There are so many festivals happening down here in New Zealand and Australia in 2005. So spread the word and check them out. Start saving from now before the tickets sell out!

Womadelaide Music Festival
The annual Womadelaide Music Festival (World of Music and Dance) will be held in it's regular spot, deep in the Botanic Gardens in the heart of Adelaide.(I really want to go again after last time woy!) There will be top performers from every continent of the highest calibre and I will say that it is an awesome 3 day experience, with absolutely heaps of attractions on various stages.

For more info checkout the website:
http://www.womadelaide.com.au/home/index.html



Alpha Blondy & The Solar System
Also star attraction Alpha Blondie will be touring:

ADELAIDE: 4-6 March 2005

Direct from Cote d'Ivoire with his 16piece band, and on his first ever trip to Australia, the African Rasta, Alpha Blondy! Appearing at the WOMADelaide festival in the gorgeous Botanic Park 4-6 March 2006, with around 30 other international and Australian groups

Weekend/day+night/night passes on sale from VenueTix tel 1300 30 40 72 or http://www.womadelaide.com.au

SYDNEY: 8 March 2005

Tickets $58.40 + transaction fee available from 13 Dec from
Ticketek: tel 02 9266 4800 or www.ticketek.com

MELBOURNE: 9 March 2005

Tickets from $60 + fees available approx mid Dec from
Ticketmaster7: tel 1300 136 166 or www.ticketmaster7.com

Presented by Afrobeats in association with WOMADelaide.


Meanwhile...

Over in NEW ZEALAND The Motherland Collective will be holding another absolutely boombastic, SOUNDSPLASH Reggae Festival in the Wainui Reserve, Raglan, NZ on:

5th February 2005.

Featuring a whole heap of New Zealand talent, including sound systems and plenty of top bands and groups, plus special guests. There will also be a surfing competition down on the beach, so that's a double attraction to go there for that weekend! Infact I can tell you from the last time I went there to Sound Splash 2003 that it was truly inspirational to see so many families and friends that turned up from every part of NZ, from both North and South Islands.

The scenery at the venue is pretty spectacular and it over looks the sea at the top of the hill above the life saving club.

For more info contact The Motherland website:

http://www.motherland.co.nz/


For photos of Sunsplash 2003 have a look at :

http://www.jahtrinity.com/events/world/nz/nz.html

There are many more photos and stories of NZ Scenery 2003 to be featured on the 'Travel' section when I've managed to put them up soon!

I want to go to New Zealand again especially now that the airfares have become fairly cheap, due to the intensive price war between the airlines, "yeah take it down low take it down take it down lowww." I better book my flight from now. Freedom Air is a very good budget airline based in NZ with bright yellow planes and very friendly staff. Me and Jessie Proverbs flewin the front seats on the way back,courtesy of the head steward respek to dat!!

http://www.freedomair.com/index.jsp

The Enchanted Forest (E7) alldayer was wild last weekend!
I needed all of Sunday to recover, Story soon come and photos.

For more events in OZ and NZ checkout:

http://www.rastainoz.com/

It's going to be a loooong hot summer with too much choices down here I think we are spoilt for choice! That's just dayamn good me naa bodda complain!

One love
Milton

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