More than 96,000 people flooded into Botanic Park across the March long weekend to witness one of WOMADelaide’s best lineups of recent times and a whole l…
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Le Vent du Nord: French Canadian Folk Heroes
Quebec’s Le Vent du Nord celebrates their region’s culture and history by playing original compositions in French alongside folk songs from centuries ago.…
Peter Greste on protecting journalism from the War on Terror
Having been imprisoned for 400 days under terrorism charges in Egypt, journalist and UNESCO Chair of Journalism and Communication at the University of Queenslan…
Dancing in the park
Two exceptional dance companies will give cover both ground and the sky as part of this year’s WOMADelaide: Tao Dance Theater and Gratte Ciel.…
Anoushka Shankar: ‘It’s about people coming together’
Anoushka Shankar chats about taking the sitar into new musical territory, collaborating with M.I.A. and the joy of discovery at festivals like WOMADelaide.…
The Avalanches’ Robbie Chater on third album: ‘We’ll force ourselves to do it quicker’
There might have been a 16-year gap between The Avalanches’ first two albums but the WOMADelaide-bound Melburnians are already working on a new record, as they …
WOMADelaide announces 2018 Planet Talks program
Speeches from Tim Flannery and Peter Greste will bookend WOMADelaide’s Planet Talks program that will consider the “key issues which confront humanity” with an …
Thundercat and Gogol Bordello join final WOMADelaide 2018 lineup
Gogol Bordello, Thundercat, Victoria Hanna and Baker Boy are among more than 50 extra acts in the latest and final WOMADelaide 2018 lineup announcement.…
WOMADelaide Secured Until 2024, Announces Two New Performance Acts
WOMADelaide will continue until at least 2024, with two new large-scale productions, Gratte Ciel’s Place des Anges and The Manganiyar Seduction, added to the 20…
Thievery Corporation Added to WOMADelaide 2018 Lineup
Genre-hopping mix-masters Thievery Corporation have joined the bill for WOMADelaide 2018.…