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L'Mentos more »
From Spain
L'Mentos is a group of inquisitive musicians who use traditional folk music and fuse it with Mediterranean, which originally was mainly verata rebec a&hellip » read more
La-33 more »
From Colombia
The toughest, most swinging salsa crew around Most young salsa-influenced bands coming out of the Latin world are overwhelmingly eager to mix and mat&hellip » read more
LABJACD more »
A hothouse of Andean and 'old skool' hip hop rhythms, the nine members of LABJACD are drawn from Melbourne's best salsa, jazz, funk and Cuban big band&hellip » read more
La Bottine Souriante more »
From Canada
First appearing on the Quebec music scene in 1976, La Bottine Souriante are still considered to be the tightest and most exciting French Canadian root&hellip » read more
LaBrassBanda more »
From Germany
Horn-toting Bavarian funk force The brass band tradition doesn't start and finish in the colliery towns of South Yorkshire. It's a worldwide phenomen&hellip » read more
La Chicana more »
From Spain
El grupo "La Chicana" fue fundado a fines de 1995 por Dolores Solá, Acho Estol y Juan Valverde con la intención de interpretar música de tango destaca&hellip » read more
La Chiva Gantiva more »
La Chiva Gantiva starts in Brussels with a group of Columbian percussionists playing together, in order to feel closer to their homeland and its rich &hellip » read more
La Compagnie des Quidams more »
From France
Draped in white clothes, Quidams? long white willowy figures advance from the shadows. Seeming to materialise as if out of nowhere, they speak in the &hellip » read more
La Compagnie Transe Express more »
From France
Imagine a child's nursery mobile coming to life, with characters balancing in the air, suspended at the end of a nylon wire ... This is La Compagnie &hellip » read more
Lactomía more »
From Brazil
Más de medio centenar de niños conforman este grupo percusivo que, fundado por Jair Rezende, procede de Candeal, la favela en que nació el músico bras&hellip » read more
La Cucina more »
From United Kingdom
One of the surprise successes of the British roots scene over the past 18 months, this six-piece hail from the south coast, although new listeners wou&hellip » read more
Ladi 6 more »
From New Zealand
Ladi 6 (Karoline Tamati) is renown for her energetic performances, sublime soulful vocals, and conscious lyrics. Ladi 6 started her musical career a&hellip » read more
Ladysmith Black Mambazo more »
From South Africa
Mention African song and most people think of South African practitioners of the vocal arts - Solomon Linda, Miriam Makeba and perhaps more than anyon&hellip » read more
LAFA & Artists Dance Company more »
From Taiwan
Founded by renowned dancer Fang-Yi Sheu (former principle dancer at the Martha Graham Dance Company) and choreographer Bulareyaung Pagarlava, LAFA & A&hellip » read more
La Familia Valera Miranda more »
From Cuba
The Familia Valera Miranda are six musicians from the Oriente region of Cuba, which is geographically close to Haiti and Jamaica. It?s a region whose &hellip » read more
La H Suena more »
From Spain
La H Suena (The H Sound) is a Spanish hip hop troop formed in 2009 with a goal: 'to make the H sound', meaning 'to give voice to that part of the hip &hellip » read more
Lail Arad more »
From United Kingdom
Your next favourite singer-songwriter The field of twentysomething women strumming acoustic guitars is an extraordinarily crowded one. To stand even &hellip » read more
La Luna more »
From France, Hong Kong, Italy, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom
La Luna is a multi-national dance troupe formed especially for WOMAD Singapore 2003, and is choreographed by the Creative Production Group (CPG). The&hellip » read more
Lama Gyurme and Jean-Philippe Rykiel more »
LAMA GYURME Born in Bhutan in 1948, Lama Gyurme exhibited very early exceptional qualities and a strong attraction for the monastic life. At the age&hellip » read more
LA Mitchell more »
From New Zealand
Songstress L.A. Mitchell has been working tirelessly over the last couple of years. She opened for Stevie Wonder at both his New Zealand shows, suppor&hellip » read more
Landing Mané more »
From Senegal
Landing Mané has been a performing artist for over 20 years and he embodies the spirit of Senegalese music and dance. Landing has studied traditional &hellip » read more
Land of My Mothers more »
From United Kingdom
The track opens with a gently lilting female Welsh voice: "Coming to you from Wales, one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom." Vrrrr&hellip » read more
La Pena Negra more »
(Extremadura/España) Esta banda extremeña tiene un nombre con duende, inspirado en un bello y desgarrador romance del poeta granadino Federico García &hellip » read more
La Perra de Pavlov more »
From Canary Islands
With a powerful and clear sound based in pop rock, and with influences of such bands as The Beatles, Quique González, Coldplay, Iván Ferreiro, Vetusta&hellip » read more
Lappelectro featuring Daniel Lapp more »
From Canada
Trumpet/violin virtuoso Daniel Lapp mines uncharted territory by blending jazz and funk with elements of DJ culture. From sweet and jazzy downtempo to&hellip » read more
Las Balkanieras more »
From Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Russia
Balkan + dancehall + dubstep + Europop = Las Balkanieras "Balkan dancehall trash pop" isn't a genre we're too familiar with round these parts. Indeed&hellip » read more
La Shica more »
From Spain
La Shica represents, even in Spain, a really new and fresh proposal that has already gained the respect of specialists and audience. Despite the young&hellip » read more
Las Migas more »
From Spain
Since the beginning of their join venture they have been known as a band capable of filling large theaters, as a band also that stands out at the majo&hellip » read more
Lau more »
From Scotland
Whirling dervishes of Scottish folk Outwardly, the three chaps collectively answering to the name Lau might appear your common-or-garden folk music tr&hellip » read more
Laura more »
From Spain
Laura began her musical career at 15 working with a group of musicians performing across Spain. At the same time, she met the group L.U.P, La Ultima P&hellip » read more
Laura Vane and The Vipertones more »
From United Kingdom
Drawn together from both sides of the North Sea, Laura Vane & The Vipertones are a new (although most likely already familiar) group consisting of mus&hellip » read more
Laura Veirs more »
From United States
The sound of the Pacific North-West isn?t all about the crunching guitars of those longhaired grunge types. Sometimes you?ve also got to watch the qui&hellip » read more
Lauren Crane / Deadly Hunta more »
From United Kingdom, United States
Biography provided by artist management, July 2002: Urban Showcase at the One World Tent Introducing new singing talent Lauren Crane with her unique&hellip » read more
Lautari special guest Carmen Consoli more »
From Sicily
Carmen Consoli was born in Catania in 1974. Her father is a guitarist, who made her love blues and black music. At the age of nine, she began playing &hellip » read more
La Voce Della Luna more »
From Australia
These sassy Italian women who have made Australia their home sing joyful and raucous songs drawn from a 500-year-old repertoire that traverses the len&hellip » read more
La Volee d'Castors more »
From Canada
Expect a fiery, energetic and uplifting set from French-Canadians La Volee d'Castors. This six-piece explores a meld of acoustic and electric (violin&hellip » read more
Lawrence Arabia more »
From New Zealand
Lyrical pop, indie rock or new folk? Its hard to define the music of Lawrence Arabia but it is clear that he is one of New Zealand's best emerging son&hellip » read more
LaXula more »
From Spain, United Kingdom
If you?re an up-and-coming outfit who, because your songs are in Spanish, are confined to the box marked ?world music?, there are few better champions&hellip » read more
Laye Sow more »
From Senegal
Laye lives in Dakar, a sprawling sandy metropolis, but the centre for music in Senegal. His roots are 500 miles away in the Futa Toro region of Northe&hellip » read more
Layla more »
From United Kingdom
Layla will be stunning the crowds with her beautiful rope and silk act. Also a trapeze artist, Layla climbs, hangs and twirls from high suspended silk&hellip » read more
Leah Flanagan more »
From Australia
She sings sweetly but wields a mean ukulele. Darwin songbird Leah Flanagan has an inventive take on folk, soul and country. Having studied opera at th&hellip » read more
Leandre more »
From Spain
Parisian clown Claire Ducreaux joins mimester Leandre Ribera from Barcelona in a two person show called ?Fragile? which they describe as "a romantic a&hellip » read more
Le Cod Afrique more »
From United Kingdom
'Based in the UK, Le Cod Afrique create an intoxicating blend of French and Arabic dance music fueled by driving hurdy-gurdy, didgeridoo, African rhyt&hellip » read more
Lee 'Scratch' Perry more »
From Jamaica
Lee 'Scratch' Perry is one of the most influential people in the development of reggae and dub music in Jamaica. A true innovator, he stands alongside&hellip » read more
Leigh Warren & Dancers "Breathe" more »
From Australia
The world premiere of Breathe promises a journey through the sacred nature of suspended breath. With a score composed by didgeridoo master William Bar&hellip » read more
Lemi Ponifasio & Mau more »
From New Zealand
MAU is a New Zealand-based contemporary performance ensemble of Pacific artists directed by designer, dancer and choreographer, Lemi Ponifasio. Estab&hellip » read more
Lenacay more »
From Spain
Lenacay is an experimental project merging flamenco and multiple musical languages, always with a strong component of electronic music, resulting in a&hellip » read more
Lenine more »
From Brazil
Lenine is a multi-talented artist, being a singer, composer, arranger, musician and producer. In the early 80's he and his band were pioneered their &hellip » read more
Leo more »
From Australia
Eight fabulous French musicians perform with huge energy and vitality. A surprising mix of gypsy, ska, java and punk music, combining indie rock with &hellip » read more
Le Phun - "Les Gûmes" more »
From France
Creating strange and ephemeral transformations of place, Le Phun will construct six magical installations focusing on things that grow from the earth.&hellip » read more
Lepistö&Lehti more »
From Finland
The many sounds of accordion and bass They might sound like a pair of Helsinki-based lawyers, but Lepistö&Lehti's profession is a far more noble, less&hellip » read more
Les Goulus more »
From France
Official website: www.lesgoulus.com Les Goulus will be providing outrageous walkabout cabaret and entertainment - look behind you! Transforming them&hellip » read more
Les Yeux Noirs more »
From France
It?s not just because Les Yeux Noirs are fronted by two violin-wielding brothers that the word ?fraternity? comes to mind. Eric and Olivier Slabiak ha&hellip » read more
Le Trio Joubran more »
From Palestine
Triple helping of fast-fingered oud mastery We have two battles to fight. The first is for our career. The other is for peace in Palestine and the end&hellip » read more
Le Vent Du Nord more »
From Québec
Four-strong purveyors of Quebecois folk When it comes to French-speaking, musically rich enclaves in North America, the Cajun heartlands of southern &hellip » read more
Lévon Minassian more »
From Armenia
Peter Gabriel's duduk player of choice If there's a record in your collection with a duduk listed in the sleevenotes, chances are that it's followed &hellip » read more
Liam Gerner more »
From Australia
Biography by Andy Morgan, July 2003: Like any country or society, Australia needs its bards; poets or musicians who will sing truthfully and honestly&hellip » read more
Liam Ó Maonlaí more »
Born in 1964 Mount Carmel Hospital. His mother Eithne Lydon was a trained pianist and Actor from Galway. Her father was also a passionate piano playe&hellip » read more
Lila Downs more »
From Mexico
?It took a long time to decide that I wanted to sing,? Lila Downs recalls. ?Something needed to motivate me.? And what did motivate this anthropology &hellip » read more
Lily Pridie more »
From United Kingdom
Lily Pridie trained in metal work and design and has her own company ?Metal Petal? creating large scale works for environmental projects, gardens and &hellip » read more
Line more »
From Spain
Created as a solo Project by Manuel Pérez, Line developed into a band after winning first prize at ULL Rock 2008 (a music contest organised by La Lagu&hellip » read more
Linton Kwesi Johnson more »
From United Kingdom
Born in 1952 in Jamaica, Linton Kwesi Johnson came to London in 1963, to study and got a diploma in Sociology at Goldsmiths' College, University of Lo&hellip » read more
Lions of Africa more »
From Senegal
New interpretation of lion-based folk tale The lion isn't just a symbol of the planet's finest world music festival (that's us, by the way), nor simp&hellip » read more
Lior more »
From Australia
In early 2005, Lior released his critically acclaimed debut album Autumn Flow. The album went Gold, making it one of the most successful independent d&hellip » read more
Lisa Kenny more »
From United Kingdom
The winner of the WOMAD's Got Talent competition at last year's inaugural Charlton Park bash, Lisa's a barely-into-her-twenties, guitar/ukulele-toting&hellip » read more
Little Axe more »
From United States
The future sound of the blues While plenty treat the blues as something trapped in amber, many others allow it to shape-shift and redefine itself as t&hellip » read more
Little Bushman more »
From New Zealand
Little Bushman is lead by the inimitable Warren Maxwell formerly of Trinity Roots and Fat Freddys Drop. Collectively the Bushies aim to create a journ&hellip » read more
Little Feat more »
From United States
LA boogie kings, still thriving after four decades It was back in 1969 when Frank Zappa suggested that multi-instrumentalist and former Mother Of Inv&hellip » read more
Little George Sueref more »
From United Kingdom
Biography by Andy Morgan, July 2002: The Blues will never die! ?not if Little George Sueref has anything to do with it. Born in the UK of Greek pare&hellip » read more
Liu Fang more »
Liu Fang's appearance at WOMAD Cáceres is supported by Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec Montreal resident Liu Fang has achieved an internati&hellip » read more
Living Fire more »
The living fire ensemble is a collaboration between brilliant musicians, each bringing their own instrument and regional style of playing to combine&hellip » read more
Ljiljana Buttler & Mostar Sevdah Reunion more »
From Bosnia-Herzegovina
Biography taken from www.worldmusicnet.net, March 2004: Ljilijana Buttler was born in Belgrade, her father was an accordion virtuoso and her mother a&hellip » read more
Lo'Jo more »
Free-spirited combo that goes wherever it pleases "Our music is an anarchic garden we try to cultivate so as to make it both beautiful and wild. We a&hellip » read more
Lo Còr De La Plana more »
From France
Polyphonic singing with a modernist streak Chances are that you've never heard of - let alone heard - the Occitan language. The keen-eared would have&hellip » read more
Lokkhi Terra more »
From Bangladesh, Cuba, Turkey, United Kingdom
Open-eared and well-travelled world/jazz fusion The music of Lokkhi Terra isn't for those who don't travel well, while those with strong wanderlust i&hellip » read more
Lokua Kanza more »
From Congo Dem. Rep., France
Biography by Andy Morgan, July 2002: Keeping faith with your roots and identity on the one hand and developing a style with global appeal on the othe&hellip » read more
London Bon Dancers more »
From Japan, United Kingdom
The graceful art of Japanese Bon dancing Charlton Park's stages often reflect the cultural riches brought to our doorstep by the many nationalities r&hellip » read more
Loop Guru more »
From United Kingdom
Loop Guru are hard to categorise. Global dub foundations are present, but what keeps this outfit ahead of the programmers is that they do not feel con&hellip » read more
Los Activos more »
From Spain
Flamenco has been a part of Spanish culture for five centuries. Its exact beginnings are unclear, although it is most likely to be a fusion of gypsy a&hellip » read more
Los Alienígenas more »
From Spain
Now you are going to find out about the amazing, one true story of Los Alienígenas. They arrived in groups crashing through the atmosphere like incand&hellip » read more
Los Amigos Invisibles more »
From Venezuela
Discovered by David Byrne after the band had left Caracas for New York City, Los Amigos Invisibles has prospered through 18 years, visiting 60 countri&hellip » read more
Los Bajeros de la Montana more »
From Colombia
2002: Desde Colombia, Los Bajeros de la Montaña tocan la música de las montañas ?los vientos atmosféricos, el torrente de ritmos y percusión, y la pod&hellip » read more
Los Cabrones more »
From Australia
This powerhouse of six horn players and a nine-piece rhythm section will induce a sweat-soaked salsa frenzy! &hellip » read more
Los Charangueros more »
From Cuba, United Kingdom
Cuba, with its blend of Spanish and African cultures, is the home of the hottest Latin sounds. Recent WOMAD festivals have seen the explosive horn-dr&hellip » read more
Los Chinches more »
From Peru, United Kingdom
Cumbia-flavoured psychedelia with a London accent Over the years, London Town's been a haven to ex-pat musicians from South America, whether Brazilian&hellip » read more
Los Cojolites more »
From Mexico
Biography by Andy Morgan, July 2002: Mexico?s Vera Cruz province, on the shores of the Caribbean, was a quiet steamy little backwater of fields and v&hellip » read more
Los de Abajo more »
From Mexico
It seems that The Great Musical Rulebook never got a Spanish printing. What else could explain the unstoppable torrent of bands from the planet's Span&hellip » read more
Los Desterrados more »
From United Kingdom
Los Desterrados (The Exiles) was Founded in 2000 by guitarist and oud player Daniel Jonas, with the objective of exploring the largely overlooked Jude&hellip » read more
Los Excentricos more »
Revert back to your childhood or, if you?re under 12, laugh your head off with mum and dad, in the company of Los Excentricos, three maestros of surr&hellip » read more
Los Excéntricos more »
There are three of them: Marceline, Sylvestre and Zaza. French and Catalan. Which makes no difference, because their homeland is the world. Spain, Gre&hellip » read more
Los Fakires more »
From Cuba
LOS FAKIRES Estos extraordinarios viajeros musicales del tiempo, vienen de la época de los años 40 y principio de los 50, su estilo refleja un repert&hellip » read more
Los Increibles Alfalfadores more »
From Spain
Los Increíbles Alfalfadpres are a bunch of crazy musicians who joined forces to escape the musical rot around us and beat the pop formulas and those s&hellip » read more
Los Niños de los Ojos Rojos more »
From Spain
Los Niños de los Ojos Rojos (Los NOR) son uno de los más innovadores grupos españoles de música de los últimos tiempos. Su apuesta por una música vang&hellip » read more
Louie Vega & His Elements of Life more »
From United States
Louie Vega is the Miles Davis of dance music. Like the impossible to categorize Davis, Vega is constantly reinventing himself; and revolutionizing the&hellip » read more
Louise Block more »
From United Kingdom
Louise is an experienced community artist who has devised an exciting workshop creating individual working 'kaleidescopes' with children. 2001&hellip » read more
Lou Rhodes more »
From United Kingdom
Lou Rhodes doesn?t do things without a strong sense of commitment. When the singing half of dance duo Lamb decided to de-clutter her musical existence&hellip » read more
Luciano more »
From Jamaica
Biography taken from www.reggaejamaica.com, March 2004: Born Jepther McClymont, Luciano was born in Davey Town in the parish of Manchester, Jamaic&hellip » read more
Lucid 3 more »
From New Zealand
Lucid 3 inhabits a genre of its own ? roots, blues, folk, pop, rock, trip-hop and whatever other pigeonholes you care to name. With a stockpile of so&hellip » read more
Lucky Dube more »
From South Africa
Having sold in excess of 3 million albums, Lucky Dube is now the biggest-selling, living reggae artist. Originally from South Africa, he embraced Rast&hellip » read more
Lucky Miles more »
For more details about the film, please visit www.luckymiles.com&hellip » read more
Lucrecia more »
From Cuba
One of the most versatile Latin female vocalists around today, Lucrecia's performances are characterised by her intense, high energy music and her int&hellip » read more
Luka Bloom more »
Passion surges when Ireland's great modern troubadour takes to the stage. Perennial favourite Luka Bloom makes his ninth visit to Australia to present&hellip » read more
Lura more »
From Cape Verde
The voice on this album is among those I have believed in most strongly over the last few years. Ever since I heard Nha Vida, I have been telling anyo&hellip » read more
Luxury 54 more »
From Spain
(Extremadura/España) María Naranjo y Diego Alcalá son Luxury 54, un dúo que crea fantásticas canciones de electro-pop, o como ellos mismos se definen,&hellip » read more
Lágbájá more »
From Nigeria
One of Nigeria?s foremost contemporary artists, proclaiming a strong ethos of unity and social co-operation ? Lagbaja and his band blend Afro-beat, ja&hellip » read more
Lúnasa more »
?Veni, vidi, I was conquered!? in a dozen or more different languages, could well be the catch-phrase of just about every one of the hundreds of thous&hellip » read more
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