Womad 2013

We trace the journey of artistic director, composer and choir leader Rim D Paul and friends as they re-form the Aotearoa National Maori Choir (Te Roopu Waiata Maori o Aotearoa) after a ten year… Audio, Gallery

Pioneering Jamaican reggae star Jimmy Cliff brought reggae to the world when he starred in and created the soundtrack to the 1972 film The Harder They Come. He speaks to Kim Hill ahead of his… Audio

South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela is heading to New Zealand to play WOMAD Taranaki 2013. He tells Chris Laidlaw about his career, his obsession with music and its role in the downfall of… Audio

Clawhammer banjo player Abigail Washburn tells the story of how she came to fuse old-time Americana with Chinese traditions. Audio

Another family band playing at WOMAD Taranaki 2013 is the Savoy Family Cajun Band. Marc Savoy tells Music 101 host Emma Smith about his passion for making accordions. Audio

Accordionist from Scottish folk trio 'Lau' who are performing at WOMAD Taranaki this month. Audio

Shunsuke Kimuao and Etsure Ono from Japan, show Emma Smith around their instruments at WOMAD 2013. Audio

The Alaev Family Band, from Tajikistan by way of Israel, derailed music reporter Emma Smith in a way she wasn't expecting - by bursting into song. Audio

The Malian guitar slinger and son of the late Ali Farka Toure, Vieux Farka Toure and his bass player and manager Eric Herman talk with Emma Smith at WOMAD 2013 about what it means to really love your… Audio

Music 101's Emma Smith spoke with world renowned ngoni player Bassekou Kouyate ahead of WOMAD 2013. Kouyate was a good friend of the ousted Malian president Amadou Toumani Toure. Kouyate is from… Audio

American singer, songwriter and banjo player and bilingual singer performing at this year's WOMAD Taranaki Festival. Audio

Nick Bollinger shines the spotlight on forward-looking Scottish folk trio Lau's latest album Race The Loser. Audio