We celebrate the WOMAD world music festival which takes place every March at the scenic Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth.
Listen to some of the headlining acts who've appeared at WOMAD over the years. Plus event director Emere Wano talks about the history and legacy of the festival and some of the artists appearing.
Music Details
Anoushka Shankar
Reunion
Anoushka Shankar
Land Of Gold
Deutsche Grammophon
Trio Da Kali & Kronos Quartet
Kene Bo
Trio Da Kali & Kronos Quartet
Ladiliken
World Circuit
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
Jesús Ramos, Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
World Circuit
Blick Bassy
Mpodol 2
Blick Bassy
1958
No Format
Blind Boys of Alabama & Marc Cohn
Walk to Jerusalem
Marc Cohn
Work To Do
BMG
Rahim Alhaj
Time to Have Fun
Rahim Alhaj
One Sky
Smithsonian Folkways
Seckou Keita & Catrin Finch
Cofiwich Dryweryn
Seckou Keita & Catrin Finch
Soar
Bendigidig
Ziggy Marley
Rebellion Rises
Ziggy Marley
Rebellion Rises
Tuff Gong
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Way Down In The Hole
Tom Waits
Real World Gold
Real World
Seckou Keita & Catrin Finch
Téranga-Bah
Seckou Keita & Catrin Finch
Soar
Bendigidig
Salif Keita
Itarafo feat. Angelique Kidjo
Salif Keita
Un Autre Blanc
Salif Keita, Believe
Trio Da Kali & Kronos Quartet
Ladilikan
Trio Da Kali
Ladilikan
World Circuit
Dr . L Subramaniam
Raga Kaanada
Dr . L Subramaniam
Masterworks
Sony Music
Minyo Crusaders
tanko bushi
Minyo Crusaders
Echoes of Japan
Minyo Crusaders
Orquesta Akokán
Mambo Rapidito
Orquesta Akokán
Orquesta Akokán
Daptone Records
Reb Fountain
Faster
Reb Fountain
Faster (single)
Reb Fountain
Liniker e os Caramelows
Zero
Liniker e os Caramelows
Remonta
Dafine Music
Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita
Future Strings
Seckou Keita
Soar
Bendigidig
Le Trio Joubran
The Hanging Moon
Le Trio Joubran
The Long March
Cooking Vinyl