WOMAD NZ 2023 New Acts Announced - Fantastic Negrito, Taraf De Caliu, MEUTE, Astor Piazzolla + More

WOMAD NZ 2023 have unveiled even more additions to the New Plymouth festival's dazzlingly diverse bill, with four new international artists plus two Aotearoa acts joining the already jam-packed musical programme. Announced today are Grammy-winning US rock / funk / RnB activist Fantastic Negrito, Romany folk supergroup Taraf de Caliu, German techno marching band MEUTE and Argentinan Grammy Award-winning ensemble Astor Piazzolla, with the local contingent now including Pacifica Women's ensemble Le Moana and Pōneke-based Japanese drum team Narukami Taiko. That's all on top of a star-starred lineup featuring Youssou N’Dour, Mdou Moctar, Sampa The Great, Avantdale Bowling Club and lots more, plus a wide range of arts initiatives to explore including the World Of Words programme. Have a squiz at the full updated details for WOMAD NZ 2023 and grab tickets while you can...

WOMAD New Zealand 2023
Friday 17th March to Sunday 19th March - Bowl of Brooklands and Brooklands Park, New Plymouth (all ages)

Featuring... Acapollinations (Aotearoa), ADG7 (South Korea), Astor Piazzolla (Argentina) Avantdale Bowling Club (Aotearoa), Bab L’ Bluz (Morocco/France), Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn (USA), Cimafunk (Cuba), Constantinople (Canada), Deva Mahal (Aotearoa), Fantastic Negrito (US), Fly My Pretties (Aotearoa), Professor Hinke Osinga (Aotearoa), Justin Adams & Mauro Durante (UK/Italy), Kefaya and Elaha Soroor (Afghanistan/UK), Kita (Aotearoa), Le Moana (Aotearoa), Lil O'Brien (Aotearoa), MazbouQ (Aotearoa), Mdou Moctar (Niger), MEUTE (Germany), Mudra Dance Company (Aotearoa), Narukami Taiko (Aotearoa), Pandit Ronu Majumdar & Dr Jayanthi Kumaresh (India), Rizwan Muazzam Qawwals (Pakistan), Rubi Du ( Aotearoa), Sampa The Great (Zambia), San Salvador (France), Taraf de Caliu (Romania), The Garifuna Collective (Belize), The Langan Band (Scotland), Youssou N’Dour & Le Super Étoile de Dakar (Senegal)

World Of Words speakers: Anna Fifield, Chris Tse, Daren Kamali, Dick Frizzell, James Nokise, Lil O'Brien, Mad Doggerel Cabaret, Michael Bennett, Penny Ashton, Rose Carlyle, Dr Susette Goldsmith

Full info on artists and speakers + tickets to the three-day camping festival are available now from womad.co.nz