Music News - WOMAD New Zealand adds 5 new artists to the already stellar 2017 festival line-up
21 November 2016 - 0 Comments
As always
with WOMAD, the three day festival is brimming with the very best
musicians and artists from around the world and the 2017 festival features
53 acts with 21 countries represented (including Kidzone, Te Paepae and the newest addition to WOMAD New Zealand; World Of Words).
WOMAD Programme Manager NZ, Emere Wano says "2017 is loaded with acts that
entertain and inform, educate and inspire us through their music. The line-up
just keeps on radiating diversity with our latest announcement of artists from
Austria and Asia Pacific"
Introducing the latest acts to be announced:
TAGO (South Korea)
Tago means ‘lighting up the world by beating drums’, and this young ensemble
achieves it with a breath-taking mixture of Korean traditional instruments,
from gigantic drums to small percussion, spiced up with extravagant
martial arts movements. TAGO’s performances are a masterful display
of thrilling percussion and precision movement.
Parov Stelar (Austria)
Austria’s electro-swing band Parov Stelar, fronted by
singer Cleo Panther, will make their New Zealand debut exclusive to
WOMAD NZ. Their insanely catchy music that has been used in advertising
campaigns across the world with joyous horns and sophisticated style, has the
sass and panache of 1920s cabaret, with modern-day dance floor appeal.
Marlon Williams
(Christchurch/Aotearoa)
Described by the guardian as delicious, oddly uplifting misery, Marlon
Williams' is New Zealand’s acclaimed folk and country singer making deep waves
overseas. A veteran singer songwriter at the age of 25, Williams found his
calling as a child growing up in Lyttelton, New Zealand. He is known for his
ability to truly inhabit his material, blurring the distinctions between
classics and his own works.
BAYNK
(Los Angeles/Aotearoa)
Baynk has been credited with being the sound of a new generation. His
bass-heavy electronic tunes and stage presence get even the most sedentary
bodies dancing. His story of accidental fame is an entertaining one,
rising to fame after uploading a mix to soundcloud. His premiere performance
was at St Jerome’s Laneway festival in February 2016 and he’s since garnered a
staggering online following in NZ and overseas.
Nattali Rize
(Jamaica/Australia)
Best known as the dynamic front woman of roots favourites Blue King Brown, the
ever-evolving Nattali heads up this new-conscious reggae project.
With a renewed focus and energy after spending time living in
Jamaica, Nattali and her Jamaican-international band are ready to unleash their
debut album of uplifting and thought-provoking music.
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