Womad 2016

Yadana Saw gets amongest the crowd and the colour of WOMAD Taranaki 2016. Video, Audio, Gallery

Ladysmith Black Mambazo live at WOMAD 2016. Audio

De La Soul live at WOMAD 2016. Audio

Calexico live at WOMAD 2016. Audio

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 live at WOMAD 2016. Audio

St Germain live at WOMAD 2016. Audio

47Soul live at WOMAD 2016. Audio

Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau-ā-Apanui perform on the opening night of WOMAD 2016. Audio

DakhaBrakha live at WOMAD 2016. Audio

Music informed by 1920s New Orleans jazz and swamp blues, jug-band, swing and any number of worldly diversions including gypsy, klezmer, and a dash of Jamaican rocksteady. Audio

No Man's Land - a commemoration of the Great War - live at WOMAD 2016. Video, Audio

The Jerry Cans live at WOMAD 2016 Audio

Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha fuse Indian, Arabic, African, Russian and Australian influences to create a truly global sound. Here they are in session with Trevor Reekie live at WOMAD 2016. Audio

Trevor Reekie in a live session with Tulegur, a Mongolian throat singing, percussion and guitar duo. Audio

Colombian Harp virtuoso Edmar Castañeda plays melody, rhythm and bass lines all at once - you'll find it hard to believe you're listening to a single musician. Here he is in session with Trevor Reekie… Audio

Trevor Reekie speaks with Albert Mazibuko: choir leader for Ladysmith Black Mambazo at WOMAD 2016. Audio

Trevor Reekie discusses a remarkable three-decade-long career with quirky hip-hop pioneers De La Soul at WOMAD 2016. Audio

Trevor Reekie discusses afrobeat's legacy with Seun Kuti at WOMAD 2016. Audio

Trevor Reekie discusses the inception of 'No Man's Land' with John Psathas. Audio

Yadana Saw takes a wander around the first night of Womad 2016 with one of opening acts of this year's festival, Aliou Toure from Malian band Songhoy Blues. Audio, Gallery

Trevor Reekie discusses kapa haka with Tamati Waaka, one of the leaders of Te Whānau-ā-Apanui. Audio

Trevor Reekie discusses collaboration and the music business with Joey Burns of Calexico. Audio

Trevor Reekie discusses freedom of movement across geographical borders and on the dance floor with members of 47Soul. Audio

Trevor Reekie speaks with Nancy Mike and Andrew Morrison of The Jerry Cans. Audio

Ahead of their New Zealand Festival and WOMAD 2016 appearances, Nick Bollinger speaks to Calexico's Joey Burns about what inspires their eclectic sound. Audio

Original member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Albert Mazibuko joins Emma Smith on the phone to ahead of their headline performance at WOMAD 2016. Audio

American singer-songwriter John Grant is lauded for his vocal presence and confessional ballads. Now based in Iceland, he and his five-piece band will perform at the Auckland Arts Festival, and WOMAD… Audio

In his monumental, multi-cultural, symphony with pictures, No Man's Land, John Psathas asks us to consider the First World War in a new light. Lynn Freeman talks to John after watching the… Video, Audio, Gallery

Nick Bollinger discovers the debut of young Malian quartet Songhoy Blues. Audio