Womad 2008

Ow yeah the lineup for Womad 2008 was just announced! Some awesome acts in there.

As usual, its the first weekend in March, 7-9 at Botanic Park

More info at http://womadelaide.com.au/

The Lineup
The Beautiful Girls (Australia)

Beirut (USA/France)

Billy Cobham Septet (USA)

The Black Arm Band in 'MURUNDAK' (Australia)

Black Grace (New Zealand)

Bob Evans (Australia)

Cesária Évora (Cape Verde)

Clube do Balanço (Brazil)

David D'Or (Israel)

Don McGlashan & the Seven Sisters (New Zealand)

Dr Natesan Ramani (India)

Farafina (Burkina Faso)
   
Highway 31 (Australia)

Idan Raichel Project (Israel)

John Butler Trio (Australia)

Joji Hirota Trio (Japan)

Joseph Tawadros Trio (Egypt/Australia)

Kong Nay (Cambodia)

Kora (New Zealand)

Kutcha Edwards (Australia)

Lowrider (Australia)

Mamadou Diabate (Mali)

Manjiri Kelkar (India)

Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill (Ireland/USA)

Mavis Staples (USA)

Mista Savona (Australia)

Mojo Webb (Australia)

Nickodemus (USA)

Sarah Blasko (Australia)

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings (USA)

Soul Jazz Sound System (UK)

Susana Baca (Peru)

Taraf de Haidouks (Romania)

Tenzin Choegyal and the Tashi Lhunpo Monks of Tibet (Tibet/Australia)

Tecoma (Australia)

Terem Quartet (Russia)

Titi Robin Quintet (France)

Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra (Mali)

Victor Valdes & The Real Mexico Mariachi Band (Mexico/Australia)

Watussi (Australia)

 

woo woo woo!   

can't wait to check the beautiful girls!

they just arent the same after the major lineup swap though...still should be good though

Billy Cobham is exciting me, actually a few names on that list look really good....and the monks were brilliant last time they were here

Sharon Jones is awesome. Definately some good stuff there!

EEEEKKK!!!


CAN NOT WAIT!!!

yes yes yes!

nikodemus and the soul jazz sound system were two acts that i'm happy to see coming out here for womad, i think its their first time...
good to see kora and black grace there too...
there seems to be alot more australian acts this time round, not that its a bad thing, i guess the organisers saw it may blend better and they could structure a program that flows over the festival... and both susan baca's and cesaria evora's voices are sweet... and look out for clube de blanco and farafina for your awesome rhythms and soul thunder drums...
damn i wish i could go to stuff like this... may have to get the cd again this year!!

why cant u go bennie?? i am sure u coul dget in as a volunteer serving drinks for half a day, or whatever...??

i love how the organisers change the general sound and vibe every year.

i think the volunteering thing is pretty much decided well beforehand, like fringe and that..
... i can't go cause i can't get time off, i'd get too emotional with all that soulful music and probably be made fun of ( nothing new there   ) and i can't afford it anyway... so that's why i've always gotten hold of the cd's , then i can check the womad vibe anytime...
far from making it sound like it'll be that way forever, its just a temporary situation ...
but, on another note, i've seen the manhattan jazz quintet, the original crew, how many cats have done that  ?

yeah it is but you can get work if you check early enough!

anyways, woo mavis staples is on friday nite and sharon jones and the dap kings, sunday nite! gosh, less than 3 months now

ONE MONTH BITCHES!!! Count it, 26 SLEEPS OMG AWESOME

Oooh my goodness I just can't wait! 

March is going to be the best month ever!

just going on the saturday this year... with my bub in tow!

she'll be one year old that weekend and already at her first music festival.

thanks for moving it, obviously i woulda started it in here but i dont have permission to do so

hopefully we get to see ur lil'un, jayar

OMG! Awesome! We better make sure we catch up! I wanna see mini!

she's almost walking, so she'd better be dancing by womad


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nawww, she's tiny!!

OMG I have been listening to these guys for weeks, and not realised they were at womad!!! OMG i am so excited now

PS Jayar, CUTERNS!

And sooo cute!

Well, have to go to Sydney for work (and Future Music) now so have to sell my Sunday Day/Night Pass... Havent recieved the ticket yet, but am happy to sell it at cost... Only $88 cos i get concession prices for Adult tickets through work... Anyone interest pm me or email ben.moroney@gmail.com

Cheers

YAY the schedule is up!!!

http://womadelaide.com.au/line_up/_img/WOMADelaide_08.pdf

Awesome, Sharon Jones is the MAIN sunday nite performer, she comes on at 830! Bring it!!!!!

AND EVEN MORE YAY, the parade theme for this year is SAMbA!!!!!!!! Oh I am so getting down with the kiddies

OH i am all over that like a rash! Getting my friend to pm you now, sucks u cant make it!

So can't wait for this!

Spending the entire week afterwards down in Adelaide too

Don't encourage ginger breeding.

its alright fucker.
shes got my charming blue eyes, and my missus dark brown hair and olive skin and our long limbs.

ill be living off her supermodel pay check in 16 years from now...

I had a bit of a moment at work today, got so excited i had to go get a cup of tea!

hell yeah, countdown time!!!!

i got a weekend pass for my b'day - scoooooooore

you do realise there is no drum and bass at womad dont you dan???   

I wouldnt be to sure about that, there was a tini bit last year.

Hope this darn weather warms up a tad. I'm annoyed I keep forgetting to pay attention to the rain forecast for the next month on CH 7 news.

I could just BURST with excitement though

u know how it is lady! one day rain, one day hot, one day perfect. Happens every year usually the cloud/rain comes on the sunday, but i have had rain on the fri before, only to clear up for sat

yay one week!!!

aaaaw man i thought it was World Of Milk And Dnb

ooh looks like i MIGHT have a spare womad ticket, cheap price $165 for the three days. will let the massive know if it comes good and i have to offload it!

Friday        Dry. Mostly sunny.                     Min 21    Max 35
Saturday      Dry. Mostly sunny.                     Min 17    Max 30
Sunday        Dry. Sunny.                            Min 16    Max 34

I'm pretty happy with that!
This week people!!! 

haha thought u would be lady!!!!

well i just got given two free weekend passes.

pretty stoked about that

thats awesome!

Score!

Nice one Lauren!
Oh yay, yay, yay! Lauren's coming to WOMAD 

ooh, sunday 39 now!!  bit too hot i reckon!!

gonna have to get there nice and early to get the best tree!!

Ouch, yes agreed. That is a little too warm.

ooh nah a change will come over in the early arvo, just in time for a jam session rain dance

thats sweet!!! I got a weekender too

i'm taking my I-pod with DnB, i'm a culturally diverse junglist then

you can't go on a weather forecast this far out from it infact you can't even really go on a weather forecst the day before.
 When i get home i'll consult the gospel of the Keith martin almanac and let you girls know da score

EEEEEKKKKKKKKKK!!!

Deep Breath girl!!!

OMG! OMG! OMG!!!!!!




Oh how i miss keithy boy! The weather has never been the same since he left!

Is it just me or does the idea of taking an iPod to a music festival seem preposterous?!?

Not my cuppa tea, but fair play to you good sir knight.

 Hopefully that was just Dan cracking  a funny 

 

 

Oops... Mum always told me not to drink and post! Apologies if i offended anyone!

hahaha 

2 SLEEPPPPPPPPPPSSSSSSSSSSSs!

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

Got a whole weekend pass.. see you there people!

yay will be good to see you morgs

soooo anyone got a list of must-sees or a schedule happening??

i will bust the times out today and post something up tonite, but i am DEFINITELY NOT MISSING mavis staples, cesaria evora, and sharon jones n the dap kings! or beirut.

I wish womad was next weekend =(

why's that, bella?

ooh checkit:

STOP PRESS!
Weekend Passes and Saturday Day+Night Passes are SOLD OUT

Still available:

Friday Night (6pm to Midnight)
Saturday Night (6pm to Midnight)
Sunday Day+Night (Noon to Midnight)
Sunday Night (6pm to Midnight)

wow thats crazy.

i just feel like being a hermit this week and watching lots and lots of tv.

but all that will change once i get there, just being a sooky la la

anyone looking to sell 1 or 2 weekend passed pls PM me.

I'll sell you mine...

for the price of a Friday Night + Saturday Night + Sunday Day+Night tickets...

word to leezee - are you coming at all this year?  the pan pipes need you!

hahahah yeah! prob would be worth that now reckon i will try n stay inside for a lot of saturday, gonna be wayyy too tiring! wont get my drink on til later either, methinks...!

Not Even! Bring on the heat! Its not a Womad without dying in the sun!

Im ready for a hell of a lot of lazy under trees!

 

hahah yeah tell me bout it!!!! 

fuck me we'll have a well-stocked cocktail fridge all weekend too

ooh ooh i could hear them sound-checking tonite too!!

I shall make a quick detour after work and add some stock to that there cocktail fridge! What better way to start off the weekend!!!

oohhh yeahhhhh

 

wooooooooooooooo!

cant wait for beirut and soul jazz and mavis staples tonite!!!!

i can just see it happening again..  speakers corner, us, absolute vodka messes!  bring on those sweet reggae vibes!! woo!

Going on the Sunday now

fuck wasnt that the truth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 haha!

should be a lovely day today, gonna do some work at uni before i head across tho

shitty htat the soul jazz cunt werent playing today.
but my bub was dancing to the taiko drummers, so what do i give a fuck

i agree. i saw them last night and they were awesome! it'll be worth it if you can make it in tomorow night to see it, even if you jump the fence

didnt u see nicodemus? they were awesome!!!! soul jazz were a bit whatever on fri, hopefully they are better tonite!

Dont worry, fairy isn't quoting herself, its spacey.

We had so many intentions to not have  Friday night like last year but bless you Vodka and splifs!! God dam! Friday night at speakers corner!!! Cant get much better than that!!! All again tonight for soul jazz's actual jazz set!!

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

womad was great except for the dust. they need to sort that shit out.

Errr.. hellooo middle of a drought?

er hello. Carted off by ambulance to RAH and i've never had an asthma attack in my life. Many others came into the sT john tent while i was in there suffering from the same thing. They need to pick a venue with sufficient greenery or provide synthetic turf, or something... the dust bowl could be seen for miles.

I know of the drought, & i'm sure the organisers knew also. Like i say, i'm a mild asthmatic at worst, never needed anything but an inhaler, and never ever came close to an attack requiring hospitalisation!

the truth is the dust was fucking ridiculous, and they need to be better prepared.. even moreso knowing it's a drought.

Or you could just get new lungs.

Problem solvered.

  john

but seriously my chest is fucking killing me hey. hurts to breath.

that said. cant wait to get down there again later 

sure, i'm on ebay right now.

if they tried to water that shit during the weekend then there would be a hell pile of mud, making the situation super slippery n stuff. dunno what the solution should be for dust, maybe wear a dust mask? must say, the dust hasnt affected me much, guess i am lucky

Don't know what dust you are talking about - do you mean smoke from the crazy fire displays?  Either way it didn't bother me and was another wicked Womad.

You serious bro? Was the dustiest event I've ever been to. The staff working food vans near stage 1 were all issued dust masks by the afternoon. I'm not a smoker and it felt like I'd smoked a pack of cigarettes there was that much dust in my lungs.

But had a great time as always. Still my favourite Adelaide music event i think.

yep my sinuses are fucked and could hardly breathe thru my nose last nite BUT i dont care, dust is to be expected when so many people are hippying out during a drought!!! thought it was a superb womad event as usual,. loved the new tap setups too.

sharon jones fucking ROCKED! the tibetan monks hit those brown notes so well too. and i loved nicodemus, and the samba workshops, and the all star jam specially the waterbottle spray fights we had with some randoms nearby

  the dust wingeing cunts
harden the fuck up

the garden of unearthlies is like that every fucking day of the week

anyways, womad proved it was the premier music fest in oz again, acts aside, you just cant argue with that level of attention to detail. helps that its co-sponsored by the government i spose. nice to know tax dollar are being used for good and not evil

The dust was pretty bad... after two days/3 nights of it I had a cranking mud going on and got a nose bleed for inhaling so much dust

All good, the dust didn't suck as much as the heat did. Hangovers and heat do NOT mix!

All that aside, I had a great weekend... highlights for me were Sharon Jones, Samba workshops, David D'or, The Beautiful Girls, Beirut, & Clube do Balanco. And the fire installation

Oh, and the food. I would go to WOMAD just for the food I reckon  

I had a great time, especially after the sun started to set. Big Ups to Spacey, Warped Fairy, Miss Betty, Kilz, Bianca, Anna,Simon, Julian, Lauren, other Lauren, Dan, Maz, other Dan,  LD & Bec for the awesome company

Womad was unreal!!! Fucking hot, dusty and plain wrong during the day but as soon as the sun fucked off, it was on!
Sharon Jones was soooooo gooood! I went for her and so glad i did! Soulz Jazz sound system ending the night rolling out the dubstep in speakers corner finished the whole weekend off perfectly for me!

Bring on next year, then bring on overseas womads!

cheers lauren for the late notice sunday night ticket, credit to those who went for the whole weekend in that heat!

shit yeah!!!!!

i'll second that!! and add that the beautiful girls were fucking rad, all that i'd hoped for!  beirut were cool from what i caught, sarah blasko & bob evans, not bad not bad!!

all in all, awesome weekend, certainly needed the 3 days to recover!

I had a good time at my 1st Womad

Much respect to those who went the whole 3 days, I couldn't have done it myself!

no worries babe, was good to have you there =)

Womad was awesome as usual. was too hot to get in amongst the crowd much so just enjoyed sitting under trees and feeling the vibe.

the food, my gosh, wish i had a bigger stomach so i could of eaten more.

i have heard a rumour that next year it will be four days....

cant wait for next year.

They have also secured land down south for Womad camp out style!!

hot off the press...

Despite the heat, 75,000 attendances prove WOMADelaide is still the hottest ticket in town!

A record heat-wave didn’t stop attendance figures reaching 75,000 for this year’s WOMADelaide, which was held last weekend from 7-9 March.

In one of the most beautiful outdoor festival sites in Australia, tens of thousands of people again celebrated a magical three nights and two days of spectacular music, arts and dance from more than 400 artists from 20 countries.

The event’s increasing popularity saw WOMADelaide’s 3-day festival passes and Saturday passes sell out several days before gates opened for the first time although overall attendances were slightly down due to fewer 'walk-ups' to the gate on Friday and Sunday. Exit surveys revealed a staggering 50% of attendees travel to Adelaide from overseas, interstate or regional destinations to enjoy the sounds of the planet in Botanic Park.

Ian Scobie, Director of Arts Projects Australia, said, “With temperatures over 39 degrees on Friday and Saturday, and over 40 degrees on Sunday, conditions were challenging for everyone involved and, despite a twice daily 'watering down’ of the Park from 2-9 March, the current drought and the still conditions, together with the volume of people, inevitably made it a very dusty event which was difficult for patrons, crew and artists alike. The reticulated sprinkler system within the Botanic Gardens cannot be used once the stages, sound, lighting and electrics are in place, and the watering truck can only circulate after festival hours when the public is not in the park.”

“Nevertheless, framed by the gigantic Angus Watt flags and extraordinary flame sculptures of France’s La Compagnie Carabosse, the WOMADelaide artists delivered a mix of memorable crowd-shaking performances and intimate recitals.” he said

WOMADelaide is considered a special event not only by the fans, but by the participating artists. The Terem Quartet, on their third visit to WOMADelaide since 1993, said “If the world was like here at WOMAD... just like a big version of WOMAD, it would be a better place.”

WOMADelaide 2009 will be held from 6 - 8 March. The full line-up is expected to be released by the end of November online at www.womadelaide.com.au