WOMADelaide has come out the gate swinging with their first line up for 2018, bringing out big guns Anoushka Shankar and Kamasi Washington alongside the likes of Rodrigo y Gabriela, The Avalanches and Dan Sultan for what’s looking to be another stellar year out in Adelaide’s Botanic Park.
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18 artists have been announced to perform over the long weekend festival, representing for Australia, Canada, Cuba, Chile, Mali and more countries – the diversity in the WOMADelaide line up has always made it an endearing festival for music lovers Australia-wide. Check out this first line up announcement below.
WOMADelaide 2018
ADRIAN SHERWOOD (UK)
ANOUSHKA SHANKAR (India/UK)
ARCHITECTS OF AIR “ARBORIA” (UK)
THE AVALANCHES (Australia)
BIXIGA 70 (Brazil)
CHICO TRUJILLO (Chile)
DAN SULTAN (Australia)
DAYMÉ AROCENA (Cuba)
HAVANA MEETS KINGSTON (Cuba/Jamaica)
KAMASI WASHINGTON (USA)
LE VENT DU NORD (Canada)
NOURA MINT SEYMALI (Mauritania)
PAT THOMAS & KWASHIBU AREA BAND (Ghana)
RAHIM ALHAJ TRIO (Iraq)
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA (Mexico)
TINARIWEN (Mali)
VIOLONS BARBARES (France/Mongolia/Bulgaria)
YIRRMAL & THE MILIYAWUTJ BAND (Australia)
WOMADelaide runs from March 9th – 12th next year; check out ticketing information and more at www.womadelaide.com.au.
Photo Credit: Jamie-James Medina
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