Womanimation! 2023 Judges
New for this year, we were privileged to be able to assemble a unique jury of execeptionally talented artists/musicians to review this year's festival films.
All of the following women at one point have topped one of the MergingArts Global Radio weekly charts.
Be sure to check out their links below and hear some fantastic music from around the globe!
Jury Members
Daryana Antipova (Russia) - Drummer and vocalist, co-founder of experimental folk outfit Vedan Kolod and Russian World Music Chart
Eva Väljaots (Estonia) - Folk musician playing various types of traditional kannels, inspired by Finno-Ugric traditional music
Inger Hannisdal (Norway) - Violinist, composer and improviser
Maja Milinkovic (Spain/Greece) - Fado & Sevdah singer and songwriter
Mariana Masetto (Argentina) - Musician, singer, composer, professional yoga teacher, writer and teacher
Marjo Smolander (Finland) - Kantele player and music educator
Maya Youssef (Syria/UK) - Speaker, composer and qanun virtuoso
Mircan Kaya (Turkey/Georgia) - Singer, composer, and civil & earthquake engineer
Roopa Panesar (India/UK) - Sitar player embracing Indian classical music, jazz and western classical genres
Sofia Labropoulou (Greece/Austria) - Kanun player, composer and improviser merging folk, Ottoman, Medieval, experimental and contemporary music
Tania Giannouli (Greece) - Pianist, composer, improviser and bandleader, classically trained and exploring improvisational jazz
Tania Saleh (Lebanon) - Singer, songwriter, visual artist, considered a pioneer of Arab alternative music
Tatiana Naryshkina (Russia) - Folklorist, multi-instrumentalist, arranger of Old Russian and Siberian music
Tatyana Molchanova (Russia) - Traditional and folk singer, vocal teacher and professor of Russian folk art
Tuulikki Bartosik (Estonia/Sweden) - Accordionist, composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, with degrees in classical and traditional music
Xanthoula Dakovanou (Greece/France) - Singer, composer, musical artistic director, and musical therapist