PLEASE NOTE THAT TICKETS THROUGH THIS PAGE ARE FOR ENTRY TO ALBERT HALL ONLY, ON THE 26TH OF OCTOBER. FOR FULL WOMEX 24 WRISTBAND PASSES HEAD HERE.
Discover sounds from across the globe at this year’s Worldwide Music Expo (WOMEX)!
Albert Hall at WOMEX 24 Festival plays host to the Horizons Stage.
With 9 acts over 3 nights, the Horizons Stage celebrates the diverse music from England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland (Alba), and Cymru (Wales) helping talented artists gain international recognition.
Expect Welsh folk, West African Mandé music, avant-garde, Irish rap, hip hop, funk, classical, pop fusion and more.
The Horizons Stage is supported by Arts Council England, Culture Ireland, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Creative Scotland, Wales Arts International, Arts Council of Wales, British Council, British Underground and Manchester Music City.
The full schedule including stage times is available on womex-festival.com. Please note this is subject to change, and final stage times will be released closer to the event.
Saturday Lineup
Córas Trio (Northern Ireland)
Córas Trio reinvent the spontaneous. With traditional melodies weaving through compelling textures, their sound blends fiddle, guitar, and percussion with transcendental electronics, creating a dynamic interplay between free improvisation and seisiún-style playfulness.
Gwenifer Raymond (England)
Gwenifer Raymond is a Welsh-born, England-based guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer inspired by American primitive, pre-war blues, and Welsh folk music. She was inspired by underground bands like the Pixies and Nirvana, while her deft fingerpicking style was shaped by Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, Roscoe Holcomb, and John Fahey. Expect the unexpected from Gwenifer Raymond.
N’famady Kouyaté (Cymru/Wales)
N’famady Kouyaté is a young energetic master musician from Guinea, who relocated to Wales in 2019. A talented multi-instrumentalist, N’famady’s primary instrument is the balafon – the traditional instrument sacred to West African culture and his family heritage of the griot/djeli. N’famady’s arrangements are a fusion of Mandingue African with western jazz, pop, indie, and funk influences.
Full Festival Passes
3-Night and 1-Night Passes are also available giving you access to all other venues and showcases. Visit womex-festival.com to find out more.
Further Information
WOMEX is produced by Piranha Arts. Manchester Music City is the local host partner for WOMEX 24. WOMEX 24 is supported by Manchester City Council, Arts Council England, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), Manchester Airport Group.
The Horizons partnership is produced and coordinated by British Underground on behalf of Arts Council England, Culture Ireland, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Creative Scotland, Wales Arts International, Arts Council of Wales and British Council.
