Every year WOMAD Taranaki serves up a veritable feast of incredible talent from across the world. It always blows us away when artists who come from such far-flung places as South Sudan, Tibet or even Iceland stump up and travelContinue Reading
BIANCA BAILEY of WIRI DONNA: Being Alone Together An interview by Tim Gruar. Eyegum Music Collective is back with GREAT SOUNDS GREAT 2023, a one-day multi-venue festival on Saturday 18 November 2023 in Pōneke’s Cuba Street precinct. Spanning across sevenContinue Reading
In the crook of Māui’s hook something special is cultivating. Stretching from the Tuki Tuki River to Kidnappers’ dramatic cliff faces, the Cape Coast is one of New Zealand’s best kept secrets. Home to a thriving community of artists andContinue Reading
Papaioea Festival of the Arts, the Manawatū region’s celebration of performance, music, writing, ideas and art, is Aotearoa’s newest arts festival. Taking place in Papaioea/Palmerston North and surrounding areas from Wednesday 17 – Saturday 20 2021, the Festival features aContinue Reading
Raglan’s renowned Soundsplash Festival will celebrate its 20th birthday in style in January 2021, when it returns with a legendary line-up. The all-ages eco-focused extravaganza will be held at Wainui Reserve in Raglan on January 22nd, 23rd, and 24th, 2021.Continue Reading
Following announcements by the Government that greenlight Summer Festivals, Nikau Rhythm are thrilled to reveal that Joe’s Farm will once again be hosting events over the summer of 20/21, to celebrate being on the other side of mass gathering restrictions.Continue Reading
The South Island’s biggest New Year’s festival’s 10th-anniversary line up has been announced! Three days – Four unique stages – 100% Aotearoa line up! 2020 sees Rhythm & Alps celebrate ten years as the premier summer festival of the SouthContinue Reading
In what promises to be an absolutely spectacular occasion for anyone who grew up or was a fan of goth, post-punk, new wave and alternative pop in the 80’s, a new one-day festival called Cruel World was announced today toContinue Reading
WOMAD New Zealand is very excited to add seven new performers to a lineup already brimming with top tier talent! The first all-women Mariachi group Flor de Toloache will be joined by Maghrebi/European outfit Ifriqiyya Electrique who infuse industrial post-punkContinue Reading