Although many music festivals were cancelled this month, Womad 2020 went ahead in New Plymouth’s Brooklands Park in March 2020.
RNZ Music recorded several live acoustic sessions with WOMAD performers in the Conference Room at the New Plymouth Autolodge Motel.
Featured artists include maestro violinist Dr L Subramanium who's been dubbed the Niccolò Paganini (19th century Italian composer and violinist) of Indian classical music.
We also recorded a solo session with Senegalese kora virtuoso Seckou Keita who later performed a couple of brilliant shows with Welsh harpist Catrin Finch.
From Mali, we recorded Trio Da Kali and Auckland’s Black Quartet shared with us the first and only rehearsal for their Womad performance. The mutual respect was palpable.
Also recorded was an Acapella song by four women from Finland called Tuuletar.
It all makes for an interesting no-frills listening experience where the music just shines!
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The Silk Road Ensemble Feat. Bill Frisell
If You Shall Return
The Silk Road Ensemble, Bill Frisell
Sing Me Home
Sony
Trio Da Kali with The Black Quartet (NZ)
Eh Ya Ye
Trio Da Kali
Recorded live at the Autolodge Motel
RNZ
Roberta Flack
Tryin' Times
Roberta Flack
First Take
Warner Music
Seckou Keita
If I Only Knew
Seckou Keita
Recorded live at the Autolodge Motel
RNZ
Džambo Aguševi Orchestra
Once You Catch the Devil
Džambo Aguševi Orchestra
Brasses for the Masses
Asphalt Tango
Anoushka Shankar
In This Mouth (feat. Alev Lenz)
Anoushka Shankar, Alev Lenz)
Love Letters
Mercury Slassics
Tuuletar
Kohma (meaning Frost)
Tuuletar
Recorded live at the Autolodge Motel
RNZ
Tamikrest
Timtarin (feat. Hindi Zahra)
Tamikrest
Tamotaït
Glitterbeat
L Subramanium
Knti Kuzal Gotum_ Raga_ Kapi Tala_ Eka
L Subramanium
Recorded live at the Autolodge Motel
RNZ
