BANDS ALL DAY (2pm+) | ECO-AREA ALL AFTERNOON | DJs & LIVE MUSIC TIL 4am
And still free before 9, £2 til 11, £4 after…
The Watusi Festival launched in 2010 in a field by the beach just 20 minutes from Cardiff. Three music stages, an eco area, kids zone, and sweet home-cooking, it brought a personal touch to the end of the summer festival season for the Cardiff faithful. That little tented village had character, and the organisers (including us) went home happy back to our more routine activities. Such a great occasion it was, that we thought waiting until the end of the summer 2011 was too long to do it all again, so we’ve pulled some strings, made some promises, and on Saturday Feb 26th we land the Winter Watusi in the warm, sturdy, building that is the Cardiff Arts Institute for a one-day winter revival. It’s certainly much easier hosting a festival in a building – no negotiating with the council or digging compost toilets – but it still provides a great opportunity to put together a depth of great bands and eco-education running from the afternoon, to the evening, and into the night. February’s too cold to camp, so we’ll leave the tent pegs, harris fencing, and hi-vis jackets for Watusi 2011 in the summer, and instead be assured that we still have that Watusi feeling, with stacks of live music and good times, but safe in the knowledge we’ll be sleeping in our beds not our sleeping bags.
WINTER WATUSI ALL-DAYER
Sat 26th Feb, Cardiff Arts Institute
Free b4 9, £2 til 11, £4 after
DANCEFLOOR:
Celtech: Dub / Electronica / Global / Celtic
The Cougar: Caribbean funk
The Re-invention of Mr Babatoa (TROMB): Hip-hop / Acoustic / Funk
Babs Belly dance: Live dance
Silimbo: Afro rhythms
+DJs: Juju Nations, Triban, Kubark, Channel Swimmer
AFTERNOON FOLK SESSIONS: Three Pairs of Shoes, Catrin O’Neall, Ailsa Mair Hughes, Mr Vek, Afro-Welsh Connection, Ben Steer, Mixi Bell Salte
ECO-AREA: Recycled crafts, Rocket stove making, Permaculture, Pedal power + a mass of Cardiff Green Folk doing what’s right
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Hi Watusi people
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