WOMAD Festival which celebrates 35 years of bringing World Music from all corners of the globe to the UK has announced a further wave of acts for this years event. 

Artists added today include Toots and the Maytels, most enduring band from reggae’s heyday, Roy Ayers, Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 will pay tribute to the godfather of Afrobeat, the heady, funk-heavy sound of ’70s Nigeria Fela Kuti who died 20 years ago.  La Dame Blanche will performing her unique explosive mix of hip hop, cumbia, dancehall and reggae Also appearing are !!! ( ‘chk chk chk’) with their distinctive dance punk sound and Nick Mulvey with his delicate, confessional songs.

Other acts added to the bill are: Amsterdam Klezmer Band (The Netherlands), Ariwo (Cuba/Iran), Clap! Clap! (Italy), Daymé Arocena (Cuba), Hannah Peel & Tubular Brass (UK), House Gospel Choir (UK), Ifriqiyya Électrique (Tunisia/France/Italy), Kate Simko & London Electronic Orchestra (US/UK), Lamomali (France/Mali), Mamadou Diabaté’ & Percussion Mania (Burkina Faso), Maya Youssef (Syria), (members of) The Orchestra of Syrian Musicians (Syria), Trembling Bells (UK), and Noureddine Khourchid & the Whirling Dervishes of Damascus (Syria)

About WOMAD Festival 2017

When: Thursday 27th - Sunday 30th July 2017

Where: Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 9DG

WOMAD, the world’s Festival, is a feast of culture. From discovering the best music you never heard from all over the world, there’s plenty more to immerse yourself in throughout the weekend. From colliding thoughts and ideas in the Physics Pavilions, to relaxing in luxury at the WOMAD Spa. From feeding your mind on literacy talks, inspiring stories and poetry in the World of Words, to climbing trees, kids yoga and getting creative in themes of Earth, Fire, Water and Air in the World of Children. Not to mention, the delicious smells and sounds coming from Taste the World stage, sponsored by Yalumba Wines to make your taste buds tingle all weekend!

WOMAD Festival 2017 Line Up (In alphabetical order)

Afro Celt Sound System, Alsarah & the Nubatones, Beating Heart, Benjamin Zephaniah and the Revolutionary Minds, Bill Laurence, Bixiga 70, Bokanté, Bombino, Bonga, Chico Trujillo, Don Kipper, Eliza Carthy and the Wayward Band, Emir Kusturica and The No Smoking Orchestra, Ghada Shbeir, Goat, Grupo Canalón de Timbiquí, Inna de Yard, Jamie Smith’s Mabon, Kakatsitsi, The !Gubi Family & Bwiti, Khmer Rouge Survivors, King Ayisoba, King Gurcharan Mall and the Dhol Blasters, Kuenta I Tambu, Kourelou, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Las Cafeteras, Leyla McCalla, Maarja Nuut, Meta Meta, Msafiri Zawose, Nomade Orquestra, Officina Zoe, Orchestre Baobab, Orkestra Mendoza, Oumou Sangaré, Parvathy Baul and Somjit Dasgupta, Rajab Suleiman and Kithara, Raquel Tavares, Savina Yannatou, Shobaleader One, Spooky Men’s Chorale, Taiko Meantime, Tanzania Albanism Society, The Nile Project, The Ska Vengers, Tom Middleton, Trad Attack!, Vesevo, Viguela, Xaos, and Zhou Family Band

WOMAD Festival 2017 Ticket Information

Weekend 3 day - £175
Weekend 4 day - £210
Teenage weekend - 3 day £85
Teenage weekend - 4 day £120
Children 13 and under FREE