ELIZABETH KNOX
INNA MODJA
Interviewed by Warren Smart
Interviewed by Alessandra Keighley Encouraged by her neighbour Salif Keita to sing with Bamako’s Super Rail Band, Inna Modja has gone on to craft her own unique style, mixing Desert Blues and Hiphop, becoming one of the most important Malian contemporary artists on the international scene. Her lyrics often focus on highlighting an injustice or an iniquity; she regularly speaks out against female genital mutilation and domestic violence and is an inspiring figurehead not just for feminism but also for all humanity. She Inna Modja takes no prisoners. She takes no shit.
Elizabeth Knox is the author of thirteen Elizabeth Knox novels, and a collection of essays. Her best known are The Vintner’s Luck, Dreamhunter and Dreamquake. Latest were Mortal Fire (finalist in the LA Times Book Awards) and the horror/science fiction, Wake. Elizabeth works on too many books at once and hopes very soon to beat her readers into submission with two novels and a memoir. Sun, 1pm, Pinetum Stage
Sun, 4pm, Te Paepae Stage
MALCOLM RANDS When Malcolm and Melanie started ecostore in 1993 they had a dream to create a healthier more sustainable world and set a new model of how to fund a foundation, Fairground. They created ecostore, a leading range of healthier, eco friendlier household cleaners, body care and baby products with a focus on looking after the health and wellbeing of people as well as the planet.
WORLD OF WORDS
SCHEDULE SATURDAY 18 MARCH TE PAEPAE STAGE
PINETUM STAGE
1pm
1pm
Paula Morris 2pm
2pm
Future Crunch
The Fairground Foundation looks at the hardest problems facing us today including city housing and our disappearing native wildlife and sets up social enterprises to solve them
3pm
Sun, 2pm, Te Paepae Stage
5pm
3pm
Poetry Slam (public slam) 4pm
4pm
Archie Roach 5pm
Charlotte Grimshaw 6pm
6pm
WORLD OF WORDS
SCHEDULE SUNDAY 19 MARCH TE PAEPAE STAGE
PINETUM STAGE
1pm
1pm
Elizabeth Knox 2pm
2pm
Malcolm Rands 3pm
Malcolm Rands
WOMAD reserves the right to alter without notice any advertised artists or schedule
3pm
Poetry Slam (guest poets) 4pm
4pm
Inna Modja 5pm
5pm
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