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Gétatchèw Mèkurya more »
From Ethiopia
There exists, among Ethiopia's numerous vocal genres, a form of singing that is purely warlike: epic and declamatory, harsh and hoarse-voiced, it is k&hellip » read more
Gamelan Padhang Moncar & Joko Susilo more »
From Indonesia, New Zealand, New Zealand Island Territories
The Indonesian percussion orchestra from Wellington's Victoria University has been presenting the traditional music of central Java to New Zealanders &hellip » read more
Gamelan Sekar Laras more »
From Australia
Enjoy the hypnotic sounds of SA’s acclaimed Javanese gamelan orchestra with special guest dancer Ade Suharto from Indonesia. &hellip » read more
Gangbe Brass Band more »
From Benin
When the French group Lo’Jo were attending a music and theatre festival in Bamako, the capital of Mali, a few years ago they met and befriended an e&hellip » read more
Gary Lucas more »
From United States
A world class guitar hero, a Grammy-nominated songwriter and composer, an international recording artist with over 20 acclaimed solo albums to date, a&hellip » read more
Gecko Turner more »
From Spain
Desde “Guapapasea!”, el primer disco de Gecko Turner, ha pasado ya algún tiempo. Este disco recibió inmejorables críticas: “deslumbrante” &hellip » read more
Geoffrey Gurrumul more »
From Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald recently ran said: "Listen to Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu and you will surrender to the greatest voice this continent has e&hellip » read more
Geoffrey Oryema more »
From Uganda
Biography by Andy Morgan, July 2002: In view of the harrowing story of Geoffrey Oryema’s escape from his native Uganda in the boot of a car pursued&hellip » read more
George Kamikawa more »
From Japan
George hails from Japan and has spent the last 10 years honing his skills to become an exemplary country blues artist. His playing is typified by its &hellip » read more
George Rrurrambu & Birdwave more »
From Australia
The pioneer of Aboriginal rock music, the former lead singer of Warumpi has lived an extraordinary life, touring the dusty outposts of Australia and a&hellip » read more
Ghostland more »
From United Kingdom
In the heyday of progressive rock, it was inevitable that a three-piece group would be referred to as a “power trio”. Ghostland are a rarity in th&hellip » read more
Gigi more »
From Ethiopia
Short biography 2002: Having grown up singing in the Ethiopian Church, the foundations of Gigi’s music come from the songs and dance of the two-mont&hellip » read more
Gilberto Gil more »
From Brazil
Biography from www.gilbertogil.com.br In São Paulo in 1965, Gil led a double life. During the day he was a Gessy Lever trainee, preparing to be a co&hellip » read more
Gilles Apap & the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra more »
Hailed by the late Yehudi Menuhin as “the violinist of the 21st Century”, Gilles Apap distinguishes himself as a resolute iconoclast. A classical&hellip » read more
Gilles Peterson more »
From United Kingdom
Pioneering modern jazz, soul and hip hop, DJ Gilles Peterson has hopped continents to play landmark club and festival sessions, set up the influential&hellip » read more
Ginesa Ortega more »
From Spain
GINESA ORTEGA (España) Ginesa Ortega Cortés, nació en Francia y siempre ha vivido en España. De raices gitanas y vinculada al flamenco desde su &hellip » read more
Gloria Bosman more »
From South Africa
Mofolo-born and Soweto-raised Gloria Bosman turned to the church to find her way to success. It was singing in the church choir that laid the foundati&hellip » read more
Gnawa Diffusion more »
From France
Gnawa Diffusion are a purist’s nightmare. This bunch of young chaps from the Alpine city of Grenoble regard all notions of musical purity as redunda&hellip » read more
Gochag Askarov more »
From Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan's singing star-in-waiting There's no doubting that the collective gaze of Europe's world music aficionados favours certain countries and re&hellip » read more
GOCOO + GoRo more »
From Japan
Cosmic beats and primal poly-rhythms from Japanese drum troupe WOMAD has hosted Japanese taiko percussion groups before, but none quite like the hord&hellip » read more
Golden Pride Children's Choir more »
From Tanzania
The 43-strong school choir are making their first journey out of Tanzania to be at Rivermead. Named after a local mining company who have supported th&hellip » read more
Go Lem System more »
Este sexteto, nacido en Barcelona en 2002, pero con orígenes bonaerenses, propone un acercamiento al mestizaje y una fusión de ritmos en la que cabe&hellip » read more
Gopal Shankar Misra more »
From India
Debut UK performance from India's foremost Veena player (the instrument which precedes the sitar). Don't miss a rare chance to see this former member&hellip » read more
Gotan Project more »
From France
Success in the music industry doesn’t only come via a carefully choreographed, cash-heavy marketing campaign. Those cheeky scamps Arctic Monkeys har&hellip » read more
Green Fire Island more »
From New Zealand
Green Fire Islands presents an extraordinary musical dialogue between two island nations, oceans apart but sharing a deep, spirited musicality. Inspi&hellip » read more
Grrilla Step more »
From Australia, Papua New Guinea
Disillusioned with mainstream music, DJ Dexter (ex Avalanches) formed the world's first Krump band with Papua New Guinean log drumming master Airi Ing&hellip » read more
Guillermo more »
From Cuba
Dance alert for Afro-Cuban dance enthusiasts… Guillermo Davis ‘el lyawo’ will be introducing students to the ‘Dances of the Orishas’ which h&hellip » read more
Guillermo Davis & Jose Ferrera more »
From Cuba
Guillermo Davis, 'el Iyawo', and Jose Ferrera are both originally from the Danza Libre Company of Guantanamo Cuba. They have both established themselv&hellip » read more
Guillermo Rozenthuler more »
From Argentina, United Kingdom
Guillermo Rozenthuler is an accomplished singer, guitarist and composer from Argentina who has relocated to London after a more than a decade performi&hellip » read more
Guo Yue more »
Master of the graceful bamboo flute “I have heard Guo Yue play his music, I have eaten his food and can guarantee he delivers in a magical way.” &hellip » read more
Gupapuygnu Dancers more »
From Australia
Crowd favourites from the annual Garma Festival in Arnhem Land, this is a rare chance to see an amazing group of songmen, musicians and dancers from G&hellip » read more
Guy Watson more »
From United Kingdom
Please see Riverford Organic for more info on Guy Watson and Riverford Organic, the sponsors of Taste The World .&hellip » read more
Gwenno more »
From United Kingdom
Biography by WOMAD, August 2003: Gwenno grew up in Cardiff as the daughter of Cornish language poet and bard Tim Saunders. Theirs was a multi–lingu&hellip » read more
Gypsy Voices more »
From Poland, United Kingdom
Ricardo Czureja was born and raised in the beautiful mountain range that bestrides Poland’s southern border with Slovakia. Music was as omnipresent &hellip » read more
Gyuto Monks more »
"The Gyuto Monks are masters of Tibetan Buddhist tantric ritual and their lives are dedicated to practicing tantric ideals. To be with them, to observ&hellip » read more
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