Marta Pereira da Costa, The Good Ones and Katanga Junior live at WOMADelaide

The Music Show is back on Kaurna Land at Adelaide's Botanic Park for WOMADelaide 2024, a festival celebrating music from all over the world.

Marta Pereira da Costa was the first woman to make a career as a Fado guitarist. From Lisbon, Portugal, she gave up a career as a civil engineer to pursue the music full time and keep Portugal’s major musical tradition alive.

The Good Ones formed in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda as a way of processing, healing and finding hope. There is a universality to their sound—fingerpicked acoustic guitar, simple percussion and haunting harmonies, which is deeply affecting even if we don't speak Kinyarwanda.

Katanga Junior grew up in Tanzania's mountainous region of Arusha, but he now calls Mparntwe/Alice Springs home. His style ranges from acoustic folk to hip hop to reggae, and he brings a unique sound and perspective to the vibrant music scene of Central Australia. 

Performed live by Marta Pereira da CostaTerraDia de Feira

Performed live by The Good OnesThe FarmerMon Cheri

Performed live by Katanga JuniorKwenye MaishaMapenzi Business

Technical production by Tom Henry, Tim Symonds, Olivia Aquilina and Ann-Marie Debettencor

WOMADelaide technical crew Alex Mollison, Jess Wolfendale, Jamie Mensforth, Cambell Lawrence, Alex Hadden, Jared Jackson, Greg Pickle, Ryan O'Dea

With special thanks to Tiki Menegola and Tayla Carlaw

The Music Show was produced this week on Gadigal and Kaurna Country