Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen (UK/US)ġ1. Femi Kuti & the Positive Force (Nigeria)ĩ. Of the world's best record collections, will spin some of his rarest 7" vinyl in his Australian debut, alongside British DJ Quantic, cut-ups master DJ YodaĪnd cassette-mixer Awesome Tapes from Africa.Ģ. On the dance music front, Japan's DJ Muro, who is credited with having one
They will join previously announced artists including US hip-hop stars Arrested Development, British singer-songwriter Billy Bragg and Tunisian diva Emel Mathlouthi at Botanic Park from March 7-10.Īlso on the bill are two-time ARIA Award winner Washington, New Zealand dub-reggae ensemble Fat Freddy's Drop, US singer-songwriter Neko Case and one of Australia's most talked about unsigned acts, future-soul group Hiatus Kaiyote.
Groundbreaking Aboriginal band Coloured Stone will also celebrate its 35th anniversary at the festival and Melbourne funk outfit The Brown Hornet is reforming for one show only. My songs are part of that fight,'' Kuti said. "My music reminds people what is going on. Singer-saxophonist Femi Kuti, son of the late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, last performed at Womadelaide six years ago and will return with his band The Positive Force, armed with songs about the political corruption and poverty in his homeland of Nigeria. Was für ein Tag (Lustiges Geburtstagslied für Kinder) Sternschnuppe. Karsten Glück, Simone Sommerland & die Kita-Frösche.
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The full program for Womadelaide is released today and also features Portuguese fado singer Carminho and Scandinavian singer-guitarists Ane Brun and Mikhael Paskalev. Alles Gute (Schönes Geburtstagslied für Kinder) Sternschnuppe. The Piano Guys are an American musical group consisting of musicians Jon Schmidt (pianist) and Steven Sharp Nelson (cellist) as well as behind-the-scenes collaboration from Tel Stewart (videographer/editor), Paul Anderson (producer/videographer) and Al van der Beek (music producer). The event will include the Australian premiere of US photographer David Michalek's outdoor video installation Slow Dancing, which features some of the world's most famous dancers and choreographers performing in slow-motion on three giant screens. NIGERIAN Afrobeat superstar Femi Kuti will return to Womadelaide in March as part of a line-up which includes Cuba's Buena Vista Social Club piano prodigy Roberto Fonseca and Qawwali singer Asif Ali Khan.