The North will become a Mecca for thousands of music fans this week, when the region welcomes the acclaimed WOMEX festival. The Sage Gateshead will play host to the famous world music expo . . . the ...

This weekend, WOMEX 24 Festival brings a variety of global electronic music to The Ritz from MPeach, Godblesscomputers, D[Nowhere]J, Lenhart Tapes, and Maraboutage. WOMEX (Worldwide Music Expo) is the ...

The amazing success of the first Womex festival to be held in Britain looks to have guaranteed its return to the North. More than 2000 delegates from 80 different countries signed up for the five-day ...

After a fabulous past 20 years, World Music Expo celebrates its 21st birthday this October in Budapest. This will mark the first time an Eastern European city will organize the famous festival and ...

A Mexican cumbia-punk band called Son Rompe Pera, a traditional singer from West Bengal named Rina Das Baul and a group from near Timbuktu called... Three global bands to look out for, courtesy of ...

Singer Cerys Matthews is hosting a concert celebrating Wales' musical heritage to officially open the Womex world music showcase and trade fair in Cardiff. Some 2,500 delegates are due to attend the ...

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Nairobi — Tanzania's enduring musician, Bi Kidude, is the toast at this year's Womex festival to be held from October 26 to 30, at Sage in Newcastle Gateshead, UK. The 90-year-old singer is the ...

Singer Cerys Matthews is hosting a concert celebrating Wales' musical heritage to officially open the Womex world music showcase and trade fair in Cardiff. Some 2,500 delegates are due to attend the ...