No matter that time is limited, the rain is pouring down or that backstage hustle and bustle is off the...
Interviews
‘La Nena’ (little girl) is the nickname that she has carried around the world since adolescence. However, even though she...
Few months ago, when we interviewed the legendary South African music regents Mahotella Queens after their gig at WOMAD, they...
Playing their very own brand of Gypsy, Balkan Funk, Chavo, are back with a bang and a brand new record....
Bixiga is a neighbourhood in the centre of São Paulo, but the name has come to mean far more than...
Cross-cultural collaborations are a big thing at WOMAD, and 2015 was no exception. Today we talked to a most unusual...
It’s raining, but we don’t care! The first full day of WOMAD got into full swing this Friday with the...
Saharan blues never sounded so rocky! This Toulouse-based group plays with spirit and energy, and for a trio their sound...
WOMAD and Bristol have developed a tight-knit relationship. The festival has always hosted many bands from this southwestern city on...
Violons Barbares, as their name suggests, are indeed a wild trio. To say these guys are virtuosic would be an...
At the age of sixty-six, Kassé Mady Diabaté is one of the living greats of Malian music. His nickname Kassé derives from the...
Like most minorites, Garifuna people hardly ever make the news. The Garifuna people are six-hundred thousand souls who inhabit a...