The three-day open-air world music festival will take place on Abu Dhabi Corniche on April 22, 23 and 24 and at Al Jahili Fort in Al Ain on April 22 and 23.
The internationally-renowned WOMAD Festival came to Abu Dhabi for the first time last year. According to the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, last year over 80,000 people gathered on Abu Dhabi Corniche to enjoy the thrilling atmosphere of the festival and diverse musical offerings.
During the 2010 free festival, spread over three stages, WOMAD-goers will see performers from countries including the UAE, UK, Cuba, India, Palestine, Tanzania and many more. WOMAD Abu Dhabi’s far-ranging and musically adventurous selection of performers will have something for everyone’s tastes.
I strongly encourage you to attend the 2010 WOMAD Abu Dhabi. A list of artists should be available soon.
About WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance)
Founded in 1980 by former Genesis lead singer Peter Gabriel, the first ever WOMAD festival was held in 1982 in the UK. Since then, WOMAD has worked with over 1,000 artists and staged more than 160 festivals in 27 countries including Australia, the USA, New Zealand, Singapore and Sicily, and can be credited with bringing the sounds of global cultures to the mainstream, and introducing whole generations of people to the rich cultural musical heritage of North and Sub-Saharan Africa, India and Pakistan, the Americas and the Far East.
For more information on WOMAD, visit:
http://www.womad.org/ Or http://www.womadabudhabi.ae/
Below are some of my pictures from WOMAD Abu Dhabi 2009
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