Member Since: 1/21/2007
Band Website: womad.co.nz
Influences: Originally inspired by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Brooman, the first
WOMAD festival was held in Shepton Mallett, England, in 1982. Since then there have been more than 150 WOMAD festivals in 22 countries around the world attended by more than one million people. WOMAD New Zealand 2008 will be the sixth time this unique festival has been held in New Zealand, and the fourth time New Plymouth has played host to the event following the hugely successful sold-out 2005 festival.
As an organisation, WOMAD now works in many different ways, but our aims are always the same - at festivals, performance events, through recorded releases and through educational projects, we aim to excite, to inform, and to create awareness of the worth and potential of a multicultural society.
Having established its presence in the UK, WOMAD's unique nomadic indentity evolved gradually during the eighties. In 1988, the festival began to be presented internationally, with initial events in Denmark and Canada. Since then, WOMAD's worldwide profile has grown quickly, now embracing events in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the Canary Islands, Sicily and the UK each year.
Sounds Like: • An Emerald City • Beirut • Black Grace • Cesaria Evora • Clube de Balanco • David D'Or • Gyuto Monks • Kora • Manjiri Kelkar • Mavis Staples • Dr Natesan Ramani • Sharon Jones & Dap Kings • SJD • Susana Baca • Taraf de haidouks • Terem • Titi Robin • Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra • Whangara Mai Tawhiti •
Record Label: Shock Records
Type of Label: Indie