Berlin, Germany – In a third and final installment, the WOMEX
organizers have published the remaining names of the confirmed artists that will showcase at the 2005 conference. The concerts will be staged at WOMEX 2005 in Newcastle Gateshead (UK), October 26 – 30, 2005.
Artists confirmed:Actores Alidos (Sardinia/Italy) – Sardinian female Polyphony
David Krakauer (USA) – Klezmer
Erik Marchand Quartet – Unu, Daou, Tri, Chtar ! (Serbia/Romania/France) – Gypsy heart & Breton soul
Fiamma Fumana (Italy) – The Folk of Emiglia Romana goes global
Julien Jacob (Benin/France) – Afropop
Kevin Johansen & The Nada (Argentina) – Rock
Les Boukakes (France) – Rock ‘n’ Raï
Mariem Hassan (West Sahara/Spain) – Desert blues
Maurice El Medioni (Algeria/France) – Arabic piano
Miquel Gil (Spain) – Mediterranean songs meet world music
Mitsoura (Hungary) – Contemporary Gypsy
Pedro Luis Ferrer (Cuba) – Guaracha
The other artists previously confirmed are:
Atongo Zimba (Ghana/UK) – 21st century Afro Fusion
Aziz
Ibrahim (Pakistan/UK) – The prince of Asian Blues guitar
Babar Luck (Pakistan/UK)
Dele Sosimi (Nigeria/UK) – Afrobeat
DJ Aki Nawaz (Pakistan/UK)
Flook (Ireland/UK) – Celtic
Genticorum (Canada) – Québecois
Samwad (India) – Classical East Indian Jugalbandhi,
http://www.kalaramnath.com &
http://www.purbayan.com.
The Nasha Experience (UK) – East Indian
electronic tabla breaks
Unusual Suspects (Scotland) –
The ‘Scottish National Folk Orchestra’ – a 22-piece ensemble
Vusi Mahlasela (South Africa) – The enchanting singer / songwriter voice of the
revolution
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
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