The WOMAD Abu Dhabi Festival 2011, organized for the third consecutive year by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) and WOMAD Festivals,…
Fantastic WOMAD Abu Dhabi 2011 Opening Day with 20.000 Visitors
Category: Concert reviews
Emerging World Superstar Ravid Kahalani and Yemen Blues Rock New York
Music is not about words – sure, the lyrics are important. But it’s the music inside of a language and the expression inside – it’s…
Abu Dhabi’s Bait Al Oud Celebrates Three Year Anniversary with Memorable Performance
In an outstanding night, students of Bait Al Oud Al Arabi (Arabian lute House) celebrated on Wednesday evening the third anniversary of the house which…
The Queen in the Court of Calypso
Another tough WOMAD call. Rafiki Jazz, the Sheffield based collective were opening proceedings on the Radio 3 stage in perhaps their most prestigious gig so…
The Jolly Boys at 100 Club in London
By Debbie Golt (aka DJ Debbie Outerglobe) The Jolly Boys at 100 Club in London (UK), 4 August 2010 The Jolly Boys original band were…
Breathtaking Rainforest World Music Festival 2010
Set on the edge of the rainforest, at the foot of Mount Santubong, The Rainforest World Music Festival’s permanent home is in the Sarawak…
Scintillating concert by Vasundhra Rajagopal in London
Rasikalay, 2nd May 2010. Venue: Little Chalfont Village Hall, Amersham, London (UK) Vasundhra Rajagopal’s concert for Rasikalaya, London was soaked in classicism. The post-concert feedback…
Sounds of Arabia 2010 Thrills Abu Dhabi audience
Abu Dhabi – In a tribute to the great Arabic composer, the late Mohammed Abdul Wahab, the third season of Sounds of Arabia organized…
Over 125,000 concert-goers blown away by WOMAD Abu Dhabi 2010
Undeterred by the strong winds that gusted down the Abu Dhabi Corniche last night, thousands of people came to see the final evening’s performances…
Paris Celebrates Bait Al Oud from Abu Dhabi
Bait Al Oud Al Arabi, the music teaching initiative that is founded and sponsored by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH), held…