The
Faces of Womad 2007
- 400 performers from 21 countries provided a mix of music
and dancing that entertained well over 42.000 people on the 6
stages of Pukekura Park including the magical Bowl of Brooklands
Amphitheatre, Womad will now become an annual event due to the
demand of tickets which were sold out well before the event -
New Plymouth, Taranaki has become the spiritual home of
Womad NZ.
Powhiri - Official welcome
for Womad performers held at Owae Marae, Waitara, Taranaki.Manukorihi Pais
set above the town of Waitara and displays a distinguished
carved Maori meeting house, Te Ikaroa-a-Maui, completed in 1936.
The meeting house is a memorial to Maori leader Sir Maui Pomare.
