Explore Womad through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Womad meaning
A festival of world music
Using Womad
- The main meaning on this page is: A festival of world music
- In the example corpus, womad often appears in combinations such as: womad and, womad festival, the womad.
Context around Womad
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Womad
- In this selection, "womad" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, play, entertaining, 1987, festival, dampened and foundation stand out and add context to how "womad" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after 1987 womad and beyond and an entertaining womad dampened slightly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "womad" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with womad
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This was an entertaining Womad, dampened slightly by the rain, but with a typically eclectic lineup. (16 words)
WOMAD and other projects Gabriel interest in world music was first apparent on his third album. (16 words)
Returning to Australia to play WOMAD and Panama with her Zambian band was extremely exciting for Sampa, her representative said. (20 words)
Although some major events such as WOMAD Festival have decided to take the year off in 2025, we will also see the return of some highly anticipated events such as the Swindon Half Marathon. (34 words)
Barley’s comments echo that of Peter Gabriel, the Womad festival founder, who last week criticised UK foreign policy when at least three musical acts found they could not perform due to visa complications. (34 words)
It is a music festival held at the Town & Country Club in London, and it was the start of the winter season for both WOMAD and Arts Worldwide. (28 words)
Example sentences (10)
Returning to Australia to play WOMAD and Panama with her Zambian band was extremely exciting for Sampa, her representative said.
Although some major events such as WOMAD Festival have decided to take the year off in 2025, we will also see the return of some highly anticipated events such as the Swindon Half Marathon.
Barley’s comments echo that of Peter Gabriel, the Womad festival founder, who last week criticised UK foreign policy when at least three musical acts found they could not perform due to visa complications.
Renowned Senegalese singer and multi-instrumentalist has lit up stages at Glasto and Womad with his kora stylings and Mandikan melodies.
This was an entertaining Womad, dampened slightly by the rain, but with a typically eclectic lineup.
After 1987: WOMAD and beyond One origin of the term was the initiation of World Music Day ( Fête de la Musique ) in 1982 in France.
Festivals seeAlso main Many festivals are identified as being "world music"; here is a small representative selection: * The WOMAD Foundation organizes festivals in countries around the world.
It is a music festival held at the Town & Country Club in London, and it was the start of the winter season for both WOMAD and Arts Worldwide.
This influence has increased over time, and he is the driving force behind the World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) movement.
WOMAD and other projects Gabriel interest in world music was first apparent on his third album.
Common combinations with womad
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: