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From Madagascar
Madagascar's D'Gary is one of the world's great acoustic guitarists. Because he hails from the big red island off the coast of Africa, and plays music&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Ear Conditioning D.WattsRiot "When I play records, the beat, vocals, the sound attacks me, and I respond. They make me sweat and contort, throwing me &hellip » read more
From Senegal
It’s no exaggeration, not a hint of hyperbole, to declare that hip-hop is the most popular music in West Africa. In the Senegalese capital of Dakar &hellip » read more
From Senegal
Ssshhhh… It’s another great Senegalese singer Whisper it quietly but the Senegalese production line of great vocalists didn’t grind to a halt a&hellip » read more
From Mauritania
There’s being a solo artist and there’s being Daby Touré. For instance, take Stereo Spirit, the Mauritanian singer-songwriter’s recent and rath&hellip » read more
From Brazil, United Kingdom
With its sizable ex-pat community, London’s always been a mite keen on Brazilian music. So when the silky smooth, effortlessly lithe sound of Da Lat&hellip » read more
From Palestine
DAM is the first and leading Palestinian Rap Group. It is composed of Tamer Nafar, 27, his younger brother Suhell, 23, and Mahmoud Jreri, 24. The grou&hellip » read more
From Malaysia
They’ve taken Malaysia by storm with their elegant and pleasing renditions of old Chinese melodies. Routinely playing to full houses across the Caus&hellip » read more
From Algeria
CHERIFA, 60 years of kabyle singing and poetry. Over 6 decades Ouardia BOUCHEMIAL has been considered as one of the most important contributing figur&hellip » read more
From Cuba
Start the weekend by getting your dancing shoes on for some serious salsa with Cuban maestro Damian Ayala Dias!&hellip » read more
Reading Irish singer Damien Dempsey’s mammoth press folder, it’s clear that the man is seen as some kind of bullshit detector or pulmonary resusci&hellip » read more
From United States
Biography supplied by management, March 2003: DAN HICKS & THE HOT LICKS In 1968, at the height of the psychedelic rock in San Francisco, Dan Hi&hellip » read more
From Other...
Information provided by artist management, May 2002: www.dannyhowells.com “Good things come to those who wait” an apt saying for Danny Howells, &hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
WOMAD is all about bringing people together to celebrate music and dance from all over the world. Discovery has a similar mission, bringing people to&hellip » read more
From Australia
WOMADelaide audiences enjoyed an initial taste of Dan Sultan's sultry inner city soul music when his band anchored the stirring Black Arm Band perfor&hellip » read more
From Cuba
Biography 2001 This young and innovative Cuban dance company blends Afro-Cuban and contemporary styles with the voodoo dance of the Orientes, the isla&hellip » read more
From India
Transcendental sounds for (nearly) the midnight hour The ethnomusicologically minded have a perfect opportunity this weekend to compare and contrast &hellip » read more
From Morocco
Founded in Casablanca in 2001 by a group of Fine Arts students, Darga (cactus in darija, Moroccan Arabic) started at the crossroads of different music&hellip » read more
From United States
In an age of conformity, Darrell Scott proves that a talented non-conformist can still succeed. A soulful iconoclast, Scott is a hit songwriter, an in&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Dave is a musician and instrument maker who works solely with bamboo to make ingenious simple percussion instruments for children.&hellip » read more
From Australia
Widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest exponents of the didjeridu, David Blanasi, a Wugularr elder from the Miaili language group, Northern &hellip » read more
From United States
Condensing the story of one of the most prolific creative talents to come out of America in the last half century down to 250 words is surely a mug’&hellip » read more
From Israel
Eclectic singer mining ancient roots The holy songs and ancient chants of Israeli singing star David D'Or represent only one aspect of an extraord&hellip » read more
From United States
Multi-instrumentalist David Lindley creates music as eclectic as eclectic gets. His electro-acoustic performance effortlessly combines American folk, &hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
David Lowe's Dreamcatcher: What…is in Between? David Lowe, the man who makes the music of Dreamcatcher, has a gift for tunes and sounds that ‘wor&hellip » read more
Nacido en Guarapuava, Brasil. Con su hermano y su tío tiene los primeros contactos con la guitarra a la edad de 8 años. En 1982, comienza sus estudi&hellip » read more
A key figure in the Irish music revival of the past decade, Davy Spillane has also worked far beyond the Celtic fringe, and the distinctively haunting&hellip » read more
From New Zealand
Combining authentic roots styles with a contemporary approach to creating conscious music, dDub draws its musical influences from the heart of rock, &hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Traditional Scottish folk of the highest order In among all the huff and puff about planet-shrinking musical fusions, Deaf Shepherd come at us with al&hellip » read more
From United States
Providing a live soundtrack to 13 of Andy Warhol's famous but rarely seen silent screen tests of young actors, shot in New York City from 1962 to 1964&hellip » read more
From India
Debashish Bhattacharya is routinely referred to as one of the world's greatest guitarists. The BBC Award for World Music winner and Grammy nominated a&hellip » read more
From Australia
Deborah Conway enjoys a career that encompasses recording, performing and writing songs and has done so ever since her first band Do Re Mi topped the &hellip » read more
From Brazil, United Kingdom
It seems that clowning around is a serious business. Brazilian-born Angela de Castro and Brit clown Bim Mason are now veterans of the art, having gon&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Dee Moxon is a freelance artist and leads her own company ‘Gynormous Rawkus’ specialising in giant puppets, costumes and carnival creations. She h&hellip » read more
From Cambodia, United States
The grooviest band you don't yet know It was the LA Times who suggested that you could get an instant handle on Dengue Fever "if you can imagine a ba&hellip » read more
From Barbados, United Kingdom
Legendary reggae producer takes centre stage Even though he's never achieved household-name status, you'd need to chop down several trees to print out&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Dennis Rollins’ Badbone & Co Margaret Thatcher famously needed to sleep for just four hours in every 24. Dennis Rollins clearly needs even less. Su&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Musical Saw Extraordinaire. "Your ears won't believe you eyes!" Be astounded and confounded by the incredible sound of the musical saw. Dennis plays &hellip » read more
From Spain
DEPEDRO is the musical Project of Jairo Zavala, singer and guitar player with a long career behind him as a session musician. He is front man and foun&hellip » read more
From Canary Islands
De Soto's Esperando el Sol is the solo project of Patricio De Soto, a musician, singer and songwriter from Gran Canaria. This is project encompasses a&hellip » read more
From Netherlands
Hailing from The Netherlands, De Stijle, Want… (which means '"the style, because…") is a veteran arts company that has produced all manner of flee&hellip » read more
2001 Biography Tenderness and power are often the key in successful music making and Devana have both in abundance. The group comprise two fiddle pla&hellip » read more
From United States
Is it folk? Is it country? Is it jazz? It's all three... Some things just take time. When Canada-born, Virginia-bred singer-songwriter Devon Sproule &hellip » read more
From Tunisia
Late junction (BBC) presenter Fiona Talkington explains how an exceptional young Tunisian musician found his creative home in Europe. A small seaside&hellip » read more
From Spain
Dhira nace de la idea de fusión entre las músicas indias y árabes y la electrónica y experimental, con mensajes espirituales y de protesta expuest&hellip » read more
From India
Breathtaking sounds from the land of the Maharajahs With the adaptability that has typified gypsy culture down the centuries, the Dhoad family today&hellip » read more
Africa is the heart of music and dance, these artistic expressions were a reflection of the feelings of the people, being an essential part of their c&hellip » read more
In the still-to-be-written Complete History Of Caribbean Music, the Bahamas will claim a far slimmer chapter than those of noisier islands like Jamaic&hellip » read more
From Nigeria
Dickson is an oral narrator and intercultural mediator. He will be taking workshops at the event. &hellip » read more
From Spain, United States
Diego “El Cigala” (España) con Jerry González (Estados Unidos) como invitado especial Con Corren Tiempos de Alegría, el cantaor madrileño Die&hellip » read more
From France
2001 Biography The global musical melting pot of Paris is increasingly falling under the spell of urban club dance music. Digital Bled are lead by th&hellip » read more
From Mauritania
In her native Mauritania, Dimi Mint Abba is revered as the Diva of the Desert, the small republic's best-loved female griot, who comes from a talented&hellip » read more
From South Africa
Africa's biggest DJ export has enjoyed 16 years of headlining super clubs, festivals and events in 22 countries, including Pacha in Ibiza, Ministry of&hellip » read more
From Australia
Biography from www.dirtylucy.com.au Two years ago Nicole Brophy and Jodi Moore joined together to create Dirty Lucy, one of the most promising outfit&hellip » read more
From Spain
(Extremadura/España) Badajoz es la tierra de procedencia de este cuarteto de corta historia, pero integrado por músicos con suficiente experiencia c&hellip » read more
From Spain, United Kingdom
Dixey Ruscelli has danced all her life, beginning in her mothers school of classical ballet, and later discovering Flamenco. She has lived a colourfu&hellip » read more
From Spain
(Extremadura/España) Hace ya muchos años, en la lejana Nueva Orleáns, existió una banda original bajo la misma denominación. Esta formación extr&hellip » read more
From Mozambique
When it comes to music from sub-Saharan Africa, the Francophone and Anglophone countries have largely got it sewn up in terms of penetrating the Europ&hellip » read more
The kora of Mali's Mamadou Diabate, tabla of Mumbai's Bobby Singh and searing acoustic blues guitar of Australia's Jeff Lang first came together for a&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
For some people, stamp collecting is their primary reason for being on this earth. For others, it might be amassing train locomotive numbers or first-&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Blam and Kahn are two young producers from Bristol who are bringing a taste of the vibrant UK underground dance music scene to WOMAD. Their back-to-ba&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
2003 biography: Club WOMAD 2003 kicks off with an in-house extravaganza from that noted ‘animateur de disco’ known only as Desperado on turntable&hellip » read more
From Brazil
Outside the predictable spheres of North America , Europe and Japan, electronic dance music hasn't found a more dynamic and devoted home than Brazil. &hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
20 years of musical adventurism has given DJ Dubious a unique take on world music/global beats. His record collection and DJ sets take in sounds from&hellip » read more
From Mali
It’d be like Keith Richards showing up for work every day at the Paddington Station branch of Yo! Sushi to play marathon sets to peckish commuters. &hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
DJ LUBI (LUBI JOVANOVIC) (SALSOUL/CASA LATINA/STRAIGHT NO CHASER MAGAZINE) With over 20 years DJ experience, Lubi Jovanovic is one of the original &hellip » read more
From Brazil, United Kingdom
Double-strength drum & bass dream team Very few musical careers take in both an appearance on Top Of The Pops and a collaboration with the Brazilian &hellip » read more
From Brazil, United Kingdom
In Brazil, a city’s music mirrors its make-up. Up in the northern outpost of Salvador, the country’s most African of cities, the bloco drum is kin&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Last year, WOMAD featured a number of acts from Britain's Asian underground, including multi-instrumentalist and composer Nitin Sawhney, tabla player &hellip » read more
From Germany
If one region of continental Europe has transformed music heads into babbling wrecks more than any other over the past few summers, it’s surely the &hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
DJ Yoda is one of Britain's most admired and original club DJs and an AV pioneer who is constantly pushing the possibilities of audio-visual manipulat&hellip » read more
From Australia
With a passion for gypsy music, Brisbane-based band Doch, features six young and highly energetic musicians with an exuberance matched by their outsta&hellip » read more
Get ready to dance to bhangra and Bollywood beats with the Dhol Intentions’ three DJs, drummer and eight dancers - a taste of outdoor clubbing, Indi&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Fifteen years after their final gig, this most different (and even difficult) of British rock bands has reformed for a few choice shows to celebrate t&hellip » read more
From Brazil
Domenico Lancellotti, percusión electrónica y sámplers; Moreno Veloso, voz y guitarra; Alexandre Kassin, bajo; Benjao, guitarra; Stephan San Juan, &hellip » read more
From Portugal
The pages of musical history are littered with the stories of singers and musicians overcoming extreme adversity to become artists of genuine depth an&hellip » read more
From South Africa
2001 biography: Winner of the 2001 South African Music Award for Best Male Artist, Don Laka’s musical influence is inspired by forces of nature and &hellip » read more
From New Zealand
From Blam Blam Blam to The Front Lawn to Mutton Birds, with many a side-road in between, one of New Zealand's finest songwriting talents now embarks o&hellip » read more
From New Zealand
Performing in New Zealand since 1979, Don McGlashan continues to be at the forefront of the New Zealand music scene. His single Bathe In The River won&hellip » read more
From Other...
A bit of tack, a splodge of wack, and and more than just an incey wincey hint of cheese... re-live those hits of the '60s, '70s and '80s with a genero&hellip » read more
From South Africa
An accomplished singer, dancer and instrumentalist, Doreen was born in Natal but grew up in Durban, South Africa. She came to England in 1971and was l&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Dot To Dot is a London-based arts organisation specialising in colourful and creative children’s workshops using recycled materials. The team for W&hellip » read more
From United States
A Grammy Award winning multi-instrumentalist and master of the Native American flute renowned for blending traditional sounds with digital technology.&hellip » read more
From Sicily
Dounia come from Catania in Sicily, and after a great performance at last year's WOMAD Festival in Palermo the quartet now makes its UK debut at River&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Unlike many didgeridoo purists, Graham Wiggins (aka Dr Didg) uses an array of samplers and effects to set up loops and patterns of didg rhythm, both i&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Featuring Greg Dread (founder member of Dreadzone and Big Audio Dynamite, Dubwiser club nights and Boss DJ), Ben Balafanic (Dread DJ partner and new m&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
The Dream Engine was formed in January 1995 by Tim Petter and Steve Edgar to combine the talents of a pool of musicians, performers, makers and invent&hellip » read more
From India
Dr. Joel is an Indian master musician who specializes in "konnakol" vocal percussion. "Konnakol" is the Carnatic (south Indian classical) method of vo&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
From the Rajasthan child singers of Chota Divana to the polythmic beats of Trilok Gurtu, there's a strong Indian presence at this year's WOMAD. The v&hellip » read more
From India
Kathak is a style of Indian dance which uses the whole body, from the eyebrows to the toes, and requires extreme technical rigour, as well as creative&hellip » read more
From India
SPIRIT of INDIA with flautist Dr N Ramani Natesan Ramani, loved and admired, is the most eminent flute player of modern times in the Carnatic (South&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Since January 2000 DrumCrazy has grown from a one man band into a large team of people serving schools and businesses throughout the UK and beyond.&hellip » read more
From Australia, Papua New Guinea
Founded in the small Papua New Guinea village of GabaGaba (Drum Drum in English), this fiercely energetic band is one of the most entrancing and enter&hellip » read more
From Burundi
The Drummers of Burundi first took the UK by storm at the legendary inaugural WOMAD Festival in 1982. Over the last 20 years they have been a major in&hellip » read more
From Japan
Biography provided by management: April 2002 Official website www.beatink.com Shigemoto Nanao : drums Pata: bass guitar Likkle Mai : vocal Ao &hellip » read more
From Ethiopia, United Kingdom
Ethiopia goes dub-wise. Brilliantly… After the astonishing success of the Ethiopiques series of vintage reissues, it was only right and proper that &hellip » read more
From Korea (Republic of)
Dulsori, primarily aims to rekindle the spirit of ancient Korean festivals. A festival is a place where everyone's energy combines together to create &hellip » read more
From New Zealand, United Kingdom
Duo Vertigo are Juliette Hardy and Bryan Donaldson; who perform double Corde Lisse and Swinging Trapeze. They met at the Blackpool Tower Circus in the&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
2001 Biography: If you think that going to see a cover band isn’t reason enough to get out of bed then you would be sorely mistaken. Dynamo’s Rhy&hellip » read more