Date
Thursday 23 April 2009 — Saturday 25 April 2009
Location
Abu Dhabi Corniche
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
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Description
Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) and WOMAD (World Of Music Arts & Dance) are proud to announce that the WOMAD Abu Dhabi three-day open-air festival is to be held on the evenings of Thursday 23rd, Friday 24th and Saturday 25th April on the Abu Dhabi Corniche, with an additional, special one-off concert on Friday 24th April at Al Jahili Fort in Al Ain.
WOMAD will bring a whole new cultural experience to the people of Abu Dhabi and will attract an audience from across the Middle East region and beyond, as well as offering the world an insight into the proud traditions and culture of the UAE.
“The Corniche, with its backdrop of traditional architecture juxtaposed with modern cosmopolitan towers, provides the perfect stage for ADACH and WOMAD to promote their shared vision of bringing diverse cultures and peoples closer together through the music, arts and dance of many different countries and cultures around the world.
“By hosting this three-day open-air festival, the first of its kind in the Gulf region, Abu Dhabi will bring a whole new cultural experience to the people of the UAE and will attract an audience from across the Gulf region and beyond, as well as offering the world an insight into the proud traditions and culture of the UAE.” H.E Mohammed Khalaf Al Mazrouie, Director General ADACH.
"ADACH have a very powerful vision for the role of culture in Abu Dhabi and it is a privilege for WOMAD to be able to play a part in delivering that vision of bringing cultures together as we have done successfully all over the world “ Chris Smith (Director, WOMAD).
An exceptional line-up of artists performing at the festival has been selected from around the world and within the Middle East region to provide a truly international experience.
The artists already confirmed for the WOMAD Abu Dhabi festival include: Abdulla Chhadeh & Syriana (Syria/UK), Dulsori (Korea), Dhafer Youssef (Tunisia), Etran Finatawa (Niger), Paprika Balkanicus (Romania/Serbia/Slovenia), Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali (Pakistan), Souad Massi (Algeria/France), Trilok Gurtu (India), Youssou N'Dour (Senegal), Khaled (Algeria), Djivan Gasparyan (Armenia), The Dhol Foundation (India),The Kamkars (Iran), Sa Ding Ding (China), Los de Abajo (Mexico), Marcio Local (Brazil), Mohammed Munir (Egypt) and Kamal Musallam Group with Sohoor Al Mayabeel (Kuwait/UAE).
The Schedule is as following:
Thursday 23rd April 2009:
Dulsori (South Stage), Jivan Gasparyan (South Stage), Khaled (North Stage), Márcio Local (North Stage), Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali (South Stage), Souad Massi (North Stage)
Friday 24th April 2009:
Abdullah Chhadeh & Syriana (North Stage), Etran Finatawa (North Stage), Sa DingDing (South Stage),
The Dhol Foundation (South Stage), The Kamkars (South Stage), Youssou N’Dour (North Stage)
Saturday 25th April 2009:
Los De Abajo (North Stage), Mohamed Munir (North Stage), Paprika Balkanicus (North Stage), Trilok Gurtu (South Stage)
More artists will be announced over the coming weeks.Please note that this line-up is subject to change. Timings will be announced shortly.
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