Source: Leigh McGrane, Publicist

Updated: 17 January 2012

womadelaide's 20th anniversary event

The wait for WOMADelaide is finally over. Australia’s most exciting outdoor festival of music, arts and dance has an exceptional lineup for its 20th anniversary festival program, and it all happens this weekend in Adelaide’s beautiful Botanic Park from Friday 9 - Monday 12 March. The Park will come alive with sounds from across the globe, in one of the state's favourite festivals.
 

 
The final program announcement is:
·            Anda Union (China)
·            Baaba Maal (Senegal)
·            Bunna Lawrie (Australia)
·            Cambodian Space Project (Cambodia/France/Australia)
·            Chris Finnen (Australia)
·            Dirty Three (Australia)
·            Electric Wire Hustle (New Zealand)
·            Gramophone Man (site artist - UK/Australia)
·            Joe Bataan & the I Like it Like That Orchestra (Philippines/USA/Australia)
·            Mad Professor (UK)
·            Pajama Club (New Zealand)
·            The Picture Box Orchestra (Australia)
·            The Pitts Family Circus (site artists - Australia)
·            Shantala Shivalingappa – “Gamaka” (India)
·            Sivouplait  (site artists - Japan)
·            Tété  (Senegal/France)
·            Toninho Ferragutti  (Brazil)
·            TORI Ensemble (Korea)
·            Two Pianos - "Canto Ostinato by Simeon Ten Holt"  (Australia)
·            "Weaving the World" – Better World Arts & Tenzin Choegyal & Monks of Tibet (visual arts project – Australia/Tibet).

They join -
·           The Barons of Tang (Australia)
·           The Bearded Gypsy Band (Australia)
·           Blue King Brown (Australia)
·           The Bombay Royale (Australia)
·           Bonobo (UK)
·           Chapelier Fou (France)
·           Chic (USA)
·           Diego Guerrero y El Solar de Artistas (Spain)
·           DJ Krush (Japan)
·           Dobet Gnahoré (Ivory Coast)
·           Eddi Reader (Scotland)
·           First Aid Kit (Sweden)
·           Frigg (Finland/Norway)
·           Grace Barbé (Seychelles/Australia)
·           Groundation (Jamaica/USA)
·           Gurrumul (Australia)
·           Jay Hoad Band (Fiji/Australia)
·           Jinja Safari (Australia)
·           Johnny Clegg (South Africa)
·           JUMPS (Australia)
·           Kimmo Pohjonen (Finland)
·           La Voce Della Luna (Italy/Australia)
·           Le Trio Joubran (Palestine)
·           Lo'Jo (France)
·           Mahala Rai Banda (Romania)
·           Master Drummers of Burundi (Burundi)
·           Melbourne Ska Orchestra (Australia
·           Mo' Horizons (Germany)
·           Nano Stern & The Sindicato (Chile)
·           Narasirato (Solomon Islands)
·           Pascals (Japan)
·           Penguin Café (UK)
·           The Pigram Brothers (Australia)
·           ponydance theatre company “Anybody Waitin’?” (Ireland)
·           Shane Howard (Australia)
·           Sharon Shannon Big Band (Ireland)
·           Shivkumar Sharma (India)
·           Staff Benda Bilili (Democratic Republic of Congo)
·           Tinariwen (Mali)
·           Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (UK)