WOMAD has announced the full line up for next year's festival, with Jamaican reggae icon Ziggy Marley among the acts heading to Taranaki.
Held over three days in March, the festival will feature around 100 hours of music, dance and arts performances across eight stages.
Eight-time Grammy Award-winner Marley will join previously announced international acts Blind Boys of Alabama and the double act of Welsh harpist Catrin Finch & Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita.
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Other acts announced today include Finnish 'vocal folk hop' group Tuuletar, Scottish folk music ensemble RURA, Brazilian black soul/samba/funk group Liniker e os Caramelows and virtuosic South Korean percussionist Kim So Ra.