After a triumphant debut at WOMAD USA in 1999, the innovators of "Tribal Electronica" return to Marymoor Park in a joyful meeting of Afro-Celtic roots and high technology. The Afro-Celts have now taken their inventive blend of West African, Breton and Irish music to every continent in the world. Their fantastic stage-craft – James McNally’s bodhran spurring kora player N’Faly Kouyate onto greater heights, Iarla O Lionaird’s pure vocals cutting through Simon Emmerson’s programmed beats – brings a new dimension to the rich textures of the albums.
   When Simon Emmerson began to piece together the Afro Celt Sound System in 1992 he had no idea where the journey would take him. But Emmerson's fascination with the link between Irish and African traditions introduced him to three like-minded souls - co-producer and multi-instrumentalist James McNally; vocalist and lyricist Iarla ) Lionaird; co-producer, engineer and programmer Martin Russell. The bonding of these four members turned the Afro Celts from a project into a band - a band like no other. The proof is to be found on their third album 'Further In Time'.
   On 'Further In Time' the Afro Celts' Creative Core has created a musical world that brings alive the talents of an additional six members and over twenty guests, including vocalists Robert Plant and Peter Gabriel. At WOMAD USA they will be appearing with Peter Gabriel as a special guest vocalist, his first American performance in more than eight years. The world created on 'Further In Time' is truly immense, containing multitudes. It is where voices from African, Irish and Welsh traditions blaze into a future informed by pop craft, rock power and dance euphoria; where the thunderous rhythms of the Punjabi region engage in dialogue with the African talking drum; where the sounds of Morocco and Eastern Europe are woven through cutting edge psychedelic club soundscapes and disarmingly sharp, disciplined songwriting.