Introduction to Womad

Friday 24th to Sunday 26th July Set in Charlton Park’s picturesque Arboretum, the BBC Radio 3 Stage presented a diverse selection of artists celebrating music from around the globe.

LISTEN AGAIN

WOMAD LIVE 2009

Friday 24 - 23.15 Buena Vista Social Club's Eliades Ochoa and Saharawi singing star Mariam Hassan, Channi Singh and Dennis Bovell Dub Band

Saturday 25 - 22.30 Malian diva Oumou Sangare, Algerian star Kamel El Harrachi and Jim Moray

Sunday 26 - 13.00 Chinese singer and two-string lute player Mamer, and the Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan

Sunday 26 - 22.30 Youssou N'Dour, The Black Arm Band, and Deaf Shepherd

LATE JUNCTION

Tuesday 28 to Thursday 30th July, 11.15pm–1.00am
WOMAD highlights presented by Fiona Talkington

WORLD ON 3

Friday 31st July, 11.15pm-1.00am
More highlights presented by Lopa Kothari

WORLD ROUTES

Saturday 1st August, 3.00-4.00pm
A final helping of highlights with Lucy Duran

Our on-site reporters have uploaded photographs, video and audio interviews to our Youtube Channel, Flickr and Twitter throughout the weekend.

Each day of the festival BBC Radio 3 presented live performances at 11pm starting on Friday with a special live edition of Radio 3’s World on 3 see the schedule for details of the concerts at the Radio 3 stage and the radio broadcast, live and recorded.

Radio 3’s weekend of broadcasts also had live relays and recorded highlights of the main stage artists, where the line-up included three greats from Africa - Youssou N’Dour, Oumou Sangare and Rokia Traore – as well as Buena Vista’s Eliades Ochoa from Cuba, and London’s own Portico Quartet.

The weekend’s broadcasts were presented by Radio 3’s World Music presenters Andrew McGregor, Lopa Kothari, Charlie Gillett and Lucy Duran. Fiona Talkington presents more highlights in Late Junction over the following week, and World on 3 and World Routes also include recordings from WOMAD.

Related links:
Womad 2009 Schedule
World on 3
World Routes
Late Juntion
Womad 2008