What can I say about Womadelaide? I had a marvellous day, and will always remember sitting on the grass with the sun shining and not a cloud in the sky, listening to different music from all over the world. The people there were a complete mix of ages, races (I hadn't realised quite how cosmopolitan Australia is) sizes and obviously, tastes in music. Above all they were so good humoured and  obviously enjoying themselves; dancing, laughing and so friendly and helpful.

 One of the things I have noticed here is the consciousness of the harm that can be done by the sun and every house I have seen is protected by some sort of shade. Children are smothered in sun cream whenever they get out of the car (for instance) and yesterday every patch of shade was occupied, even the shadows of the flags providing cover at times.

Going between the various stages I saw Italian folk music,

 Korean jazz (totally beyond my comprehension but her face says it all!))

music and dance from the Solomon Islands,

Mongolian singers, Burundi drummers

flamenco inspired South American,

and Tibetan monks, amongst others. The highlight during the day was the amazing Master Drummers of Burundi whose drumming truly reverberated through the ground and the trees, whilst at the same time performing a very lively, almost acrobatic act on stage.  However, the best was saved until last when Tenzin Choegyal came on stage in front of the largest crowd of the day (night by now).

He sang some beautiful, haunting songs of his own composition, mostly about his love for his homeland and the beauty of the Himalayas, then was joined by some Tibetan monks for more religious music accompanied by the pipes and the large trumpet which I think is a rag-dun. Sitting under a huge, majestic gum tree surrounded by the silhouettes of other trees, all in varying shades of darkness and the stars shining above, I decided that this was the memory I wanted to hold ......

A wonderful day.