MOST Sessions powered by MOL — New Europe Foundation launched

MOST Pitching workshop at PIN Festival

MOST Music project is closing

[BME] Zarina Prvasevda and Alice in Wonderband play at Balkan Trafik

[POLICY] Urban Creative Hub booklet is published

[BME] Almir Meskovic & Daniel Lazar play at Budapest Ritmo

[BME] PJEV performs at Budapest Ritmo

New Balkan World Music Guide is out!

So Alive Music Conference brings MOST to SXSW

MOST at MENT Festival

[BME] Lenhart Tapes plays @ EUROSONIC

BALKAN:MOST aftermovie published

[BME] PJEV PLAYS @ PIN

[BME] FLYING NOMADS+ KOSZIKA PLAY @ PIN

[EVENT] MOST STAND @ WOMEX23

[FESTIVAL] ELIASSE PLAYS @ ATELIER CAFÉ

Festival exchange - artist sent by La Guinguette Chez Alriq

[BME] ORATNITZA + SHKODRA ELEKTRONIKE PLAY @ SOALIVE

[FESTIVAL] DUNJALUK PLAYS @ FIRA MEDITERRANIA DE MANRESA

Festival exchange - artist sent by Méra World Music Festival

[TRAINEESHP] KATERINA DIMITROVSKA @ BMA

[TRAINEESHIP] NATALIJA ČARIJA @ BMA

[FESTIVAL] AMARO DUHO @ LA GUINGUETTE CHEZ ALRIQ

Festival exchange - artist sent by Atelier Café

BALKAN:MOST Festival

Join us at the BALKAN:MOST Festival, Showcase & Conference (7–9 September, 2023) for over 30 memorable performances by the best of Balkan music today! Check out how to become a PRO for the event!

[FESTIVAL] AMARO DUHO PLAYS @ NIGHTS IN OLD LJUBLJANA TOWN

Festival exchange - artist sent by Mumush Festival

[FESTIVAL] RUMBARISTAS PLAYS @ SPANCIRFEST

Festival exchange + Festival visit

[FESTIVAL] SIMON CHENET BAND PLAYS @ DZUMBUS FESTIVAL

Festival exchange - artist exchange

[FESTIVAL] PANTALOONS + ETCETERAL PLAYS @ MUMUSH FESTIVAL

Festivall exchange - artist sent by Nights in Old Ljubljana Town

[FESTIVAL] BDHS PLAYS @ MALOMFESZTIVÁL

Festival exchange + festival visit

[TRAINEESHIP] RAMONA KOČIŠKA @ SHIP FESTIVAl

[TRAINEESHIP] RĂZVAN ROȘU @ VLACH

[FESTIVAL] VEJA PLAYS @ TREFPUNT

[FESTIVAL] IPEK YOLU @ LOKUM

[EVENT] MOST @ EXIT FESTIVAL

MOST Corner welcomed hundreds of visitors every day at EXIT Festival

[ARTIST] Alice in WonderBand concert @ A to JazZ Festival

[FESTIVAL] ORATNITZA PLAYS @ HAAPAVESI FESTIVAL

Festival exchange - artist sent by ARTE Festival

[FESTIVAL] WAX TAILOR PLAYS @ SOFIA LIVE

Festival exchange - artist sent by Welcome in Tziganie, responsible partner: BOZAR

[Festival] Koza Mostra concert @Metno

Festival exchange - artist sent by Street Mode

[PARTNER] European Forum on Music 2023 – Sustain Music by European Music Council

Our partner the European Music Council was holding their European Forum on Music 2023 - Sustain Music in Budapest, Hungary. Many of our partners were here and listening to the eye-opening panels and workshop. At Friday's MOST Reception two amazing MOST artists gave concerts: Alice in WonderBand and Dina e Mel.

[TRAINEESHIP] Fani Solomun @ European Music Council

[Festival] Charlotta Kerbs and Sanjay Khan concert @Porto Etno

Festival exchange - artist sent by Trondheim World Fest

[ARTIST] DANTCHEV:DOMAIN concert @ SPIKE – Bulgarian Music Showcase

[Festival] Maika concert @Kokopelli

Festival exchange sent by Wrong Fest

[Festival] Perforto concert @Kraj Vardarot

Festival exchange - artist sent by Katowice JazzArt

[ARTIST] Divanhana won the Best Group Award at Songlines

We are proud that our Divanhana deemed Best Group by Songlines Magazin for their album "Zavrzlama". "Zavrzlama represents our lives in Bosnia and Herzegovina"...more in the news.

[Festival] Ekrem Mamutovic concert @Balkabarna

Festival exchange - artist sent by Dzumbush

[TRAINEESHIP] Stanislav Drča @MKC

[Festival] Karandila Gypsy Brass Orchestra feat. Ivo Papazov @ Welcome in Tziganie

Festival exchange - artist sent by Sofia Live

[ARTIST] Corina Sîrghi & Taraful Jean Americanu, Koszika and Zarina Prvasevda @ Budapest Ritmo 2023

MOST Partner meeting @ Budapest Ritmo

The MOST team visited the suberb MENT Showcase & Conference

[PARTNER] [ARTIST] SEE Festival by Bozar with concerts of Perija and Divanhana

We had the great opportunity to experience the cultural richness of South-East Europe during Bozar’s SEE Festival, with a diverse line-up including some of our favourite MOST supported artists: Perija and Divanhana.

[Traineeship] Jovana Lukic @Hangvető

Manager training part2 hosted by Password Production @PIN Showcase & Conference

Manager training part1 hosted by the Bulgarian Music Association

[Traineeship] Halmen József (Jozsó) @Hangvető

Artist training Round 3. hosted by the Bulgarian Music Association

BALKAN:MOST Showcase Night

Three WOMEX showcase performances supported by MOST Music: Oratnitza [BG], Perija [NK] and Corina Sîrghi și Taraful Jean Americanu [RO].

The Brand of the Land – WOMEX Conference Session

Chaired by Balázs Weyer (Hungary), Hangvető; with Tino Grasselt (Germany), Tomato Production; Minna Huuskonen (Finland), Minnamurra Music Management & Agency; Marija Vitas (Serbia), World Music Association of Serbia

[Publication] Balkan World Music Guide is out!

The Balkan World Music Guide curated by MOST Music is a free, pocket-sized handbook that introduces every single artists and Balkan-based festival or club that has been selected to the program over the last years. The booklet presents 30 of the best Balkan world musicians today, as well as 29 festivals and 2 music venues based in South East Europe that are worth putting on your bucket list. It was published just in time for WOMEX 23 in Lisbon, and was included in every single delegate bag at the Trade Fair!

Maria Mazzotta @ Vrelo Zvuka

Street Music Festival Baia Mare

Ramsch & Rosen @ World Music Festival “Todo Mundo”

[FESTIVAL] KERMESZ A L’EST @ Goulash Disko Festival

Audiovisual harmony event

Mini project implemented in the framework of the Urban Project Hub, MOST Music’s incubator program for creative cultural project ideas.

Veja @ Adriatico Mediterraneo Festival

ESTAM Festival

Mini project implemented in the framework of the Urban Project Hub, MOST Music’s incubator program for creative cultural project ideas.

Boi Akih @ ESTAM Festival

Barcelona Gipsy Balkan Orchestra @ Méra World Music Festival

Contemporary Jazz and Beyond

Mini project implemented in the framework of the Urban Project Hub, MOST Music’s incubator program for creative cultural project ideas.

Oratnitza @ Fengaros Festival

Saso Popovski Trio @ Musicastrada, sent by Jazz Factory

Dzambo Agusevi Orkestar @ Glatt&Verkehrt, sent by Todo Mundo

Fanfara Station @ Jazz Factory, sent by Musicastrada

WOMBA showcase @ EXIT Festival

Featuring MOST artists Divanhana, Naked, Shkodra Elektronike, Oranitza, Dina e Mel, E.U.E.R.P.I., Perija, Flying Nomads, The Almir Mešković & Daniel Lazar duo, and Lenhart Tapes.

Törzs @ D Festival, sent by Valley of Arts

Black Flower @ Etnofest, sent by Etnosoi!

Antoni Beksiak & Małgorzata Kaznowska-Filipek @ Artisteve, sent by Gardens of Sounds

Balkan Festival Guide 2022 published

Elena Duni & Rob Luft @ Gardens of Sounds, sent by Artisteve

Balkalar @ Balkan Trafik, sent by Goulash Disko + Goulash Disko extra presence @ Balkan Trafik

Urban Project Hub Round 2 selected urban creatives announced

Management Training Round 2 training sessions

With Nikola Jovanovic,Christine Semba, Balázs Weyer, Rok Kosir, Chris Eckman, and the Hangvető MOST team.

Divanhana @ Budapest Ritmo Showcase

Rodjenice @ Budapest Ritmo Showcase

Management Training Round 2 selected managers announced

Festival Exchange Round 2 selected festivals announced

Balkan Music Export Round 2 selected bands announced

Dunjaluk @ Mikolajki Folkowe Festival, sent by Kamicak Etno Fest

Marin Bosnjak Management Training participant’s traineeship at Password Production

NAKED on the offWOMEX stage @ WOMEX 2021 Showcase

WOMEX 2021 round table discussion “The Up and Rising Balkan Festival Landscape”

With Mila Georgieva (Bulgarian Music Association / A to Z Foundation); Login Kociski (Password Production); Ivan Petrovic (EXIT Foundation), chaired by Bojan Djordjevic (Todo Mundo World Music Festival).

Georgi Popov Management Training participant’s traineeship at Bulgarian Music Association

Zsófia Szerda Management Training participant’s traineeship at Hangvető

Takt Festival, the project of MOST Urban Policy Hub participant Jelena Bozic is successfully completed

Danilo Grbic Management Training participant’s traineeship at Piranha Art

ESTAM Festival, the project of MOST Urban Policy Hub participant Alexandra Pavlovic is successfully completed

Orkiestra sw. Mikolaja @ Kamicak Etno Fest, sent by Mikolajki Folkowe Festival

Multumult @ Heritage World Music Festival, sent by Outernational Days

Panel discussion “Pandemic success stories” at Czech Music Crossroads

Featuring MOST communications team member Ella Csarnó.

A to JazZ round table discussion about the challenges Balkan music faces today

With Balázs Weyer, Klára Nagy, Vesela Kondakova, and Katharina Weinert.

Urban Project Hub pitching competition

The Bridge for Balkan Music Vol. 1 selection album featuring MOST BME artists is available on Spotify

Curated by Simon Broughton of Songlines.

Online speed dating sessions between participants and mentors

Management trainings

With experts Dejan Vujinovic and Bjørn Hammershaug.

Urban Project Hub trainings

With experts such as Katharina Weinert from the European Music Council, Márton Méhes, or Ivan Petrovic (EXIT Festival)

Almir Meskovic & Daniel Lazar performance @ the WOMEX 2020 Virtual Showcase

MOST Music virtual booth at the Digital Edition of WOMEX 2020

MOST Selection album out with the November 2020 issue of Songlines

Balkan Music Export trainings

With experts Simon Broughton, Lucy Duran, and Rok Kosir.

Management Training Round 1 selected managers announced

Urban Project Hub Round 1 selected urban creatives announced

Balkan Music Export Round 1 selected bands announced

MOST Music Talks

Moderators: Balázs Weyer, Dejan Vujinovic

Festival Exchange Round 1 selected festivals announced

FEX online kick-off

MOST kick-off board meeting

[TRAINEESHIP] Emine Sadka @Jaya The Cat

Emine Sadka helping the band Jaya The Cat