WOMAD Festivals around the world
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WOMAD and World Music
A survey of the world music scene and last minute news about WOMAD 2012.
Peter Gabriel, Thomas Brooman, and Bob Hooton founded WOMAD in 1980 as a central forum for World Music, Arts & Dance. Their enthusiasm led to the first WOMAD festival at Shepton Mallet, UK, in 1982 and the movement has since grown to several annual festivals around the world.
So successful has the WOMAD movement been, that it has generated the 'World Music' music genre.
WOMAD festivals offer an exceptional mix of musicians and artists, performing in a notable family-friendly atmosphere with plenty of audience participation and workshops. Master performers from around the world, interact, learn from each other and jam, to produce unique music and dance events.
Contents at a Glance
WOMAD Festivals for 2012
This is a list of confirmed WOMAD festivals for 2012
WOMADelaide, Friday 9th March to Monday 12th March, 2012
at Botanic Park, Adelaide, Australia
WOMAD New Zealand, Friday 16th March to Sunday 18th March, 2012
Brooklands & TSB Bowl, New Plymouth, New Zealand
WOMAD Charlton Park, Friday 27th July Sunday 29 July ,2012.
Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 9DG, England
Check back regularly to see if there is more information from WOMAD or details of related festivals.
At 1 January, 2010, I do not have information for 2011 regarding:
Abu Dhabi WOMAD: Previously held 7th April 2011 to 11 th April 2011. As for 2009, the festival is split between two sites,
Abu Dhabi Corniche: WOMAD on the Corniche 7-9 April 2011.
Al Ain, Al Jahili Fort: WOMAD at Al Ain, Al Jahili Fort 7 & 8 April 2011 (Note: 2 Days only).
WOMAD Cáceres: Previously held Friday 13th May 2011 to Sunday 15th May 2011
Cáceres, Spain.
WOMAD Sicily: Previously held Wednesday 20th July 2011 to Saturday 23rd July, 2011
Teatro di Verdura, Palermo, Sicily.
WOMAD Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Previously held Saturday 12th November 2011 to Saturday 12th November, 2011
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
at Botanic Park, Adelaide, Australia
WOMAD New Zealand, Friday 16th March to Sunday 18th March, 2012
Brooklands & TSB Bowl, New Plymouth, New Zealand
WOMAD Charlton Park, Friday 27th July Sunday 29 July ,2012.
Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 9DG, England
Check back regularly to see if there is more information from WOMAD or details of related festivals.
At 1 January, 2010, I do not have information for 2011 regarding:
Abu Dhabi WOMAD: Previously held 7th April 2011 to 11 th April 2011. As for 2009, the festival is split between two sites,
Abu Dhabi Corniche: WOMAD on the Corniche 7-9 April 2011.
Al Ain, Al Jahili Fort: WOMAD at Al Ain, Al Jahili Fort 7 & 8 April 2011 (Note: 2 Days only).
WOMAD Cáceres: Previously held Friday 13th May 2011 to Sunday 15th May 2011
Cáceres, Spain.
WOMAD Sicily: Previously held Wednesday 20th July 2011 to Saturday 23rd July, 2011
Teatro di Verdura, Palermo, Sicily.
WOMAD Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Previously held Saturday 12th November 2011 to Saturday 12th November, 2011
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Damian Marley
had to cancel WOMAD Abu Dhabi 2010
Yes, he is the son of the late, great Bob Marley, and yes, he is building quite a musical reputation for himself. This video has been retained so that you can hear for yourself.
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Sounds like WOMAD
| Track | Artist | Album | |
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| Raga Bairagi Todi: Alap | Ravi Shankar | Spirit of India | |
| J'aurais Bien Voulu | Babylon Circus | Dances of Resistance | |
| Dances of Resistance | Babylon Circus | Dances of Resistance | |
| No Woman No Cry | Xavier Rudd | Solace | |
| Let Me Be | Xavier Rudd | Solace | |
| James Bond Theme | The Skatalites | Ball of Fire | |
| Fugitive Dub | Skatalites | The Legendary Skatalites In Dub |
If you want to know why people get excited by WOMAD
Listen to this. Robert Plant along with Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara (from Gambia), performing the Tunisian song "Sidi El Mansour" at WOMAD Abu Dhabi in 2009.
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WOMADelaide Tweets
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- emmee_louise
- to @WOMADelaide or not to WOMAD, that is the question...
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- WOMADelaide
- Neil Finn's Pajama Club covers Bob Dylan http://t.co/vEdgMCQu
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- WOMADelaide
- What a great interview with the amazing Nile Rodgers of Chic fame - thanks @ABC891
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- LeighMcGrane
- “@WOMADelaide: Tune your radios to @ABC891 - the WOMADelaide Warm Up sessions start in 5 minutes! #Adelaide” <== its on now!!
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- AdelaideFesCent
- RT @womadelaide: Tune your radios to @abc891 - the WOMADelaide Warm Up sessions start in 5 minutes!
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Official WOMADelaide Tweets
Twangs from Taranaki
WOMAD New Zealand
| Track | Artist | Album | |
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| Welcome to Jamrock | Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley | Welcome to Jamrock | |
| Road to Zion | Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley & Nas | Welcome to Jamrock | |
| Beautiful | Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley & Bobby Brown | Welcome to Jamrock | |
| The Master Has Come Back | Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley | Welcome to Jamrock | |
| It Was Written | Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley | Halfway Tree | |
| Stand a Chance/And You Be Loved | Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley | Halfway Tree |
| Track | Artist | Album | |
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| Taboo | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Peter Gabriel | Natural Born Killers (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) | |
| Taboo | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Peter Gabriel | Voices of the Real World | |
| Tere Bin Nahin Lagda (feat. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan) | Partners In Rhyme | Bend It Like Beckham | |
| Movement VII - Forgiveness | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Ofra Haza | The Prayer Cycle | |
| Ali Maula Ali Dam Dam | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | The Best of Khan |
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Billy Cobham video
WOMAD Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 2007
While browsing some video clips to give you a feel for WOMAD Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, I came across this great solo performance by drum maestro, Billy Cobham at the 2007 Womad festival. The spectacular music performance was captured by Ruth (rbrimel) :
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Links to WOMAD festival sites
- Womadelaide
- Botanic Park, Adelaide, Australia
- Womad New Zealand
- Brooklands & TSB Bowl, New Plymouth, New Zealand
- Womad Abu Dhabi
- The exciting new festival in the Middle East.
- WOMAD Caceres, Spain
- Festival fun in the Spanish summer.
- Charlton Park
- Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 9DG, England
- WOMAD Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- The venue is close to the centre of Las Palmas, and just 200 metres from the Playa de las Canteras, one of the island's longest and most spectacular beaches.
WOMAD Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Festival tickets for 2009 are free!
WOMAD news
The latest on World Music
The latest news about the WOMAD organization and WOMAD festivals around the world.
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WOMAD Blogging
music to my ears
- Womad CD provides taste of festival
- Can't wait for WOMAD? Experience the sounds of WOMAD New Zealand 2012 on the newly released compilation CD, WOMAD: The World's Festival 2012. The CD is the official compilation released ahead of the three-day festival which takes place from 16-18 March ...
- Tough, but Womad will be a winner again
- Womad NZ CEO Suzanne Porter presents the details of this year's event in a briefing yesterday. Taranaki's Womad festival would continue to be a success despite a troubled events environment, Womad NZ chief executive Suzanne Porter said yesterday.
- WOMAD: A big song and dance
- It was Sunday, the final day of last year's three-day WOMAD festival and Taranaki pulled out a great day; so perfectly, sun-beatingly hot that many of the 12000 festival attendees were caught short without sun hats. The stall selling woven flax hats ...
- Peter Gabriel Announces WOMAD's 15th Season in Sicily
- by Kieron TylerThursday, 09 February 2012 Peter Gabriel announced WOMAD's 2012 festival in Sicily this afternoon. It's a year of anniversaries for the annual showcase of world music, with 2012 also marking the 30th year for Britain's big brother ...
Enkh Jargal at Musique du Monde at France
I don't think this was a WOMAD festival but I had to let you hear it.
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WOMAD to Wear
WOMAD Twittering
Twangs from World Music
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- evildogboy
- Who says graffiti is illegal? - Official Brownmonkeys//PSP shirt for WOMAD 2010. Since we are being... http://t.co/mDIM21YD
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- ClaireZambuni
- Writers block. Off to Regents Park and to meet a friend for lunch in Primrose Hill. Yoga tonight & booking WOMAD tickets. VERY North London
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- EgoScanPark
- @younsue 안녕하세요, womad님^^ 소중한 말씀 너무너무 감사드립니다!! 말씀하진 부분, 잘 새기고 새 시즌에서는 좀 더 자연스럽고 좋은 스토리로 찾아뵙겠습니다! 넘넘 감사드립니다^^
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- JoannaGracex
- @tjsayshello womad 2k12
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- KatyDuke
- Preparing for my @discussanddo workshop http://t.co/ewKUZjde, #WOMAD Human Library & @EcobuildUK but the sunshine is taunting me
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- emmee_louise
- to @WOMADelaide or not to WOMAD, that is the question...
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- Jaded_Elf
- I can't find anyone from WOMAD :-(.
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- Jaded_Elf
- @LeighMcGrane where abouts are the womad crew?! :-)
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- DavidOBupstART
- Bizzare business of bieing everywhere, for everyone, for all things. Yet sitting in the one chair, one laptop. #AdlFest #ADLfringe #WOMAD
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- darchand
- RT @WOMADelaide: Check out this incredible recording of Bonobo at London's Boiler Room http://t.co/N7uLo8K2 (playing the saturday night at WOMAD) #Adelaide
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WOMAD PLAYA
| Track | Artist | Album | |
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| Djôn'maya | Victor Démé | Victor Démé | |
| 'Round Midnight | Kronos Quartet | Monk Suite: Kronos Quartet Plays Music of Thelonious Monk | |
| Stratus | Billy Cobham | The Billy Cobham Anthology | |
| Burning | Kora | EP Volume | |
| War | Hypnotic Brass Ensemble | Hypnotic Brass Ensemble | |
| Beijo de longe | Césaria Évora | Café Atlantico | |
| Zen | Rokia Traoré | Tchamantché | |
| Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (LP Version) | Solomon Burke | Beg, Scream & Shout!: The Best of '60s Soul, Vol. 3 | |
| Rebel Warrior | Asian Dub Foundation | Facts and Fictions | |
| Wosoubour | Vieux Farka Touré | Vieux Farka Touré | |
| Sunday Shining | Finley Quaye | The Best Of | |
| Temple Head | Transglobal Underground | Backpacking On the Graves of Our Ancestors (1991-1998) | |
| 42nd and Broadway | Snowboy | Viva Cubop, Vol. 3: More Jazz the Afro Cuban Way | |
| LK (Featuring Stamina MC) | DJ Marky, MC Stamina & XRS | In Rotation |
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Tipi
Aug 19, 2011 @ 1:33 pm | delete
- I believe I would love a WOMAD festival, and can see why people get excited. They drive it home until there is a brake through in a spiritual realm. Awesome to see performers such as these.
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reasonablerobinson
Sep 11, 2010 @ 5:18 am | delete
- These are great festivals I have a friend who works behind the scenes for WOMAD, his latest project with Peter Gabriel is the instant messaging app 'Gabble' - see it on Facebook.
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rms
Sep 8, 2010 @ 2:21 pm | delete
- This is terrific! Thanks for sharing!
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Nochipra
Feb 7, 2010 @ 2:04 am | delete
- What an interesting lens! I've never heard of this festival/concert! It brings together a lot of international artist! 5*
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Geeve
Apr 2, 2010 @ 10:51 am | delete
- Thank you Nora,
WOMAD is a wonderful movement, and you know that they don't just have music at the festivals, food from all over the world has become an important feature as well.
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Please Note
The WOMAD Organization site points out that although it is unlikely that events will be cancelled, or there will be any change of dates or location, it could happen.
It is your responsibility to check details with organizers and you are also advised to ensure you have travel insurance to cover you in circumstances such as cancellation or a change of dates or location.
It is your responsibility to check details with organizers and you are also advised to ensure you have travel insurance to cover you in circumstances such as cancellation or a change of dates or location.
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