2017 Artist Archive

Gritty and soulful, streetwise and sensual Melbourne beats collective

Down-tempo drums, infectious melody and off-kilter electronica

Radio presenter best known for Conversations on ABC Radio

Dance Workshop

Presenting "Allegoria Sacra"

Free workshops that inspire creativity

Alternative Welsh folk, incorporating Greek and Middle Eastern influences

For those open to the poetry and beauty of everyday things

Jazzy rhythms, floating melodies and 1960s Euro neo-noir

Co-founder of the Eden Project and Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

A fun and interactive experience for children

Music Workshop

Presenting "Exodus of Forgotten Peoples"

Big beats and textured sounds underneath a dynamic voice

Right to Repair activist and Co-Founder of iFixit

Americana laced with Spanish and alt-country influences

Real Talk with WOMADelaide 2017 artists

Crew Commander recently returned from Mars (sort-of)

Les Dodos - Chance meetings of a curious nature

One of Australia's most celebrated authors - appearing as part of the WOMADelaide Story Time series

Music Workshop

The new collaboration between Briggs and Trials

From the outback of Brazil to the favelas of Adelaide

A whirlwind trip through hip-hop, jazz, and funk

The Horsemen and Tchernocircus - Intelligent and charming interactive theater

Physicist, explosives engineer, soldier and wannabe Martian

An opportunity for children to explore, create and reconnect with nature!

Music Workshop

Respected singer-songwriter and powerful voice for Indigenous Australians

The Bulb Heads

ABC News 24 Weekend Breakfast host

Learning about the natural world has never been so much fun!

Dance Workshop

Giidanyba (Sky Beings)

2015 NAIDOC Female Elder of the Year

Tradition-bearer of Garifuna culture and music and considered one of the Cultural Ambassadors of the Garifuna nation

KidZone closes every day with Story Time!

Music and Dance Workshop

Brahim’s music embodies both the tragedies and hopes of the migrant and refugee experience.

Unplugged and in the round

Scientist, engineer and founding director of the Sustainable Materials Research & Technology (SMaRT) Centre

Dance Workshop

Torchbearers of 21st Century psychedelic Turkish rock ’n’ roll

Professor of Human Geography at the University of Oslo

Dance Workshop

One of Australia's leading social entrepreneurs

Super Rail Band alumni’s sparkling new outfit

Music Workshop

A hypnotic and modern approach to traditional bossa nova

"The Rogue Ginger"

Dance Workshop

Much loved Roman Catholic priest, community worker and media personality

Guitar, Percussion, and Steel w/ Songs in Creole and French from Snarky Puppy's Michael League and friends

Music Workshop

Brushy's gritty, warm voice, pensive words and upbeat grooves will lift you up

Director of UniSA’s Centre for Islamic Thought and Education

Music Workshop

Kaurna Elder and Honorary Fellow of the University of South Australia

Raised on the sounds of blues, soul, gospel and rock & roll.

Morning yoga with lululemon!

Presenting "Attractor" - ecstatic music/dance ritual for non-believers

Science journalist and host of ABC's The Science Show

Yoga with Toni Childs

A one-man orchestra of vividly drawn and infectiously odd indie pop.

UniSA Reverse Logistics expert

Practical Sustainability Workshops

A trippy reflection on Angus Stone's world of reality and fantasy, creativity and sensibility.

Pioneering mind behind Be an Unfucker/eco enthusiam and collective caring

Torchbearers for a new wave in traditional Celtic music

Host of Afternoons on ABC Adelaide

Presenting "Cry Jailolo"

Putting 'prayer into practice'

Two feminine brothers combining modern electric-soul music with ancient indigenous culture

Leading environmental change from a faith based perspective

Balkan dance music that no two feet can resist

Ethno-Ecologist documenting the people, places, plants and landscapes of central Australia

One half of Adelaide's Electric Fields

An intoxicating combination of electronic beats with a flamenco feel and the energy of rock 'n' roll

ARIA nominated Yolngu songwriter from East Arnhem Land

25+ years of dance music incarnate

A window into the stark and powerful beauty of traditional Vietnamese music

Honouring New Orlean's rich musical tradition while forging their own powerful legacy

Malian-French singer with a committed and optimistic message

Just a really great guy playing smart, sharp pop music

Prolific Adelaide-based singer songwriter and captivating live performer

Brilliant live minimal techno from Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen

Bringing a new concept of Salsa and Latin Music to the world

A percussive blend of jazz, funk and soul influenced by the infectuous afrobeat of West Africa.

Part of the next generation of Australian hip hop

Indie folk music from an exciting emerging local talent

by Roysten Abel

Self taught multi-instrumentalist, singer and producer reinventing the Galician music tradition

Serious new Australian talent with a striking stage presence and voice

An exciting musical evolution from the singer of Blue King Brown

Singer/Songwriter, Producer and Ethiopian pop superstar

Reviving the ancient Japanese stringed instrument, the Tonkori

Dramatic, ferocious and flamboyant 12-piece Tango orchestra

Grammy Award winning Malian Wassoulou musician

Pioneers of electro swing

KOYAANISQATSI LIVE! - Life out of Balance

Unique choral sound with a poetic liturgical edge

One of Chicago’s finest underground House exports with deep crates

Widely respected veteran DJ and Philly native

Experimental Javanese Gospel

USA raised Sudanese artist mixing krautrock, free jazz and funk rock with Sudanese pop

A true master of his craft

A joyful new expression of South Africa’s rich a capella tradition

A now-classic fusion of mod, punk, new wave, pub rock, and the ska and rocksteady of Jamaica.

Carnatic singer known for beautiful vocal tapestries, soaring solos and unusual timbres

A masterful display of thrilling percussion and precision movement

Post-everything improv

Returning from a self-imposed exile

Respected Aboriginal Elder and good friend to Archie Roach

A little bit folk, a bit blues and roots, a bit country, a bit jazz!

Aggressive and innovative arrangements of revved-up Polish folk music

Breathing fresh and strikingly vivid life into the umbrous bush of traditional Australian balladry

Joyous, scratchy and rocking post-punk from the Middle Ages