The iconic WOMADelaide Festival is back, announcing the first round of performers on their 2019 lineup.
Leading the announcement is extraordinary three-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo, with the Australian premiere of her full-circle re-imagining of Talking Heads’ 1980s classic, Remain in Light, an album heavily influenced by West Africa’s Afrobeat.
Complementing this will be BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness), a band turning the page on the next generation of musicians from South Africa’s Soweto, a place that has always been a hotbed of ingenuity.
Texan trio Khruangbin are making their Australian debut, alongside BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness), a band turning the page on the next generation of musicians from South Africa’s Soweto.
John Butler Trio are returning to the WOMADelaide stage after 11 years to premiere their latest record Home.
Also featuring on the lineup are the immensely powerful 35-strong Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir, the Grammy-winning Silkroad Ensemble, and Tkay Maidza.
“With the combination of the fearless work of artists like Angelique Kidjo, John Butler, the wonderful voices of the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir, and Taiwu Ancient Ballads Troupe, alongside a powerful new generation of musicians, WOMADelaide 2019 is certain to be a unique and memorable sonic journey around the world,” said WOMADelaide Director Ian Scobie.
WOMADelaide 2019
8-11 March in Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia
For information and tickets visit www.womadelaide.com.au
Angelique Kidjo
John Butler Trio
BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness)
Khruangbin
Silkroad Ensemble
Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir
Julia Jacklin
Tkay Maidza
Taiwu Ancient Ballads Troupe
Amjad Ali Khan
La Dame Blanche
Maria Pages
Artonik
TEEKS
Jamie Smith’s MABON
Sharon Shannon Band
Baloji
Dona Onete
Las Cafeteras
