- NorwaySpellbinding musical impressionism from northern EuropeScandinavia isn't all…
- United KingdomForget Brighton rock - this is Brighton soulBeing a great soul singer is all…
- SpainTraditional song meets brooding modernityWe spend the entire year searching far…
- United StatesReturn of hip-hop's champsWhen it comes to imaginative album titles, hip-hop…
- PakistanSufi devotional music of the highest orderThere are few types of music that can…
- FranceFrench ska that goes more than one step beyond While James Brown famously…
- Isle of Man Revealing the Manx musical richesCeltic music is usually shorthand for either…
- United KingdomAfrican guitars go indieTurn a half-listening ear towards the music of Bwani…
- ItalySteamy hot pizzica to go!Despite forming way back in 1975, it's been a heady…
- ScotlandIt's the big 3-0 for the Scottish folk acesAs Willie Nelson once opined, it's…
- PortugalFado's star-in-waiting. With added smiles!Sure as eggs is eggs, and with all…
- ReunionMaloya's most strident female voiceWith her super-sized Afro and looping ear…
- United Kingdom6Music's funk soul brotherMany folk in the public eye inhabit the same…
- United KingdomThe reggae selector supremeWe're not sure whether Her Maj favours dub over…
- United StatesAmericana + Mexican son = Mexo-Americana!A lot of music in the box marked…
- China (Peoples Republic)Experimental take on Chinese folk traditionsFirstly, what's in a name? Not…
- IndiaIndian classical music's young bladesDespite the world's most famous proponent…
- Equatorial GuineaCharming troubadour gets his moment in the sunWe Europeans haven't exactly been…
- South AfricaSouth Africa's musical guardian supreme"I play traditional music because in my…
- BrazilBrilliant celebration of the rich sounds of BrazilIf someone said the word…
- FranceDiamond-hard French roots-reggaeIf hip-hop is one of the universal languages of…
- United KingdomSing us a song, you're the piano manThere's a value in having a tight deadline.…
- TunisiaBeautiful and beguiling voice of dissent"It's the story of my Tunisia, the…
- Ghana, Nigeria, United Kingdom, Venezuela100%-proof Afro-Latin groovesBurn the passports, rip up the map and immerse…
- RomaniaNorthern Romania's dirty dozenThere was a time when we knew very little about…
- Trinidad & TobagoRe-launched steel pan veteranThere's undoubtedly only one musician alive who's…
- BrazilWhere samba-reggae meets raggaIf you cupped an ear in the direction of just the…
- CongoSlick contemporary soul and hip-hop with a Congo accent"I wanted to make a soul…
- BrazilThe Pelé of Brazilian songMusical performance should be a musical no-go zone…
- JapanTokyo's self-proclaimed "tribal groove orchestra"Although technically a taiko…
- Egypt, United KingdomThe indestructible beats of the Egyptian streetsThe blues is something of an…
- United KingdomDeeply alluring and cinematic electronic jazzYou can list the number of bands…
- Russia, TuvaKeepers of the throat-singing flameIn these times of globalisation, where…
- GeorgiaThe Eastern Europe polyphonic spreeThe upsurge in participative community…
- SwitzerlandThe Ethiopiques sound gloriously updatedHere at WOMAD we like to present the…
- TanzaniaBreakneck grooves from Dar-Es-SalaamThe DIY ethic in music has extended far…
- United StatesIndie-pop-folk that reveals a true American gothicIt's a cruel world that…
- United StatesFolk-rocker steps into the confessionalYou know you're dealing with an artist…
- United KingdomAmbitious songwriter with sharp sense of historyBeing called "the Polish Bjork"…
- India, United KingdomBhangra-rock fusion from London Town"You've got to have guts to coalesce…
- Ghana, United KingdomStorming, brass-heavy Afro-funk Any band that puts a third of its membership on…
- Belgium, ColombiaA-grade Latin funk… from BrusselsDid you hear the one about a bunch of young…
- SpainAnother helping of Barcelona's mongrel soundPort cities have always been among…
- QuébecFour-strong purveyors of Quebecois folkWhen it comes to French-speaking,…
- ArmeniaPeter Gabriel's duduk player of choiceIf there's a record in your collection…
- United KingdomDubstep pioneer's Caribbean travels"I went to Cuba. I met people who were…
- MalawiSoulful and twinkling gospel music Now here's a band whose circumstances would…
- Egypt, Germany, Lebanon, United KingdomThis year the children involved with Malmesbury School Project can expect a…
- MauritaniaSmoky-voiced blues that tell it like it isMalouma Mint Moktar Ould Meidah is a…
- Greece, United KingdomRembetika wears its 21st-century clothesRembetika, the most familiar folk music…
- IranOne-man percussion whirlwindIt's not uncommon, at a solo performance by…
- ZimbabweThe best new band out of Zimbabwe in yearsThere was a time - and we can date it…
- ChileCalmly authoritative young balladeerWhen we in Europe cast our ears and eyes…
- NetherlandsNorthern Europe's take on fadoOver the years, WOMAD has welcomed many fado…
- ColombiaPan-generational celebration of Colombian music, co-led by QuanticWe've a…
- Argentina, Cuba, Ecuador, Hungary, India, Italy, Senegal, Tunisia, United KingdomThe Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio, is a band of 20 musicians and singers from…
- GhanaReconvened veterans of vintage sunshine groovesLong before the term 'world…
- AustriaThe electro-swing king moves on…Mark Ronson isn't the only musical mastermind…
- Algeria, FranceRachid Taha is an Algerian singer based in France. His music is influenced by…
- United StatesUnvarnished country-blues from rural IndianaFrom the same unvarnished drawer of…
- United KingdomNeither New Orleans, nor Bucharest. But Manchester…Over the years, WOMAD's…
- France, MaliAfrica's most soulful and sensitive singer-songwriterSome musicians seem…
- United KingdomSoothing and soulful sitar It isn't just those old, porch-dwelling Mississippi…
- United KingdomThe new guardian of English folk songSam Lee's working life took some…
- GermanyBavarian bassheads rumble the dancefloorMany people are addicted to bass,…
- NigeriaThe Afrobeat prince who would be king…It's 1997. Your father, an icon both…
- South AfricaFuturistic transnational electroIt took an unlikely and downright gothic…
- United StatesArguably the greatest Cajun band aroundThe music of rural southern Louisiana…
- United KingdomPastoral psychedelia with added jazz and folkSometimes you have to check the…
- MaliThe desert blues heirs apparentFor tragic reasons, the city of Kidal has…
- AustraliaBollywood goes Tarantino…Looking for confirmation that the world has become a…
- United KingdomDiamond-hard soul-rock hybrid, by appointment to the presidentNot too many of…
- Mongolia, PolandPlanet-shrinking musical partnershipWhen it comes to musical collaborations,…
- United KingdomImpeccable creations from heavyweight producerAs musical CVs go, Rhys Adams's…
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