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New rhythm and sound for Tikorangi
Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 10:10 am | Womad
The rhythm and sound of southern Africa will resonate from Tikorangi tomorrow (Wed, 12 March). Mokoomba, an exuberant young band from Zimbabwe, will be in school to stomp out some fresh moves and sassy rhythm with children from Tikorangi and Huirangi ... More >>
Artists explore traditions at WOMAD
Monday, 10 March 2014, 12:54 pm | Womad
Taonga puoro composer and practitioner, Horomona Horo, will hold a workshop at Te Paepae on Friday, March 14, to enlighten people to the sounds and style of traditional Maori instruments. More >>
Len Lye at WOMAD
Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 7:27 pm | Womad
Especially selected for the festival for their musical content, some of the films are rarely seen, particularly Peanut Vendor (1934), Tal Farlow (1980) and Color Cry (1952). More >>
Full WOMAD Stage Schedule Is Now Public
Thursday, 23 January 2014, 11:12 am | Womad
Full WOMAD Stage Schedule Is Now Public Like an amazing game of Jenga the stage schedule has been caressed and finessed to deliver a power punched festival that WOMAD goers will never forget. Kicking things off on Friday evening will be a very special performance ... More >>
Fervent campaigning takes out the win for WOMAD’s last spot
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 12:52 pm | Womad
For the second year WOMAD NZ has opened up a slot in the line up for a local band chosen by the New Zealand public. Thousands of votes were cast and a mammoth effort from a gargantuan sized band wins the last coveted spot on the 2014 line-up at the ... More >>
WOMAD 2014 revels in 10 Years in Taranaki celebrations
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 6:47 pm | Womad
The time has finally arrived that WOMAD enthusiasts hang out for, and the Womad curious get confused by… WOMAD line-ups always contain a bit of familiar but are always filled with artists you’ve not yet heard of… and therein lays the magic ... More >>
The World’s Festival 2013 Compilation - Album Release
Friday, 15 February 2013, 10:29 am | Womad
WOMAD The World’s Festival 2013 Compilation ALBUM RELEASE WOMAD The World’s Festival 2013 Compilation brings together a magical tasting plate of the magnificent array of artists appearing at the WOMAD Festival in New Plymouth March 15-17, 2013. More >>
Womad Reunites Sisters - Winner Announced
Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 9:43 am | Womad
Womad Reunites Sisters Winner Of The Womad Win A Trip Competition Announced Sisters separated by following their own paths are to be reunited at Womad 2013 in Taranaki. More >>
Womad Competition Flies Friend to NZ From Anywhere
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 9:50 am | Womad
WOMAD 2013 brings the world to Taranaki in more ways than one next year by offering punters the chance to fly in a friend for the WOMAD experience – from anywhere on the planet. More >>
Womad NZ 2013 Comes to Life for Deaf Community
Thursday, 27 September 2012, 3:15 pm | Womad
To coincide with New Zealand Deaf Awareness Week 2012 (Monday 24 – Sunday 30 September) WOMAD New Zealand announces a new initiative to break down barriers for deaf people at the annual three-day festival. More >>
Measuring up WOMAD NZ's Carbon Footprint
Friday, 24 February 2012, 2:42 pm | Womad
WOMAD New Zealand 2012 is extending its commitment to the environment this year with a project to measure and offset the carbon footprint of WOMAD. Leonard Cohen of Canopy, an organisation specialising in measuring and managing carbon dioxide emissions, ... More >>
Womad NZ 2012 CD Provides Taste of the World’s Festival
Monday, 13 February 2012, 1:35 pm | Womad
Can’t wait for WOMAD? Experience the sounds of WOMAD New Zealand 2012 on the newly released compilation CD, WOMAD: The World’s Festival 2012. More >>
WOMAD New Zealand 2012: New Artist Biographies
Monday, 16 January 2012, 1:06 pm | Womad
He Rangi Paihurarere is a collaboration of well known and emerging Maori musicians who have joined together to record their interpretations of waiata produced and composed by the late Dr Hirini Melbourne. Dr Hirini Melbourne was a well-known composer of ... More >>
Superstar Senegalese Singer Baaba Maal Joins Womad NZ 2012
Thursday, 24 November 2011, 2:36 pm | Womad
One of the finest and most distinctive voices to come out of Africa heads to New Zealand in March for WOMAD New Zealand 2012 - Senegalese singer Baaba Maal. Considered a superstar in his West African home country, Baaba Maal has wowed audiences from ... More >>
The World's Festival In New Zealand - Womad 2012
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 10:27 am | Womad
One of the inspirations behind the very first WOMAD festival will head to WOMAD New Zealand 2012, along with a line-up of musicians, bands and performers from all corners of the globe. More >>
Early Bird Tickets On Sale For Womad New Zealand 2012
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 5:25 pm | Womad
Early bird tickets for WOMAD New Zealand 2012 go on sale tomorrow (Friday 14 October). Early bird adult tickets are available for $199 (a saving of $37) until Friday 11 November, and 300 early bird youth (13-17 years) tickets are also on sale for $154 ... More >>
Tikorangi School Tastes Womad
Monday, 21 March 2011, 11:11 am | Womad
Tikorangi school children got a taste of the WOMAD festivities with a special visit last week from Sudanese percussion group “Rango”. The visit was supported by Todd Energy who has been a major partner of WOMAD since the first event in 2003. More >>
Exotic Delights Promised at Womad NZ Taste the World Stage
Monday, 14 February 2011, 11:18 am | Womad
Mongolian Mutton Porridge is on the menu from Hanggai, while Creole Choir of Cuba’s recipe calls for lobster, crabmeat and shrimps, and Rango suggests retaining chicken entrails for a ritual healing ceremony – exotic tastes are in store at WOMAD New ... More >>
WOMAD New Zealand 2011: New Artists and Initiatives
Thursday, 27 January 2011, 10:18 am | Womad
17 Hippies (GERMANY) - With a band history that reads like a chronicle of Berlin’s music scene – from Krautrock to punk, jazz and classical music – 17 Hippies embraces everything from French chanson, to American folk, to Eastern European dirges. Through ... More >>
New Artists Announced for Womad 2011
Thursday, 27 January 2011, 10:16 am | Womad
Eastern European hippies, Colombian electro-acoustic trail-blazers, traditional Cambodian musicians, an award-winning Kiwi artist, a Pacific treasure, cultural performance groups from New Zealand and Hawai’i, and a stunning flags project join the WOMAD ... More >>
