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From Belgium, Guinea

N’Faly Kouyaté was born into one of the the most famous families of griots of the heart of the Mandingue in West Africa, an area which includes Gui&hellip » read more

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From Guinea

N’Faly Kouyate was born into one of the the most famous families of griots of the Mandingue, the region of West Africa which includes Guinea-Conakry&hellip » read more

N'Faly Kouyate & Renzo Spiteri more »

From Guinea, Malta

N'FALY KOUYATE - West African kora master N'faly Kouyaté (Guinea) and Maltese percussionist Renzo Spiteri have teamed up in an exciting fusion of c&hellip » read more

Nabarlek Band more »

From Australia

From the tiny central Arnhemland (Manmoyi) community comes the Narbalek Band, who in the tradition of other contemporary Aboriginal bands such as Yout&hellip » read more

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From Australia

With her earthy voice and a wealth of exotic stories from her native Eastern Europe, Nadya Golski is an engaging and warm performer. Expect a rich bre&hellip » read more

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From United Kingdom

Najma Akhtar, vocalist, composer and actor, has been at the forefront of the World Music scene for the last two decades. Even though born and raised &hellip » read more

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Nana Tsiboe is a master of percussion. He was born and raised in Ghana and toured the US at the height of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, shar&hellip » read more

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From United States

For the decade or two before the mid-80s came along, country music was largely consigned to rhinestone-encrusted bargain bins in motorway service stat&hellip » read more

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From Guinea

Nansady Keita is a master djembéfola (djembé drummer) and an expert of the rhythms of the Malinké tribe from Guinea. He joined Famoudou Konaté's &hellip » read more

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From Syria

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

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From Belgium, Egypt

Musically and geographically, Natacha Atlas has always been an itinerant. The Anglo-Egyptian singer has spent more than a decade fusing electronic b&hellip » read more

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From India, United Kingdom

SWARAJ MUSIC presents... Nathan 'Flutebox' Lee It's Hip Hop...But not as we know it! This is the definitive biography for fans, friends and people w&hellip » read more

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From Brazil

One of the most respected sambista, Neguinho da Beija-Flor has evolved in the samba’s world for more than three decades. He has been a puxador (the &hellip » read more

Neil Sparkes more »

From United Kingdom

Making a special guest DJ appearance with DJ Desperado at WOMAD Caceres 2004 is Neil Sparkes - one half of Temple of Sound, vocalist, percussionist, p&hellip » read more

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From Japan

The island of Okinawa lies about 500km south of the main Japanese islands and has, over the centuries, been conquered by China as well as Japan. Its h&hellip » read more

Nerm more »

From United Kingdom

From a prominent member of Indo-punk band 'Charged' to headline DJ in the Swaraj roster, Nerm has been on the alternative music scene for years. Forev&hellip » read more

Netsayi Chigwendere more »

From Zimbabwe

A voice workshop with Netsayi Chigwendere who will be looking at how a traditional vocal tradition moves into a contemporary genre. Recent performance&hellip » read more

Nganampa Music more »

From Australia

In October 2006, the renowned indigenous musician, Kev Carmody (also appearing at the festival) travelled to the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara&hellip » read more

Nickens Nkoso & Kasaï Masaï more »

From Congo, Kenya, Tanzania

Red-hot Congolese rhythms to go Nickens Nkoso’s been around the block. Over the course of his career, the singer/percussionist from the Democratic R&hellip » read more

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From Australia

Hailing from Port Lincoln in regional SA, the multi-instrumentalist Krieg crafts blues-flavoured, left-of-centre songs of longing, damnation, redempti&hellip » read more

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From United States

Born in the Bronx and raised in the Queens and Long Island districts, New York City's DJ Nickodemus has a unique hip hop flavour, incorporating break &hellip » read more

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Nick Parnell Trio more »

From Australia

These dynamic percussionists perform original arrangements of African, Brazilian, Spanish and Japanese works on marimba, steel pan, djembes, ethnic dr&hellip » read more

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Nigel Kennedy & Kroke more »

From Poland, United Kingdom

East meets East …The flamboyance and passion of late night Continental Europe, haunting melodies bursting with irresistible dance rhythms. Nigel Ke&hellip » read more

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From Ghana

Nii Tagoe was born in Accra, Ghana, into a royal family from whom he inherited his talent for drumming, dancing and singing. As the Artistic Directo&hellip » read more

Niki Stevens more »

From United Kingdom

Drawing on influences such as Joni Mitchell, Suzanne Vega and Eddi Reader, London-based singer-songwriter Nicola Jane Stevens presents moving, sometim&hellip » read more

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From United States

Nina Simone is a living legend. For 30 years her extraordinary voice has remained unequaled for passion and intensity, as has her mastery of interpret&hellip » read more

Nina Virdee more »

From United Kingdom

One of Indian music’s most soulful voices When it comes to the Kirana Gharana style of classical Hindustani singing, look no further than the perfo&hellip » read more

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From United Kingdom

Official website: http://nitinsawhney.com/ Biography by Andy Morgan, July 2003: Apparently, Nitin Sawhney hates that ‘world music’ tag. He canâ&hellip » read more

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From Madagascar

Njava is made up of five brothers and sisters from Madagascar. Growing up in a very musical family with fifteen siblings, they scored national hits be&hellip » read more

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From Nigeria

Hamburg resident, Singer/Songwriter Roots sensation Nneka is back following her highly acclaimed debut album 'Victim of Truth' which the Sunday Times &hellip » read more

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From Madagascar

Fabulously agile Malagasy guitarist Such is the abundance of unique flora and fauna to be found on Madagascar that ecologists have referred to the siz&hellip » read more

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From Australia

Noriko Tadano plays both traditional Japanese folk songs (minyo) as well as original pieces on the Tsugaru Shamisen (Japanese Banjo). She has been pla&hellip » read more

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From United Kingdom

At what point, over the last 30 years or so, has Norman Jay sat down with a cup of tea, ripped open a packet of digestives and just put his feet up? N&hellip » read more

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From Mexico

Nortec Collective emerged from the burgeoning Tijuana electronic scene, performing a style of music that they invented called Nortec - a fusion of Nor&hellip » read more

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Not Drowning, Waving more »

From Australia, Papua New Guinea

Reforming for, and returning to, WOMADelaide after many years, NDW features out-standing singer/ songwriters David Bridie and George Telek, whose rela&hellip » read more


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