The long soggy summer of 2007, Chapter 6. |
Local schoolkids start Thursday's entertainment |
Malmesbury Soul |
The Blind Boys Of Alabama |
Still going strong after more than 60 years |
With their gospel anthems |
Dance time in the Siam Tent |
Muddy reflections |
Happy hats |
Serious business |
In the bar |
Dulsori |
From Korea |
A thundering start to Friday |
WOMAD flags |
Steam funfair |
Zawose Family |
From Tanzania |
Continuing the work of their father, Hukwe |
Toots |
& The Maytals |
Faces in the crowd |
Vodka jellies |
Colourful couple |
Samba Mapangala |
Lila Downs |
Mexican songstress |
What smoking ban? |
Bobby Friction & Nihal |
DJ Russ Jones played some banging tunes |
Lucifer |
Stalls |
Hammocks |
Lanterns |
Peter Gabriel |
Mr WOMAD himself |
Guest appearance from Guo Yue |
And daughter, Melanie |
Trilok Gurtu's hybrid drumkit |
Master at work |
Audience participation |
Radio 3 Stage among the trees |
El Tanbura |
From Port Said, Egypt |
Muntu Valdo of the Cameroon conducts a workshop |
Green space |
"Taste the World" with Guo Yue |
Yes of course you can say "Sex"! |
Steamboat crew |
Bassekou Kouyate |
With Ngoni Ba |
Experts in the ancient Ngoni lute from Mali |
Massukos |
Song & dance from Mozambique |
For a few hours we could sit on the ground |
Bring on the clowns |
Calexico |
From Tucson, Arizona |
A real mixture of influences |
Worthy cause |
Chai Chapel drum & dance |
Compere Johnny Kalsi gets dressed up for... |
Asian... |
Dub... |
Foundation |
The brilliant CJ Chenier |
Son of "Zydeco" pioneer, Clifton |
Straight from the Louisiana swamplands |
Free hugs |
Isaac Hayes |
Jamie Catto |
And friends |
Songs & stories from the 1 Giant Leap man |
Vieux Farka Toure |
Son of the legendary Ali |
But creating waves of his own |
It's happening again!!! |
Marzoug from the Algerian Sahara |
With their cow head shaped bagpipes |
Brazilians, Clube Do Balanco |
Steel Pulse |
Rocking the Siam Tent |
30 years on & still going strong |
Remember to pack the tweezers for Off The Tracks! |
Johnny Kalsi in more familiar guise |
With The Dhol Foundation |
25 Dholers |
And thousands of hands in the air |
Tinariwen |
Or at least a somewhat stripped down version |
Chota Divana |
Rajasthani youngsters continuing their traditional music |
WOMAD's new home |
Mariza |
Fado from the Portugese diva |
Heliosphere by Dream Engine |
The lovely "Helionaut" |
Perfectly timed for sunset |
Funksters, Antibalas |
Coulourful dancers |
And amazing percussion |
Introduce Baaba Maal |
Headlining Sunday night |
Fireworks |
Bringing the Main Stage to a close |
Faces in the trees |
Te Matarae I Orehru |
Maori displays of poi... |
traditional weapons... |
And finally the Haka |