
New Acts Announced For WOMAD NZ 2022 Festival Lineup
Returning to Taranaki's Bowl of Brooklands and Brooklands Park in March 2022, WOMAD NZ 2022's musical lineup just got even more stacked with a fresh wave of local artists joining the bill. Nine more acts have been announced for the multi-day festival: electronic artist Dream Chambers, Tāmaki Makaurau-based Brazilian musician Ge Luz, Pacific contemporary dancer and storyteller Le Moana, Kenyan / NZ soul-pop songwriter Muroki, Nigerian / NZ hip hop icon Mazbou Q, flamenco guitarist and composer Paul Bosauder's Tierra y Mar Flamenco Project, Aotearoa reggae queen Rubi Du, vocalist / performer / composer TUi MAMAKi (formerly of Mamaku Project), and soul singer Whirimako Black. Outside of the musical realm there'll be even more to experience at WOMAD NZ, including the return of the WOMAD Poetry Slam on the World of Words stage, hosted by poet Penny Ashton. Scope out the full updated lineup details below...
WOMAD NZ 2022
Friday 18th March to Sunday 20th March - New Plymouth, TSB Bowl of Brooklands, Pukekura Park
Musical lineup featuring... Shades of Shakti, Fat Freddy's Drop, Deva Mahal, Avantdale Bowling Club, Topp Twins, Salmonella Dub, Ria Hall, Hollie Smith, Fly My Pretties, Acopollinations, Bobby Mukai (DJ), Carnivorous Plant Society, IPU Kodama Japanese Drum Team, Latinaotearoa, Lord Echo (DJ), Niko Ne Zna, SWÂMP THÏNG, Weird Together, Yaw Asumadu and Ozi Ozaa, Dream Chambers, Ge Luz, Le Moana, Muroki, Mazbou Q, Tierra y Mar Flamenco Project, Rubi Du, TUi MAMAKi, Whirimako Black
OMV STEAM Lab & World of Words speakers include... Anna Fifield, Behrouz Boochani, Dick Frizzell, Dr Siouxsie Wiles, Jacqueline Bublitz, James Nokise, Ken Arkind, Rose Carlyle, Te Karere Whitiao Scarborough, The Casketeers (Frances & Kaiora Tipene), Tom Sainsbury
Tickets + more info available at womad.co.nz
Watch Mazbou Q's video for 'The Arrival // Don't Stop Regardless' from his 2021 album THE FUTURE WAS. ...
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