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- WOMAD 2010 -

I remember when the "Us"-record came out in 1992, they were celebrating the "10 Years of WOMAD" - there was also an article about this in the "Box-Magazine" (PG-fan-paper) at that time. See how time flies. . . .

Just heard from my sister who is going to WOMAD in Adelaide. Lucky her to see Dub Colossus but I don't envy her the temperature. Apparently it will be about 40 degrees-phew.

Hope we get some nice weather this year. Can't wait to see who's on. Lucky Sis BTW :-]

Yes, some acts mentioned on the previous pages including the Drummers of Burundi and - the Afro Celt Sound System ! will perform at WOMAD 2010. http://www.womad.org

Toumast, Imelda May, The Drummers of Barundi, Rolf Harris and his band, Afro Celts . . . . . . where else would you find such a diverse line up? Cant wait :-] :-] :-]

I am still holding out for Speed Caravan but maybe that's just greedy. ANyhow I agree Sesmo-the lineup already looks fantastic. All we need now are some decent WCs! Oh and some sun :-]

http://womad.org/festivals/charlton-park/lineup/ WOMAD Festival 2010: 23rd - 25th July 2010, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 9DG, UK

I see even more added to the line-up. Not going to have time to eat or sleep! John Metcalfe and Simon Hale will be playing improvised music with the Bays & Heritage Orchestra. Like the sound of that.

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you might remember my lavish praise for Baka Beyond. I went on to the WOMAD Forum and begged them to invite them to WOMAD. I'll have to try again later for 2011 - probably too late for this year.

Nice try anyway mate. :-]

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W O :-] M A D :-] a world of music arts and dance. for me personally "Across the River" was always the "theme"-song for WOMAD in 1982, while "Shaking the Tree" was the "anthem" for the new REAL WORLD-label in 1989. The connection and fusion of WOMAD and REAL WORLD was musically to be heard and seen in 1993/1994 with the "Secret World"-tour-concept for that tour, when the song "Across the River" was always followed by "Shaking the Tree" on the setlist.

I discovered today that there is a Celtic group called The Elders: http://www.eldersmusic.com/ Don't know much about them. Have they ever done WOMAD? Would WOMAD veteran festival goers welcome a group like this?

Wow Raven, Ive just had a look at a couple of live tracks from The Elders. I cant really call myself a "veteran" of WOMAD, but in my humble Lunatic opinion they would go down a storm. Rain or shine, mud or dust, how could you not get up and swing your appendages to that??! :-]

. . .C. gives a bump for < WoMaD 2o1o > the RETURN and REBIRTH of the AMAZING . . ."AfRoCeLt SoUnD SyStEm" !

. . .and C. gives another BUMP ! :-]