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2008 featured an Eco Village, with workshops and discussions by leading environmental speakers (an early blooming of The Planet Talks perhaps?), waterless urinals as part of our sustainability program, Artist in Conversation sessions on a new stage in Speakers Corner and Lonely Planet authors joined forces with SBS.

Stage 3 relocated.

Highlights: Mavis Staples, Cesaria Evora’s band (she wasn't personally able to perform due to falling ill while on tour in Sydney) and Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings stepping in to fill Cesaria’s headline spot. Taraf de Haidouks, Toumani Diabate’s Symmetric Orchestra, Black Grace Dance, Billy Cobham Septet, Kutcha Edwards, and the John Butler Trio.

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2008 Poster

WOMADelaide 2008 Lineup

Music & Dance
  • Beirut (USA / France)
  • The Beautiful Girls (Australia)
  • Billy Cobham Septet (USA)
  • The Black Arm Band (Australia)
  • Black Grace (NZ)
  • Bob Evans (Australia)
  • Cesaria Evora (Cape Verde)
  • Clube do Balanco (Brazil)
  • Cie Carabosse (France)
  • David D’Or (Israel)
  • Don McGlashan & the Seven Sisters (NZ)
  • Dr Natesan Ramani (India)
  • Farafina (Burkina Faso)
  • Highway 31 (Australia)
  • Idan Raichel Project (Israel)
  • The John Butler Trio (Australia)
  • Joji Hirota Trio (Japan)
  • Joseph Tawadros Trio (Egypt / Australia)
  • Kora (NZ)
  • Kutcha Edwards (Australia)
  • Lowrider (Australia)
  • Mamadou Diabate (Mali)
  • Manjiri Kelkar (India)
  • Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill (Ireland)
  • Master Kong Nay & Ouch Savy (Cambodia)
  • Mavis Staples (USA)
  • Mojio Webb (Australia)
  • Mista Savona (Australia)
  • Nickodemus (USA)
  • Sarah Blasko (Australia)
  • Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings (USA)
  • Soul Jazz Sound System (UK)
  • Susana Baca (Peru)
  • Taraf de Haidouks (Romania)
  • Tenzin Choegyal & the Tashi Lhunpo Monks of Tibet (Tibet)
  • Tecoma (Australia)
  • Terem Quartet (Russia)
  • Titi Robin Quintet (France)
  • Toumani Diabate’s Symmetric Orchestra (Mali)
  • Watussi (Australia)
  • Victor Valdes & the Real Mexico Mariachi Band (Mexico / Australia)

Gallery

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John Butler Trio - Image Alex Makeyev
Mavis Staples - Image Tony Lewis
Sarah Blasko - Image Alex Makeyev
Tuomani Diabate - Image Charles Seja
Monks of Tibet - Image Andrew Stace
Opening Ceremony - Image Charles Seja
Ouch Savy - Image Tony Lewis
Monks of Tibet - Image Alex Makeyev
Opening Ceremony - Image Charles Seja
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings - Image Tony Lewis
Terem Quartet - Image Charles Seja
The Black Arm Band - Image Derek Tickner
Leunig figures - Image Derek Tickner
The Cycologists - Image Derek Tickner
Black Grace - Image Tony Lewis
Carbosse - Image Tony Lewis
Carbosse - Image Tony Lewis
Angus Watt Flags - Image Tony Lewis
Angus Watt Flags - Image Tony Lewis
Joji Hiroto - Image Tony Lewis
Launch Ian Scobie - Image Tony Lewis
Mojo Webb - Image Tony Lewis
Parade - Image Tony Lewis
Samba Parade - Image Tony Lewis
Samba Parade - Image Tony Lewis
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings - Image Tony Lewis
Taraf de Haidouks - Image Tony Lewis

Other Items

2008 Souvenir Guide Final_Page_01
Souvenir Guide (.pdf)
2008 TVC
Program5_Page_01
Printed Program (.pdf)

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2008 Map
2008 Schedule