Welcome Nau mai haere mai

Tēnā koutou katoa Nau mai haere mai i runga i te reo karanga o WOMAD me Taranaki mounga. We extend a warm welcome to you all, whether you’re here for the first time or are one of our regular WOMAD whanau we love having you guys here for this, the 16th presentation of WOMAD in Taranaki. “The role of art and artists is to keep the world in touch with humanity” — Tamati Kruger The art of music means different things to different people; it is a form of human expression, it is a process of creativity that is arranged in a way that appeals to our senses and emotions. Every artist plays a different and essential part in contributing to the overall health and well-being of our society. We believe it is important to make space for creative thinkers, makers and minority voices, who not only entertain, interact and inspire us but also provoke us to engage and think about our political, economic and social systems. WOMAD 2020 is such a space for this, with its programme packed full of diverse expressions whether they be music, words, dance or installation. We encourage you to seek out some of the exciting new WOMAD programme additions, along with the usual things that you love about the festival for the ultimate WOMAD experience! Book Club is an extension of World of Words, in its inaugural year, our aim is to bring people together to express their perspectives and explore the themes within Chessie Henry’s book, We Can Make A Life. This extraordinary memoir written with love and compassion defines Chessie’s family’s courage and strength, is a journey of survival, and how a family made a life together following traumatic events. WOMAD’s newest stage is where Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) unite. STEAM Lab is a wondrous place, a haven that evokes curiosity, where innovative minds that have solved real-world problems are celebrated. The World of Music, Arts and Dance official line-up for 2020 is packed with everything from reggae to pop, jazz and Afrobeat. We’re excited to bring a buffet of international stars — genre-spanning and mind-expanding acts which will surprise and even challenge you! It’s always thrilling hearing some of those up-and-coming bands playing on the stages that have hosted our established musicians and international stars. It gives them confidence and a real buzz to know they are sharing stages with these big names. Trust in the element of discovery and embrace a cultural journey with musical treats from Ghana, Greece, Mali and more. We hope your WOMAD journey is full of joy and wonder, and that it allows you to be free to explore the world that WOMAD brings to you — before returning to everyday responsibilities and our modern lives. On behalf of the Board and Staff of WOMAD NZ we wish to thank all of our partners for their ongoing support. Thank you for your continued support and hope you have a fabulous time at WOMAD. Pack a smile and enjoy the festival!

Emere Wano Event Director & NZ Programme Manager, WOMAD NZ Paula Henderson Head of Programming WOMAD International

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PRODUCED BY NĀ TE AHUREI TOI O TARANAKI

Welcome to WOMAD 2020 Todd Energy has been a very proud partner of WOMAD New Zealand since the festival first arrived in Taranaki 16 years ago, and this year is no different. Over 16 years we have watched WOMAD grow into the iconic annual event it is today – an event that celebrates diversity, connects communities, and inspires fun and creativity. An event that each year brings life to New Plymouth and secures Taranaki’s place on the world stage as a vibrant community with a great quality of life. I want to acknowledge and thank the Taranaki Arts Festival Trust who, together with the many other local supporters and volunteers, have made this event possible. To those who are new to WOMAD this year – welcome. I hope you are amazed and inspired by your very first WOMAD experience. To those of you who loyally return each year – thank you for your ongoing commitment to this fantastic festival. We are delighted to be able to share the magic of WOMAD with our local communities through our annual Todd Energy WOMAD Community Programme – a programme that offers school children from both North and South Taranaki the chance to take part in interactive workshops that combine music, singing and dance. We are really looking forward to continuing to support WOMAD’s Zero Waste programme this year to ensure WOMAD is an event that encourages and empowers festival goers to reduce their environmental footprint. I hope you all have an enjoyable time here in Taranaki and that you make the most of the many events and opportunities WOMAD has to offer. Joanna Breare, Todd Energy CEO

Kia ora koutou katoa nau mai, haere mai ki WOMAD! TSB is incredibly proud to be a long-term partner of this amazing festival. WOMAD uses the shared language of art to bring people together to experience and celebrate different cultures, ideas and means of expression. This culminates in a rich and vibrant event, which is truly like no other. Never was this combination more important than on March 15 last year, when the WOMAD community provided some much-needed comfort as we came to grips with the tragedy that was unfolding in Christchurch. This year will provide us a chance to acknowledge the events of 2019, while celebrating the values of inclusion and diversity that WOMAD stands for. The success of WOMAD in New Plymouth over the last 16 years shows what can be achieved when talented and committed people work together for an audacious goal. Just quietly, at TSB we also know a bit about longevity and taking bold leaps - we’re making plans for our 170th birthday this year, and we’ve accomplished a lot in that time thanks to our focus on people and community. With those similarities in mind, we think TSB and WOMAD make a great partnership! This weekend, when you need to catch your breath or find some shade, make sure you head to the TSB Hammock Hangout to put your feet up, reapply your sunscreen and refill your drink bottle from a TSB Wai Water station. Happy WOMAD everybody! Ngā mihi, Donna Cooper, TSB CEO

Tēnā koutou and welcome to WOMAD 2020! It’s been 16 years since WOMAD first arrived in our beautiful TSB Bowl of Brooklands and Pukekura Park and invited us to enjoy the best of other cultures. I think it’s now fair to say that it’s come of age – and like any well-developed teenager, it’s found its own personality. Today it stands out as one of the world’s great outdoor festivals, a global gathering to celebrate the things that make us unique and to help build a stronger, more inclusive community of nations. This year, we’ll see artists from Senegal, South Korea, Jamaica, Belgium and many places in between, plus some great New Zealand acts too. The breadth of talent on show is a tribute to the great work of the team at TAFT, host-city staff at NPDC and corporate partners. WOMAD has become part of New Plymouth’s identity too. With the announcement last year that we’ll be hosting the festival for at least the next decade, it’s firmly embedded in our vision of building New Zealand’s Lifestyle Capital. One of the foundation stones of that vision is friendship, so we welcome you as friends and invite you to make yourself at home. Enjoy our stunning coastline on the internationally-acclaimed Coastal Walkway, or swing by the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery to exercise your imagination. Marvel at Taranaki Maunga from up close or afar and check out the hospitality in our bars, restaurants and cafes. Most of all, relax and enjoy yourself. And do come again soon. We can’t wait to have you back. Neil Holdom, Mayor New Plymouth District

The WOMAD story Kōrero tuku iho WOMAD

The World’s Festival

WOMAD — World of Music, Arts and Dance is the internationally established festival, which brings together artists from all over the globe. As one of the longest-running and best-established cultural festivals on the planet, the central aim of the WOMAD festival is to celebrate the world’s many forms of music, arts and dance. As an organisation, WOMAD now works in many ways, but our aims are always the same, we aim to excite, to inform, and to create awareness of the worth and potential of a multicultural society. WOMAD festivals are family-oriented, diverse and active musical events; since the first festival in the UK in 1982, WOMAD has held more than 160 festivals and created events in 27 countries and islands all over the world, including Abu Dhabi, Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Fuerteventura, Germany, Greece, Gran Canarias, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, Sardinia, Sicily, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, UK and the USA. The globally celebrated festival is the brainchild of artist and humanitarian Peter Gabriel, who says it was pure enthusiasm for music from around the world that led to the creation of WOMAD nearly 40 years ago. “The festivals have always been wonderful and unique occasions and have succeeded in introducing an international audience to many talented artists,” Peter says. “Equally important, the festivals have also allowed many different audiences to gain an insight into cultures other than their own through the enjoyment of music. Music is a universal language; it draws people together and proves, as well as anything, the stupidity of racism.” We have presented more than one thousand artists at WOMAD NZ, bringing the expression of more than 100 different countries to a live audience of over one million people. As parts of the world become less tolerant and more fearful, WOMAD festivals provide a haven that not only promotes the arts but encourages and celebrates an intercultural understanding between its attendees. Global Festival Director Chris Smith says: “New Plymouth continues to be a unique home for the WOMAD Festival and one that the whole team are extremely proud of. We are thankful to our partners and supporters in New Zealand for helping to keep WOMAD at the heart of the country’s cultural offering and for creating an innovative, exciting and beautifully produced event.” WOMAD New Zealand 2020 sees the 16th anniversary for WOMAD, held at the stunning TSB Bowl of Brooklands and Brooklands Park, New Plymouth, Taranaki.

What’s new Ngā mea hou

TSB Hammock Hangout

A new place to hang this year at WOMAD NZ, the TSB Hammock Hangout is the perfect spot to relax and shelter from the sun during the festival under the cooling canopy of the Brooklands Park trees. Even if you’re planning to dance, sing or eat your way through WOMAD 2020, at some point you’ll need a place where you can take a moment to chill in the shade, reapply your sunscreen and refill your H2O for FREE from a TSB Wai Water station. The TSB Hammock Hangout is located next to Te Paepae stage. Look for the icon on the map for the Hammock Hangout location.

Learn and share your pepeha

This year visit Te Paepae, WOMAD’s cultural heartbeat, and share your pepeha WOMAD 2020 Pepeha Badge without lines — the story of who are and where you come from — learn it in Te Reo Māori and you’ll receive a limited edition tohu reo badge designed especially for WOMAD NZ 2020 by accomplished Māori carver and artist Hemi Sundgren (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Paint ood colours: Pantone 485 C Pantone Black 6 CWhite Mutunga). Badge stocks are limited, be quick! WOMAD NZ is committed to promoting our unique culture of Aotearoa to our audience, to celebrate the ultimate cultural experience make sure you visit Te Paepae. A place to engage and interact with artists through music, dance, cultural artistry workshops and conversations.

The STEAM Lab

The newest stage at WOMAD NZ is where Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) unite. Hear from inventors, innovators and visionaries at the top of their fields who are pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo. The transformed Pinetum will become a haven inviting you to step into a place of wonder, evoking curiosity where innovative minds will share their incredible ground-breaking journeys of discovery and global problem-solving.

What’s new Ngā mea hou

Book Club

Book Club is an exciting extension to the popular BOOK WOMAD World of Words line up and aims to bring Club people together to express their perspectives and explore the themes within books. For the inaugural WOMAD Book Club, we have selected the work We Can Make A Life by New Zealand Author Chessie Henry. It is the first book written by Chessie and was recently awarded the E.H. McCormick prize for General Non-Fiction at the 2019 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. The story itself is not only an extraordinary memoir following one man’s journey of survival and the effects of trauma post the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake and the CTV building collapse, but is a rich, colourful, honest, heart-warming and beautifully written true story about family, the journey of life and ultimately the power of love! Book Club allows audiences to explore the themes within the book, We Can Make A Life – while getting insights from Chessie herself.

Clicks for Community

For each OMV Taste the World performance added to your WOMAD 2020 app itinerary, OMV will donate $1 to Roderique Hope Trust, which provides emergency food parcels to Taranaki families in need! Simply download the WOMAD app on your Android or iOS device, check out which artists you want to see whip up their favourite dish on the OMV Taste the World stage and add them to your itinerary! See page 29 for more info.

Source photo: Charlotte Curd

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Artists Z–A

Ngā kaitoi

ZIGGY MARLEY (JAMAICA)

The call to stand together in activism through love rings out loud and clear from this eight-time Grammy Award-winning musician and reggae icon. Singer, songwriter, producer, author, humanitarian and visionary, if anybody can encourage change through music, it’s Ziggy Marley. As much as he upholds a family legacy that began with his father, Bob Marley, he’s blazed a trail of his own. His seventh studio album, Rebellion Rises, is a positive and peaceful manifesto for hope and change. Fri, 10.15pm, TSB Bowl stage

Albi & The Wolves is a soulful, energetic, electric, and uplifting trio. Winners of the Best Folk Artist at the 2018 New Zealand Music Awards, this captivating band pride themselves on pushing the limits of what three musicians can do using only an acoustic guitar, an electric violin, a double bass, and three voices. Fri, 9.15pm, Dell stage Sun, 1pm, Dell stage

BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA (USA)

The Blind Boys of Alabama are living legends of gospel music. Their uplifting and soulful repertoire includes everything from collaborations with Stevie Wonder, Lou Reed, and WOMAD’s Peter Gabriel, to some of the world’s favourite traditional gospel tunes. During their remarkable 75-year career this five time Grammy Award-winning group has gone from being part of the soundtrack to the Civil Rights movement, to performing in the White House for three different Presidents. Sat, 8.30pm, TSB Bowl stage Sun, 5pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage

CATRIN FINCH & SECKOU KEITA

(WALES/SENEGAL)

A Theatr Mwldan Production This mesmerising duo has been hailed as the “most popular world music act of the decade”. Together, Welsh harpist Catrin Finch (Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales from 2000 to 2004!) and Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita create a musical marriage of culture that is breathtaking. Their multi award-winningsound is a joyous, ethereal, and hypnotic homage to their country’s diverse cultures. The result is something so extraordinary it can only be described as magic. Their collaborative album SOAR wins ‘Best Fusion’ Album in the Songlines Music Awards 2019. Fri, 7pm, Dell stage // Sat, 2pm, Gables stage

DESTYN MALOYA (RÉUNION)

This dynamic band from Réunion performs Maloyan dance music, the songs of slavery that emerged during hundreds of years of French Colonial rule on the island. Maloya has strong links to Creole culture but also ska, samba and Afrobeat. Destyn Maloya, a popular band for over 20 years, use pounding percussion and passionate harmonies to celebrate and reconnect with their ancestors. Sat, 12pm, Gables stage Sun, 7.45pm, Dell stage With their incredible musicianship and spirited approach to music, drawing on Afrobeat, Latin, hip hop, grime and more, Ezra Collective has broken out beyond the thriving UK jazz scene. The five-piece are a tour-de-force whose thrilling and unmistakably London sound has already seen them conquer moshpit-filled tours of the UK and USA, perform at Glastonbury and at Quincy Jones’ 85th birthday party. Sat, 12pm, TSB Bowl stage Sun, 8.45pm, Gables stage

FLOR DE TOLOACHE (MEXICO/USA)

Like the legendary love potion the toloache flower is used for in Mexico, the all-female ensemble Flor de Toloache can cast a spell over any audience. The Latin Grammy-winning, New York based quintet continues to win the hearts of progressive and traditional mariachi fans alike, thanks to their inventive instrumental arrangements, soaring vocals and boundarypushing interpretations of the genre. Sat, 4pm, Gables stage // Sun, 5pm, Dell stage

One of the most sampled bands in the world, artists such as Kendrick Lamar and Chance the Rapper are finding inspiration from Hiatus Kaiyote; a beguiling outfit that stretches kaleidoscopic sounds into Grammy-nominated masterpieces. Jazz, soul, funk, fusion, hip hop and electronica are their predominant building blocks but the resultant sonic shapes blur the edges and defy the pigeonhole. Fri, 8pm, TSB Bowl stage

HOT POTATO BAND (AUSTRALIA)

This energetic brass band bursts onto the stage with a punchy blend of catchy music, infectious dance moves, and the ability to give cheering crowds a damn good time. Hot Potato Band began as roving street performers and have since compiled an arsenal of songs inspired by pop, funk, ska and reggae. Sat, 3pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage Sun, 2pm, TSB Bowl stage

IFRIQIYYA ELECTRIQUE (MAGHREB/EUROPE)

Fusing the hypnotic rhythms of ancient SubSaharan ceremonies with a storm of electric guitars, bass and computer effects, Ifriqiyya Electrique bring a frenetic energy to the stage. This astounding outfit creates a healing ritual of possession and trance, a centuries-old tradition taken to Europe by the former black slaves of North Africa, dissolving the line between performer and audience and encouraging everyone, just as in a nightclub, to forget oneself. Sat, 4pm, TSB Bowl stage Sun, 10pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage

The musicians of KermesZ à l’Est hammer out an original fusion of Balkan melodies, metal, math rock, electro and free jazz. Looking like metal heads (sans guitars), intellectual punks and fairy anarchists rolled into one, they also wield a typically Belgian sense of humour capable of ruffling the hair of even the slickest of rockers. Their unique repertoire is enhanced by hilarious stage antics, resulting in a sweaty and supercharged show fizzing with energy. Fri, 6pm, TSB Bowl stage Sat, 5.15pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage A multi award-winning percussionist, composer, and ambassador of Honam Province Jeongeup folk music, Kim So Ra is one of the most skilled and prominent Janggu (double-headed drum) players in Korea. The virtuosic Kim and her accompanying trio are known for genre-bending live performances that combine rhythmic and delicate traditional pieces with experimental and charismatic modern interpretations. Sat, 7.30pm, Dell stage Sun, 2pm, Gables stage Supported by

Photo: Song Kwang Chan

KING AYISOBA (GHANA)

A child prodigy on the kologo, a two stringed instrument with a calabash gourd resonator, King Ayisoba became an unlikely star in Ghana with the very traditional hit “I Want to See You, My Father”. Five albums later, he has won over audiences across the world with his trailblazing mix of drums, rapid-fire melodies, commanding looks and intense, urgent live shows. Fri, 7pm, Todd Energy Broolands stage Sun, 3pm, Dell stage

Founded by the legendary Kora brothers Brad and Stu, L.A.B. has quickly become one of the hottest acts on the New Zealand live circuit. Packed with smooth grooves and reggae beats, L.A.B has been voted New Zealand’s Best Live Act, while their first two albums have been so well received, they’ve stayed on the NZ charts since they were released. Sat, 6.15pm, TSB Bowl stage

LAURA MARLING (UK)

Over the course of six superb albums, each building on but never repeating what came before it, Laura Marling has become a darling of earthy, modern songwriting. Her songs, often pondering loss, identity and self-reflection, immediately draw you in, and her gorgeous voice and delicate guitar work never fail to captivate. For her WOMAD NZ debut, Marling plays a solo, stripped back set. Sat, 7.30pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage

LINIKER E OS CARAMELOWS (BRAZIL)

The sounds of black soul and samba run through Liniker’s blood. Casting a musical spell on you, they shake things up to high-gear, Brazilian funk, moving from lush ballads to a reggae bridge, eventually exploding into a majestic Africanbased Candomblé rhythmic finish. Formed in 2015 and led by charismatic transgender vocalist Liniker, the band’s latest album Goela Baixo has been nominated for a Latin Grammy. Sat, 8.30pm, Gables stage Sun, 7.45pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage

L SUBRAMANIAM (INDIA)

Dubbed ‘the Paganini of Indian Classical music’, maestro violinist L Subramaniam long ago transcended any boundaries between Eastern and Western music, creating an experience that is part meditation, part celebration. Since the ’70s he has amassed more than 200 recordings, worked alongside artists as diverse as Yehudi Menuhin and Herbie Hancock, composed for orchestras, films and ballets, published books and won multiple awards. Sat, 1pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage Sun, 4pm, Gables stage Considered an inspiration by young people across Greece, Marina Satti is a performer with a deep love of theatre, design and song. Her track “Mantissa” became an anthem of hope in the Northern summer of 2017 and the accompanying single-shot video clip has already had more than 40 million views. With her all-female polyphonic vocal group, Fonέs, Satti’s live show is a joyous, choreographed celebration of equality, pride and tolerance – obviously influenced by Greek, Balkan and Middle–Eastern music – but with a modern, urban edge. Fri, 9.15pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage Sun, 6.30pm, TSB Bowl stage

Photo: Pinelopi Gerasimou

An astonishing take on Japanese folk (Min’yō) channelled through Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean. Minyo Crusaders’ historical tales of the working class, sung in the traditional way, but with a 10-piece orchestra playing reggae, cumbia and Afrobeat, catches you off guard in the most delightful way. The band is transforming what’s considered to be ‘highbrow art’ into a catchy, danceable art form.

MINYO CRUSADERS (JAPAN)

Sat, 9.30pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage Sun, 12pm, TSB Bowl stage

(AOTEAROA/NZ)

Reb is easily Aotearoa’s best kept songwriting secret. An immigrant to New Zealand, she sailed into Lyttelton Harbour carrying generations of migrant stories imbued in her bones. This awardwinning songbird has spent 20 years travelling, performing, studying, working as a musician and songwriter, and performing and recording with some of New Zealand’s best artists, including Neil Finn, Tami Neilson and Marlon Williams. Fri, 6pm, Gables stage Sat, 2pm, TSB Bowl stage Auckland-based beatmaker/DJ, MONTELL2099 is one of the most exciting new electronic music talents to emerge from New Zealand in recent years. In an era where musicians often lean on gimmicks to market their work, MONTELL2099 is connecting with his audiences on the strength of his music alone, and he’s only just getting started. Mixing bubbling melodies, manipulated vocal snippets and booming bass hits, his idiosyncratic productions ripple and thud with club-ready swing and funk. Sat, 10.30pm, Gables stage

ORQUESTA AKOKÁN (CUBA)

Born out of a shared vision by singer José ‘Pepito’ Gómez, producer Jacob Plasse and arranger Michael Eckroth, Akokán is a Yoruba word meaning ‘from the heart’. A jaw-dropping 12-piece big band collective of Havana’s top musicians and some of most spirited talents of NYC’s Latin scene, Orquesta Akokán reinvigorates the sound of the golden era of Cuban Mambo with a bold new energy. Sat, 10.30pm, TSB Bowl stage // Sun, 4pm, TSB Bowl stage

RURA (SCOTLAND)

This popular, multi award-winning ensemble are at the forefront of 21st Century Scottish folk music. Celebrating 10 years together in 2020, RURA’s entrancing instrumentals embrace fiddle, Highland pipes, flute, guitar, keyboards and bodhran. Inspired by themes of belonging, heritage and a sense of place, they bring a stirring, fiery, euphoric energy to every stage. Fri, 8pm, Gables stage // Sat, 1pm, Dell stage

With infectiously catchy music and wildly uplifting tunes, Soaked Oats bring pure joy to their fans. Hailing from Dunedin, this four-piece band have played festivals in the UK, toured Australasia and created a collection of sweet, summery tasting songs. The indie sludge-pop group have become known for endearing live performances, and their penchant for joyous songwriting. Sat, 6.15pm, Gables stage Sun, 12pm, Gables stage

SALIF KEITA (MALI)

The undisputed Ambassador of African Music and ‘The Golden Voice of Africa’, returns as part of his farewell tour, celebrating 50 years of music and 70 years of life. From humble beginnings with the Rail Band of the Train Station Hotel in Bamako and a life of tribulations as an albino, Salif Keita’s latest album Un Autre Blanc (Another White) calls on the world to celebrate difference. Sun, 8.45pm, TSB Bowl stage

Photo: Michelle Foran

THE BLACK QUARTET (AOTEAROA/NZ)

Eclectic and diverse, the Black Quartet draw on their love and experience of a vast sea of musical influences from blues, rock, roots, folk, jazz and pop to create their own signature take on this classic ensemble. The Black Quartet perform, compose, improvise, and arrange tracks in a fresh, modern and virtuosic style. The Black Quartet: Jessica Hindin and Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper, violins; Joseph Harrop, viola; Rachel Wells, cello. Sat, 5.15pm, Dell stage

TROY KINGI (AOTEAROA/NZ)

Multi award-winning Troy Kingi’s distinctive sonic quality and vocal style will have you up and moving. The release of his third album Holy Colony Burning Acres delves into the dark corners of worldly Indigenous politics, namely colonisation and its effects on today’s social climate. It’s a motivated commentary wrapped in an electrifyingly ’70s-styled deep roots/reggae offering. Fri, 10.15pm, Gables stage Sun, 3pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage

TRIO DA KALI (MALI)

A young supergroup from the Mande culture, Trio Da Kali come from a long line of distinguished griots (hereditary musicians). Taking their name from an iconic praise song in the griot repertoire –‘da kali’ means ‘to swear an oath’ – the Trio’s inspired 2017 collaboration and album with Kronos Quartet brought them worldwide attention. Sumptuous vocals, bass ngoni grooves and percussive balafon combine for a truly exquisite experience. Sat, 3pm, Dell stage Sun, 6.30pm, Gables stage (with The Black Quartet)

TUULETAR (FINLAND)

Sat, 9.30pm, Dell stage Sun, 1pm, Todd Energy Brooklands stage With their fierce energy, fresh beatbox rhythms and otherworldly harmonies, Tuuletar have taken a novel approach to traditional Finnish folk music. Pioneering the genre of ‘vocal folk hop’, the singers won the prestigious Finnish EMMA award (the equivalent to a Grammy) for the best ethno album in 2017 and continue to enchant audiences with their ethereal, tribal energy.