Womadelaide 2015 Second Round Lineup Announced!

Start clearing that calendar! Today we reveal another 25 artists coming in March including the huge additions of Grammy nominated rock chanteuse Sinéad O'Connor and peerless Malian kora players Toumani and Sidiki Diabate to the bill for WOMADelaide 2015!

Sinéad O'Connor needs no introduction. One of the world's biggest music stars as well as one of the most iconic Irish artists of the past thirty years, Sinéad O’Connor is a powerful force both on and off the stage. An unrivalled singer, gifted songwriter and a unique voice in pop-culture, Sinéad O’Connor continually challenges the status quo and returns in 2014 with a new album and a new confidence in songwriting and expression.

The father and son duo of Toumani and Sidiki Diabate represents one of Mali’s most important musical and ancestral lineages, maintaining over 70 continuous generations of kora players. Toumani, a true griot and performer of genuinely exceptional virtuosity and creativity, has established the kora as one of the world’s great instruments, an accomplishment that has led to his being a key musical and cultural ambassador of the African continent.

More artists announced today include:

	EMMA DONOVAN & THE PUTBACKS Emma Donovan has teamed up with all-star Melbourne outfit The PutBacks to produce compelling, heartfelt soul that is unmistakably indigenous Australian and bruisingly honest. This is one of Australia's most exciting young singers backed by the absolute cream of Melbourne's soul and funk musicians.
	FIRST AID KIT Standard bearers of the new folk idiom, young Swedish sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg strike clean harmonies atop simple guitar, autoharp and keyboards, finding moments of hope and light in darkness and anxiety. Their return to WOMADelaide follows the release of their third studio album Stay Gold.
	ROBERT FORSTER w/ Jherek Bishoff and Zephyr Quartet One of Australia's most celebrated and prolific songwriters presents a special cross section of his catalogue alongside multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and producer Jherek Bischoff and award-winning Adelaide string ensemble The Zephyr Quartet.
	SHARON VAN ETTEN Edgy, stark and confident, the cagey pop songs of Brooklyn-based Sharon Van Etten display a free-flowing emotional honesty that few contemporary musicians can match. An elegant voice wrapped in a foil of rasp and sorrow, Sharon has shared the stage with acts such as The National, Beirut and Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.
	THE PAINTED LADIES The Painted Ladies is a historic collaboration revisiting Australia’s first black protest album, The Loner. Led by emerging singer-song writer Luke Peacock in collaboration with The Medics and Australia’s next generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.

FULL SECOND ANNOUNCE LINEUP:

Astronomy Class feat. Srey Channthy (Australia)
Buffy Sainte-Marie (Canada)
DePedro (Spain)
Emma Donovan and The PutBacks (Australia)
Emma Swift and Robyn Hitchcock (Australia / UK)
First Aid Kit (Sweden)
FourPlay (Australia)
Gruff Rhys (Wales)
Julia Henning (Australia)
Kamerunga (Australia)
Margaret Leng Tan (Singapore)
Max Savage and The False Idols (Australia)
Myele Manzanza and The Eclectic (New Zealand)
Nick Waterhouse (USA)
Robert Forster with Jherek Bishoff and Zephyr Quartet (Australia / USA)
Sharon Van Etten (USA)
Sinead O'Connor (Ireland)
Soley (Iceland)
Tara Tiba (Australia / Iran)
The Painted Ladies (Australia)
Timberwolf (Australia)
Tjintu Desert Band (Australia)
Toumani & Sidiki Diabate (Mali)
Typhoon 台风 (Australia / China)
Willow Beats (Australia)

Joining previously announced artists:

Abdullah Ibrahim Quartet, Balkan Beat Box, Bombino, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Charlie Musselwhite, Che Sudaka, Criolo, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Flavia Coelho, Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys, Jambinai, Jupiter & Okwess International, Lake Street Dive, Live Live Cinema, Luzmila Carpio, Malawi Mouse Boys, Marrugeku - Cut the Sky, Meeta Pandit, Neneh Cherry and rocketnumbernine+, Public Service Broadcasting, Ramzi Aburedwan, Rufus Wainwright, Soil and Pimp, The Gloaming, Youssou N'Dour.

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Further artist announcements and the full program including Planet Talks speakers, street theatre, KidZone highlights, Artists in Conversation, Taste the World sessions and WOMAD workshops will also be announced over the coming months.