 |
|
|
|
The World on Your Street at WOMAD 2003 |
|
Send us your review:
Describe the atmosphere and live music at a local pub, restaurant, festival, church or temple, club night.... inspire other people to check it out!
|
|
|
|
|
Listen to artists recorded in performance at the WOMAD festival (25-27 July 2003) in the World on Your Street tent.
Visit our photogallery.
|
|
Friday, Africa on Your Street
 听听Listen (3'19) to Linos Wengara Magaya,
Anna Mudeka, and Netsayi Chigwendere perform a song on vocals and mbira. It is introduced as 'Rombe is a poor person, someone who is not employed. They just do things on their own. And this song is Uri Rombe'.
(Read more about Linos Wengara Magaya, Anna Mudeka, and Netsayi Chigwendere)
听听Listen (5'21) to Linos Wengara Magaya perform a solo song on mbira.
|
|
听听Listen (2'07) to Adesose Wallis perform a song on vocals and talking drum.
(Read more about Adesose Wallis)
听听Listen (5'29) to Adesose Wallis perform 'Bayo bayo mi'nbo', a lullaby accompanied on his agidigbo (thumb piano with bamboo keys).
听听Listen (5'37) to Adesose Wallis perform 'Kingbele', a song of hunters celebrating their return home from the forest.
听听Listen (1'21) to Mosi Conde sing a song accompanied by his kora, and an enthusiastic audience!
(Read more about Mosi Conde)
听听Listen (6'55) to Mosi Conde sing a song accompanied by his kora.
|
|
Saturday, UK Roots on your Street
听听Listen (5'38) to Boka Halat introduce and play 'Tides' on melodian, percussion and voice
(Read more about Boka Halat: Roger Watson,
Musa Mboob, and Rachel McLeod)
听听Listen (5'11) to 'Tides' without the introduction
听听Listen (3'32) to Boka Halat play 'Dinala nop duma bai' ('I will love you forever') on melodian, percussion, double bass
听听Listen (6'15) to Julie Murphy and Dylan Fowler introduce and play 'Polly Vaughan', a song about a woman shot by her partner, who mistakes her for a swan
(Read more about Julie Murphy and Dylan Fowler)
听听Listen (5'15) to 'Polly Vaughan' without the introduction
听听Listen (4'25) to Julie Murphy and Dylan Fowler play 'Y bachan main' a Portuguese influenced song described as 'a sort of Welsh blues. It's about a girl who stands up to her over-bearing mother'
听听Listen (5'14) to Julie Murphy and Dylan Fowler introduce and play 'Y ddau farch', a song described as 'two horses having a conversation... It's a metaphor for people who've worked all their lives in heavy industry and are then on the scrap heap.'
听听Listen (4'13) to 'Y ddau farch' without the introduction
听听Listen (5'20) to Julie Murphy and Dylan Fowler introduce and play 'Hela'r dryw bach': 'a wren hunting song that would have been played on St Stephen's Day by small children taking boxes round to catch wrens'
听听Listen (5'20) to 'Hela'r dryw bach' without the introduction.
听听Listen (3'40) to The Witches of Elswick sing a song about poisonous eels!
(Read more about the Witches' Fay Hield)
听听Listen (6'50) to The Witches of Elswick sing 'Soldier Soldier' by Peter Bellamy with lyrics from a Kipling poem
听听Listen (3'44) to The Witches of Elswick sing 'Sovai, Sovai' for an appreciative audience
听听Listen (3'44) to The Witches of Elswick sing 'Honey for the Bee'
| |
Sunday, Middle East on Your Street
听听Listen (8'17) to Hussein Zahawy, Azad Zahawy and Caner Sahin perform a Kurdish piece.
(Read more about Azad Zahawy and Caner Sahin)
听听Listen (8'17) to Hussein Zahawy, Azad Zahawy and Caner Sahin sing a Kurdish piece.
听听Listen (6'36) to Ahmed Muktar on the oud, performing a very old Iraqi song using quarter tones.
(Read more about Ahmed Muktar)
听听Listen (4'40) to Ahmed Muktar perform 'Espana' described as a piece that 'represents the engagement and relationship between Baghdad and Andalucia'
Return to WOMAD 2003: World on your Street
|
|
|
|
