ENTERTAINMENT

while); Jefferson Airplane (I’m currently revisiting their whole discography); and Ishmael Ensemble - A State of Flow.

Ed: Djrum - Watermark; Vril - Riese; Alex Banks - Tephra; Kutiman - Surface Currents; Tipper - Sayonara.

Rick: That’s a hard one, so many: Louis Armstrong and Leon Thomas - The Creator Has A Master Plan; Eddie Vedder - Society; Grace Slaughter - Violets; Tom Misch, Yussef Dayes - Tidal Wave; Immanuel Wilkins - Grace and Mercy.

What is your dream New Zealand holiday destination? Nikita: Most surf breaks that are slightly out of a main city...

Ed: I couldn’t think of a favourite NZ holiday destination. If I get time off travelling to beautiful places for music, I’d just like to be in my room with my music equipment.

Rick: Some Northland surf spot like Ahipara in a caravan and tents for weeks, with no internet, with my family. Spend the days surfing, eating kaimoana, reading books...

Womad 2023 celebrates its 20th anniversary at the Bowl of Brooklands and Brooklands Park in New Plymouth from March 17-19, featuring artists hailing from Afghanistan to Zambia.