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Ethno is a folk/traditional/world music camp for young musicians aged 16 – 25 (30 some in some countries). All musicians are welcome, no matter your level of skill! Ethno is about learning, sharing and having a good time.

Check out the links below for local application forms and for more information either contact directly one of the Ethno organisers listed on the countries page or if you still have questions feel free to get in touch with Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI) who will help steer you towards your first Ethno!

Ethno Australia

Ethno Bosnia-Herzegovina

Ethno Catalonia

Ethno Croatia

Ethno Denmark

Ethno England

Ethno Estonia

Ethno Finland

Ethno Flanders

Ethno France

Ethno Germany

Ethno India

Ethno Norway

Ethno Portugal

Ethno Palestine

Ethno Sweden

Ethno Uganda

Events

Ethno Bahia

Date: December 26, 2019 @ 10:00 am

Venue: Diogo

Ethno Bahia is o wonderful opportunity to learn, exchange and perform traditional, popular, world and folk music from all over the word in the heart of Bahia, along with the opportunity to know the music and culture from Bahia-Brazil. We invite 40 musicians and music students between 18 and 30 years to apply for this [...]
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Ethno Algeria

Date: September 16, 2019 @ 5:00 pm

Venue: Ghardaia, Algeria

We are so excited to announce that for the second edition of Ethno Algeria, we’ve decided to relocate the camp 600 km from Algiers to the beautiful city of Ghardaia, ‘The Sahara Door’! Ghardaia stands over the Mzab Valley and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After that, an Ethno tour is planned across Algeria – Mostaganem in the [...]
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Ethno Germany

Date: August 8, 2019 @ 5:00 pm

Venue: Lichtenberg Castle, Germany

Every year the Ethno Germany Music Camp is a little bit different – 2019 will be a very special edition! Featuring not only musicians but also dancers from all around the world! So dancers, put on your dancing shoes and apply! The ruins of Castle Lichtenberg near Thallichtenberg will provide once again a rustic yet [...]
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Ethno Flanders TRY OUT

Date: August 2, 2019 @ 8:00 pm

Venue: Petrus&Paulus West, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Are you interested to see how the Ethno Flanders-band prepares for their Ethno tour? Come and see it for yourself – dancers are welcome! Entrance is Free Follow this event on: https://www.facebook.com/events/960815047456167/
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Ethno Brazil

Date: August 1, 2019 @ 12:00 pm

Venue: São Paulo, Brazil

Enjoy the experience of being in a tropical forest, surrounded by fantastic mountains and a beautiful lake. The second edition of Ethno Brazil will take place at Fazenda Serrinha, an old farm in a rural area of São Paulo. Young musicians from all over the world will live together in this idyllic scenario teaching each [...]
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Ethno Sicily

Date: July 29, 2019 @ 9:00 am

Venue: Zafferana Etnea (Catania), Sicily

Ethno Sicily 2019” is a musical, intercultural and international project, that will bring together young NON-PREFESSIONAL musicians so that they exchange the traditional music of their cultural background and share. Based on non-formal methods and peer-to-peer teaching, each musician teaches their piece to the others, by oral transmission. The result is a multicultural orchestra which [...]
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Ethno Flanders

Date: July 28, 2019 @ 10:00 am

Venue: Vest-Vlanderen, Belgium

Ethno Flanders has been going for over 20 years now! You will be looking forward to ten days of music, fun and connecting through music – 5 continents, 15 nationalities, 45 musicians and several concerts in collaboration with Muziekmozaïek and Dranouter Festival. We’re located on the Belgian coast, so prepare yourself for nights out and [...]
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Ethno Denmark

Date: July 26, 2019 @ 4:00 pm

Venue: Glamsbjerg, Denmark

Discover Denmark’s cosy Ethno in the beautiful Nordic countryside with around 30 participants. Under the roofs of the Danish–Brazilian culture house CulturArte, both musicians and audience melt together in a unique musical experience of community. It is here that Samba meets Polka, chain dances rock the barn, and tunes and stories open windows to foreign lives around the world. [...]
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Ethno Estonia

Date: July 16, 2019 @ 4:00 pm

Venue: Kõpu, Hiiumaa

Ethno Estonia is an international music camp for youngsters aged 16-30 years, where traditional music from different countries is shared by participants in a peer-to-peer learning approach and learned by ear – all that with the help from our wonderful artistic leaders: Merike Paberits, Maarja Soomre, Jonas Malfliet, Sami Karkar and Lauren Spiceley. If you [...]
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Ethno Portugal

Date: July 15, 2019 @ 5:00 pm

Venue: Castelo de Vide, Portugal

The applications for Ethno Portugal 2019 are open from 1 February till 15 May. Folk musicians and dancers from around the world can join the biggest artist-in-residence gathering in Portugal! Ethno Portugal gathers 50 young musicians and dancers from different countries so they can share their energy, music, dance and culture, and prepare the repertoire [...]
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