The Omara Portuondo & Diego El Cigala concert at the Barbican Hall to celebrate Portuondo’s 85th birthday and 70-year musical...
In 1998, Victor Tavares, known as Bitori, released an album of what is considered to be the very best Funana...
The Grammy award winning group Konono No. 1 was formed in Congo in the late 1960s. Their distinctive sound is...
More like The Brother from planet Niburu… The Brother Moves On begun their Jazz Café headline show with a spoken...
The Grit Orchestra was an unusual treat for the WOMAD 2016 audience on the Open Air stage on Friday afternoon....
If baile funk has invaded Europe and become a thing on the Old Continent too, you need to look at...
It’s been a few years since Konono No 1 first burst onto the WOMAD scene straight from the streets of...
In a gig that oozed class and revitalised my Sunday, Sidestepper brought the verve of late night Candelaria to a...
I recently spoke via email with Franketienne about Haitian music through an intermediary, his wife Marie-Andree. Franketienne is Haiti’s greatest...
[chimpy_form forms=”5″] They invited their fans singing “come see us play”. So we did it and enjoyed every single minute of it. Sidestepper...
[chimpy_form forms=”5″] Our top 5 discoveries for Womad festival’s first full day, Friday, showcase the rich and varied styles that...
No pressure –Tropical Pressure! With affordable ticket prices that welcome everyone it was refreshing to see a truly mixed audience...