TALENT SEARCH FINALISTS REVEALED!
The first stage of the Worldwide Talent Search has ended and the finalists can now be announced. The 20 finalists have been selected based on fan ratings. The finalists will now have their music listened by our panel of judges led by Gilles Peterson himself and they will choose which act will open this year WWF in Sete.

The 20 finalists in no particular order:

ARMEN NALBANDIAN TRIO
BAHAMA SOUL CLUB
POWELL
SPACE FUNK
NOT ONLY
NITA
NTOUMOS
EMILIE CHICK
JUPITER MUKE
MARC ASHMANN
BLOWE VIBRATIONS
DJ FRENZY
DAMSKI
C.J.
RAISONNEURS
YABAA FUNK
SON OF KICK
MANCINI AND THE CREEPERS
MENSA
JONNY TAYLOR

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The following are videos from the May 29th solo piano performance of Armen Nalbandian performs John Zorn's Masada.

The first excerpt is from a performance of Zorn's Kodashim.






The second excerpt is from Armen Nalbandian's extended composition for solo piano inspired by Zorn's Masada music:

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