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Stamping Ground Festival postponed
The bad news is that this festival will not now take place on 7-8 September and and contrary to statements that plans are in hand to make it happen in late Spring next year, we are getting...
Date: 15th April 2013
Read News ArticleSoothsayers Barbados – tonight!
Due to a last minute cancellation Soothsayers will be be taking the place of Africa Entsha for tonights "African Night" at Holders House in St James, Barbados as part of the Holders...
Date: 18th March 2013
Read News ArticleSteve Riley and Wilson Savoy scoop Grammy Award
Contratulation to Steve, Wilson and Wayne Toups for winning the coverted Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Album with The Band Courtbouillion. The band members have individually been...
Date: 13th February 2013
Read News ArticleEtran Finatawa’s Recording Studio
This is a recording studio in the desert! Etran Finatawa have just recorded their latest album in this nomadic studio somewhere in the desert of Niger! The tuareg tent was home to the band, their...
Date: 29th January 2013
Read News Article25 years of Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys
Congratulations to Steve and the band for reaching this milestone, only the best of the best make it and there was never any doubt it would happen! Over twenty years since their first appearance in...
Date: 18th January 2013
Read News ArticleStamping Ground Festival of Americana announces Saturday headliner
We are more than a little bit excited to announce that THE BE GOOD TANYA'S will be the Saturday night headliner at the new STAMPING GROUND Festival of Americana near Stowmarket, Suffolk, which takes...
Date: 18th December 2012
Read News ArticleFourth Album and UK tour for Etran Finatawa
Niger's most celebrated band and still one of the most original exponents of West African desert blues, Etran Finatawa arrive in the UK in June 2013 for a two week tour promoting the release of...
Date: 12th December 2012
Read News ArticleSavoys Down Under
Latest confirmations from WOMAD Australia and New Zealand include The Savoy Family Cajun Band, the line-up so far can be found at http://www.womadelaide.com.au/program and...
Date: 2nd November 2012
Read News ArticleOne out of 17 Hippies to play UK dates
Fans of the !7 Hippies know Lüül (alias Lutz) as the brilliant banjo player in that band. What they may not know is he is also in the German Krautrock band, Agitation Free, who come...
Date: 2nd November 2012
Read News ArticleVarttina scoop the WOMEX 12 Artist Award
We are proud to announce that the winner of the WOMEX 12 Artist Award is Värttinä from Finland. They will perform on Sunday morning, 21 October 2012, during the WOMEX Award Ceremony...
Date: 10th October 2012
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