WOMAD RIVERMEAD 2005

WOMAD stands for World of Music, Arts and Dance, expressing the central aim of the WOMAD festival - to bring together and to celebrate many forms of music, arts and dance drawn from countries and cultures all over the world.

The family festival has come a long way since Peter Gabriel struck upon the idea in 1980 and this year the event will feature over 100 artists on seven stages, with a full programme of workshops for adults and children.

As an organisation, WOMAD now works in ... read more

WOMAD stands for World of Music, Arts and Dance, expressing the central aim of the WOMAD festival - to bring together and to celebrate many forms of music, arts and dance drawn from countries and cultures all over the world.

The family festival has come a long way since Peter Gabriel struck upon the idea in 1980 and this year the event will feature over 100 artists on seven stages, with a full programme of workshops for adults and children.

As an organisation, WOMAD now works in many different ways, but its aim is always the same - to excite, inform, and create awareness of the worth and potential of a multicultural society via festivals, performances and recorded work. less