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Despite the tragic events in Christchurch and many events around the country being cancelled, attendees at Taranaki's WOMAD world music festival have gathered to celebrate diverse cultures from all… Read more

Singer, songwriter, flautist and bandleader, La Dame Blanche delivers rhymes steeped in Cuban colloquialisms and refrains. Read more Audio

Organisers of Taranaki’s three-day world music festival WOMAD have explained their decision to continue with the event in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks. Read more

The mood at Taranaki’s WOMAD world music festival is more sombre and reverent than in previous years. Read more Video

Blending Mexican folk traditions with urban hip hop flavours, Las Cafeteras use their music to tell stories about the streets where they were raised, the communities they live in today and their… Read more Audio

The Veils' Finn Andrews has just released his debut solo album, One Piece At A Time. Ahead of an extensive nationwide tour, he sat down with Tony Stamp to discuss the album track by track. Read more Video, Audio

New Zealand singer/songwriter Charlotte Johansen delivers a spell-binding performance at WOMAD 2019.

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It started with the visionary passion of teacher Camake Valaule and five students from Taiwu Elementary School, to document, perform and hold high the traditional songs of the Paiwan tribal villages.

The Original Gypsies 12-piece band produces a tight wall of fiery flamenco-infused rhythms, accompanied by raw, raspy vocals. Read more Audio

Sona Jobarteh is the first professional female Kora virtuoso to come from a West African Griot 9storyteller/musician) family. She performed Malian love song 'Jarabi' (Beloved) live for RNZ Music ahead… Read more Video, Audio

Sona Jobarteh is a master of the West-African 21-string harp, the kora. Read more Audio