WOMDelaide 2022: Our Sweet 16 picks from a supercharged line-up
We pick our hot, “Sweet 16” acts from a supercharged WOMADelaide 2022 line-up, ranging from some hometown heroes to some astonishing and exotic international performers.
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Victorian rapper Briggs and SA’s own Trials continue to light the fuse with intelligent, politically charged lyrics and incendiary beats. Music that makes you dance and forces you to listen.
Victorian rapper Briggs and SA’s own Trials continue to light the fuse with intelligent, politically charged lyrics and incendiary beats. Music that makes you dance and forces you to listen.
2 EDDIE BETTS (KidZone)
Eddie spreads a message of kindness and literacy with stories from his “Eddie’s Lil Homies” book series.
3 L. A. B
If a mix of funk, reggae, blues, rock and a bit of electronica is your go, these New Zealand lads should be right at the top of your must-see list.
LULUC
Zoe Randell and Steve Hassett have been compared to everyone from Simon and Garfunkel to Nico. Stripped back folk-noir that lets the quiet shine through.
5 PARVYN
The Punjabi-Australian singer returns to the WOMAD stage 30 years after performing as a six year old with her dad with a soulful mix of jazz, electronica and pop.
6 GABY MORENO
The Guatemalan singer’s a Latin Grammy winner and YouTube star (she has more than a billion views) due to her blend of blues, folk and soul. Is set to be one of the highlights of
the festival.
7 GRACE BARBÉ
An eclectic mix of tropical rhythms, psychedelic rock, Afrobeat, reggae and pop – and some pretty mean percussion and guitar work – from the Seychelles.
8 KING STINGRAY
Five Yolngu and balanda (non-Indigenous) mates who have been setting the country alight with their infectious rock that blends the ancient with the modern.
9 ELECTRIC FIELDS
A kaleidoscope of power and emotion, ranging from in-your-face epics, to quiet, intimate storytelling. Guests include the Antara singers
and Tjarutja First Nations Dance Collective.
10 L-FRESH THE LION
The rapper with Sikh and Punjabi roots writes songs with strong messages, but are thick with hooks and melodies, punctuated by a powerhouse live show.
11 BAKER BOY
Danzal Baker’s high energy show will feature him proudly rapping in English and the Yolngu Matha language of his Arnhem Land family. Will be an absolute blast.
12 PAUL KELLY
One of our greatest singer- songwriters, who is just as comfortable penning a lyric about some bloke stuck in jail at Christmas with a special gravy recipe as he is Usman Khawaja. Always superb.
13. COURTNEY BARNETT
Courtney Barnett, one of Australia’s most successful musical exports of the past few years, is playing WOMADelaide for the first time. And she can’t wait. Barnett will take to the main stage in the prime Saturday night spot on March 12 – her first show in Adelaide for three years – in the wake of a 25-stop national tour of the US this month, featuring her new record “Things Take Time, Take Time” which landed last year.
14. SPRINGTIME
Gareth Liddiard’s latest project, and the one he’s bringing to WOMADelaide, is a dark, jazzy trio he’s formed with Jim White from The Dirty Three, and Chris Abrahams of The Necks. The trademark vocals and scratchy guitars of The Drones and Tropical F..k Storm frontman are still present, but now they are underpinned by Abraham’s driving piano and White’s unique drumming. It works beautifully.
15. JOSEPH TAWADROS
Now London-based, virtuoso musician Tawadros will return to WOMADelaide to perform its opening concert with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra,as well as a set with his percussionist brother James.
THE CAT EMPIRE
This is the last chance for WOMADelaideans to experience the original line-up with trademark blend of earthy horns, cheeky grooves and full-throated choruses, its wild brew of ska, jazz, funk, indie, rock, hip hop, Latin music and whatever else takes their fancy. The Cat Empire are retiring the original line-up at WOMAD and will move “forward as a reimagined collective featuring different musicians from around the world”. But as frontman Felix Riebl says, WOMADelaide is “about the original line-up. About this extraordinary project that took on a life of its own, so much bigger than any of us could have dreamt or imagined. And it’s about WOMADelaide, the festival that helped us on our way. The festival we love the most.” What a way to go out.
List compiled by Nathan Davies, Patrick McDonald, Jane Cornwell and Jason Kastaras.
Tell us who you are most excited to see at saweekend@adv.newsltd.com.au
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