Abdullah Chhadeh & Syriana
Original contemporary Arab music.
Dhafer Youssef
Jazz and East-West crossover from Tunisian Oud player
Dulsori
Korean drum energy extravaganza
Etran Finatawa
Traditional music from West African mix
Jivan Gasparyan
Armenian musical legend and composer for ‘Gladiator’
Justin Adams and Jjuldeh Camara with Robert Plant
An arrangement especially created for WOMAD Abu Dhabi
Kamal Musallam Group with Sokoor Al Magabeel
Mixture of jazz and Arab music
Los De Abajo
The Latin-flavoured rock of Mexican supergroup mixture of global music styles
Marcio Local
Márcio Local combines modern Brazilian music with Afro-Brazilian dance music; and Soul
Paprika Balkanicus
Music and dancing Eastern European style
Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali
Mix of Pakistan and traditional music.
Sa Dingding
Combines traditional Chinese folk music with Western electronica.
Siyaya
Traditional themes from Zimbabwe.
Souad Massi
North African music blend.
The Dhol Foundation
Have become one of India’s musical symbols.
The Kamkars
Music ensemble from Iran.
Trilok Gurtu
Traditional and contemporary music from India.

 

 

[Originally published in Abu Dhabi Week vol 2 issue 15]