WOMADelaide have added the final 50 acts to the 2020 programme, led by the exclusive Australian show from eight-time Grammy Award winner Ziggy Marley.
Joining Marley is the darling of modern folk, singer-songwriter Laura Marling from the UK who will be delivering a stripped-back solo set for her maiden performance at WOMADelaide.
'The King of Samba Rock' Jorge Ben Jor also joins the line-up. One of the biggest stars of Brazilian music, Jorge Ben Jor became a global sensation in 1963 with the release of his first album and the smash hit 'Mas Que Nada'. His smooth and distinctive mix of samba with Bossa nova, funk, pop and rock placed him at the forefront of the ‘jovem guarda’ (young guard) and ‘tropicalia’ (tropical-psychedelia) movements.
Click here to read the first line-up announcement.
“WOMADelaide plays host to an incredible programme of traditional and contemporary music, arts and dance from around the world,” WOMADelaide Director Ian Scobie says.
“Being able to bring together such diverse artforms – from spiritual and trance music to folk and funk music, contemporary dance and theatrical site performances and circus - in the space of only four days, in such a beautiful environment, is what keeps this festival so vibrant. It is a one-of-a-kind event and our 21st edition is no exception.”
Also included is Australia’s acclaimed Kate Miller-Heidke who effortlessly glides between the worlds of contemporary pop, folk and opera as well as PNG/AUS force of nature, Ngaiire whose striking live shows fuse fashion, art and music. Venezuela’s Los Amigos Invisibles, celebrated for their explosive live shows with their acid jazz, cheeky disco-funk and Latin grooves, return after a decade.
WOMADelaide takes place 6-9 March, 2020, at Adelaide's Botanic Park.
WOMADelaide 2020 line-up additions
ArtefactumBriggs
Company Archibald Caramantran
Craig Walsh - MONUMENTS
Deline Briscoe
Destyn Maloya
Dr Piffle & the Burlap Band
Dyson Stringer Cloher
Echo Drama
Floating Flowers - B. DANCE
Foco alAire - LosTheULTRAMAR
Gelareh Pour's Garden
General Levy
Gravity & Other Myths - A Simple Space
Greg Wilson – DJ set
Iberi
Ifriqiyya Electrique
Jorge Ben Jor
Kate Miller-Heidke
Kathryn Joseph
KermesZ à l'Est
Kim So Ra
King Ayisoba
Late Nite Tuff Guy – DJ set
Laura Marling
Los Amigos Invisibles
Luisa Sobral
Ziggy Marley
M.O.D
Mariachi Flor de Toloache
Marina Satti & Fonés
Maubere Timor
Minyo Crusaders
Misstress Barbara – DJ set
Northern Sound System Live Recording Studio
Ngaiire
Oisima
Orang Orang Drum Theatre - LanguKu & The Memories
Party Dozen
The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra
RURA
SO.Crates
Stellie
Super Rats
Tami Neilson
Thandi Phoenix
Themba – DJ set
True Vibenation
Ustad Saami
William Barton & Veronique Serret
