WOMAD, Charlton Park
WOMAD. Photo by Matt Crossick
WOMAD Charlton Park takes place at Charlton Park, near Malmesbury in Wiltshire and it is a must for world music lovers.
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The 2012 festival took place on the weekend of 27-29 July. It was the sixth year that WOMAD held its principal festival at Charlton Park and it was the 30th anniversary year of the festival worldwide.
Artists included… Alaev Family (Tajikstan/Israel); Ane Brun (Norway); Boubacar Traore (Mali); Buena Vista Social Club (Cuba); Dizraeli and the Small Gods (UK); Grupo Fantasma (USA); Lo’Jo (France/Algeria); Joe Driscoll & Seckou Kouyate (USA/Guinea); Narasirato (Solomon Islands); Peatbog Faeries (UK); Raghu Dixit (India); Sensational Space Shifters (UK/USA/Gambia); Spiro (UK); Terem Quartet (Russia); Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra (Japan).