After a difficult deliberation, our jurors selected from more than 600 groups, the artists that will be present during the FIMPRO FESTIVAL from May 25th to 28th in Guadalajara, Mexico. This year the selection to choose from was at a higher level than usual, in addition to an enormous increase in female participation.
The artist selection process of who will take part in the 2017 edition of FIMPRO was carried out with the same dynamics as it did in the previous two editions: through the curatorship of a previously confirmed jury. The selection of the jury, formed by Sergio Arbelaez and Enrique Blanc, contemplated the inclusion of the leading figures in the current Latin American independent music industry.
The participants invited for this process were: Alfonso Muriedas, director of the NRMAL festival in Mexico City; Siddhartha, the singer and composer from Guadalajara; Valerie Miranda, the founding partner of the Mexican label Casete, who has also been linked to several important companies of today such as Spotify and Facebook; music journalist Humphrey Inzillo; and Eduardo Cavillo, director of Ruido Fest, which is annually held in Chicago.
FIMPRO (International Fair of Professional Music) launched a call for Latin American artists who were interested in participating in the showcase program to register through the same platform installed in its official portal. 593 entries were received from groups from 20 countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, EEUU, Uruguay and Mexico, the country that reflected the majority of participation for obvious reasons.
The five jurors worked with this material to form the program. On Monday, March 27 a deliberation session was held and the following artists were selected to showcase at the Fair and Festival:
Danicattack - Colombia
Laguna Pai - Perú
Miss Garrison - Chile
Amanitas - Chile
Campo - Uruguay
Francisco el Hombre - Brasil
Carmen Costa - México - Argentina
Sven von Thülen - Alemania
La Suite Bizarre - España
El Chavez - Argentina
King Coya & Queen Cholas - Argentina
TOTOTOMAS - Argentina
Anelis Assumpao - Brasil
Edson Velandia - Colombia
La Boa - Colombia
Mina - Ecuador
Gaby Moreno - USA
Les Deuxluxes - Canadá
Los Celestinos - Chile
Luciano Supervielle - Uruguay
Baltazar - Guadalajara, México
Kumantukxuxpë - México
Ramona - México
San Pedro el Cortez - Guadalajara, México
Smoke Rings Quartet - Guadalajara, México
The Chamanas - México
Fanko - Guadalajara, México
Vico DÃaz Toktli - Guadalajara, México
The FIMPRO FESTIVAL promises to be the place where the best of Latin American and EEUU will be present at, with an eclectic proposal of more than 11 countries including a sample of Canada with Les Deuxluxes and Spains proposal La Suite Bizarre.
