Womadelaide is bringing some of the best local acts to the 2025 Womadelaide stage with Filipino-Italian music maker and storyteller Kara Manansala, living and creating in Tarntanya/Adelaide, local musician Dusty Lee Stephensen from the popular local outfit the Wanderers has recently broken out in a solo act as Dustyn, uplifting band, Dojo Rise creates an award-winning eclectic fusion of alternative reggae, rock, pop and indie soul from Aldinga, South Australia (Ngaltingga, Kaurna Yerta) and Up-and-coming pop/RnB singer-songwriter Meena De Silva.

Some, in partnership with Nexus Arts and the Northern Sound System for Womad x NSS, are a must-see before they hit the ground running on their own projects.

You can catch them at:

Kara Mansala – Sunday 9:00pm Frome Park Pavilion

Dustyn – Sunday 2:00pm Stage 7

Dojo Rise – Friday 7:00pm Stage 7

Meena De Silva – Friday 8:00pm Frome Park Pavilion

Womadelaide tickets here

Image Credit: Sachin Vogt Photography – Kara Manansala at Oddio