Grammy award winning reggae and dub legend Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry will appear on Thursday night as part of veteran producer Adrian Sherwood’s On-U-Sound Showcase.

we are looking forward to Malians Bassekou Kouyate (the undisputed star of last year’s WOMAD), Toumani Diabate, near neighbours Orchestra Baobab and punkster Rachid Taha.

THE LINE-UP SO FAR
Abbas Dodoo (Ghana) — Adrian Sherwood & Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & Little Axe (UK) — Agricantus (Sicily) — Andrew Cronshaw And… (UK/Armenia/Serbia) — Asere (Cuba) — Altai Kai (Mongolia) — Asif Ali Khan (Pakistan) — Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba (Mali) — Bedouin Jerry Can Band (Egypt)- Bella Hardy (UK) — Bill Cobham (USA) — Cara Dillon (Ireland (Irish Republic)) — Chic (USA)- David D’Or (Israel) — Dengue Fever (USA / Cambodia) — Devon Sproule (USA) — Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan (India)- Dixey Ruscelli (UK/Spain) — DJ Andy, DJ Marky & MC Stamina (Brazil) — DJ TC (UK) — Eddy Grant and his Frontline Orchestra (Guyana)- Ernest Ranglin (Jamaica) — Finley Quaye (UK) — Gocoo + GoRo (Japan) — Greg Sheehan (Australia) — Hamid Baroudi (Algeria) — Hossam Ramzy and his Egyptian Orchestra (Egypt) — Irish Ceilidh featuring Sharron Shannon Big Band, Damien Dempsey and Shane McGowan (Ireland) — Iya Sako & Nansady Keita (Guinea) — Johnny Kalsi (India) — Jose Ferrera (Cuba) — Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara (UK / Gambia) — Kasai All Stars (Congo) — Kenge Kenge Orutu Systems (Kenya) — Kora (New Zealand) — Landing Mane (Senegal) — Little Axe (USA) — Little Feat (USA) — Lo Cor de La Plana (Corsica) — Malam Mamane Barka (Niger Republic)- Mamani Keita and Nicolas Repac (Mali / France) — Marino Pool (Dominican Republic) — Mark Alcock (UK) — Mavis Staples (USA) — MC Stamina (UK) — Mista Savona (Australia) — Modou Diouf (Senegal) — Mog (Ireland) — Monajat Yulchieva (Uzbekistan) – Mono Bloco (Brazil) — Mor Karbasi (Israel) — Orchestra Baobab (Senegal)- Rachid Taha (Algeria) — Roni Size & Reprazent (UK) — Rumberos de Cuba (Cuba) — Sa Ding Ding (China (Peoples Republic)) — Sarah Savoy & The Francadians (USA / France) — Serena Ramzy (Egypt) — Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkester (Germany)- Sheikh Taha (Egypt)- Show of Hands (UK)- Simone White (USA)- Son De La Frontera (Spain) — Squeeze (UK)- SudMM (Sicily) Terakaft (Mali)- Tibetan Monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery (Tibet)- Toumani Diabate (Mali)- Trans-Global Underground (UK) — Venuri Perera (Sri Lanka) — Yescica Livesey (Cuba) – Zuzana Novak (UK/Czech Republic).

Weekend Ticket:
£125 (1st March onwards, includes camping from Fri — Mon)
£100 (ES40 claimants, students, over 60s & 14-17 year olds)
Day Ticket: £50 (Sunday ONLY)

Link: www.womad.org