BAFIM

I found out a couple days ago that there is this music fair going on here this week called BAFIM (Buenos Aires Feria International de La Musica). Not too sure exactly what to expect when I checked out the website but what the heck you know. Once I got there, I knew right away that it was totally my thing, and with an entrance fee of 8 pesos, it couldn’t really go wrong.

First thing you saw when you entered was a DJ spinning techno beats. To your right was a big stage (sponsored by a radio station) with a band rocking out. To your left was all the booths of record labels which included the BIG 4. They actually (and of course) got the premium spots facing the center stage where a jazz/big band was grooving it out. Not to be biased but EMI did have the best booth display and yes, the weakest one with yellow signs was Universal (kinda odd but I did later confirm that it was indeed Umusic).

The most interesting thing for me of course wasn’t just seeing the ‘familiar faces’ but all the indie labels that were there. I grabbed quite a few postcards, flyers, and catalogues with me, and when I finally have internet at home, I can take my time to check out all these bands and new music. Yeaaaah! I can’t wait to discover that new sound that would make my mind, body and soul go crazy!

So from talking to people and from what I have gathered, BAFIM is THE music industry festival in BsAs. Think Canadian Music Week and guess what CMW has a booth there too! Thought I´d meet a Canuck there but unfortunately the girl working there was a rep from BAFIM. I was really tthhiiissss close to asking her may be they can hire me to sit there instead, just thought it´d be more appropriate.