What'sHotin Abu DhabiWOMAD <strong>2010</strong>22-24 Apr, Corniche BeachWOMAD is back! 37 music acts from around the world willperform on Abu Dhabi shores and regale a multi-culturalaudience with global tunes. Here is a brief history of someof the artists performing in the festival, alongside a series ofworkshops and other activities to be held along the Corniche:Amparo Sánchez (Spain)Spanish singer Amparo Sánchez has touched many audienceswith her ability to mix different cultures and types of traditionalfolklore songs with Dub, Reggae, Ska, Rumba, Bolero, Jazz,Cumbia and other musical styles. Amparo has collaboratedwith a number of different types of artist, including Frenchsinger and musician, Manu Chao.Debashish Bhattacharya (India)One of the world’s most talented and remarkable slideguitarists, Debashish Bhattacharya, continues a thousandyear old tradition of music, taking his audience on a dazzlingmusical journey laced with multi-dimensional intrigue,hypnotic patterns and stunning rhythms.Tinariwen (Mali)Tinariwen is a band of Touareg musicians from the SaharaDesert region of northern Mali in Africa. Formed in 1979, theyrose to prominence as the icons of a whole generation of youngTouareg living in exile in Algeria and Libya. They have becomeone of the most successful African groups in the world, singingabout the suffering and exile of their people and about thebeauty of their desert home.Babylon Circus (France)An on-stage carnival procession, the surrealistic FrenchSka/Reggae punksters, Babylon Circus, carry a message ofoptimism in the style of musical warriors. These sonic rebelsuse the power of the microphone to provide an alternativeview of reality. Their music is also a call to put your ‘wallflower’days behind and join in the sonic madness led by the band’senergetic stage antics.The Drummers of Burundi (Burundi)The Drummers of Burundi first took the UK by storm atthe legendary inaugural WOMAD Festival in 1982. Theirperformances are as much a spectacle of dance as music. Withtremendous energy, dancing with as much skill, expressiveness,and thunderous excitement as they drum, the drummers leap,twist and spin around a crescent of great log drums, made fromhollowed-out tree trunks covered with dried animal skins.Faiz Ali Faiz (Pakistan)Faiz Ali Faiz is one of the torchbearers of a tradition that goesback over 700 years, the tradition of Qawwali, the devotionalmusic of the Sufis of Pakistan and India. Faiz Ali Faiz’s ecstaticallysoaring vocal style and daring fusions transcend cultural,language and religious barriers and bring the devotional butvibrant vocal music of the Sufi mystics of the Islamic religion tothe world. Drawing on a rich vein of poetic imagery, Faiz Ali Faizadds a twist to his music with an inspired fusion of Qawwali’straditional notes and scales and the harmonies of Flamencomusic, creating a rich, inspirational blend, enhanced by thecontrast between the two musical styles.Titi Robin (France)Thierry “Titi” Robin, is a self-taught musician who has created amusical world for himself by instinctively assimilating elementsin response to his need to express himself. His distinctive,culture-crossing sound blends elements of Oriental andAndalucian music, mixing melodic improvisations and lightheartedrhythmical duels. He brilliantly combines Flamencoguitar with Arabic oud and the dance music of Rajasthan’ssnake charmers to create a unique sound, drawing a personalmusical vision from a mosaic of artists from Northern India toAndalusia, via the Balkans.Hanggai (China)Hanggai, a group of young musicians from Beijing and theChinese province of Inner Mongolia have attracted quitea following in recent years with their interpretations oftraditional songs from the grasslands.Rango (Sudan/Egypt)Rango is fascinating collective of musicians and dancers whotake their name from an historic and extremely rare type of“marimba” the “rango”. Based in Cairo, they perform tranceinducingSudanese acoustic dance music, originating fromtraditional ceremonies played on vintage lyres retro-fitted withelectric pick-ups and accompanied by drummers and ritualpercussionists wearing ‘mangor’ belts fashioned from goathorns.For more reviews of performing artists, flip overto The Beat with DJ Aich.Womad Event Schedule 22 nd AprilWomad Event Schedule 23 rd AprilWomad Event Schedule 24 th AprilFree EntryNo Tickets Requiredwomadabudhabi.ae18.00Thursday 22 nd April <strong>2010</strong>Abu Dhabi CornicheTimeNorth Stage South Stage Trispan Tent18.0019.0020.0021.0022.0023.0000.00Free Entry01.00No Tickets Required19.0020.0021.0022.0023.0000.0001.00womadabudhabi.ae 18.00DRUMMERS OF BURUNDIOpening Procession (19.15 – 19.35)CHILDREN PERFORMANCE(19.40 – 20.10)LE TRIO JOUBRANPalestine(21.05 – 21.45)BABYLON CIRCUSFrance(22.40 – 23.30)HAKIMEgypt(00.30 – 01.30)HANGGAIChina(20.20 – 21.00)FAIZ ALI FAIZ & TITI ROBINPakistan France(21.50 – 22.35)FEMI KUTINigeria(23.35 – 00.25)BABYLON CIRCUS(Taste The World)France(19.10 – 20.10)AMARITA VARGAS (Workshop)Spain(21.05 – 21.45)RANGO(Taste The World)Sudan / Egypt(22.40 – 23.40)Friday 23 rd April <strong>2010</strong>TRANSGLOBAL UNDERGROUND(Workshop)UK(00.30 – 01.30)Abu Dhabi CornicheTimeNorth Stage South Stage Trispan TentFree EntryNo Tickets Required19.0020.0021.0022.0023.0000.0001.00ABRIUAE(20.20 – 21.10)TRANSGLOBAL UNDERGROUNDUK(22.10 – 23.00)RACHID TAHAAlgeria / France(00.10 – 01.10)RANGOSudan / Egypt(19.15 – 20.10)CHEMIRANI’SIran / France(21.15 – 22.05)THE ZAWOSE FAMILY(Taste The World)Tanzania(19.10 – 20.10)DEBASHISH BATTACHARYA (Workshop)India(20.30 – 21.15)TITI ROBIN(Taste The World)France(22.00 – 23.00)SIERRA MAESTRACuba(23.05 – 00.05)ABRI (Workshop)UAE(00.00 – 00.45)Saturday 24 th April <strong>2010</strong>Abu Dhabi CornicheTimeNorth Stage South Stage Trispan TentAMPARO SÁNCHEZSpain(19.10 – 20.00)TINARIWEN COLLABORAITON MaliWITH MEHDI & TV ON THE RADIOAlgeria USA(21.10 – 22.00)DAMIAN 'JR GONG' MARLEYJamaica(23.10 – 00.10)DRUMMERS OF BURUNDIClosing Procession (00.15 – 00.30)DEBASHISH BATTACHARYAIndia(18.30 – 19.05)MAYRA ANDRADECape Verde(20.20 – 21.05)HABIB KOITÉMali(22.05 – 23.05)CHEMIRANI'S(Taste The World)Iran / France(19.10 – 20.10)AMARITA VARGAS(Workshop)Spain(21.10 – 22.00)HANGGAI(Workshop)China(23.10 – 00.00)Children’sWorkshopsTAKING SHAPE & DOT TO DOTUKUK(18.00 – 19.30)THE MORA BROTHERS Cuba& SHONA WATT UK(19.15 – 20.15)TAKING SHAPE & DOT TO DOTUKUK(20.30 – 22.00)Children’sWorkshopsTAKING SHAPE & DOT TO DOTUKUK(18.00 – 19.30)THE MORA BROTHERSCuba& SHONA WATTUK(19.15 – 20.15)TAKING SHAPE & DOT TO DOTUKUK(20.30 – 22.00)Children’sWorkshopsPROCESSION ALL(18.00 – 18.30)TAKING SHAPE UK & DOT TO DOT UK& MALARKY UK (18.45 – 19.30)THE MORA BROTHERS Cuba& SHONA WATT & DOT TO DOTUKUK(19.15 – 20.15)TAKING SHAPE & MALARKYUKUK(20.30 – 22.00)AdditionalActivitiesDUBAI DRUMS (Family Drum Circle)UAE(20.30 – 21.00)THE BROWN MONKEYS(Graffiti Wall)UAE(Throughout Festival)WASEL SAFRAN(Live Art on Site)UAE(Throughout Festival)AdditionalActivitiesFollow us on:DUBAI DRUMS (Family Drum Circle)UAE(19.00 – 19.45)DUBAI DRUMS (Family Drum Circle)UAE(20.30 – 21.15)THE BROWN MONKEYS(Graffiti Wall)UAE(Throughout Festival)WASEL SAFRAN(Live Art on Site)UAE(Throughout Festival)AdditionalActivitiesDUBAI DRUMS Follow PROCESSION us on: UAE &ZAWOSE FAMILY PROCESSION Tanzania(18.00 – 18.30)DUBAI DRUMS (Family Drum Circle)UAE(20.30 – 21.15)THE BROWN MONKEYS(Graffiti Wall)UAE(Throughout Festival)WASEL SAFRAN(Live Art on Site)UAE(Throughout Festival)6Tempo April <strong>2010</strong>