BBC Radio 3 returns to WOMAD with more live broadcasting than ever before, with live sets and highlights from the main stages as well as the BBC Radio 3 Charlie Gillett Stage.
Saturday 29 July | 10pm - 1am
Lopa Kothari, Andrew McGregor and Kathryn Tickell present tonight’s programme, featuring classic Jamaican ska from Toots & The Maytals on the Open Air stage, Italian tarantella and pizzica from Officina Zoe, and collaborative projects from Lamomali, featuring kora master Toumani Diabate and the Afro Celt Sound System. There are also interviews and exclusive backstage sessions from Syrian kanun player Maya Youssef and Cuban singer Daymé Arocena.
Sunday 30 July 11.30am - 1pm
Following a successful collaboration in 2016, Lopa Kothari is joined by Cerys Matthews for a joint broadcast with BBC Radio 6 Music, live from the BBC Radio 3 Charlie Gillett Stage. The programme includes performances from artists including Lamomali, kora legend Toumani Diabaté, his son Sidiki Diabaté and French multi-instrumentalist Matthieu Chedid.
Sunday 30 July 9.30pm - 1.30am
Tonight from WOMAD, traditional Ghanaian kologo music for the 21st century from King Ayisoba, South Africa's iconic a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Chilean cumbia from Chico Trujillo and the powerful voice and semba rhythms of Angola's Bonga. There are also interviews and a backstage visit to the Radio 3 Session Tent.
Publicity contact: BBC Radio 3 Publicity
