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Live at WOMAD 1982 Album to Highlight First WOMAD Festival

World Music Central News Room June 10, 2022 No Comments Peter Gabriel Real World Records The Chieftains The Drummers of Burundi WOMAD world fusion world music

On July 29, 2022, iconic music festival WOMAD and acclaimed world music label Real World Records will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first WOMAD…

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Transglobal World Music Hall of Fame Announces First Inductees

World Music Central News Room November 22, 2021 No Comments Alan Lomax Ali Farka Touré Birgit Ellinghaus Caetano Veloso Fatoumata Diawara Janusz Prusinowski Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Peter Gabriel Ravi Shankar Real World Records Ry Cooder Susana Baca Transglobal World Music Hall of Fame Violeta Parra WOMAD womex world music

The newly created Transglobal World Music Hall of Fame has announced the first inductees. The Hall of Fame includes three categories: Artist, Industry and Media…

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