Cabonde Bay Music Festival 2023

Cabonde Bay Music Festival 2023
Date(s)	1st Night: 7 April 2023 2nd Night: 8 April 2023 3rd Night: 14 April 2023 4th Night: 15 April 2023 5th Night: 21 April 2023 Final Night: 22 April 2023
Venue	Theatro Willman
Location(s)	Cabonde Bay
Country	Ganji Islands
Participants	Big Artists: 26 participants Novo Calla: 8 participants
Attendance	3,000

Cabonde Bay Music Festival 2023 will be the 64th edition of Cabonde Bay Music Festival. It will be held traditionally in Theatro Willman, Cabonde Bay during April.

All of the shows will be hosted by Amadeus Vitenzi and Fiorello Keleci, alongside different guest hosts every evening.

Nights

First Night: The first half of the artists perform their song for the first time. The demoscopic jury votes on this evening.

Second Night: The second half of the artists perform their song for the first time. The demoscopic jury votes on this evening, and the general ranking of the First and Second Night will be revealed.

Third Night: The 26 participating artists perform their songs once again. The press jury votes on this evening, and the general ranking of the First, Second and Third Night combined will be revealed.

Fourth Night: The 26 participating artists perform a cover of another song taking part in Cabonde Bay Music Festival 2022. The orchestra members vote on this evening, and the general ranking will be updated and revealed once again.

Fifth Night (Cover Night): The 26 participating artists perform their cover of a popular song, and the artists can choose to perform the song solo or together with an acclaimed Ganjian or international guest artist. The public votes on this evening, and the general ranking will be updated and revealed for the last time.

Final Night: The 26 participating artists perform their songs for the last time. The vote will consist of the General Ranking of the previous nights (20%), which will be combined with the Public Votes (80%). The Top 5 will move on to the Superfinal, where the artists will perform their song once again and during which, the televoting will open. The winner will be decided by the combined votes of the Demoscopic Jury (33%), the Press Jury (33%) and Public Votes (34%).

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Competing entries

Big Artists

Full list of the artists was revealed in February, when Cabonde Novo Calla (Newcomers) was held, as 4 of the winners got a ticket to participate in CBMF. The list of song names will be available in March, and the songs will be heard for the first time during the first performances in April.

Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Genre	Language	Latest participation
Allas	"Ogni volta che torni"	Fedeo Maginski	Pop Ballad	Italian	Cabonde Novo Calla
Arendago	"Immagini"	Aren Callazetta Simeone Della	Pop Ballad	Italian	Debutant
Bandoze	"Le Mezerene"	Robert Becker-Mazav Kalawi Mecher Thomas Faracci	Pop	Kwiji	2020 Marroquin, 3rd
Cè Vaia	"Capitano"	Valtera Morandi FarAI	Rap	Italian	2022, 14th
Costron	"Come sono andato"	Federico Da Costa	Rap	Italian	Debutant
Ella Coleman	"Feche zorrano"	Ella Coleman	Pop	Kwiji	2020 Newcomers, 11th
elvira	"Agnes"	Elvira Zanezzi Thomas Faracci Beatrice Wassawaki	Indie Pop	Italian	Debutant
Enzo Everest	"Neon"	Enzo Eric Everest	Rock	Kwiji	2005, 2nd
Farmland Brothers	"Rockstar"	Gavin Williams Devon Serzen	Country Rock	English	Cabonde Novo Calla
GIORGIA FER	"SCUDO"	Giorgia Callazzi FarAI	Rap	Italian	Debutant
Indigo Imogen & Qasim Originále	"Cuore spezzato"	Indigo Imogen Qasim Faraid FarAI	Pop	Italian	2022, 9th 2016, 2nd
Inguali & 662	"Mai più"	Bryan Locke Ulisso Garman	Pop	Italian	Cabonde Novo Calla
Kazin Heretag	"Senza soldi"	Jonathan Sammers Kazin Heretag	Indie Rock	Kwiji	2018, 8th
Liberdade 0%	"Tridimensionale (3D)"	Francis Téne Carlos Vabacci Kevin Rabazeri Hailey Venen	Pop Rock	Italian	2020, 4th
Leia	"Scandalo del secolo"	Terry Tashen Zeiuz	Pop	Italian	Debutant
Lorenza Faccia	"Il pazzo"	Lorenza Faccia	Pop	Italian	2018, 6th
Margaret Wilson	"D'oro"	Szavmo Jackson FarAI	Pop	Italian	2021, 18th
Naomi Becker	"La Luna"	Anderson Becker Naomi Becker Szavmo Jackson Thomas Faracci	Pop	Italian	2021, 12th
NE-V-ER	"Monster"	Christina Faraison Jukre Challas Thomas Vel	Rock	English	Cabonde Novo Calla
Paula Traversetti	"Sotto il tetto"	Adama Seniwaki Ilmeri Caztra	Pop	Italian	1995, 1st
Talé	"Cavalli"	Remy Mezewaki Rajat Cenewaki FarAI	Rap	Italian	Debutant
Thunderstorm	"Blu e assedio"	Roy Callejes Alina Ferziwaki Harry Williams Oliver Tomas	Rock	Italian	2019, 12th
TRÉRE	"The Beauty Of It All"	Tomas Menzoni Devon DeVonz Samir Nessozzi	Pop	English	2021 Newcomers, 1st
Vandray Vassez	"Questi miei rami"	Vandray Vassez Fadi Mulia	Pop	Kwiji	2021, 5th
Yahund Hwako State	"Cascade"	Joshua Fallor Deborah-Jasmine Salenik Timothy Reiser	Indie Pop Rock	Kwiji	2014 Newcomers, 1st
Ysabelle Ko	"Acida"	Ysabelle Ko	Indie Pop	Kwiji	2017 Newcomers, 2nd

Novo Calla (Newcomers)

The artists and songs were revealed in January.

Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)	Genre	Language	Ranking
Allas	"Orologio"	Fedeo Maginski	Rap	Italian	4th
Charlie D	"Due"	Charlian Dwender	Pop	Italian	8th
Farmland Brothers	"My Hat"	Gavin Williams Devon Serzen	Country Rock	English	3rd
Inguali & 662	"E se non fosse successo"	Bryan Locke Ulisso Garman	Rap	Italian	1st
Kristina Zamewaki	"Khena rabaz"	Kristina Zamewaki	Pop	Kwiji	7th
NE-V-ER	"BEG"	Christina Faraison Jukre Challas Thomas Vel	Rock	English, Kwiji	2nd
Querio	"Cicatrici"	Remy Trever	Pop	Italian	5th
Zeria	"Sulla strada"	Zeria Jackson	Experimental Pop	Italian	6th

Shows

First Night

The first night will be held on April 7.

Draw	Artist	Song	Votes	General Ranking
			Demoscopic Jury (weight 20%)
1	NE-V-ER	"Monster"	7th	16
2	Leia	"Scandalo del secolo"	9th	19
3	Enzo Everest	"Neon"	11th	23
4	elvira	"Agnes"	5th	14
5	Vandray Vassez	"Questi miei rami"	3rd	6
6	GIORGIA FER	"SCUDO"	1st	1
7	Lorenza Faccia	"Il pazzo"	13th	25
8	Farmland Brothers	"Rockstar"	6th	15
9	TRÉRE	"The Beauty Of It All"	8th	17
10	Margaret Wilson	"D'oro"	12th	24
11	Talé	"Cavalli"	4th	9
12	Yahund Hwako State	"Cascade"	2nd	3
13	Inguali & 662	"Mai più"	10th	20

Guests

• Roy Davidson (guest host)
• Barbara Canezzi (guest host)
• Emma Garaium
• Annalisa Mexiqui
• Ana Rodrigues

Second Night

The second night will be held on April 8.

Draw	Artist	Song	Votes	General Ranking
			Demoscopic Jury (weight 20%)
1	Bandoze	"Le Mezerene"	8th	12
2	Ella Coleman	"Feche zorrano"	6th	10
3	Liberdade 0%	"Tridimensionale (3D)"	5th	8
4	Allas	"Ogni volta che torni"	13th	26
5	Kazin Heretag	"Senza soldi"	10th	18
6	Naomi Becker	"La Luna"	2nd	4
7	Indigo Imogen & Qasim Originále	"Cuore Spezzato"	7th	11
8	Paula Traversetti	"Sotto il tetto"	1st	2
9	Costron	"Come sono andato"	12th	22
10	Thunderstorm	"Blu e assedio"	11th	21
11	Arendago	"Immagini"	3rd	5
12	Ysabelle Ko	"Acida"	9th	13
13	Cè Vaia	"Capitano"	4th	7

Guests

• Roy Davidson (guest host)
• Martin Lavan (guest host)
• FarAI & Wesley T
• Nora
• Ana Rodrigues

Third Night

All 26 participating artists will perform their songs once again on April 14.

Draw	Artist	Song	Votes	General Ranking
			Press Jury (weight 20%)
1	Ysabelle Ko	"Acida"	4th	16
2	TRÉRE	"The Beauty Of It All"	21st	20
3	Vandray Vassez	"Questi miei rami"	9th	5
4	Lorenza Faccia	"Il pazzo"	23rd	24
5	NE-V-ER	"Monster"	17th	18
6	Bandoze	"Le Mezerene"	6th	15
7	Arendago	"Immagini"	16th	7
8	Ella Coleman	"Feche zorrano"	15th	13
9	Costron	"Come sono andato"	19th	19
10	Thunderstorm	"Blu e assedio"	24th	23
11	Enzo Everest	"Neon"	20th	21
12	Liberdade 0%	"Tridimensionale (3D)"	10th	9
13	Farmland Brothers	"Rockstar"	7th	8
14	elvira	"Agnes"	18th	14
15	GIORGIA FER	"SCUDO"	1st	1
16	Paula Traversetti	"Sotto il tetto"	14th	4
17	Indigo Imogen & Qasim Originále	"Cuore spezzato"	8th	12
18	Allas	"Ogni volta che torni"	25th	26
19	Naomi Becker	"La Luna"	13th	11
20	Margaret Wilson	"D'oro"	26th	25
21	Cè Vaia	"Capitano"	3rd	3
22	Leia	"Scandalo del secolo"	22nd	22
23	Yahund Hwako State	"Cascade"	11th	2
24	Kazin Heretag	"Senza soldi"	2nd	6
25	Talé	"Cavalli"	12th	10
26	Inguali & 662	"Mai più"	5th	17

Guests

• Nadia-Erin Jackson (guest host)
• Maria Carson
• EDENIU
• Bernando
• Ellie Devastue

Fourth Night

All 26 participating artists will perform their version of another song taking part on April 15.

Draw	Artist	Song	Votes	General Ranking
			Cabonde Orchestra (weight 20%)
1	Allas	"D'oro" (Margaret Wilson)	25th
2	Kazin Heretag	"Cascade" (Yahund Hwako State)	3rd
3	NE-V-ER	"The Beauty Of It All" (TRÉRE)	19th
4	Thunderstorm	"Scandalo del secolo" (Leia)	17th
5	Cè Vaia	"Acida" (Ysabelle Ko)	4th
6	Ella Coleman	"Tridimensionale (3D)" (Liberdade 0%)	7th
7	Margaret Wilson	"Ogni volta che torni" (Allas)	24th
8	GIORGIA FER	"Cavalli" (Talé)	1st
9	Vandray Vassez	"Sotto il tetto" (Paula Traversetti)	13th
10	Paula Traversetti	"Senza soldi" (Kazin Heretag)	9th
11	Ysabelle Ko	"Agnes" (elvira)	14th
12	Farmland Brothers	"Neon" (Enzo Everest)	21st
13	elvira	"Questi miei rami" (Vandray Vassez)	11th
14	Enzo Everest	"Il pazzo" (Lorenza Faccia)	26th
15	TRÉRE	"Monster" (NE-V-ER)	20th
16	Yahund Hwako State	"La Luna" (Naomi Becker)	10th
17	Indigo Imogen & Qasim Originále	"Le Mezerene" (Bandoze)	18th
18	Talé	"Immagini" (Arendago)	6th
19	Leia	"Come sono andato" (Costron)	23rd
20	Costron	"Blu e assedio" (Thunderstorm)	16th
21	Lorenza Faccia	"Rockstar" (Farmland Brothers)	22nd
22	Liberdade 0%	"SCUDO" (GIORGIA FER)	2nd
23	Inguali & 662	"Cuore spezzato" (Indigo Imogen & Qasim Originále)	15th
24	Arendago	"Capitano" (Cè Vaia)	12th
25	Bandoze	"Feche zorrano" (Ella Coleman)	8th
26	Naomi Becker	"Mai più" (Inguali & 662)	7th	5th

Guests

• Jackson Nųwrinâum (guest host)
• Marina Gheziwaki (guest host)
• Framascoro
• Tina Ilure
• Fatih-Reyna XET

Fifth Night

On April 21, the 26 participating artists will perform their cover of a popular song from 1940-2010, and the artists can choose to perform the song solo or together with an acclaimed Ganjian or international guest artist.

Big Artists

Draw	Artist	Song	Votes	General Ranking
			Public votes (weight 20%)
1	Costron	"Wa Pe" (Ricordane - 2006)
2	Enzo Everest	"Stainless Heart" (Mikkel Fallawaki)
3	Kazin Heretag	"Lorenzo" (Yer - 1991)
4	TRÉRE, Kezderock	"Lascia stare le piante" (Barbara Canezzi)
5	elvira	"Icon" (Rosa Remmes)
6	Naomi Becker, Naje	"Acqua" (Kelly-Jane Calawaki - 2008)
7	Indigo Imogen & Qasim Originále	"Correndo per la città" (Annalisa Ray-Fediwaki - 1964)
8	Leia	"Raising The Bar" (RoRIL)
9	Ysabelle Ko, Kofi	"Cool Down" (The Waileys)
10	Inguali & 662	"Green Bird" (Circo Di Port Marlo)
11	Farmland Brothers, F3	"Billy-do-billy-da" (Billy Rock - 1982)
12	Bandoze, Felancie	"Voilà" (Hanna Jenssn)
13	GIORGIA FER, Khorvýn, Anna B	Il risveglio (medley)
14	NE-V-ER, Emma Garaium	"Culia" (Cobra)
15	Thunderstorm, Tomas Gredon	"Long Road" (Olivier Coelho Banda Acústica)
16	Yahund Hwako State	"Guardia" (Rovyi - 1987)
17	Allas	"Dena ve scean" (Annemarie Cora - 2010)
18	Talé, TARECAN	"Jetski" (RoRIL), "Yasmine" (Tommaso)
19	Vandray Vassez	"Finci mer" (Trevor Colazo)
20	Arendago, wahzenberg	"Dunea" (Ilias Gwean - 1973)
21	Ella Coleman, Coltenn	"Nabes siema" (Ricordane)
22	Margaret Wilson	"Corves neba" (Os Jacarés - 1998)
23	Liberdade 0%, Gavin Calle	"Freddie do-sha me rancare" (Lavan - 2010)
24	Cè Vaia, domain dot com, Cartagine	"MONDO" (Beverly 1975)
25	Lorenza Faccia, Victoria Adrinda	"Rose" (Richie Platiko - 1965)
26	Paula Traversetti, Eric Gwean	"Il mio cuore" (Danny Fellini - 1974)

Guests

• Roy Davidson (guest host)
• Ilias Gwean
• Barbara Canezzi
• Gabriel Rosso / Svans

Final Night

All of the 26 participating artists will perform their songs for the last time on April 22.

Big Artists

Draw	Artist	Song	Votes		Total
			Public (80%)	General Ranking (20%)	Average %	Ranking
1	TRÉRE	"The Beauty Of It All"
2	Bandoze	"Le Mezerene"
3	Thunderstorm	"Blu e assedio"
4	Paula Traversetti	"Sotto il tetto"
5	elvira	"Agnes"
6	Kazin Heretag	"Senza soldi"
7	GIORGIA FER	"SCUDO"
8	Enzo Everest	"Neon"
9	Leia	"Scandalo del secolo"
10	Liberdade 0%	"Tridimensionale (3D)"
11	Margaret Wilson	"D'oro"
12	Allas	"Ogni volta che torni"
13	Farmland Brothers	"Rockstar"
14	Costron	"Come sono andato"
15	Indigo Imogen & Qasim Originále	"Cuore spezzato"
16	Ella Coleman	"Feche zorrano"
17	Arendago	"Immagini"
18	Talé	"Cavalli"
19	Vandray Vassez	"Questi miei rami"
20	Yahund Hwako State	"Cascade"
21	NE-V-ER	"Monster"
22	Lorenza Faccia	"Il pazzo"
23	Inguali & 662	"Mai più"
24	Naomi Becker	"La Luna"
25	Ysabelle Ko	"Acida"
26	Cè Vaia	"Capitano"

Superfinal

Draw	Artist	Song	Votes			Total
			Demoscopic Jury (33%)	Press Jury (33%)	Public (34%)	Average	Ranking
1
2
3
4
5

Guests

• Roy Davidson / Marley Mafia Uprising (guest host)
• Miley Calléri (guest host)
• Dezewaki & The Flyers
• XYZ
• FJ2
• Natalia Fredo
• Firmansyah Rustandi

Odds

Current betting odds for Cabonde 2023.

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Awards

Big Artists

• Winner of the 64th edition of Cabonde Bay Music Festival:
• Critics Award "Jan Ghaze":
• Best Lyrics:
• Press Award:
• "Marroquin Award" for the best composition:
• "KwanjUmusic Award" for most streams:
• "Jabulani Kultur" award:
• "Ilias Gwean Award" for the winner of the cover night:

Broadcast and ratings

Broadcast

All of the live shows will be broadcast on NKRT 1, NKRT Radio and Jabulani Kultur. The six shows will also be streamed online via the broadcaster's official website NKRT Play.

Viewership

The audience is referred to that of NKRT 1 and NKRT Play.

Live Show	Timeslot	Date	1st half (10.00pm - 1.00am)		2nd half (1.00am - 2.30am)		Overall audience
			Viewers	Share (%)	Viewers	Share (%)	Viewers	Share (%)
1st	10.00pm	April 7	8,729,102	69.1	8,200,199	64.4	8,518,018	67.5
2nd		April 8	8,598,1154	68.2	8,007,545	62.8	8,314,982	66.5
3rd		April 14	7,560,196	58.3	7,182,791	56	7,337,290	57.7
4th		April 15	7,954,128	60.6	7,822,409	60.4	7,881,222	60.5
5th		April 21
6th		April 22