World of Music Arts and Dance (WOMAD) comes to Cape Town from 1 to 6 October 2024
WOMAD “World of Music, Arts & Dance” will be back in Cape Town from 1 to 6 October. It was launched in 1982 by Peter Gabriel and has successfully brought the ethos, sights, global sounds and rhythms to 32 countries around the world to an audience of millions.
In Cape Town, with the support of the City of Cape Town as presenting sponsor, amongst other great events, WOMAD SA is proud to partner with the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation to present two special events at the St Georges Cathedral: Day 1 on Thursday 3 October: Hubert Laws (USA) and UCT Symphony Orchestra and Day 2 on Friday 4 October: The Tutu United 4 Humanity Concert at St George’s Cathedral with among other top artists Ladysmith Black Mambazo, PJ Powers, Zolani Mahola, Arno Carstens and more.
CEO of the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, Janet Jobson, noted that the Foundation is excited by the partnership: “The Desmond Tutu United 4 Humanity concerts is a fitting tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu on what would have been his birthday weekend. The Foundation is committed to extending the Arch’s wisdom, example, courage, and joy to generations to come – and platforms like this help us to reach people with this unique combination of qualities.”
On 1 October there will also be a screening of the film A Tree Has Fallen: Remembering Archbishop Desmond Tutu at Time Out Studio V&A Waterfront.
City of Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, says: “On behalf of the City of Cape Town, I’d like to welcome the WOMAD organisers, along with all the artists who make up the WOMAD 2024 South Africa tour, to the Mother City for what promises to be an unforgettable week of music, stories and film. Thank you to WOMAD SA for bringing an incredible line-up of events to Cape Town – it means the world to us in more ways than one. We are particularly grateful for the lasting impact big events like these have on job creation in the metro. I wish everyone involved in WOMAD Cape Town, as well as all those attending, a wonderful and festive week, and a great stay in the Mother City.”
WOMAD SA is also collaborating with the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees, in staging one special concert on 2 October titled Sonography: Stories in Roots and Blues. Sonography is an exploration in sound and music of storytelling and questioning. In this production artists tell stories prompted by instruments and the memories they invoke: uhadi, blik-`n-snaar, kora, percussion, and Mississippi blues.
Thursday 3 October 19h30, Social & Athletic Club “A Taste of Brazil” with Livia & Fred (Brazil) will be presented.
Saturday 5 October and Sunday 6 October there will be free concerts featuring local and international artists at the Amphitheatre V&A Waterfront from 14h00 to 18h00
Additionally, there will be music workshops held in Masiphumelele and Langa on Saturday 5 October. See details on www.womadsa.co.za
Tickets for the concerts at St Georges Cathedral and the Woordfees production are from Quicket.
For the full WOMAD series of activities go to: www.womadsa.co.za
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WOMAD SA would like to thank:
Sponsors and partners include the Department of Sports, Arts & Culture (DSAC) under the banner of 30 Years of Democracy; City of Cape Town; Austrian Cultural Forum; Instituto Guimarães Rosa; Consulate General of Brazil, Cape Town; Canada Council for the Arts; Canada High Commission; Department of Tourism; Embassy of Spain; European Union; Kingdom of The Netherlands; Performing Arts Fund, Netherlands; WESGRO; Bassline; Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation; Don Mattera Legacy Foundation; French Embassy; Gallo Record Company; Jozi my Jozi, Lift Air; Music Arena; Hallmark Group; Time Out Theatre; Jazzathon; Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees & The V & A. Waterfront, South African Airways.