HORIZONS
BRITISH COUNCIL
The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust. The British Council’s Music team works with over 100 countries to connect British musicians, educators and industry people with their counterparts and audiences around the world, providing opportunities to share knowledge and experience different cultures.
WOMEXchange
WOMEXchange is aimed at strengthening and building new international partnerships between Manchester and the rest of the world. As part of the programme, Manchester Music City and the British Council have supported a cohort of dynamic music professionals connected to their local music scenes to create, connect and collaborate at WOMEX 2021.
Manchester Music City is a strategic partnership made up of stakeholders from across Manchester’s music landscape committed to:
• helping the Manchester music sector grow and strengthen
• supporting the collaborative and diverse music scenes within the city
• using key international events to connect the city globally
Manchester Music City is part of the international Music Cities Network - a worldwide network of 9 cities dedicated to improving communication, collaboration and policies, and working together to harness the power of music and the music industries.
The WOMEXchange 2021 are supporting a cohort of dynamic music professionals connected to their local music scenes to create, connect and collaborate at WOMEX 2021 :