Highlights included Austrian electro-swing act Parov Stelar; Mali singer Inna Modja; The Phillip Glass Ensemble’s performance of the live score for Koyaanisqatsi; immersive fire installation Cie Carabosse; New Orleans jazz-funk outfit The Hot 8 Brass Band; high-energy Malian big band Bamba Wassoulou Groove, and British ska band The Specials, who performed the closing show last night.
“It has been a tremendous celebration for our 25th anniversary – a fantastic program which was embraced by a wonderfully receptive and appreciative WOMADelaide audience,” said director Ian Scobie.
The 2016 WOMADelaide broke previous crowd records, with around 95,000 people attending over four days in near-perfect weather.
Fire installation Cie Carabosse – Exodus of the Forgotten Peoples. Photo: Tony Lewis
Chilean singer Ana Tijoux. Photo: Tony Lewis
Photo: Tony Lewis Photo: Tony Lewis
Colombian "break salsa orchestra" La Mambanegra. Photo: Tony Lewis
Bamba Wassoulou Groove. Photo: Tony Lewis
Brazilian bossa nova artist Bebel Gilberto. Photo: Tony Lewis
Singer Cleo Panther from sassy electro-swing group Parov Stelar. Photo: Tony Lewis
Music fans brave the rain for The Hot 8 Brass Band's Sunday performance. Photo: Tony Lewis
Australian act AB Original. Photo: Tony Lewis
La Mambanegra. Photo: Tony Lewis
Oumou Sangare – the "Songbird from Wassoulou". Photo: Tony Lewis
British band The Specials closed out the festival. Photo: Tony Lewis
Crowds under WOMADelaide's trademark Angus Watt flags. Photo: Tony Lewis