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%).

List of best-selling music artists in Ganji Islands
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List of Ganjian municipalities

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
Arendago			Rap		Debutant
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Cè Vaia			Rap	Italian	2022, 14th
Costron			Rap		Debutant
Ella Coleman					2020 Newcomers, 11th
elvira		Elvira Zanezzi Thomas Faracci Beatrice Wassawaki			Debutant
Enzo Everest		Enzo Eric Everest	Rock		2005, 2nd
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GIORGIA FER		Giorgia Callazzi FarAI	Rap		Debutant
Indigo Imogen & Qasim Originále		Indigo Imogen Qasim Faraid FarAI			2022, 9th 2016, 2nd
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Kazin Heretag		Jonathan Sammers Kazin Heretag			2018, 8th
Liberdade 0%		Francis Téne Carlos Vabacci Kevin Rabazeri Hailey Venen		Italian	2020, 4th
Leia					Debutant
Lorenza Faccia		Lorenza Faccia			2018, 6th
Margaret Wilson				Italian	2021, 18th
Paula Traversetti		Adama Seniwaki Ilmeri Caztra	Pop	Italian	1995, 1st
Talé		Remy Mezewaki Rajat Cenewaki FarAI	Rap	Italian	Debutant
Thunderstorm			Rock		2019, 12th
Vandray Vassez		Vandray Vassez Fadi Mulia	Pop		2021, 5th
Yahund Hwako State		Joshua Fallor Deborah-Jasmine Salenik Timothy Reiser		Kwiji	2014 Newcomers, 1st
Ysabelle Ko		Ysabelle Ko		Kwiji	2017 Newcomers, 2nd
Allas	"Ogni volta che torni"	Fedeo Maginski	Pop Ballad	Italian	Cabonde Novo Calla
Inguali & 662	"Mai più"	Bryan Locke Ulisso Garman	Pop	Italian	Cabonde Novo Calla
Farmland Brothers	"Rockstar"	Gavin Williams Devon Serzen	Country Rock	English	Cabonde Novo Calla
NE-V-ER	"Monster"	Christina Faraison Jukre Challas Thomas Vel	Rock	English	Cabonde Novo Calla

Novo Calla (Newcomers)

The artists and songs were revealed in January.

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

Shows

First Night

The first night will be held on April 7.

Draw	Artist	Song	Votes	General Ranking
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Second Night

The second night will be held on April 8.

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Third Night

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

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Fourth Night

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

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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
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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
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Superfinal

Draw	Artist	Song	Votes			Total
			Demoscopic Jury (33%)	Press Jury (33%)	Public (34%)	Average	Ranking
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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
2nd		10.00pm	April
3rd			10.00pm	April
4th				10.00pm	April
5th					10.00pm	April
6th						10.00pm	April