WOMAD Charlton Park 2011

[Chris P]

Vernal equinox tonight, 'super moon' in the sky, the sun's shining, and while Womad drags its heels announcing line up, here are a few said to be performing

Lau
Baaba Maal
Nidi D'Arac
Penguin Cafe
Trio Joubran
Aurelio Martinez
Siberian woman's choir Ayarkhaan
Brassroots
MC Wrec
The Boxettes

& I'd be suprised if the Afrocubists don't show up

[Chris P]

Today's line-up updates:

Gogol Bordello (USA)
Afrocubism (Mali/Cuba)
Dhols of Jaipur (India)
Nathalie Natiembe (Reunion Island)
Mungo's Hi-fi (Scotland)
The Boxettes (UK)
Shunsuke Kimura & Etsuro Ono (Japan) - shamisen & bamboo flute duo
Alejandro Toledo & the Magic Tombolinos (UK)
Ebo Taylor (Ghana)
Lau (UK)
Brassroots (UK/USA/Greece)
Samuel Yirga (Ethiopia)
Booker T Jones (USA)

This summer sees a new collaboration between WOMAD and the French Music Office, the organisation that acts as a conduit between the UK and French music industries. WOMAD, in association with the FMO, has programmed the following French-produced performers for the festival:
Donso (Mali/France)
Khaira Arby (Mali)
Le Trio Joubran (Palestine)
Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal (Mali/France)

[Des]

It's coming on.

[Chris P]

Shunsuke Kimura and Etsuro Ono have suddenly jumped to the top of my looking forward to list:

http://youtu.be/Ljc1-Fy38SI

[Alan]

Friday 29th July
12:00 Ripton Lindsay (Jamaica) All Singing All Dancing workshop
13:00 Jazz Jamaica (Jamaica) Open Air Stage
13:00 The Boxettes (UK) World Rhythms workshop
13:15 The Communicators (UK) Big Red Tent
14:00 The Gotipuas dancers & acrobats (India) Siam Tent
14:00 Gasandji (Congo Dem. Rep.) BBC Radio 3 Stage
14:00 Mariana Pinho (UK) All Singing All Dancing workshop
14:15 Rua Macmillan (Scotland) Charlie Gillett Stage
15:00 Bajah & the Dry Eye Crew (Sierra Leone) Big Red Tent
15:00 El Tanbura (Egypt) Open Air Stage
15:00 Faiz Ali Faiz (Pakistan) World Rhythms workshop
16:00 Pacific Curls (New Zealand) Charlie Gillett Stage
16:00 Taraf de Haidouks (Romania) Siam Tent
16:00 Jamie Smith's Mabon (Wales) BBC Radio 3 Stage
16:00 The Gotipuas dancers & acrobats (India) All Singing All Dancing workshop
17:00 The Boxettes (UK) Big Red Tent
17:00 Asa (France/Nigeria) Open Air Stage
17:00 Taiko Meantime (Japan/UK) World Rhythms workshop
18:00 Aurelio (Honduras) Charlie Gillett Stage
18:00 Dub Colossus (Ethiopia/UK) Siam Tent
18:00 Lokkhi Terra (Bangladesh/Cuba/Turkey/UK) BBC Radio 3 Stage
19:00 Afrocubism (Cuba/Mali) Open Air Stage
19:00 Dub Pistols (UK) Big Red Tent
20:00 Carmen Jones and Chas Whitaker (UK) All Singing All Dancing workshop
20:00 Souls Liberation (Jamaica) San Frans Disco DJ Bar
20:15 Abigail Washburn & The Village  (US) BBC Radio 3 Stage
20:15 Alabama 3 (UK) Siam Tent
20:15 Lail Arad (UK) Charlie Gillett Stage
21:30 Mungo's Hi Fi (Scotland) Big Red Tent
21:30 Alpha Blondy (Cote d'Ivoire) Open Air Stage
22:00 Don Hendicutz (UK) San Frans Disco DJ Bar
23:00 Mahala Rai Banda (Romania) BBC Radio 3 Stage
23:00 Iarla Ó Lionáird (Ireland (Irish Republic)) Siam Tent
23:15 Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal (France/Mali) Charlie Gillett Stage
00:00 Queen Bee (UK) San Frans Disco DJ Bar
00:30 Faiz Ali Faiz (Pakistan) Siam Tent
00:45 CW Stoneking (Australia) Charlie Gillett Stage

Saturday 30th July
11:00 Taiko Meantime (Japan/UK) World Rhythms workshop
12:00 Alejandro Toledo (Arg/Costa Rica/Italy/Port) Siam Tent
12:00 Hassan Erraji's MoRoccan Rollers (Morocco) BBC Radio 3 Stage
12:00 Ripton Lindsay (Jamaica) All Singing All Dancing workshop
12:15 The Bear Beats Band (UK) Charlie Gillett Stage
13:00 Khaira Arby (Mali) Open Air Stage
13:00 AnDa Union (China (Peoples Republic)) Big Red Tent
13:00 Brassroots (Greece/UK/US) World Rhythms workshop
14:00 Shunsuke Kimura× Etsuro Ono (Japan) Charlie Gillett Stage
14:00 9Bach (Wales) Siam Tent
14:00 Danyel Waro (Reunion) All Singing All Dancing workshop
15:00 Bomba Estéreo (Colombia) Big Red Tent
15:00 Susheela Raman (India/UK) BBC Radio 3 Stage
15:00 Faiz Ali Faiz (Pakistan) Open Air Stage
15:00 Aurelio (Honduras) World Rhythms workshop
16:00 Samuel Yirga (Ethiopia) Charlie Gillett Stage
16:00 Ana Moura (Portugal) Siam Tent
16:00 José Ferrera (Cuba) All Singing All Dancing workshop
17:00 Submotion Orchestra (UK) Big Red Tent
17:00 Vieux Farka Touré (Mali) Open Air Stage
17:00 Pacific Curls (New Zealand) World Rhythms workshop
18:00 Brassroots (Greece/UK/US) Charlie Gillett Stage
18:00 Fatoumata Diawara (Mali) BBC Radio 3 Stage
18:00 Aurelio (Honduras) Siam Tent
18:00 9Bach (Wales) All Singing All Dancing workshop
19:00 Oi Va Voi (UK) Open Air Stage
19:00 Las Balkanieras (Bosnia-H/Croatia/Russia) Big Red Tent
20:00 Alejandro Toledo (Arg/Costa Rica/Italy/Port) All Singing All Dancing workshop
20:00 Steve Rice (UK) San Frans Disco DJ Bar
20:15 Rodrigo y Gabriela (Mexico) Siam Tent
20:15 Donso (France/Mali) Charlie Gillett Stage
20:15 Axel Krygier (Argentina) BBC Radio 3 Stage
21:30 Baaba Maal (Senegal) Open Air Stage
21:30 The Nextmen & MC Wrec (UK) Big Red Tent
22:00 John Stapleton (UK) San Frans Disco DJ Bar
23:00 Danyel Waro (Reunion) Siam Tent
23:00 Lau (Scotland) Charlie Gillett Stage
23:00 Dub Colossus (Ethiopia/UK) BBC Radio 3 Stage
00:00 Mr Benn (UK) San Frans Disco DJ Bar
00:15 Roland Tchakounté (Cameroon) Charlie Gillett Stage
00:30 Le Trio Joubran (Palestine) Siam Tent

Sunday 31st July
12:00 The Savoy Family Cajun Band (US) Siam Tent
12:00 Amparo Sánchez (Spain) All Singing All Dancing workshop
12:15 Tori Ensemble (Korea (Republic of)) Charlie Gillett Stage
13:00 Dhols of Jaipur (India) Open Air Stage
13:00 Hari Sivanesan with Omar Puente (Cuba/India) (UK) BBC Radio 3 Stage
13:00 Shunsuke Kimura & Etsuro Ono (Japan) Big Red Tent
13:00 Ebo Taylor (Ghana) World Rhythms workshop
14:00 Uni of Gnawa feat Aziz Sahmaoui (France/Morocco) Siam Tent
14:00 Barrunto Bellota Band (Spain) Charlie Gillett Stage
14:00 Sarah Savoy & The Francadians (France/US) All Singing All Dancing workshop
15:00 Nidi D'Arac (Italy) Open Air Stage
15:00 Penguin Café (UK) Big Red Tent
15:00 Dhols of Jaipur (India) World Rhythms workshop
16:00 Nathalie Natiembé (Reunion) Charlie Gillett Stage
16:00 Majorstuen (Norway) BBC Radio 3 Stage
16:00 Amparo Sánchez (Spain) Siam Tent
16:00 AnDa Union (China (Peoples Republic)) All Singing All Dancing workshop
17:00 Ebo Taylor (Ghana) Open Air Stage
17:00 Kitty, Daisy & Lewis (UK) Big Red Tent
17:00 Uni of Gnawa feat Aziz Sahmaoui (France/Morocco) World Rhythms workshop
18:00 Nidi D'Arac (Italy) All Singing All Dancing workshop
18:15 I Am Kloot (UK) Siam Tent
18:15 Ayarkhaan (Russia) BBC Radio 3 Stage
18:30 Nomfusi & The Lucky Charms (South Africa) Charlie Gillett Stage
19:00 Bombino (Niger Republic) World Rhythms workshop
19:15 The Creole Choir of Cuba (Cuba) Open Air Stage
19:15 Blitz The Ambassador (Ghana/US) Big Red Tent
20:00 Nathalie Natiembé (Reunion) All Singing All Dancing workshop
20:00 Smerinoff (UK) San Frans Disco DJ Bar
20:30 Booker T Jones (US) Siam Tent
20:30 Chapelier Fou (France) Charlie Gillett Stage
20:30 Dissidenten (Germany) BBC Radio 3 Stage
21:30 Gaz Mayall (UK) Big Red Tent
21:40 Gogol Bordello (US) Open Air Stage
21:45 Generals Hi-Fi (UK) San Frans Disco DJ Bar
23:00 Bombino (Niger Republic) Siam Tent
23:00 Smerin's Anti-Social Club (UK) Charlie Gillett Stage
23:00 Feufollet (US) BBC Radio 3 Stage
23:30 Hanuman (UK) San Frans Disco DJ Bar

[judith]

Who (from the forum) is planning to attend?

[Chris P]

Who (from the forum) is planning to attend?

I said tha fly

[Des]

Due to domestic problems I can't go this year. It's my fave weekend of the year - the nearest thing this atheist gets to a spiritual experience. Looks a great line-up though. Damn.

[judith]

Due to domestic problems I can't go this year. It's my fave weekend of the year - the nearest thing this atheist gets to a spiritual experience.

That sucks and I'm sorry to hear this - that you aren't going this year, not that you get near to a spiritual experience :)

I always looked forward to your comments on Womad.

[Des]

Thanks Judith. Investigating the possibility of going just for a day which would be better than nothing!

[will vine]

Who (from the forum) is planning to attend?

When I look at the line up it looks like an embarrassment of riches and I feel almost guilty about not going along to it. I am actually put off by the size of it. I find the number of different stages distracting and ....what's that old Big Joe Turner line ?....Like a Mississippi bullfrog, don't know which way to jump. I can't get focussed at these big festivals. There seem to be more festivals than ever this year and one or two with perfectly interesting bills have, I notice, continued advertising in the Sunday supplements for weeks after you'd expect them to have sold out. I had a good time at Rhythms of the World a couple of weeks back and that'll do me for this summer.

[Graham G]

Any plans for a get together of Forumistas this year?

[RussellC]

i don't think I contribute regularly enough to be considered a forumista, but I'm looking forward to Ebo Taylor. I only came across him last year with 'Love and Death' and think that the title track should become a classic. I was surprised he slipped under my radar, but couldn't find any substantial reference to him on the forum in Charlie's time either.

I have now bought the compilation 'Life Stories' and was a bit disappointed. The original of 'Love and Death' is certainly surpassed by the 2009 recording, benefitting from being souped up by the Berlin Afrobeat Academy (great name) and by Ebo's mournful vocals, seeing from the heart it would appear.

I'm also looking forward to Lau whose Live album is also a classic. I'm not sure what Charlie would have thought about Scottish folk music on his stage, but I hope we could have won him round.

Ballake Cissoko and Vincent Segal must also be worth seeing, but I'm not sure I'll still be up for C W Stoneking.

I first heard Dissidenten on John Peel in the 1980s and it will be interesting to see if they have stood the test of time.

[Des]

I'm also looking forward to Lau whose Live album is also a classic. I'm not sure what Charlie would have thought about Scottish folk music on his stage, but I hope we could have won him round.

Lau are very very wonderful - I've seen them many times now and they always put on a fab show.

I'm almost certainly going on the Saturday but will miss not being there the rest of the weekend. Enjoy!

[wallee Mc Donnell]

I'll be there, Wallee