" CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF WOMADELAIDE 2008, THIS TOP-QUALITY COLLECTION OF MUSIC WILL TAKE YOU FROM BRAZIL TO MALI, THE USA TO AUSTRALIA, ISRAEL TO FRANCE TO RUSSIA, NEW ZEALAND TO CAP VERDE, ROMANIA AND PERU, JAPAN AND INDIA, SPANNING AND SPINNING THE GLOBE AND IT"S WORLD OF MUSIC. " WOMADELAIDE ITSELF IS A WEEKEND OF DISCOVERY, JOY, DIVERSITY AND FUN. THE FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE OVER THREE DAYS - FROM FRIDAY 7TH UNTIL SUNDAY 9TH MARCH 2008 - AND DOZENS OF ARTISTS FROM MORE THAN 25 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES WILL BE APPEARING IN ONE OF THE WORLD"S MOST BEAUTIFUL FESTIVAL SETTINGS AT ADELAIDE"S BOTANIC PARK WHERE OVER 70,000 PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER AUSTRALIA WILL GATHER. " "SOUND OF THE PLANET: WOMADELAIDE 2008" FEATURES A GREAT SELECTION OF SONGS FROM SOME OF THE WORLD"S BEST-KNOWN NON-WESTERN MUSICAL NAMES, ALONGSIDE A SELECTION OF UPCOMING AND ORIGINAL, SOON-TO-BE-TOP TALENTS. " INCLUDES CLUBE DO BALANCO, TOUMANI DIABATE AND SYMMETRIC ORCHESTRA, MAVIS STAPLES, DAVID D"OR, SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS, KORA, TEREM QUARTET, BOB EVANS AND MANY MORE.