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World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) is a festival started in England in 1982. The festival arose from Peter Gabriel's interest in sharing and celebrating world music, arts and dance. A typical festival will include live performances, workshops and events for children.


WOMAD has held festivals in over 20 countries, including Australia, Japan, UK, USA and many European countries.


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World of Music, Arts and Dance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (277 words)
The 2002 and 2003 USA concerts were cancelled due to the financial consequences of 9/11 and difficulties in obtaining visas for international performers.
WOMAD has pioneered the growing acceptance and enjoyment of World music by western society.
A feature of all the festivals are the flags, which are made especially for Womad, with designs being loaned to such festivals as the Glastonbury Festival, and such places as the Eden Project.
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