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WOMAD: Musical melting pot
It's the flags you see first. WOMAD, held annually at Taranaki's beautiful Brooklands Park, is littered with them.
Womad: Amadou and Mariam at the top of the world
Womad stars Amadou and Mariam talk to Scott Kara about how their musical partnership grew into a successful international career
Global warming
World music worked hard for its place in the sun, says pioneer Simon Emerson. By Paula Yeoman.
The world gets bigger, as Womad line-up grows
Acts from Colombia, Hawaii, Germany, Cambodia and New Zealand have been added to the Womad festival line-up.
Womad turns Taranaki into a planet of sound
A blind couple from Mali will be the stars of what is one of the strongest Womad line-ups in years when the three-day world music festival returns in March.
BBC to launch world music archive
The BBC is to launch a globally-accessible online archive that features indigenous music from some of the world's most dangerous conflict zones.
Musical journey through Ethiopia
The name Nick Page might not be as well-known as Paul Simon, Damon Albarn or Ry Cooder but the British music producer has has a similar intrepid spirit when it comes to discovering music from around the world.
Love affair began in Paris
Francis Falceto still remembers the night in Paris he heard a record by Ethiopian singer Mahmoud Ahmed...
Living beyond the borders
Calexico's 'cactus rock' is inspired by the beautiful yet harsh Mexican-United States borderland. Photo / Supplied