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Greek/Macedonian percussionist Lazare Agneskis formed this nine-piece band after returning to Melbourne from a lengthy stay in Cuba, fusing the rhythms of reggaeton, hip-hop and cumbia with funky horns and MC rhyming. Joining San Lazaro at WOMADelaide is esteemed Cuban dancer Aloy Junco Bell.
7:00 Saturday night Stage 3
12:15 Sunday Stage 2
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Comprised of Touareg Nomads from the Arab north and Wodaabe tribesman from the African south, this band is a cross-cultural sub-Saharan musical experiment that blends traditional instruments with blues-drenched electric guitar riffs, all wrapped in exotic regional costumes.
4:00 Saturday [W] Speakers Corner
7:00 Saturday night Stage 2
1:15 Sunday Stage 1
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This 17-strong West Javanese gamelan orchestra SambaSunda has augmented traditional Indonesian percussion with djembe, dulcimer or even didgeridoo to tackle everything from tranquil traditional dances to Brazilian samba.
By arrangement with the Australia Indonesia Arts Alliance
1:00 Saturday Stage 2
6:00 Saturday night [W] Speakers Corner
2:15 Sunday Stage 2
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Wu Man is the world's most acclaimed performer of the Chinese pipa, a pear-shaped four-stringed instrument closely related to the lute and oud. Her collaborators extend from composers
Philip Glass to Terry Riley.
2:15 Sunday Stage 3
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Celebrated rhythm-makers Greg Sheehan, Bobby Singh and Ben Walsh (previously with Pablo Percusso, Skin and Utungan Percussion) will be joined at WOMADelaide by guests Sarangan Sriranganathan on sitar and vocals, and multi-instrumentalist Matt (Mathew) Ostila, paying homage to multicultural Australia with modern percussive power that remains respectful of tradition.
7:15 Friday night Moreton Bay
2:15 Sunday [W] Moreton Bay
9:45 Sunday night Zoo
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Western Australian sisters Vikki and Donna Simpson were performing as a duo in 1992 when they met NSW guitarist/ vocalist Josh Cunningham in Broome. Combining forces as The Waifs, their tireless touring and recording has established them as favourites on the international festival circuit.
9:00 Saturday night Stage 2
3:15 Sunday Stage 1
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This traditional group comes from Boushehr province in Southern Iran, its music bearing Arab, Persian, Indian and African influences on such instruments as Neyanbânn (Iranian bagpipes), Neydjofti (a double flute), Dammâm (two-sided drum), Zarbetempo (percussion), Senj (cymbal) and Boogh (goat's horn).
10:15 Friday night [W] Zoo
5:00 Saturday Moreton Bay
3:15 Sunday Zoo
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Israeli singer Yasmin Levy has revived the ancient art of Ladino singing - a Judeo-Spanish form that dates from the 15th century. She discovered this near-extinct tradition while completing a scholarship to study flamenco in Spain, giving it a contemporary twist and raw flamenco flavour.
10:00 Saturday night Zoo
4:15 Sunday Stage 2
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Since 1986, this Melbourne-based quintet has been playing the urban Greek music style known as rembetika - often called the Greek blues - on traditional instruments in vibrant live performances.
9:15 Friday night Moreton Bay
4:15 Sunday Stage 3
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Adelaide's Emily Davis brings to life stories of beauty, tragedy and urban pursuit. Her music is hauntingly beautiful combining acoustic guitar and rich vocal textures. With influences of classical music, jazz, folk and pop, her live performances are warm and inviting and her star is on the rise.
4:15 Sunday Moreton Bay
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Formed in 1964, this veteran trio of grooving grannies - Hilda Tloubatla, Nobesuthu Shawe Mbadu and Mildred Mangxola - has set the vocal benchmark for Soweto's hot mbaqanga music. Remembered for their long association with the late Simon 'Mahlathini' Nkabinde, the trio continues to perform trademark hi-energy harmonies and wild mqashiyo dancesteps.
6:15 Friday night Stage 1
5:15 Sunday Stage 1
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Formed in October in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands after a brief mentorship with indigenous musician Kev Carmody, the acoustic Nganampa Music tell the personal and traditional stories of the band members in a gentle acoustic style.
An initiative of Ku Arts in partnership with the WOMADelaide Foundation with the assistance of Arts SA. This project would not have been possible without the generous support of Maureen Ritchie.
5:15 Sunday Zoo
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Descended from Mandingo nobility but disowned by his father for the shame of his albino birth, Salif is now revered as the prince of African singers. His soaring, octave-leaping voice straddles musical timelines, maintaining cherished West African traditions while igniting international dancefloors.
5:15 Sunday [W] Speakers Corner
9:45 Sunday night Stage 1
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