Australasian World Music Expo

From the lush highlands of West Papua through the Pacific to the vast arid deserts of Australia and its major cities, our region is home to some of the most unique cultures this planet has to offer.

The Australasian World Music Expo (AWME) brings together musicians, industry representatives and festival audiences from across Australia and around the globe for three days of the finest Indigenous, roots and world music from the Australasian region.

Now in its second year, AWME is the Australia-Pacific region's premier music industry conference and showcase of Indigenous, roots and world music, and a major event which cements Melbourne's reputation as Australia's live music capital.

Performing at AWME 2009 will be Blue King Brown, Archie Roach, The Pigram Brothers (Australia), Toguna (Reunion Islands/France), Batucada Sound Machine (NZ), Dya Singh World Music Group and Djan Djan featuring Jeff Lang (Australia), Mamadou Diabate (Mali) and Bobby Singh (India/Australia), Little Bushman (NZ), Tumi (South Africa), Shakura Stringband (Vanuatu), Grace Barbe (Seychelles/Australia), Mihirangi (NZ/Australia), Tama Waipara (NZ), Moab Stringband (PNG), Noreum Machi (South Korea), Laya Film Project (India), Narasirato Pan Pipes (Solomon Islands), Public Opinion Afro Orchestra and San Lazaro, plus many other exciting local , Indigenous and international artists to be announced.

By day, AWME is a trade fair which attracts some of the world's most prominent and influential festival bookers, talent agents, record labels and media for workshops, panel discussions and industry networking.

By night, AWME transforms a variety of Melbourne venues including the Art’s Centre, the Recital Centre and the Hi-Fi Bar into festival showcases in which delegates and music fans rub shoulders and sample some of the most exciting world, Indigenous, roots and folk music the planet has to offer.