Festival No. 0002039 · Est. 1991
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The details
- Venue
- Womad 1998
- City
- Reading, UK
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About the artists
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Banco de Gaia was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1964. Plays ambient. -
Chumbawamba formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 1982, and split up in 2012, after 30 years. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, anarcho-punk, art punk, britpop, contemporary folk, dance-pop, dance-rock.
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Cornershop formed in 1991. Plays dance.
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Eleftheria Arvanitaki was born in Piraeus, Greece, on 17 October 1957. Plays éntekhno, jazz, rebetiko.
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Faithless formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays dance, dance-pop, downtempo, electronic, house, progressive house, progressive trance, techno.
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo was born in 1964. Plays afrobeats, folk, isicathamiya, mbube.
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Te Vaka formed in 1995.
A guest 100% for Eleftheria Arvanitaki at Womad 1998 festival, Reading on Fri, 24 Jul 1998
A fantastic concert! Eleftheria Arvanitaki was outstanding. Her guitarist, Adonis Mitzelos, is a major artistic talent—one of the best to perform at the festival.
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