Festival No. 0002039 · Est. 1991
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- Venue
- Womad 2005
- City
- Reading, UK
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About the artists
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Amadou & Mariam formed in Bamako, Mali, in 1980. Plays african blues, desert blues. -
Bajofondo formed in Buenos Aires, Uruguay, in 2001. Plays electronic, electrotango, tango.
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Candela formed in 1978.
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Carmen Souza was born in Lisbon, Portugal, on 20 May 1981. Plays jazz.
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Chango Spasiuk was born in Misiones, Argentina, on 23 September 1968.
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Chris Difford was born in Greenwich, United Kingdom, on 4 November 1954.
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Culture formed in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1976. Plays dub, reggae, roots reggae.
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Darrell Scott was born in London, United States, on 6 August 1959. Plays country, folk.
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Dulsori formed in 1984.
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Geoffrey Oryema was born in Soroti, France, on 16 April 1953, and died on 22 June 2018, aged 65.
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Huun-Huur-Tu formed in 1992. Plays central asian throat singing, folk.
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Idan Raichel was born in HaMerkaz, Israel, on 12 September 1977. Plays pop, world fusion, worldbeat.
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Jorane was born on 12 October 1975.
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Les Yeux Noirs formed in 1992. Plays jazz.
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Lior (from Melbourne) was born in Rishon LeZion, Australia, in 1976.
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Lura was born in Lisbon, Portugal, on 31 July 1975.
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Mahmoud Ahmed was born in Ādīs Ābeba, Ethiopia, on 8 May 1941.
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Pama International formed in 2001. Plays dub, reggae, ska.
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Richie Havens was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 21 January 1941, and died on 22 April 2013, aged 72. Plays contemporary folk, folk, folk rock, funk, pop soul, rock, singer-songwriter, soul.
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Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation formed in 2001, and split up in 2007, after 6 years. Plays crossover prog, rock.
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Roy Paci & Aretuska formed in Siracusa, Italy, in 1998. Plays jazz.
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The Fatback Band formed in 1970. Plays disco, funk, synth funk.
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Toto la Momposina y Sus Tambores plays latin.
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Yasmin Levy was born in Jerusalem, Israel, on 23 December 1975. Plays flamenco, tango.
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Youngblood Brass Band formed in Oregon, United States, in 1997. Plays jazz, punk.
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