WOMADELAIDE International MUSIC FESTIVAL WOMAD

Friday, March 6 marked the opening of the four-day WOMADelaide music festival.

ABOUT With its odd portmanteau name (WOMAD is an acronym for World of Music and Dance) There have been 23 festivals since the South Australian version 1992. With the festival becoming an annual fixture in 2003, and a of the UK festival, originally four-day event in 2010. founded and promoted by , began as part of Rob Brookman’s Festival in 1992.

FESTIVAL ROOTS

Since 1995 the organisation has been managed by Arts Projects Australia (APA) and the current director, Ian Scobie is the sole remaining original member of the APA team.

LANDSCAPE

The festival has become a truly unique part of the Australian festival landscape, showcasing the best, the essential – and the surprising – in global music, dance, art and ideas.

WOMADELAIDE

NUMBER CRUNCH

1993 – 30,000 1995 - 55,000 1996 WOMAD INDIAN PACIFIC – 8,000 (one-off event): concert train trip from Perth in WA to concert in Pimba in the SA outback, plus concerts at the 1997 - 60,000 1998 WOMAD IN THE VALES – 8,000 (one-off closing event for Adelaide Festival): concert at the McLaren Vale winery district plus concerts at the Adelaide Festival, mostly in the Squeezebox outdoor club venue 1999 - 64,000 2001– 64,000 2002 WOMAD WARM-UP - 1,500

(one-off event at the ; 3 concerts and 3 workshops) 2003 – 68,000 (first annual event) 2004 – 70,000 (first Adelaide Festival) 2005 - 65,000 2006 - 70,000 2007 - 78,000 2008 - 75,000 2009 - 72,000 2010 – 81,500 (first 4 day event) 2011 – 89,500 2012 – 85,000 2013 – 88,000 2013 – 88,000 2014 – 86,000 2015 – 91,000 2016 – 95,000 2017 – 95,000 2018 – 95,000 2019 – 95,000

2

“I THINK THE FESTIVAL EXPEREINCE FOR THE PATRON NEEDS TO BE DISCOVERY, SURPRISE, SOME 4. OLD FRIENDS, SOME BEAUTIFULL MUSIC AND GREAT ARTISTS” [Director, Ian Scobie]

HISTORY SNAPSHOT WWW.WOMAD.ORG Enthusiasm for music from around the world led Peter Gabriel, The collective persevered and WOMAD festivals found their

Thomas Brooman and Bob Hooton to the idea of WOMAD in 1980. niche in cities across the globe. WOMAD festivals are

It was founded on the basis that many others would share their renowned for their unique mix of artists and distinctive, family- enthusiasm if only they had the opportunity to listen to some of friendly atmosphere. The festivals are often weekend-long the global sounds. WOMAD (which stands for the ‘World of events with artists programmed across multiple stages. Music, Arts & Dance’) evolved from an idea Gabriel had at a Another key element of a WOMAD festival is the workshops concert involving an African group. This then developed into a program, where the audience is encouraged to participate in much larger event incorporating music from everywhere. Despite the action. Equally popular is the Global Village stalls of high a considerable lack of enthusiasm from most of the music business, quality international cuisine and crafts (instruments, clothes the team gathered together a group of people who could create an and jewellery) and interesting and informative charity stalls. event which would present music and dance from all over the Past festivals have been held in Singapore, Sri Lanka, Abu world alongside rock, jazz and folk music from ‘the West’. The Dhabi, Russia, Greece, the Carary Islands and Chile. Annual financial realities of an event of this scale meant that a one-off event WOMAD festivals currently exist in the UK (at the Charlton was unreasonable, so the team started considering alternatives and Park private estate), Australia (Adelaide), NZ (New Plymouth), thus the idea for a festival was born. The first festival took place in

1982 in Shepton Mallet in the UK; it was a rainy event that lost a Spain (Caceres) and Chile (Recoleta, Santiago). lot of money!

3

2020 LINE UP ALDOUS HARDING ARTEFACTUM AS THE WORLD TIPPED

B.DANCE BILL CALLAHAN THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA BRIGGS

THE CAT EMPIRE CATRIN FINCH & SECKOU KEITA CIRCOLOMBIA

COMPANY ARCHIBALD CARAMANTRAN

CRAIG WALSH - MONUMENTS

DELINE BRISCOE DESTYN MALOYA DR PIFFLE & THE BURLAP

BAND DYSON STRINGER CLOHER ECHO DRAMA EZRA

COLLECTIVE FLOR DE TOLOACHE FOCO ALAIRE GELAREH

POUR'S GARDEN GENERAL LEVY GRAVITY & OTHER MYTHS

(GOM) GREG WILSON HIATUS KAIYOTE IBERI IFRIQIYYA

ELECTRIQUE JORGE BEN JOR KATE MILLER-HEIDKE KATHRYN

JOSEPH KERMESZ À L'EST KIKAGAKU MOYO KIM SO RA KING

AYISOBA L SUBRAMANIAM LATE NITE TUFF GUY LAURA

MARLING LINIKER E OS CARAMELOWS LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES

LUISA SOBRAL MARINA SATTI & FONÉS MATT CORBY MAUBERE

TIMOR MAVIS STAPLES MINYO CRUSADERS MISSTRESS BARBARA

NGAIIRE ODETTE OISIMA ORANG ORANG DRUM THEATRE

ORQUESTA AKOKÁN PARTY DOZEN THE PUBLIC OPINION AFRO

ORCHESTRA RHIANNON GIDDENS W/ FRANCESCO TURRISI RURA

SALIF KEITA SLEAFORD MODS SO.CRATES SPINIFEX GUM

SPRIGGA MEK STELLIE SUPER RATS TAMI NEILSON THANDI

PHOENIX THEMBA TRIO DA KALI TRUE VIBENATION TUULETAR

USTAD SAAMI WILLIAM BARTON & VERONIQUE SERRET

4