WOMAD
Womad 2015 Live: Richard Thompson and Electric Trio, Puerto Flamenco
An interview ith and live performance from legendary English guitarist and ssinger-songwriter Richard Thompson, as well as a live performance from Puerto Flamenco, a collaboration of artists based in… Audio
WOMAD 2015 Live: Canzioniere Grecanico Salentino, TaikOz
Featuring seven-piece band Canzioniere Grecanico Salentino from Southern Italy and another seven-piece from Sydney TaikOz, who've adopted the art of Japanese drumming Audio
WOMAD 2015 Live: Youssou N'Dour, Jupiter & Okwess International
Featuring two of Africa's finest musical exports. Youssou N'Dour performed a set that delighted a capacity crowd closing the opening night at this year's sold out Festival. Also featured is an… Audio
Ross McHenry
Adelaidean bass player, composer and producer Ross McHenry is on the bill of this year's Wellington Jazz festival, playing with his Future Ensemble, a band that includes New Zealand's own Myele… Audio
Interview: Luzmila Carpio | WOMAD 2015
Bolivian songstress Luzmila Carpio joins us to talk about her home in the mountains of Bolivia, her deep connection with nature, and how the birds, wind and waterfalls taught her to sing. Audio
Bombino In Session
We sit in on a master class with Tuareg blues guitarist, Bombino. Audio
A Festival Food Tour
Another year of WOMAD has come and gone, and Amelia Nurse went along, not just for the music, but to find out what people eat at the World of Music and Dance in New Plymouth. Audio
Mona-Lynn Courteau: WOMAD Review
Review of the weekend's action at the WOMAD festival. Audio
WOMAD organisers say event is almost a sellout
Organisers of the three-day Womad music festival starting in New Plymouth tonight say the event is close to being a sellout. Audio
The Gloaming: drawing on the ancient stories and poems of Ireland
Musicians from Irish group The Gloaming preview their New Zealand shows as part of Auckland Festival and WOMAD. Audio
Sourcing African Ingredients
What you're used to eating - and what you like to eat - will largely depend on where you grew up. And while an increasingly wide variety of foods are available in NZ, African immigrants sometimes… Audio
The Sampler: Richard Thompson, Pops Staples, The Decemberists
Nick Bollinger reviews an unusually concept-free set from The Decemberists; the last recordings of the late Pops Staples; and talks to guitar hero and Womad headliner Richard Thompson. Audio
Trevor Reekie: WOMAD 2015 Preview
The annual Womad Taranaki Festival is a family friendly music event with an emphasis on discovery of music, culture, language, costume and cuisine held at the beautiful Brooklands Park in New… Audio
Mona-Lynn Courteau: WOMAD 2015 preview
Mona-Lynn Courteau explores works by artists who will appear at WOMAD 2015. Audio
Graham Reid: WOMAD 2015 preview
Upbeat world music contributor previews next year's programme. Audio
Womad 2014 Live: Arrested Development, La Chiva Gantiva
Highlights from a live performance by pioneering hip-ho group Arrested Development, and a live performance from La Chiva Gantiva, a seven-piece band formed in Brussels by a collection of expat… Audio
Womad 2014 Live: Femi Kuti, Airileke
Interviews and performance highlights from one of the giants of African music, Femi Kuti; and Airileke who combine traditional Melanesian percussion sounds with modern beats and samples. Audio
Womad 2014 Live: Hollie Smith, Red Baraat
Highlights from live performances by Wellington-based singer-songwriter Hollie Smith and the Brooklyn based eight-piece band Red Baraat. Audio
Womad 2014 Live: Tim Finn, Mokoomba
Highlights from Tim Finn's WOMAD performance, where he goes back in time to the first Split Enz album; and Zimbabwe's finest musical export Mokoomba, who deliver an electrifying set that confirm their… Audio
Womad 2014 Live: Femi Kuti, La Chiva Gantiva
Live music from Femi Kuti and his big band Positive Force, and La Chiva Gantiva, a multi-cultural band formed in Brussels by a collection of ex-pat Columbian musicians. Audio
