The 15th WOMAD Festival 2009 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

official lineup and festival overview has finally been released

The 15th celebration of the WOMAD Festival 2009 in Las Palmas Santa Catalin Park is more promising than ever in his history. A total of 66 hours of music and dance performances and workshops expects this years visitors. Artists and bands from the whole world will celebrate together with thousands of local and internationals guests this very famous festival of worldmusic. The unique festival location is situated right between the Las Palmas Port and the famous Canteras Beach, at the huge Santa catalina park range.

66 hours of WOMAD Festival in Las Palmas beginning at 12th november 2009

Cuban senior artist Eliades Ochoa and others will start the Worldmusic-festival

Even in 2009 the festival location is perfectly situated at "Parque Santa Catalina"-place, very near to the Las Palmas port at the east and thefamous Canteras beach on the west of Las Palmas Santa catalina quarter. The sceneries (escenarios) are located at the main place, in the former "Miller" storage building and in front of the Elder Museum. Also the Santa Catalina Bus Terminal with direct connections to the airport backs onto the festival area and permits easy access.

WOMAD 2009 Highlights

Eliades Ochoa (Cuba) Depedro (Spain) • Chiwoniso (Zimbabwe) • Imelda May (United Kingdom) • Roy Ayers (United States) • Siyaya (Zimbabwe) • Snowboy (United Kingdom) • Zenet (Spain) · Forro in the Dark (Brazil/United States) • Manel (Spain) · Najma Akhtar & Gary Lucas (United Kingdom) & (United States) Spiro (United Kingdom) • Trio de Melingo (Argentina) • Márcio Local (Brazil) • Cultural Connections – Music on the Move (United Kingdom) & (United States) · Roots of Rhythm (Guinea/Mali/Senegal) • Melingo (Argentina) • 21st Century Malian Blues (Mali) • Family Procession (Guinea/Mali/Senegal) & (Zimbabwe) • The Black Swan Effect (United Kingdom) • Brazilian Brew (Brazil) • Diak Haso (Guinea/Mali/Senegal) • Oumou Sangaré (Mali)

Las Palmas Map: WOMAD 2009 location

Download Lineup WOMAD 2009

lineup WOMAD 2009

download the provisional lineup for all festival sceneries at Las Palmas Parque Santa Catalina
pdf, 192.5K, 10/24/09, 330 downloads

WOMAD performances at 12th November and highlights

concerts and workshops at Santa Catalina Park, Las Palmas

On the first festival-day, 12th of november following artists, workshops and performances are announced at the three WOMAD-sceneries:

  • Spiro
  • Manel
  • Vieux Farka Touré
  • Elíades Ochoa
  • Black Swan Effect
  • Sr. Natilla

Workshops for adults and children with international artists (Talleres)

  • Diak Haso
  • Manel
  • Vieux Farka Touré
  • Laura Vane

Cinema at Elder museum – the "Casa África"-cycle

  • movie: "Le Franc"
  • movie: "La petite vendeuse de soleil".

more detailed infos following soon …

Detailed infos about all WOMAD-Artists

The best inforamtion about all Artists & bands is provided directly by the official WOMAD-webpage www.womad.org. Local info in spanish, provided from the Las Palmas city council you can find on the new Las Palmas Festival Page "WomadLasPalmas". Directly at the location Santa Catalina Park you will always find detailed programs and infos, where the perfomances and workshops will take place. If you need urgent rooms to rent or accomodation near the festival, just write a mail to our Las Palmas reservation-service: reservation@las-palmas-24.com or visit our Las palmas Hotel Reservation Form.