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Festival No. 0002039 · Est. 1991

Womad 1994

Womad 1994

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Rivermead Leisure Complex - Reading, UK
10+ Artists 12 Editions
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Rivermead Leisure Complex
Address
Richfield Avenue RG1 8EQ
City
Reading, UK

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About the artists

  • African Head Charge
    African Head Charge formed in 1981. Plays dub, industrial, jungle, psychedelic.
  • Astralasia
    Astralasia formed in 1990. Plays ambient, ambient techno, ambient trance, space rock, techno, trance.
  • Banco de Gaia
    Banco de Gaia was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1964. Plays ambient.
  • Gil Scott-Heron
    Gil Scott-Heron was born in Chicago, United States, on 1 April 1949, and died on 27 May 2011, aged 62. Plays funk, jazz poetry, jazz-funk, soul, soul jazz, spoken word.
  • Jah Wobble
    Jah Wobble was born in Stepney, United Kingdom, on 11 August 1958. Plays dub, electronic, experimental rock, jazz, krautrock, post-punk, rock.
  • Lee "Scratch" Perry
    Lee "Scratch" Perry was born in Kendal, Jamaica, on 20 March 1936, and died on 29 August 2021, aged 85. Plays dub, reggae, rock, rocksteady, ska.
  • Loop Guru
    Loop Guru formed in 1985.
  • Misty in Roots
    Misty in Roots formed in Southall, United Kingdom, in 1975. Plays roots reggae.
  • Natacha Atlas
    Natacha Atlas was born in Schaerbeek / Schaarbeek, United Kingdom, on 20 March 1964.
  • Transglobal Underground
    Transglobal Underground formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1992. Plays downtempo, dub, dub techno, electronic, techno, tribal house, world fusion.