WOMAD stands for World of Music, Arts and Dance, the festival returns this year to the picturesque site at Charlton Park, near Malmesbury in Wiltshire.
The festival brings together many forms of music, arts and dance from countries and cultures around the world on seven separate stage and workshop areas to a capacity audience of 22,500.
Dates: July 28th – 31st, 2011.
Location: Charlton Park, Wiltshire.
Line-up: This year’s line-up will feature acts from 40 countries including Afrocubism, Gogol bordello, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Baaba Maal, Aurelio & The Garifuna Soul Band, I Am Kloot, Alabama 3, Jazz Jamaica, Dub Pistols, Smerins Anti-Social Club, Lau, Alpha Blondy, Easy Star All Stars, Bellowhead, Jamie Smith’s Mabon, Dub Colossus, Hassan Erraji, Bajah & The Dry Eye Crew, Submotion Orchestra, Axel Krygier, CW Stoneking, Dhol Foundation, Dhols of Jaipur, Nathalie Natiembe, Mungos Hi fi, The Boxettes, Alejandro Toledo and The Magic Tombolinos, Brassroots, Shunsuke Kimura & Etsuro Ono, Ebo Taylor, Samuel Yirga, Booker T. Jones, Donso, Khaira Arby, Le Trio Joubran, Ballake Cissokho & Vincent Segal, Nomfusi & The Lucky Charms, Danyel Waro, Nidi D’Arac, Pacific Curls, Susheela Raman, The Gotipuas, Taraf de Haidouks, Mahala Rai Banda, Majorstuen, 9 Bach, and Bomba Estereo.
