© 2010 Womad Ltd
Company Reg. No. 2734599
Place of registration : England
Registered address :
Millside,
Box,
Wiltshire,
SN13 8PN
From Australia, Papua New Guinea
This stunning collaboration between musicians from Australia and Papua New Guinea is led by Papuan/Australian jazz pianist Aaron Choulai - a 25-year-o&hellip » read more
From Turkmenistan
Aayjemaal Ilyasova, a graduate of singing at the Ashgabat musical college, has also studied music in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She has been involved in pr&hellip » read more
From Australia
Triple J Unearthed winner Abbie Cardwell captivates with her seductive voice, percussive guitar style and luscious grooves. Biography from http://www&hellip » read more
From Mali
Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni is one of the key members of the renowned Toureg group Tinariwen, who are currently enjoying a fantastic response to their ne&hellip » read more
From Algeria
Biography by Andy Morgan, June 2003: If Lindsay Anderson were ever to remake his 1960s Brit-film classic ‘Oh Lucky Man’ and set it in the multicu&hellip » read more
From Algeria
Biography by Andy Morgan, July 2002: Some hoary old philosopher once said that if you?re tired of London you must be tired of life. He had a point, &hellip » read more
From Syria, United Kingdom
Abdullah Chhadeh's compositions speak of the people, places and emotions that have shaped his journey from East to West. Leaving Damascus in 1999 to m&hellip » read more
From South Africa
A professional musician for almost 50 years, Abdullah Ibrahim is one of the key figures not just in the history of South African jazz but in the devel&hellip » read more
From Spain
Created in 1976, Acetre is one of the most emblematic and experienced groups within the folk panorama of Extremadura,Spain.Starting from a rich tradit&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Drum'n'bass: it's new, it's challenging - but one of its leading lights used to play keyboards for the Moody Blues! Adam F, a teenager at the time of &hellip » read more
There are few musical instruments that, on hearing just a smattering of notes, transport you to another part of the planet as swiftly as the oud does.&hellip » read more
From Kenya
Adzido Pan African Dance Ensemble, Europe?s leading African Dance Company bring their infectious energy and flair to Vibrations of Africa. Vibrations&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Adrian Sherwood and On-U Sound System Showcase A stage full of dub reggae, roots and 21st Century blue. Adrian Sherwood's love affair with Jamaican mu&hellip » read more
From Mali
Born in Niafunke in Northern Mali, Afel Bocoum is a virtuoso guitarist of the Sonrai country, where music is tinged by the desert and gets its rhythm &hellip » read more
A.F. Harrold is a prize-winning performance poet, non-prize-winning comedian, non-performance poet (published), novelist (unpublished), storyteller, s&hellip » read more
From Corsica
Standing close together, watching, sensing, their voices resonate. Finding the right balance, multiplying in intensity, they become one instrument, e&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
It's seven years since Afro Celt Sound System first assaulted our senses with their innovative fusion of West African rhythms, Irish traditional music&hellip » read more
From United States
When you're asked to open up for the mighty Femi Kuti at gold-plated events like the South x Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas and Miami's Winter Mu&hellip » read more
From New Zealand
Age Pryor is a Wellington singer-songwriter who released his second solo album, Shanks' Pony, in April 2007, and who performs live with his high-powe&hellip » read more
Agnés is a story teller and writer. She will be taking workshops at the event.&hellip » read more
From Sicily
Sicilian folk adventurers with a global twist In Latin, the name means 'song of the wheat fields' and there's certainly no chaff in the music of Agri&hellip » read more
From Canary Islands
Esta agrupación, que dirige en la actualidad Herminio Sánchez Pérez, lleva con orgullo la vitola de grupo folclórico más antiguo del Archipiélag&hellip » read more
From Korea (Republic of)
Ahn Sook Sun was born to be a Pansori singer. She was born in Nam-won, a traditinal Pansori town and she started to learn Pansori when she was 9 years&hellip » read more
From Australia, Bangladesh
A virtuoso vocalist, Akhter Jahan is the foremost female exponent in Australia of the entrancing and timeless music traditions of Bengal. Her expertly&hellip » read more
At their closest point, the continents of Europe and Africa are a mere seven miles apart. In the music of Akim El Sikameya, they seem even closer toge&hellip » read more
From Algeria
That man Manu Chao seems to have each of his ten fingers in a different pie. Not content to be the world’s most cherished border-crossing troubadour&hellip » read more
From Other...
One of the pioneers of modern Soukous, Kanda Bongo Man gave the world the infectiously charged Congolese dance style Kwasa Kwasa. His performances a&hellip » read more
From Australia
The rich original compositions of Joshua Tsounis and Stephan Richter have found a sympathetic home within Akoustic Odyssey, a seven-piece Adelaide ban&hellip » read more
From Ethiopia
Along with Mahmoud and Tlahoun Gèssèssè, Alèmayèhu Eshèté is one of the most prolific singers in Ethiopian recorded music. Star vocalist of the&hellip » read more
From Spain
They are young flamenco, neither jondos, nor rumberos Catalan…. They are "Alambiqueños", and with the flamenco as their theme they cover many diffe&hellip » read more
From Canary Islands, Spain
Al Baño María is a band from Gran Canaria who have created a positive wave with their fresh attitude towards understanding, expressing and transmitt&hellip » read more
From Zimbabwe
Albert Nyathi is Zimbabwe's only performance dub poet. Both a playwright and a poet, Albert won the National Poetry Award in 1995. A student at the &hellip » read more
From Uganda
Before Uganda won its independence in 1962, the country comprised numerous smaller states and kingdoms, including Buganda. This kingdom had a traditio&hellip » read more
Biography and information provided by artist management, May 2002: www.syntorama.com www.aztarna.com www.joxan.com ALBOKA 1994 saw the founding o&hellip » read more
From Portugal, United Kingdom
Sustainability, imagination, creativity, transformation…Alchemy Arts are a new Edinburgh based Community Arts Company who use fun and innovative pro&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom, United States
2001 biography: Alessandra Belloni è una cantante, percussionista, ballerina ed attrice tra le più importanti voci del panorama di musica e danza t&hellip » read more
From Italy
Biography 2001: Alessandro is the don of Flop Rock, his very own blend of Flamenco, Opera and Punk. Virtuoso Spanish guitar licks are blended with br&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Patrick Duff and Alex Lee started their musical collaboration in the modern rock band Strangelove, who achieved critical acclaim and chart success wit&hellip » read more
From Cote d'Ivoire
Though born and raised in the Côte d’Ivoire, Alpha Blondy’s incandescent talent has the classic, streamlined, international sound of Bob Marley -&hellip » read more
From Cote d'Ivoire
In 1981, a certain Alpha Blondy fills with his presence the screen of the television of Ivory Coast. His name allies the first letter of the Greek alp&hellip » read more
From Altai Republic
Epic throat-singers from 'the navel of the universe' Nestling at the junction of Siberia, Mongolia and Kazakhstan, the little-known Republic of Alta&hellip » read more
From India
‘Coming Master…’ The New York Times 2000 (Carnegie Hall Concert) A young talent of the 7th generation in an unbroken chain of the Senia Bangash&hellip » read more
From Mali
Right now it feels like the defining album in a long and notable career -- an album already gone nuclear in France and looking set to charm and captur&hellip » read more
Pioneering a post-modern style of Mediterranean music, singer/composer Amal Murkas melds pop elements with Palestinian folklore and traditional Arabic&hellip » read more
From South Africa
Some people say that a musician must suffer for their art, but Amampondo have had no choice. They began life in Langa Township near Cape Town in 1979&hellip » read more
From China (Peoples Republic), Singapore
Ambient Asia, the new home-grown record label will deliver an eclectic note - a diverse sound stream of club and dance beats blended with traditional &hellip » read more
From Algeria
Amel Tafsout is a dancer and choreographer of North African Maghreb dance - the dynamic dance of the Sahara. "Amel looks Algerian, thinks Arab or Afri&hellip » read more
AMINA Biography supplied by artists management, Sept 2002: “I’m interested in many musics,” explains Amina. “ I think of my voice as an inst&hellip » read more
From Brazil
Amizade bring us universal rhythms from Brazil led by Mendonca and Seattle based Santos Neto - featuring special guest, the percussionist and capoeira&hellip » read more
From India
In a career spanning 50 years, Amjad Ali Khan has single-handedly elevated the Sarod to one of the most popular instruments in the Northern Indian tra&hellip » read more
From Canary Islands, Spain
Con el inicio del nuevo milenio, una veintena de amigos majoreros se propuso, bajo el nombre de Amolán, rescatar la herencia folclórica de sus may&hellip » read more
From Spain
Right now, Spain is hot… musicalmente! For the past decade or so a new generation of Spanish musicians have been looking both inwards to flamenco a&hellip » read more
From Norway
TWIST is an elegant and beguiling contortion act from the roaring times of the flapper. Drawing on her background as a contemporary dancer and a yogi&hellip » read more
From India
Sitar player Ananda Shankar was in the right place at the right time: America’s West Coast in the mid- to late sixties. He’d arrived there from &hellip » read more
From Australia
A rare opportunity to witness the ancient and living cultural ceremony of Anangu Pitjantjatjara women. &hellip » read more
In three years, a modest acoustic roots/folk duo has grown into a 15-piece roots/reggae/funk/soul band bursting with a shared love of life and music. &hellip » read more
From Colombia
Biography taken from official website www.aterciopelados.com, March 2004: The group was born in 1990, when Hector Buitrago and Andrea Echeverry creat&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Biography taken from www.bbc.co.uk/radio3, March 2003: Rochdale, where he was born in 1959, triggered in Andy a curiosity he has never lost. Musicall&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Northern Irish songwriter Andy White plays WOMAD Charlton Park, Sunday July 26, before taking the songwriting strand of the WOMAD Summer School at Bat&hellip » read more
From Canada, Ireland (Irish Republic)
Belfast born troubadour Andy White carries a 12 string guitar under his arm and wears his particular brand of Irish magic and charm on his sleeve. Wi&hellip » read more
From New Zealand
Musical experimentation and liberation is the essence of Auckland band, An Emerald City. Organic instrumentation and sounds of the East (incorporatin&hellip » read more
Uno de los percusionistas más prolíficos de su generación, Angá Díaz ha trabajado con una multitud de estrellas de jazz, desde Chucho Valdés, Ch&hellip » read more
From Benin
Angelique Kidjo is arguably the most visually striking of West African singers. With her super-sleek physique and closely shaven head (what’s left o&hellip » read more
From Nepal
In the Dance Studio, Angelina and her assistant Rachana Dangol from Nepal will be taking you through some traditional Nepalese dance movements leading&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Visual artist and flag maker Angus Watts designs and creates the famous flags at WOMAD. Angus says: "I've worked with WOMAD since 1994. Their worl&hellip » read more
From United States
A righteous babe, and no mistake. With a rare talent for gutsy lyrics and elegant melodies, this "one-woman acoustic punk band on a mission" is a hidd&hellip » read more
For details of the film, please visit www.aninconvenienttruth.co.uk&hellip » read more
From New Zealand
Originally hailing from Raglan, the engaging Anna Coddington, singer, guitarist and sometime drummer, released her first solo, self-produced album The&hellip » read more
From Zimbabwe
Anna Mudeka from Zimbabwe will be demonstrating the intrinsic role that music and dance plays within Zimbabwean culture.&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Annie Beardsley is a visual and performance artist who worked with The Natural Theatre Company in the UK for 15 years. In 2000 she formed her own comp&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
The music of British Asians has thrived at club level over the past decade, notably through the success of bhangra acts such as Alaap (who mix traditi&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Another Green World are a fusion of the talents of ethereal keyboard wizard Paul Chousmer and daredevil saxophonist Dan "Spannerman" Carpenter. The mu&hellip » read more
From India
Anoushka Shankar has shown herself to be a unique artist with tremendous talent and understanding of the great musical tradition of India. She is the&hellip » read more
From United States
They used to be billed as the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra but, fear not, there's not a cello or viola in sight when slim-of-name Antibalas take to th&hellip » read more
From Spain
Voz principal y rostro más conocido del desaparecido grupo Ketama, Antonio Carmona ha decidido lanzarse en solitario. Y ha elegido WOMAD Canarias 200&hellip » read more
From Italy
Hailed as the ‘Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar’, award-winning Forcione is considered one of the most charismatic and inventive performers to &hellip » read more
From Colombia
The Spanish legacy to South American music includes the accordion, which was used in Colombia by oral historians, who would play tunes on it while imp&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
While Panjabi MC was justly celebrated a couple of years back for crashing into the charts with the UK top ten’s first bhangra smash hit, Mundian To&hellip » read more
Authentic textures, both exotic and entertaining. Masters of the traditional folk music of Asia Minor and Greece and its islands. &hellip » read more
From Singapore
Established in Singapore since 1977, by Neila Sathyalingam, Apsaras Arts has been a trail blazer in its own right in Singapore. While they are passio&hellip » read more
From Canary Islands, Spain
Desde que sorprendiera en 1998 con el tema Horcon boys, homenaje a los trabajadores de las plataneras, Arístides Moreno se ha ido consolidando en el &hellip » read more
From Australia
Once in a lifetime an artist with an extraordinary spirit comes along. Archie Roach, a philosopher and storyteller in the tradition of his ancestors, &hellip » read more
From Australia
Acclaimed guitarist Greg Alfonzetti has created exotic original music forged in the fire of contemporary flamenco. With an instrumental line up that i&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
'Art Angels' bring their combined experience in environmental, performance and visual arts to Caceres with a witty take on the theme of 'Food'. Childr&hellip » read more
Heralded as the most exciting and dynamic force in Australia's flamenco music scene, Arte Kanela is steered by the gifted Tedesco brothers - choreogra&hellip » read more
From Pakistan
Biography by Andy Morgan, July 2003: This year’s festival line-up brings together a guru and a devotee of the sarod, the sensuous Indian lute. Asa&hellip » read more
From India
Born in Sangli, Maharashtra - the state in which Mumbai, or Bombay, is located - Asha Bhosle, like her two siblings, inherited an innate sense of musi&hellip » read more
Leap into workshops for the 6pm Sunday evening Parade, led by artists Amanda King and Sue Davis. The Ghanaian themed Parade will feature red, green, l&hellip » read more
From Turkmenistan
It may not be their intention, but personal research has shown that Ashkhabad are exactly what you want to hear at 2.29am when you've got good and sma&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
For the best part of 15 years now, Asian Dub Foundation have set agendas both musical and political. Distilling the agitated, rebel spirit of The Clas&hellip » read more
In collaboration with Festival Fringe Partner, NUS Centre for the Arts and film partners Asian Film Archive, nuSTUDIO Film Productions and The Substat&hellip » read more
From Pakistan
Sufi soul from Pakistan's musical prince If the late, great Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was known as 'the emperor of qaawali', Asif Ali Khan - who was once&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Biography provided by artist management, July 2002: The deeply conscious lyrics of O.S.H. & Rahma Ali and their funky hip hop grooves are punctuated &hellip » read more
For more details about the film, please visit www.asoldasmytongue.net&hellip » read more
From Singapore
Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art and art form, which merges physical activity with music, rhythm and dance. It is said that this Brazilian fi&hellip » read more
From Sicily
Asteriskos is led by Giancarlo Parisi, and comprises a group of Sicilian musicians who between them share considerable history in the fields of popula&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Astralasia produced the soundtrack to a personal revolution in thousands of young minds. Way back in '92, 'The Politics of Ecstasy' was one of the ess&hellip » read more
From Colombia
"We're opposed to the cliché about rockers, that all the songs sound the same, the poses and the lyrics - we have been inspired by all of world musi&hellip » read more
From Ghana, United Kingdom
From Fela's warm-up act to WOMAD favourite When it comes to paying your dues, few have better credentials than Ghana's Atongo Zimba. As a young man i&hellip » read more
From Australia
It's never easy to pinpoint exactly where Augie March are coming from, but it's abundantly clear where they're not. They're a band apart from the nowh&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Aurora is Naomi Press and Ali Adair, two artists who have been working together since 2000. Naomi and Ali are community artists working international&hellip » read more
From Australia
Australian Dance Theatre has been at the forefront of producing extraordinary new dance in Australia since the company was formed in Adelaide in 1965,&hellip » read more
An accomplished young stand-up comedian, Ava Vidal has risen quickly through comedy's ranks. The only female finalist in the BBC3 NEW COMEDY AWARDS, i&hellip » read more
From India
“Ayaan already shows some of his father's authority..." The New York Times (Carnegie Hall Concert) Ayaan Ali Khan represents the seventh generatio&hellip » read more
Ex-government spin doctor Ayesha Hazarika, has rapidly climbed the comedy ladder over the past 18 months, to astonishing effect. Much in demand both o&hellip » read more
From Turkey
Aynur - (Turkey) Long Bio "Aynur's extraordinary voice, carrying in it the smoky mountains, the gushing rivers, and the heavenly scent of the earth&hellip » read more
From Kenya
Kenyan pop music from the fifties onward has been dominated by guitar bands, playing variations either on the Zaïrean cavacha rhythm or the benga pop&hellip » read more
From Malaysia
Azanin Ahmad is the artistic director and choreographer of Susana, Malaysia’s leading traditional dance company. She’s also a woman with a missio&hellip » read more
From Pakistan, United Kingdom
'You won't make any loot.. not if your playing in a band.' Aziz Ibrahim began playing guitar even before he could pick up a spoon. The son of a Pakis&hellip » read more