WOMADelaide - 2008

2008 featured an Eco Village, with workshops and discussions by leading environmental speakers (an early blooming of The Planet Talks perhaps?), waterless urinals as part of our sustainability program, Artist in Conversation sessions on a new stage in Speakers Corner and Lonely Planet authors joined forces with SBS.

Stage 3 relocated.

Highlights: Mavis Staples, Cesaria Evora’s band (she wasn't personally able to perform due to falling ill while on tour in Sydney) and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings stepping in to fill Cesaria’s headline spot. Taraf de Haidouks, Toumani Diabate’s Symmetric Orchestra, Black Grace Dance, Billy Cobham Septet, Kutcha Edwards, and the John Butler Trio.

Music & Dance

Beirut (USA / France)
The Beautiful Girls (Australia)
Billy Cobham Septet (USA)
The Black Arm Band (Australia)
Black Grace (NZ)
Bob Evans (Australia)
Cesaria Evora (Cape Verde)
Clube do Balanco (Brazil)
Cie Carabosse (France)
David D’Or (Israel)
Don McGlashan & the Seven Sisters (NZ)
Dr Natesan Ramani (India)
Farafina (Burkina Faso)
Highway 31 (Australia)
Idan Raichel Project (Israel)
The John Butler Trio (Australia)
Joji Hirota Trio (Japan)
Joseph Tawadros Trio (Egypt / Australia)
Kora (NZ)
Kutcha Edwards (Australia)
Lowrider (Australia)
Mamadou Diabate (Mali)
Manjiri Kelkar (India)
Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill (Ireland)
Master Kong Nay & Ouch Savy (Cambodia)
Mavis Staples (USA)
Mojio Webb (Australia)
Mista Savona (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 & the Tashi Lhunpo Monks of Tibet (Tibet)
Tecoma (Australia)
Terem Quartet (Russia)
Titi Robin Quintet (France)
Toumani Diabate’s Symmetric Orchestra (Mali)
Watussi (Australia)
Victor Valdes & the Real Mexico Mariachi Band (Mexico / Australia)

Gallery

Map

Schedule Poster

Souvenir Guide

Program