Berlin, Germany – The WOMEX organizers have confirmed some of the artists that will be performing at the annual conference. Performing at a WOMEX showcase is very important for musicians because the event is attended by most of programmers of the top folk and world music
festivals in Europe and North America.
The concerts will be staged at WOMEX 2005 in Newcastle Gateshead (UK), October 26 – 30, 2005.The list in alphabetical order:
Debashish Bhattacharya (India): The Master of the Hindustani Slide Guitar
The Chéhadé brothers (Palestine/Lebanon): State of the art Tarab with a Mediterranean flavor
Tiken Jah Fakoly (Ivory Coast/France): African Reggae Griot Style
Marcelo D2 (Brazil): Looking for the perfect Brazilian HipHop Beat – and finding it
Hermeto Pascoal (Brazil) – The Godfather of Brazilian Folk into World into Jazz
Cristóbal Repetto (Argentina) – The timely voice of Tango old and new
DJ Scratchy (UK): Former Clash touring DJ travels through time and the tropical islands
DJ Shantel (Germany): The star of booming Balkan and Gypsy dance floor
Thandiswa (South Africa): The red-hot Afro-Pop queen of Kwaito and Mbaqanga
Wang Lei (China): The future sound of Chinese laptop wizardry
Author: World Music Central News Room
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