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WOMAD 2023 Artists Announced

Everyone’s favourite world music field trip is back for another round this summer, as the first artists are announced for WOMAD 2023

Review: WOMAD 2018 - Sunday

Despite the predicted dire weather conditions that thankfully never fully materialised, the final day at WOMAD was blessed with a rainbow and plenty of musical colour

Park Jiha and Roy Claire Potter Bring Saenghwangs and Spoken Word to Cafe OTO

Korean multi-instrumentalist and British performance poet showcase work from their newly released collaboration

Roots Round-Up (Marcella Simien, Rosier, Eliza Thorn and more)

Essential Roots releases from the US and Canada, featuring Morgan Harris, Locarno and Tamar Ilana

Reggae added to UNESCO's world heritage list

The UN's cultural organisation has paid official tribute to the little island of Jamaica's big impact on global music

WOMAD marks 40th year with world class line-up

WOMAD returns to Wiltshire's Charlton Park this summer, with Angélique Kidjo, Fatoumata Diawara, The Flaming Lips, Nitin Sawhney and The Sugarhill Gang among the major draws

New Dangerfield On A Mission To Reignite The Black String Band Tradition

Listen to the debut single from the highly-anticipated American roots supergroup featuring Jake Blount, Kaia Kater, Tray Wellington and Nelson Williams

50 Rhythms of the World (Part 1 – A to M)

Discover a whole world of music through the rhythms that bring it to life with our A to Z of 50 Rhythms of the World. This is Part 1, from Adi Talam to Morna...

Folk Round-Up (Peiriant, Threaded, Fidra, John Spillane and more)

A selection of essential releases from the European folk scene, including new albums from John Spillane, Fraser Fifield, Fidra, Threaded and Peiriant

Cambridge Folk Festival 2024: First Names Revealed

Robert Plant’s Saving Grace and an exclusive Transatlantic Sessions showcase among the early highlights for this summer’s iteration of the celebrated music summit, which marks its 60th anniversary this year