The full line-up for the UK’s largest indoor World Music Festival is now available. Whitby Musicport World Music Festival will be held October 21-23, 2005. The event is heading towards another sell-out this year. It all takes place in one indoor venue in the historic fishing port of Whitby on the Yorkshire coast.
With 4 stages and an eastern market and decore throughout, it is now the largest indoor world music festival in the UK. The venue is at Whitby Pavilion Complex, West Cliff, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.
2005 Program:
Talvin Singh presents Tabtek,
Los De Abajo
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Mostar Sevdah Reunion
Kaushiki Chakrabarty
Bellowhead
Asere
Warsaw Village Band
Oojami
Daby Touré
Yat-Kha
Kakatsitsi Master Drummers,
Jaipur Kawa Brass Band
The Beat
Hazel O’Connor
Swap
The Bisserov Sisters
Szapora
Molten Metal feat. Dennis Rollins Imbongi & Albert Nyathi
Flame.Co
The Baghdaddies
The Wrigley Sisters
Jali Sherrifo Konteh
The Banner Theatre Company
Robert Maseko & Rory Motion
Tuup
Alexander D Great
Deadbeat International
Cloudbase
Ahmed and Emad
Kwame D
Singh Strings David Moss Kev Howard
Zena Edwards
The Balkanatics
For more information call +44(1)947603475 or go to www.whitbymusicport.com
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
