Seun Kuti (Open Air Stage, Fri 9.30pm)
The youngest son of Nigerian legend Fela Kuti, and the leader of his dad's former band Egypt 80, Seun first copied and then updated his father's classic Afrobeat style. Expect tight brass work, angry speeches - and the biggest cheers for Fela's old classics.

Huun Huur Tu (The Siam, Fri 2pm & Sat 11pm)
Throat singing is one of the most exhilarating noises on earth, and this band are among the finest exponents. They are from Tuva, and their atmospheric and exhilarating songs are matched against percussion and the ancient igli fiddle and doshpuluur lute.

Malawi Mouse Boys (Charlie Gillett Stage, Sat 12.15pm)
They started out selling mouse kebabs on the roadside, and in their spare time they wrote songs, many with gospel influences, which they accompanied on homemade instruments. Last year they released a charming, low-key album; let's hope they are as successful playing to a festival crowd.

Malouma (The Siam, Sat 6pm)
From Mauritania, on the western edge of the Sahara, Malouma is both a campaigner for women's rights and one of the finest female exponents of desert blues. She's a griot, from a family of traditional singers, but her songs match north African styles against echoes of R&B and even gospel.

David Wax Museum (Charlie Gillett Stage, Sat 6pm)
Infectious, good-time music from the American duo of David Wax and Suz Slezak, with their highly original blend of Mexican themes and Americana. South-of- the-border brass and accordion is matched against Appalachian fiddle and autoharp and strong vocal harmonies.

Rokia Traoré (Open Air Stage, Sat 7pm)
When she first performed at Womad she was known for her acoustic songs, but the latest album from Africa's most versatile female singer is an exercise in Malian rock, mixing guitars, percussion and n'goni. Beautiful Africa promises to sound even more powerful performed live.

Christine Salem (Charlie Gillett Stage, Sun 4pm)
From the French island of La Réunion, in the Indian Ocean, Salem provides a reminder of the island's Creole culture and its links back to slavery days. A powerful soulful singer, she's an exponent of maloya, the once-banned music still used in ancestor-worshipping trance ceremonies.

Fanfare Ciocarlia (The Siam, Sun 6.15pm)
Great party music, from surely the most exuberant of all the great gypsy brass bands in the Balkans. The band started out in a little village in North-East Romania, and they mix wedding songs with a dash of anything from Duke Ellington to Steppenwolf.

Mokoomba (Open Air Stage, Sun 7.15pm)
Led by a powerful and emotional singer Mathias Muzaza, this slick and engaging six-piece from Victoria Falls mix local styles with Congolese, South African and Western influences. The most exciting young Zimbabwean guitar band since the Bhundu Boys back in the 80s.

Gilberto Gil (Open Air Stage, Sun 9.30pm)
A Brazilian icon and still a versatile, dynamic stage performer, in his extraordinary career, Gil has been exiled by a military government, served as Minister of Culture, and explored styles ranging from Tropicalia to samba, reggae, electronic and forro. Not to be missed.

Full lineup details here on the Womad site

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