In Redmond, Washington’s Marymoor Park, not far from Seattle, the WOMAD festival had a home for a few years.
Each day I would arrive early and hear a CD being played from the main stage. Friday and Saturday it was The Neville Brothers, today I thought they had put in a Peter Gabriel CD until I got to the main stage. When I reached the main stage I found that Peter Gabriel and his…
Saturday morning started with a latte from a stand close to our tent (camping in Seattle, gotta love it) and a bowl of cereal. The day was overcast with a little light rain but the weather did not get in the way of having a great time. On the Windmill Stage Barbara Luna (not the…
Friday started out a little overcast but cleared up by lunch (from the Horn of Africa). Youssou N’Dour was at the top of my list for the day. Baka Beyond mixed African drumming, guitar riffs and Celtic melodies with the music of the Baka pygmies while the WOMAD sisters danced in front of the stage….
We took a stroll around Marymoor Park when we first arrived to get a sense of how everything was organized. Just inside the main gate, a sizable field was dominated by the Mainstage, and around the field were food and various vendor booths. Shikisha, a trio of Zulu women, sang, danced, and played drums on…