In this show, we travel from Africa's kora, desert blues from the Sahara desert, the beautiful strings from Cape Verde Islands, through jazz from gipsy influence and finish with a dub in a world music perspective. Music is the glue that connects humanity as ONE! (Aired on August 11 on...
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11/06/2016 - 12/06/2016 12:00 pm - 11:00 pm Field Day 2016 Victoria Park, London
23/06/2016 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm Mbongwana Star + Oh Bacchanal! DJs
This has undoubtedly been Mbongwana Stars’ year. The six-piece hail from Congo and is comprised of Liam Farrell, Ranay Kalambayi, Theo, R9, Coco and Sage. They’ve been going from strength to strength following the release of their debut album ‘From Kinshasa’, earlier this year. The crowd couldn’t miss this opportunity...
01/11/2015 7:30 pm Mbongwana Star Oval Space, London
If today we can talk about a Kinshasa sound and the Congolese capital is a driving force of the world music scene, a huge amount of merit goes to Coco (Ngambali) and Theo (Nsituvuidi). The two musicians, whom started playing together more than fifteen years ago in Staff Benda Bilili, are still...
The sun came out – and so did the WOMAD crowd, to enjoy some truly spectacular and brilliant performances from musicians from Honduras to Tibet! Our top favourites of the day, only a fraction of what was on offer began in the Siam tent, which sprang into action with some...
Another good lineup today, here are our picks of the day: Cheikh Lo -13.00-14.00 OPEN AIR STAGE http://womad.co.uk/lineup/cheikh-l%C3%B4 Hands-on with Fin & the Moog Sound Lab – 14:00-15:00 Bowers & Wilkins Sound System Criolo – 15.00-16.00 OPEN AIR STAGE http://womad.co.uk/lineup/criolo Mbongwana – Star 18.00-19.00 SIAM http://womad.co.uk/lineup/mbongwana-star Ezza – 18.00-19.00 RADIO 3 CHARLIE GILLETT STAGE...
- 12:00 am - 12:00 am Mbongwana Star Rich Mix, London
