It’s the weekend where the world, quite literally, comes to Adelaide.
More than 700 artists from over 35 countries will converge on beautiful Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla from March 7-10 for the celebration of music and dance that is WOMADelaide.
Over four magical days and nights thousands of festival goers from South Australia, interstate and overseas will be treated to the sights, sounds and – very importantly – tastes of our wonderful planet.
Friday night will see the formidable British multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and two-time winner of the Mercury Music Prize PJ Harvey make her much-anticipated WOMADelaide debut.
The genius behind hit records like To Bring You My Love, Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea and Let England Shake, Harvey is famous for delivering cathartic, spellbinding live performances.
Joining Harvey on the Friday night bill will be soul powerhouse Durand Jones & The Indications (USA), a cappella group The Joy (South Africa), and legendary award-winning pianist, composer and producer Nitin Sawhney CBE (UK).
Premiering an Australian exclusive, France’s groundbreaking Yoann Bourgeois Art Company will mesmerise with The Unreachable Suspension Point, and celebrated Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander storytellers Bangarra Dance Theatre will present their striking cross-cultural collaboration, The Light Inside.
International Women’s Day on Saturday hosts a strong female lineup led by avant-pop powerhouse Roisin Murphy (Ireland), global superstar and one of the most acclaimed Fado singers of our time, Mariza (Portugal), a spellbinding performance by Indigenous vocalist Sauljaljui (Taiwan), and Ngaiire (Aus/PNG) premieres her new project PAIA, a spectacular live-performance and visual experience.
Other highlights throughout the weekend include performances by Texas psych-funk trio Khruangbin, Grammy-winning singer, actor, activist and “Queen of Afropop” Yemi Alade (Nigeria), while from Australia’s top-end, Andrew Gurruwiwi Band serves up high-energy infectious groove, and Grammy-nominated reggae/dancehall star Protoje & the Indiggnation (Jamaica) and legendary 90s hip-hop trio, Digable Planets (USA) share their highly acclaimed catalogues.
The Dream Engine will float above in the WOMADelaide sky with their aerobatic show Heliosphere, French street theatre pioneers ilotopie (France) roam the park with their playful Les Gens de Couleur, and Dear Stranger, from the imagination of acclaimed Adelaide born actor Tilda Cobham-Hervey, turns letter-writing into a mass-crowd adventure.
For more information on the festival and artists, including playing times, and to buy tickets click here.
