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A second series of acts has been announced for Womad 2019 and for one of the performers, it will really be a host of people from the hometown.
Natalia Sheppard, born in Taranaki, known as MC Tali, said she was eager to play in New Plymouth when the event would return to Brooklands Park in the city next March.
Natalia Sheppard, born in Taranaki, known as MC Tali, is looking forward to playing in front of her audience at Womad 2019.
"I hear that it's pretty colorful, cultural and showcases many world musics.My parents have been there many times and always say it's amazing, so I I am excited to see for myself.
"It's been a while since I play Taranaki and I'm also playing at TSB's Festival of Lights, so two home shows."
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Sheppard has had a busy summer in front of her, which she says is "usual".
Before performing in Womad, she will tour the country at festivals such as Northern Bass, Mangawhai, North Auckland, Rhythm and Alps, Cardrona Valley, near Wanaka on South Island, Splore, in Tapapakanga Regional Park, south of Auckland. and from here in Wellington.
Sheppard said that her performance in Womad was an opportunity for people to see what she was doing and for those who did not know her music to come and see what she was talking about.
The South London jazz and blues duo, The Correspondents, the French group The Original Gypsies, the German singer Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar and Sona Jobarteh, the first qualified professional player of kora, a West African, are also part of the second announcement from Womad. string instrument and Janis Claxton Dance performing throughout the festival.
Join MC Tali in the strong New Zealand squad with personalities such as Kora, The Black Seeds, and Nadia Reid, Congress of Animals.
Sheppard said she was very excited to share the bill with the young Northland artist, TEEKS, who appeared in the first announcement.
"I'm a big fan of him," she says.
Since 2003, Womad has been held annually at Brooklands Park in New Plymouth, generating $ 125.9 million over this period.
In October, it was announced that the three-day festival would remain Brooklands Park in New Plymouth for at least 10 years.
* Womad 2019 will take place from March 15th to 17th. Tickets are on sale now.
COMPLETE LINE:
International: Angelique Kidjo (Benin), Ensemble Silkroad (Miscellaneous), Amjad Ali Khan (India), Baloji (Democratic Republic of Congo / Belguim), BCUC – Bantu Consciousness Continua Uhuru (South Africa), Dona Onete (Brazil), Mabon de Jamie Smith (Mabon), White Lady (Cuba), Las Cafeteras (Mexico), Maalem Hamid El Kasri (Morocco), Maarja Nuut (Estonia), My Baby (Netherlands), Rebetien (Greece), Sharon Shannon Band (Ireland) and Taiwu Childrens Ancient Ballads Troupe (Taiwan), Correspondents (United Kingdom), Original Gypsies (France), Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestra, Sona Jobarteh (Gambia / United Kingdom) and Janis Claxton Dance (Australia / Scotland).
Aotearoa: Teeks, Charlotte Johansen, Finn Andrews (Aotearoa / UK), KORA, Nadia Reid, Niko Ne Zna, Ria Hall, The Black Seeds, The Congress of Animals, MC Tali.
World of words: Dominic Tourettes Hoey, Elizabeth Smither, Marama Mullen, Marcus Thomas and Neil Silverwood, Michael Donaldson, Michele A Court, Nick Bollinger, Penny Ashton, Adam Pip and Sonya Renee Taylor.
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