miss artist Oji-Cree Aysanabee performing as an official showcase at WOMEX! Solemn and soaring, underpinned by a swirling mix of indie, soul and electronic soundscapes, mournful saxophone and rhythm-accelerating finger-picking, her sound, described as striking, is both hypnotic and melodic. 

• Manchester Central 
• Thursday, October 24, 2024 
• 1pm 

We would like to thank FACTOR, the Canada Council for the Arts, Musicaction, the Délégation générale du Québec à Londres, SODEC and the City of Toronto’s Music Office for making these events possible. This project is also supported in part by a contribution from Global Affairs Canada.