WOMAD Festival Taranaki

RNZ Music is proud to share this exclusive live version of Finn Andrews’ song ‘One by the Venom’, from his forthcoming solo album One Piece at a Time, which is out March 15. Read more Video

Singer songwriter Charlotte Johansen has opened for the likes of Dave Dobbyn and Shona Laing and is playing at Womad next month Read more Audio

Eva Radich takes a guess at likely highlights at this year’s WOMAD, and shares a favourite bluegrass band.

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Nadia Reid performs a special live version of new song 'All Of My Love' from her upcoming album, due out later this year. The song was written after a New Years Eve in Levin.  Read more Video, Audio

Ian Bruce, aka Mr Bruce, is a painter and the lead singer in music duo The Correspondents. Alongside DJ Chucks, the pair bring together jazz and swing with modern electro and drum'n'bass to deliver a… Read more Video, Audio

Joanne Pirrie is performing at WOMAD 2019 as part of POP-UP Duets (fragments of love) with Edinborough dance company Janis Claxton Dance. Kim Hill spoke to her ahead of her visit. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

Singer/songwriter Angélique Kidjo is from Benin in West Africa. She's known for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Her latest project is a reimagination of Talking Heads' 1980… Read more Video, Audio

RNZ's Trevor Reekie shares some of his highlights from the Womad 2019 line up announced this week. Read more Audio

Another diverse line-up, including locals Nadia Reid, Kora and The Black Seeds, as well as exciting site changes have been announced for WOMAD 2019. Read more Video, Audio

RNZ's Kirsten Johnstone previews some of the acts that will be performing at next year's WOMAD festival. She's got music from Angelique Kidjo, Silk Road Ensemble and Teeks. Read more Audio

WOMAD has just made the first artist announcement for its 2019 festival, which is taking place in Taranaki in March. Read more