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T-Bone more »
From Thailand
T-Bone -Thailand's most delicious musical dish to date! The recipe is reggae, ska, jazz with a distinctive Thai flavour, a little dash of tongue-in-c&hellip » read more
Tabajoste more »
From Canary Islands, Spain
Tabajoste es el nombre de una pequeña vasija que en otras épocas se utilizaba para el ordeño de las cabras y también el de una agrupación folclórica s&hellip » read more
Taht more »
From United Arab Emirates
A local Emirati band bringing you flavours from the middle eastern. &hellip » read more
Tai Chi more »
From United Kingdom
Phil Muil, Emma Westlake and Alan Baker will once again be holding the WOMAD Tai chi workshops from the Red Stage Saturday and Sunday mornings 9.30 - &hellip » read more
TaikOz more »
From Australia
TaikOz is one of Australia?s most exciting drumming groups. Based in Sydney, the group is led by shakuhachi (bamboo flute) grand master Riley Lee and&hellip » read more
Taj Mahal Trio more »
From United States
It?s a curious thing to adopt the name of a building for your own, so it?s a good job that Henry Saint Clair Fredericks chose a structure that?s shrou&hellip » read more
Takashi Hirayasu more »
Japan's most vibrant music scene exists down in Okinawa, the sub-tropical islands that lie in the middle of the East China Sea. Although part of Japan&hellip » read more
Takeifa more »
From Senegal
Takeifa success story began in 1992 in Kaolack (Senegal) when Jac Keita, leader and compositor, who was eleven, left children games aside and begged h&hellip » read more
Taking Shape more »
From United Kingdom
'Taking Shape' has a background in art and design, sculpture and theatre settings with a broad range of teaching experience. Come and help them constr&hellip » read more
Talilema more »
From Madagascar
Talilema is the result of the meeting between two musical icons from Madagascar, Kilema and Talike. Both of them bringing a long and succesful music c&hellip » read more
Talvin Singh more »
From India, United Kingdom
Biography supplied by management, March 2004: Talvin Singh was born in London in the early 1970?s; as a young boy he was inspired to play tabla on hi&hellip » read more
Tama more »
From Guinea-Bissau, Mali, United Kingdom
Sam Mills, composer, arranger and founder member of avant-garde ethno-funksters 23 Skidoo, is just one of the talented trio that make up Tama. Malian &hellip » read more
Tamgo more »
From Canary Islands
Voltage , plexiglas y ankhside , este trío tinerfeño se sostiene en la extorsión sonora a través de la electrónica y el tratamiento del sonido y en e&hellip » read more
Tamikrest more »
From Mali
The desert blues heirs apparent For tragic reasons, the city of Kidal has recently become a familiar name to viewers of the nightly news, with the vi&hellip » read more
Tananas more »
From South Africa
The extraordinary trio of Ian Herman, Gito Baloi and Steve Newman has stunned audiences since the forming of Tananas in 1988 and the release of their &hellip » read more
Tango Tres more »
From Spain
Un recital de la canción de Buenos Aires con la magistral voz de Dioni Gómez secundada por el acordeón de Fernanda Valdés y la guitarra de Óscar Núñez&hellip » read more
Tania Maria more »
From Brazil
Tania María has had a long and passionate love affair with music. Born into a family of amateur musicians in São Luis, northwestern Brazil, she began&hellip » read more
Tankus The Henge more »
From United Kingdom
The world of Tankus the Henge is uplifting and wild, dark and heartfelt. A six piece powerhouse of a band drawing visual and musical influences from o&hellip » read more
Tanusree Shankar & Dreamcatcher more »
From India, United Kingdom
A rare chance to catch a collaboration between Tanusree Shankar and Dreamcatcher Tanusree Shankar: Tanusree Shankar and her troupe practice a modern &hellip » read more
Tanusree Shankar Dance Company more »
From India
Tanusree Shankar and her troupe practice a modern dance style that blends the best of classical Indian dance with more contemporary international chor&hellip » read more
Tanya Tagaq more »
From Canada
Adventurous throat singer from the far north "Calling Tanya Tagaq an Inuit throat singer is like calling Yo-Yo Ma a cello player. Sure, it's accurate&hellip » read more
Tarab Al Emarat more »
From United Arab Emirates
The region-specific acoustic music of the Gulf Not too many musical styles take inspiration from the walking patterns of animals. Emirati chaabi can. &hellip » read more
Taraf de Haidouks more »
From Romania
The true gypsy kings "Their music is beyond anything I've ever heard. They're the greatest musicians." You could never accuse Johnny Depp of being no&hellip » read more
Taranga Vilasini more »
From Sri Lanka
Biography 2001 OK, hands up who knows what a santoor is? Award yourself top marks if you knew it to be a hammered dulcimer that hails from Persia. R&hellip » read more
Tarika more »
From Madagascar
Madagascar is a huge island (don't believe what you see on most maps - it's more than twice the size of Britain) and the range of music to come out of&hellip » read more
Tarras more »
From United Kingdom
2001 Biography Those who still think that ?folk? is the dirtiest of four-letter words need to take their fingers out of their ears and pay some attent&hellip » read more
Tartit Ensemble more »
From Mali
Biography by Andy Morgan, July 2002: The Touaregs, or Kel Tamashek, as they prefer to be known, were undisputed lords of the southern Sahara desert f&hellip » read more
Tashi Lhunpo Monks more »
The authentic all-singing, all-dancing monastic experience... Welcome though it is that the likes of REM and Radiohead play Free Tibet concerts, thei&hellip » read more
Tawdry Heartburn's Manic Cures more »
From Australia
If you could tell your deepest, darkest secret without being identified, would you? Tawdry Heartburn, a six-foot-five nail technician and Manic-Curist&hellip » read more
Taïga Maya more »
From Belgium, Croatia, Ecuador, Mexico, United Kingdom, Venezuela
Melanie Gabriel and Thierry van Roy present Taïga Maya, an imaginary encounter between the Siberian Yakutes and the Maya people of south Mexico. They &hellip » read more
TC more »
From United Kingdom
Bristol's latest drum & bass hero "His beats are so advanced that they make rookie producers want to give up," gushed drum & bass bible K magazine. "&hellip » read more
Telek more »
From Papua New Guinea
George Mamua Telek, or TELEK as he is known to his legion of fans in Papua New Guinea, has been at the forefront of the burgeoning Papua New Guinea mu&hellip » read more
Te Matarae i Orehu more »
From New Zealand
This kapa haka group was founded by distinguished M?ori tohunga Irirangi Tiakiawa, Te Matarae i Orehu continually push the boundaries of traditional M&hellip » read more
Temple Of Sound more »
From United Kingdom
Official website: www.templeofsound.org.uk ?We like to combine the raw with the technological,? declares Neil Sparkes who is one half of Temple of So&hellip » read more
Temple of Sound featuring Natacha Atlas more »
From Belgium, Morocco, United Kingdom
Temple of Sound (UK) Official website: www.templeofsound.co.uk Funkier, tougher global dub professors Neil Sparkes and Count Dubulah formed their ow&hellip » read more
Teofilo Chantre more »
From Cape Verde
Biography by Andy Morgan, July 2003: Before Cesaria Evora released ?Miss Perfumado? in 1992, Cape Verde was just a melancholy group of islands hidden&hellip » read more
Terakaft more »
From Mali
New project from Tinariwen co-founders Terakaft (meaning "caravan" in Tamasheq) is a genuine desert rock band, sculpted by the pure searing air and t&hellip » read more
Te Rama Nui more »
From Australia, New Zealand, New Zealand Island Territories
Although based in Adelaide, South Australia, the Te Rama Nui Dance Group members hail from the island of Atiu in the Cook Islands. 'Te Rama Nui' mean&hellip » read more
Terry Reid more »
From United Kingdom
Biography by Andy Morgan, July 2002: Does great talent inevitably rise to the top? It?s a nutty old conundrum that has tested sages and svengalis si&hellip » read more
Te Vaka more »
From Tokelau
Biography supplied by management, March 2003: TE VAKA Te Vaka is a unique 11 piece group from New Zealand, which since 1997 has enticed the world wi&hellip » read more
Te Whanau-a-Apanui more »
From New Zealand
Te Wh?nau ? Apanui was established more than 20 years ago to raise the spiritual and physical well being of the tribe. The waiata are based on the sto&hellip » read more
The Alaev Family more »
From Israel, Tajikistan
Get into the Bukharan groove Musicians like to keep it in the family. Wherever you look in the world, there are musical dynasties at every turn - the&hellip » read more
The Amaroses more »
From Canary Islands
The Amaroses means joy, organic music, without paying attention to trends or labels. It is the union of four musicians expressing their own point of v&hellip » read more
The Angel Brothers & Satnam Singh more »
From India, United Kingdom
Biography from www.angelsingh.co.uk The Angel Brothers & Satnam Singh drew on many varied musical influences to create their sound: Satnam Singh is a&hellip » read more
The Apples more »
From Israel
"It was an unexpected treat to catch Israeli band the Apples at the end of their storming set at Cargo. With four horns, bass, drums and turntables, t&hellip » read more
The Armada more »
From Australia, Canada, Ireland (Irish Republic)
Jeff Martin, inventive guitarist and former frontman of Canadian trio The Tea Party, has formed a new powerhouse trio with thundering Irish drummer Wa&hellip » read more
Theatre Rotto more »
From Kenya, United Kingdom
Marin Ngunzi (Musician): Born on the 1 August 1961 in the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, the youngest son of John Ngunzi a second-world-war veteran and&hellip » read more
The Audreys more »
From Australia
Their debut album 'Between Last Night and Us' thrust The Audreys onto the national stage and earned the 2006 ARIA Award for Best Blues & Roots Album, &hellip » read more
The Backsliders more »
From Australia
Backsliders - are leaders and virtual pioneers in their own genre - ?delta-blues wall of sound?. As a three piece, they can lift the roof off any venu&hellip » read more
The Backsliders more »
From Australia
Backsliders - are leaders and virtual pioneers in their own genre - ?delta-blues wall of sound?. As a three piece, they can lift the roof off any venu&hellip » read more
The Bamboos more »
From Australia
Formed in 2001, this eight-piece Melbourne band led by guitarist Lance Ferguson has earned international acclaim as masters of deep funk and super-hea&hellip » read more
the Barons of Tang more »
From Australia
Prepare your senses for 'gypsy deathcore' Many of the best bands were born out of the creative hothouse that was the squatting scene - the most notab&hellip » read more
The Bays more »
From United Kingdom
Forget every rule you've ever been taught about live music. Ignore every outmoded notion of what it is to be a 'live' band. Forget even what you think&hellip » read more
The Bear Beats Band more »
From United Kingdom
What surrounds this band can only be described as magic.. Not only in the songs they write and play but also in the story of the band's inception and &hellip » read more
The Bearded Gypsy Band more »
From Australia
From the Adelaide Hills, four gifted young musicians (without beards) have embraced the feisty spirit of the gypsy muse. Channelling the verve of Djan&hellip » read more
The Bellbirds more »
From New Zealand
Formed in mid-2009, The Bellbirds features four of New Zealand's top musicians - Sean Donnelly (SJD), Don McGlashan, Sandy Mill and Victoria Kelly. De&hellip » read more
The Benning Brothers more »
From Australia
At the forefront of The Benning Brothers is Barry Benning, recognised as a living legend in the world of Australian country and contemporary Aborigin&hellip » read more
The Birkins more »
From Canary Islands
It is a marriage between British pop traditions and French chanson for The Birkins, a band which firmly believes in knowing the past in order to bring&hellip » read more
The Bisserov Sisters more »
From Bulgaria
Biography by Andy Morgan, July 2002: The Pirin Mountains in the southwestern corner of Bulgaria are stunningly beautiful with their high peaks, deep &hellip » read more
The Black Arm Band more »
From Australia
The Black Arm Band presents music of the Australian Indigenous experience. It is a creative meeting place for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal artists a&hellip » read more
The Black Eagles more »
From Tanzania
Seeing is believing with The Black Eagles, an astonishing acrobatic trio hailing from Tanzania where they honed their skills on the streets of Dar-Es-&hellip » read more
The Black Eagles more »
From Tanzania
The Black Eagles ? Joyful music, hi-energy dancing and above all, stunning acrobatic skills?that?s what you get when you see a performance by the Blac&hellip » read more
The Black Seeds more »
From New Zealand
Originating from Wellington, New Zealand, The Black Seeds have carved out their reputation through platinum selling albums, a masterful eight piece li&hellip » read more
The Black Swan Effect more »
From United Kingdom
Take two musicians. 15 years ago they collaborate. Then their lives diverge. They continue to write together but one spends the 15 years in the mus&hellip » read more
The Blind Boys Of Alabama more »
From United States
When the Blind Boys of Alabama first formed as a gospel quartet more than 60 (yes, 60!) years ago, the planet was deep in the throes of the Second Wor&hellip » read more
The Bloody Mary's more »
From Australia
Sit down, relax, and take in the dulcet and slightly intoxicating effects of three Bloody Marys! Amy Saunders and Lou Bennett, originally from trio Ti&hellip » read more
The Bollywood Band more »
From United Kingdom
The Indian film industry is the equal of America's in the sheer quantity of its product - and its range of quality is just as diverse: hence the name &hellip » read more
The Bombay Royale more »
From Australia
Bollywood goes Tarantino… Looking for confirmation that the world has become a smaller place, that everyone is everyone else's neighbour now? Then loo&hellip » read more
The Borderers more »
From Australia
The roots of Australian music are deep and tangled. The continent has its own indigenous music, that of the Aboriginal peoples, which is being develop&hellip » read more
The Boxettes more »
From United Kingdom
Beatboxing all-female vocal quartet. No instruments required In these belt-tightening, cheese-paring times, a little imagination is often needed to m&hellip » read more
The Briscoe Sisters more »
From Australia
From the tribal country of Kuki Yalanji in Far North Queensland, the Briscoes' original music is engaging rootsy soul-funk, R&B and gospel tinged with&hellip » read more
The Brown Monkeys & Pilipinas Steet Plan more »
From United Arab Emirates
The Brown Monkeys & Pilipinas Steet Plan is a design collective based in Dubai. A group of multi-disciplinary artists. They consist of graphic designe&hellip » read more
The Cat Empire more »
From Australia
Those familiar with the cultural landscape of the Antipodes will tell you that Melbourne is one hell of a kickin' place music wise. Almost a decade a&hellip » read more
The Cholmondeleys & the Featherstonehaughs more »
From United Kingdom
Ghosts of the music hall come to life as a five-piece troupe of the downtrodden deceased, continuing their all-singing-dancing-and-ukulele-strumming p&hellip » read more
The Colour Pool more »
From United Kingdom
The Colour Pool are a local Reading band on the cusp of greatness. Lead vocalist Anthony ?Antboy? Tyler is the oldest member of the group at the ripe&hellip » read more
The Communicators more »
From United Kingdom
Critically acclaimed ska band from Bristol and the south-west. Formed in the early part of 2005 The Communicators performed to sell out audiences acro&hellip » read more
The Correspondents more »
From United Kingdom
The Jazz Age meets the breakbeat era In hip-hop circles, the term 'retro' usually applies to something reminiscent of the '80s or '90s. The Correspon&hellip » read more
The Creole Choir of Cuba more »
From Cuba
The label says Cuban. The music says Haitian Their passports might be Cuban but, for the ten singers who make up the Creole Choir, their musical focu&hellip » read more
The Dalai Lama's Namgyal Monks more »
From Tibet
Joined by Australia-based Tenzin Choegyal, four venerable monks will perform ancient Buddhist chants and share the sacred art of the Sand Mandala. ww&hellip » read more
The Dhol Foundation more »
From United Kingdom
Johnny Kalsi MUST have the most varied CV of anyone. The UK's most celebrated player of the dhol, the twin-skinned Punjabi drum, has cropped up all ov&hellip » read more
The Drummers of Burundi more »
From Burundi
The indestructible beat of central Africa You can say what you like about the late Malcolm McLaren (and many people did), but he knew how to assimila&hellip » read more
The Flying Carpet more »
From United Kingdom
A flight of extraordinary tunes from the global sound machine. Bollywood to mashup, Afro funk to latin, reggae , balkan , swing and all things inbetwe&hellip » read more
The Four Brothers more »
From Zimbabwe
The Four Brothers are one of Zimbabwe?s most successful groups, having had a string of best selling albums and hit singles. The music the band plays &hellip » read more
The Gadflys more »
From Australia
A welcome reunion for the eclectic acoustic quartet that boldly put the clarinet in country, the fiddle in pop, the double bass in rock. Led by the v&hellip » read more
The Gloworms more »
From United Kingdom
Not much overblown hyperbole from an artist?s press release gets past our heard-and-read-it-all-before biography writer. So it?s always very refreshin&hellip » read more
The Gotipuas, young dancers and acrobats from Orissa more »
From India
Child performers recreate sacred rituals Scroll back through the ever-thickening mist of time, almost three whole decades back in fact, and a certain&hellip » read more
The Great Kovari more »
From Hungary
2001 biography Thanks to sexy David Blaine, magic, illusionism and escapology are all back in fashion. The Great Kovari is a veteran of all the conju&hellip » read more
The Green Man more »
From Spain
What should you expect when a fluorescent green man, armed with an extensive array of green accessories, starts riding around Botanic Park on a green &hellip » read more
The Guo Brothers more »
Guo Yi (b.1954) and Guo Yue (b.1958) were born in Peking, the youngest children in a large musical family. Their father, a highly-respected Erhu (Chin&hellip » read more
The haBiBis more »
From Australia
1999 ARIA Award winners for Best World Music Album, Melbourne group The haBiBis play intoxicating music from Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean in t&hellip » read more
The Heavy more »
From United Kingdom
Prepare to burn. Sorry. Don't wanna put you off or nuffink. But prepare to burn. The Heavy make the kind of dirty, guitar-scorched hip hop soul which &hellip » read more
The Herbaliser DJs more »
From United Kingdom
The Herbaliser DJs is the London musician-DJ-producer duo, Jake Wherry and Ollie Teeba. Once one of the best-known acts in the Ninja Tune stable, but&hellip » read more
The Heritage Survival Band more »
From United Kingdom
The Heritage Survival Band is a group of talented young musicians from Zimbabwe, who have relocated to Manchester. Formed in 2002, they play a fusion &hellip » read more
The Idan Raichel Project more »
From Israel
Idan Raichel?s fascination with modern recording technologies & environments, together with his curiosity for traditional instruments and ancient musi&hellip » read more
The Imagined Village more »
From United Kingdom
This promises to be something very special indeed. Stewarded by Afro Celt Sound System mainman Simon Emmerson, it's the world premiere of The Imagined&hellip » read more
The Isonga Ballet of Rwanda more »
From Rwanda
The Isonga Ballet of Rwanda are a delight. Their electrifying performance is charged with the tripled positive attractions - infectious good humour, c&hellip » read more
The Jews Brothers Band more »
From New Zealand
Biography by Andy Morgan, July 2002: In Grey Lynn, a nondescript burgh on New Zealand?s south island, there?s a convivial little place called Gerhard&hellip » read more
The Kamkars more »
The first family of Iranian music From the Jackson Five to the Kings Of Leon, musical history has been populated by many melody-making siblings. Somet&hellip » read more
The King Swingers more »
From United Kingdom
Every now and then it does the soul considerable good to pack up all those worries about originality and cultural meaning in a beaten up old rucksack &hellip » read more
The Learning Tree more »
From United Kingdom
The Learning Tree team delivers fun, exciting, hands-on activities for families ranging from arts and crafts to science and technology letting your im&hellip » read more
The Mad Professor more »
From United Kingdom
British reggae had many bases in the early seventies, all of them in the country's urban sprawls. Aswad in London, Steel Pulse in Birmingham and Black&hellip » read more
The Magnetic Fields more »
From United States
James Joyce wrote 'Ulysses', the encyclopaedic novel. East Village indie-face and troubadour of the sweet 'n' sour American dream, Stephin Merritt an&hellip » read more
The Mamaku Project more »
From New Zealand
The Mamaku Project weaves French bohemian roots and scents of the Middle East into a fine Electro-Jazz-Dub concoction. A one-of-a-kind multi-lingual &hellip » read more
The Manganiyar Seduction by Roysten Abel more »
From India
An audio-visual feast bar none How many times have you seen a band that satisfies the ears but does nothing for the eyes, that's seemingly unconcerne&hellip » read more
The Master Musicians of Jajouka more »
From Morocco
When some traditional master musicians from the village of Jajouka in the foothills of Morocco?s Rif mountains gave into the eager demands of American&hellip » read more
Themba Mkhize more »
From South Africa
2001 biography: Once known as the force behind some of South Africa?s best-loved compositions, Themba Mkhize has certainly come into his own with the&hellip » read more
The Megaphone Project more »
From Australia
The sight of 25 brilliant red megaphones, of curiously different shapes and sizes spaced randomly through an open park, proves irresistible; children &hellip » read more
The Mistake more »
From Canary Islands
When you talk about The Mistake, you are talking about one of the bands which have made a name for rock in the Canary Islands these last 15 years. The&hellip » read more
The Mobile Sewing Company more »
From Netherlands
This wonderful ´travelling atelier for clothes´ was founded in 2003 by 'the Ladies', Karin Arts and Marieke Biegman. Ever since, thousands of people &hellip » read more
The Monos more »
From Canary Islands
'The Monos' is a band from the south east of Gran Canaria. Their songs are characterised by the unique fusion of styles brought into the frame by each&hellip » read more
The Mutton Birds more »
From New Zealand
Virtually unknown in the UK when they played this festival three years ago, the Mutton Birds left Rivermead ?95 with the sound of thunderous applause &hellip » read more
The Necks more »
From Australia
Respected as one Australia's great cult bands, The Necks take musical improvisation to daring and triumphant peaks. Not entirely minimalist, nor ambie&hellip » read more
The Neville Brothers more »
From United States
More than a group, more even than a family affair, the Neville Brothers are a true institution of music. Their incredible music reflects all of the mu&hellip » read more
The Nextmen & MC Wrec more »
From United Kingdom
Party-starting selections from the DJing dynamic duo "All-mouth poser twats with limited social agendas beware - The Nextmen are not the centre of co&hellip » read more
The Nukes more »
From New Zealand
Harking back to the fields and valleys of West Auckland, from whence they hailed, The Nukes have exploded onto the stages of this country's finest fes&hellip » read more
The Patrick Duff Band more »
From United Kingdom
Biography August 2003: Patrick Duff began his musical career in 1989 when he formed the rock group Strangelove as principal singer and songwriter. S&hellip » read more
The Phoenix Foundation more »
From New Zealand
Wellington?s proudest indie sons The Phoenix Foundation have three highly acclaimed albums under their belts, and are the only New Zealand act ever t&hellip » read more
The Pigram Brothers more »
From Australia
Broome's Pigram Brothers have conjured the saltwater country sound that identifies and embodies Western Australia's great Kimberley coast. The seven-p&hellip » read more
The Proclaimers more »
From United Kingdom
Official website: www.proclaimers.co.uk Biography by Andy Morgan, June 2003: ?I can admire people who create a fantasy world and make a record out &hellip » read more
The Rascals more »
From United Kingdom
The Rascals (Rastafari Calling) Band have brought the message of righteous roots reggae music to the people of Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Brixton, Switze&hellip » read more
The Real Tuesday Weld more »
From Brazil, United Kingdom
Back in that under-populated Shepton Mallet field in 1982, the first WOMAD gathering pushed the festival envelope in many different directions, one of&hellip » read more
The Sabri Brothers more »
From Pakistan
For 40 years, the Sabri Brothers have been one of the leading lights of qawwali, the mystical, devotional music of Sufi Islam. The group's leader, Haj&hellip » read more
The Savoy Family Cajun Band more »
From United States
The first family of Louisiana's rural music Louisiana is a beautiful yet turbulent place, one that's known plenty of upheaval, whether by the hand of&hellip » read more
The Secret more »
From United Kingdom
2001 Biography Top breeds in the trancetastic stables of Pendragon Records, The Secret deliver some no nonsense dance floor oblivion for those who lik&hellip » read more
The Shaolin Afronauts more »
From Australia
Heavily inspired by 1970s Afrobeat, The Shaolin Afronauts were conceived as a side project of Adelaide retro soul band The Transatlantics. Bringing to&hellip » read more
The Shrine more »
From United Kingdom
Information provided by The Shrine management, May 2002: AT WOMAD 2002 Friday 26 July 2002 SHAKIN? THE WALLS OF THE TEMPLE The SHRINE at WOMAD prese&hellip » read more
The Silk String Quartet more »
From United Kingdom
Recently heard collaborating with Damon Albarn on his Chinese opera-circus spectacular Monkey ? Journey To The West, the Silk String Quartet is made u&hellip » read more
The Skatalites more »
From Jamaica
In the 1950s American Jazz and rhythm and blues ruled the roost in Jamaica but by the early 1960s a new indigenous style which mixed jazz, jump up R&B&hellip » read more
The Soaked Lamb more »
From Portugal
The Soaked Lamb are a group formed in 2006, with strong influences from blues and jazz, and some ragtime, boogie-woogie, swing and gospel. They have r&hellip » read more
The Sounds of West Africa more »
From Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Senegal
I predict a griot It's an indelible testament to West African music's push into our consciousness over the past couple of decades that we now know our&hellip » read more
The Suspects - Soul 'n' Rhythm Revue more »
From United Kingdom
Biography by Andy Morgan, July 2003: It was Russ Lawrence who mutated his blues covers band Dead Man?s Handle into the tight soulful dance combo from&hellip » read more
The Sweet Vandals more »
From Spain
When the Spanish soul/funk band The Sweet Vandals started their mission a decade ago nobody could possibly imagine that a soul connection between Madr&hellip » read more
The Tallest Man on Earth more »
From Sweden
Kristian Matsson, performing as The Tallest Man on Earth since 2006, embraces the core of folk music: an acoustic guitar, an arresting voice and tales&hellip » read more
The Terem Quartet more »
From Russia
St Petersburg's stupendously talented foursome Here's a question: have Terem Quartet ever played a duff note? After playing at breakneck speed for th&hellip » read more
The Topp Twins more »
From New Zealand
New Zealand's well-loved musical and comic duo, The Topp Twins team up with the legendary Hamilton County Bluegrass Band, fiddler extraordinaire Maria&hellip » read more
The Tosca Strings more »
From United States
A talented young sextet from Austin, Texas.&hellip » read more
The Union Capoeira Group more »
From United Kingdom
Capoeira fuses dancing and fighting into a stunning martial art. The Brazilian Polaco, from Rio de Janeiro, is a capoeirista of some 23 years standin&hellip » read more
The Waifs more »
From Australia
In 1985, dad taught me how to play guitar. I was 15 years old. He's a classic campfire style guitarist who can play any song with 4 chords. He's also &hellip » read more
The Wailers more »
From Jamaica
Together with Bob Marley, the Wailers have sold in excess of 250 million albums worldwide. In England alone, they?ve notched up over twenty chart hits&hellip » read more
The Wailers more »
From Jamaica
Together with Bob Marley, the Wailers have sold in excess of 250 million albums worldwide. In England alone, they?ve notched up over twenty chart hits&hellip » read more
The Wailers more »
From Jamaica
Together with Bob Marley, the Wailers have sold in excess of 250 million albums worldwide. In England alone, they?ve notched up over twenty chart hits&hellip » read more
The Walkabouts more »
From United States
Biography provided by artist management, April 2002: The Walkabouts have developed their vision of a touching, deeply humane music beyond any Americ&hellip » read more
The Waterboys more »
From United Kingdom
Autobiography by Mike Scott, March 2003: My name is Mike Scott. I formed The Waterboys in London in 1983 to realise my vision of an ever-changing ban&hellip » read more
The Well Oiled Sisters more »
From United Kingdom
Well, lookie here ... A sassy bunch of cowgirls with a rye mash sense of humour, tongues like horsewhips and a fiddle-playing sister who could teach t&hellip » read more
The Wilderness of Manitoba more »
From Canada
Beautifully weighted folk-rock to please Fleet Foxes fans There was a time when clutching a banjo or a lap-steel guitar would mark you out as the out&hellip » read more
The Woohoo Revue more »
From Australia
Six Melbourne Bohemians rehearsed a set of chaotic dance tunes in 2008 that became The Woohoo Revue - a Brunswick Street residency with a reputation f&hellip » read more
The Yabu Band more »
From Australia
Performers since the age of five, brothers Delson and Boyd Stokes have forged a new sound: Desert rock-reggae. With The Yabu Band, charismatic lead si&hellip » read more
The Yoots more »
From New Zealand
Hopepa, trombonist of Fat Freddy's Drop, enlists the unparalleled talents of Toby Laing, Mike Fabulous, P.K. Hoskin, the Yeabsley brothers, Craig Poll&hellip » read more
Think Of One more »
From Belgium
It?s an unlikely success story. Take a bunch of Belgians with a penchant for the kind of colourful clothing you only otherwise encounter on Rivermead &hellip » read more
Thomas Mapfumo and The Blacks Unlimited more »
From Zimbabwe
Thomas Mapfumo was born in 1945 in Marondera, a small town south of the Rhodesian capital, Salisbury. He spent his first ten years living in the count&hellip » read more
Three Anangu Stories more »
From Australia
Anangu, and other Aboriginal cultures, relate to the arts very differently to Western people, presenting a holistic view, where storytelling, song, da&hellip » read more
Three Men in a Tub more »
From Australia
A butcher, a baker and candlestick maker arrive from places unknown in their bathtub, performing madcap washing rituals and looking for somewhere to h&hellip » read more
Tiger Moth more »
From United Kingdom
Anyone who regularly takes a Sunday broadsheet or three won?t have been able to escape the clamouring attention that folk music?s had lumped upon it o&hellip » read more
Tigran Aleksnayan & Dr Mostafa Shams more »
From Armenia, Iran, United Kingdom
Tigran Aleksnayan is an Armenian who has settled in the UK and is making a name for himself as a master of those wind instruments at the core of the m&hellip » read more
Tiki Taane & The Dub Soldiers more »
From New Zealand
Tikidub Ex-Samonella Dub, Tiki Taane embarked on his solo artist career in January 2007 and has gone from strength to strength, becoming one of New Z&hellip » read more
Tim Finn more »
From New Zealand
A pure tenor voice, canny songwriter's pen and a wily carousel of diverse musical projects distinguish Tim Finn as a contemporary pop artist of rare a&hellip » read more
Tim Guy more »
From New Zealand
(NZ) Tim Guy is originally from Melbourne but these days he calls Auckland, New Zealand home. Back in 2002 he met singer/songwriter Bic Runga backst&hellip » read more
Tim O'Brien's Two Ocean Trio more »
From Ireland (Irish Republic), New Zealand, United States
From three different continents, and with two vast oceans between them, these musicians have found common ground in roots, bluegrass, gospel and Ameri&hellip » read more
Tinariwen more »
From Mali
How do you compress a thirty-year epic into a few pages? Tinariwen, whose back-story has variously been described as "the most compelling of any band&hellip » read more
Tinariwen & Lo'Jo more »
A hugely exciting collaboration between two groups who have both proved themselves to be smash hits with the WOMAD audience. One not to be missed! 2&hellip » read more
Tippa Irie more »
From United Kingdom
In Britain and Jamaica, sound systems are the lifeblood of reggae, a proving ground for new talent, a place to air fresh tunes and styles and gauge th&hellip » read more
Tiramakhan Ensemble more »
From Gambia
The kora, a 21-string instrument that spans three octaves and can sound variously like a harp, lute or guitar, has entranced WOMAD audiences for many &hellip » read more
Titi Robin more »
From France
Titi Robin believes in the universality of music, wanting his own songs to be heard "by those in love on a balcony of a council highrise or at the ter&hellip » read more
Titi Robin Quintet more »
From France
Titi Robin Quintet are: Titi Robin - guitar-ud-buzuq Pepito Montealegre - cante Francis Varis - accordion Kalou Stalin - bass Ze Luis Nascimento - pe&hellip » read more
Toddla T more »
From United Kingdom
Do U Know Toddla T? ? In 2007 Toddla T (aka Tom Bell) was working in a shoe shop in his hometown of Sheffield, then just 19 and living at home with h&hellip » read more
Toelegu Panpipe Orchestra more »
From Solomon Islands
An energetic and vibrant troupe playing bamboo panpipes of every length imaginable, some so large they require frames for support as they are beaten b&hellip » read more
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra more »
From Japan
High-energy ska that rips up the rulebook We very much doubt - but, of course, are willing to listen to any dissenting voices - that there is no one &hellip » read more
Tommee & The Neighbourhood more »
Tommee creates sun-drenched funk/reggae, incorporating five languages and the kecapi, a West Javanese stringed instrument, into his music. www.tommee&hellip » read more
Tony Allen more »
From Nigeria
Afrobeat co-author and Damon Albarn's mate When your CV is littered with glowing testimonials from top to tail (sample quote: "perhaps the greatest dr&hellip » read more
Tony Backhouse more »
From Australia
Before moving to Australia in 1981, Tony Backhouse was instrumental in numerous notable bands in New Zealand, including Mammal, and the Crocodiles. Si&hellip » read more
Tony Macmahon more »
MacMahon?s remarkable accordion music has been described as a language of passion. Some say his music has a call, a draoicht ? which has moved more t&hellip » read more
Toots and the Maytals more »
From Jamaica
The man, the songs, the legend… Sometimes, very little purple prose is needed to persuade the WOMAD faithful to head to a particular stage at a parti&hellip » read more
Tori Ensemble more »
From Korea (Republic of)
Do you like Seoul music? As talent shows go, it's didn't exactly have the drama of The X Factor, but it was certainly infinitely more musically disce&hellip » read more
Totonho & Os Cabra more »
From Brazil
Biography by Andy Morgan, June 2003: Despite its spurious punk-rock chic in the West, sniffing glue is more fatal than fashionable as a form of escap&hellip » read more
Totó La Momposina y sus Tambores more »
From Colombia
Some artists are totem figures for WOMAD, constant presences who?ve been with us right from those days when the organisation was taking its first teet&hellip » read more
Toubab All Stars more »
From France
Are you ready for the French Specials? A metaphorical world away from Paris's postcard-friendly tourist traps, Barbes is one of the city's less visite&hellip » read more
Toumani Diabaté more »
From Mali
The kora king not just of Mali but of the entire world The Indian sitar has Ravi Shankar and the African kora has Toumani Diabaté. Still in his early&hellip » read more
Toumani Diabaté & Symmetric Orchestra more »
From Mali
"TOUMANI DIABATE is the holder of the torch for one of the world's most breathtakingly beautiful art forms. This is a music that has been nurtured and&hellip » read more
Toumast more »
From Niger Republic
The poppier end of those Saharan desert blues "There was a time when I wanted to fight with my gun. Today I have to fight with my new weapon, my guit&hellip » read more
Toñín Corujo more »
From Canary Islands, Spain
Miembro de una familia de larga tradición musical de la localidad lanzaroteña de San Bartolomé, Toñín Corujo es un extraordinario instrumentista, capa&hellip » read more
Tran Quang Hai & Bach Yen more »
From Vietnam
BACH YEN An ambassador for Vietnamese music, Bach Yen was born in South Vietnam and started her singing career in Saigon, singing in six different la&hellip » read more
Trans-global Underground more »
From United Kingdom
Back in the early nineties drum and bass were two separate things, Asian music was still bracketed as exotic, dub and reggae as dead and anyone playin&hellip » read more
Trans-Siberian March Band more »
From United Kingdom
Champion mixer meets Balkan horns The art of turntablism can attract a serious crowd, whether these be the chin-stroking cognoscenti in the front row&hellip » read more
Tray So more »
From Cambodia
Cambodian music, like its cuisine, has its own special flavour. Recent decades have seen numerous passionate moves to recapture the former richness of&hellip » read more
Tribal Drift more »
From United Kingdom
To witness Tribal Drift warm up an audience, run them through their paces a little, raise the tempo some, change into warp speed and blow the lid off &hellip » read more
Tribal Tide more »
From Singapore
Tapping the rhythms and roots of the world, local percussionists Mohammed Noor, Reggie Perera and Edmond Branson Jr combine their talents to form the &hellip » read more
Trilok Gurtu more »
From India
Trilok Gurtu was born into a highly musical family in Bombay, India where his grandfather was a noted Sitar player and his mother Shobha Gurtu, a clas&hellip » read more
Trilok Gurtu & the Misra Brothers more »
From India
Is there anyone operating in the no man?s land between the frontlines of jazz and world music who hasn?t worked with Trilok Gurtu? Everyone who?s anyo&hellip » read more
Trinity Roots more »
From New Zealand
TrinityRoots comprised of three of New Zealand's most acclaimed artists - Warren Maxwell (lead vocals/guitars/keys), Rio Hunuki-Hemopo (bass/vocals) a&hellip » read more
Trio Mocoto more »
From Brazil
A burst of happiness! There is no other way of describing the music of Trio Mocoto. A 60?s icon, they are like a mythological phoenix, rising from th&hellip » read more
Troveros de Asieta more »
From Spain
Troveros de Asieta surge como tal en diciembre de 1991 en la Isla de La Palma, desde una apreciada herencia cultural cubana que pervive en la Isla, q&hellip » read more
Tubular Bells for Two more »
From Australia
In 1973, Mike Oldfield painstakingly recorded more than 20 instruments on multi-track tape to create his Celtic-folk-rock opus Tubular Bells. Daniel H&hellip » read more
Tulsa more »
From Spain
Nominated for Best Upcoming Artist for the Grammy Latinos 2007 Nominated for the MTV European Music Awards!!! 4th Best LP of the year: Rolling Ston&hellip » read more
Tumbellina more »
Dare-devil stunts and high flying somersaults.... Flaming Acro. - a stunning fire show featuring beautiful acrobatic balances precisely choreographed&hellip » read more
Tupi Nago more »
From Brazil
In 1992 a dozen Brazilian musicians got together to revitalise the image of Brazilian music. A group comprised of mostly percussionists, they combined&hellip » read more
Tutti Ensemble more »
From Australia
Composer and conductor Pat Rix was asked in 1997 to convene a singing group of nine Minda residents with intellectual disability. It has prospered and&hellip » read more
Ty more »
From Nigeria, United Kingdom
One of the UK's most adventurous rappers "I'm probably more disobedient with regards to what is acceptable for a hip-hop artist to do," Ty once remark&hellip » read more
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