Hopes for record crowd at WOMAD
WOMAD organisers are optimistic this weekend's hot weather in Adelaide will not stop the event from attracting a record crowd.
View ArticleColonial battle inspires musical fusion
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Australia's leading didgeridoo player, have teamed up to create a new orchestral work, about his tribe's battle against European settlers in colonial Queensland.
View ArticleOrganisers defend Womad sister event
The organisers of a new world music festival at a site in the Adelaide Hills believe their neighbours will eventually warm to the plan.
View ArticleMorocco taps sub-Saharan roots with Gnawa music revival
Morocco's Gnawa are enjoying new fame as their hypnotic rhythms hook listeners across the world.
View ArticleWomadelaide line-up 'more diverse than ever'
Artists from more countries than ever will perform at next year's Womadelaide music festival.
View ArticleEurovision stand-off: Georgia pulls out over 'put-in'
Georgia has pulled out of this year's Eurovision song contest, to be held in Moscow in May, after entering a song containing a veiled dig at Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
View ArticleMichael Jackson hugs former South African President Nelson Mandela
Pop star Michael Jackson, right, hugs former South African President Nelson Mandela during a visit to Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa on July 19, 1996.
View ArticleMoves to promote international conference
There are further moves to promote a big cultural event on the New South Wales far south coast next year.
View ArticleTortured singer buried a second time
The remains of a popular Chilean singer will be reburied in Santiago, 36 years after he was killed.
View ArticleRecord crowds flock to folk festival
Canberra's National Folk Festival recorded record crowd numbers on Saturday, with organisers planning to expand the event.
View ArticlePeek at Womadelaide 2011 line-up
Womadelaide organisers have given a sneak preview of the line-up for 2011.
View ArticleEarly ARIAs for Djan Djan, Parkway Drive
Three ARIA Awards have been handed out in the lead-up to the main ceremony at the weekend.
View ArticleMore acts confirmed for Womadelaide
More international performers have been confirmed for next year's Womadelaide music festival.
View ArticleLennon remembered
Fans have paid tribute to former Beatle and social activist John Lennon on the 30th anniversary of his death.
View ArticleNew board installed to avert sell-off of The Armidale Club
A new board has been appointed to avert the planned sale of The Armidale Club.
View ArticleSting discusses his reinvention
Musician Sting speaks to the ABC's Kesha West about reinventing himself as he performs alongside the world's leading orchestras.
View ArticleSudanese slave music revived
Dozens of Australian schoolchildren have taken part in an old Sudanese-Egyptian custom that was almost lost to history. Traditional rango music started nearly 200 years ago and was thought to have...
View ArticleInternational feast of colour and sound
DakhaBrakha from Ukraine performs at the 2011 Womadelaide music and dance festival in the Adelaide parklands, March 11 2011.
View ArticleOne Plus One - Friday 01 April
This episode of One Plus One features Canadian singer KD Lang and Australian-born guitarist John Williams.
View ArticleBrooks quits over phone-hacking scandal
News International chief Rebekah Brooks resigns amid a worsening phone-hacking scandal engulfing the British media group.
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