page_title: WOMAD Charlton Park
section_title: WOMAD Charlton Park 2008
hierarchical_section_title: WOMAD Charlton Park / WOMAD Charlton Park 2008
caption_attribution_description: English: Audience enjoy dancing with a musician on the stage at WOMAD in the UK.
context_page_description: WOMAD Charlton Park is the name given to the World of Music Arts and Dance festival held in Charlton Park in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, since 2007. It is the direct successor to WOMAD Reading, which was held in the town of Reading each year from 1990 to 2006, and previous WOMADs elsewhere in England since 1986.
  WOMAD festival is held on the last weekend of July, and currently lasts three and a half days, stretching from the Thursday evening to early Monday morning. The line up is predominantly World music, but blues, jazz, hip hop, electronic and rock artists also appear.
context_section_description: WOMAD 2008 was luckier, a weekend of sunshine in an otherwise poor summer. The 2008 festival was well received and reviewed for its broad line-up and inclusive atmosphere. Mercury Prize-winner Roni Size Reprazent said: "What makes this festival different from every other festival that I've been to is when you walk into the tent. It's filled up with kids and buggies and their mothers and their fathers. Now that is an unbelievable sight."
  Arena
  The format has evolved and expanded since 1986. Stages in 2008 included:
  Open Air Stage: Sometimes referred to as the Main Stage, it is one of the two stages sharing headline acts, along with the Siam Tent. This stage hardly ever double books with the Siam Tent, as all the biggest artists usually appear on either stage.
  Siam Tent: Introduced in 1998 as an alternative to the Open Air Stage.
  Big Red Tent: The third main stage.
  Little Sicily: A quieter haven for acoustic acts and conversation, with tables and chairs.
  Dance Tent & Drum Tent: Two alternating venues of workshops featuring mainly African and Latin acts.
  BBC Radio 3 Stage: Set outside the main arena, featuring many artists who also played the main stages, and broadcasting live on BBC Radio 3.
  "Taste The World Stage" Where artists who are performing elsewhere at the festival are invited to cook for the audience. While they cook they are interviewed by a host and answer questions from the audience, and may play or sing as well. Unique to WOMAD
caption: WOMAD Charlton Park 2008
exif: {"Image Make": "Canon", "Image Model": "Canon EOS 5D", "Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image XResolution": "72", "Image YResolution": "72", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image DateTime": "2008:07:26 17:07:44", "Image WhitePoint": "313/1000", "Image PrimaryChromaticities": "16/25", "Image ExifOffset": "253", "EXIF ExposureTime": "1/8000", "EXIF FNumber": "6/5", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Aperture Priority", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "50", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0221", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2008:07:26 17:07:44", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2008:07:26 17:07:44", "EXIF ShutterSpeedValue": "13", "EXIF ApertureValue": "5/8", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "-4/3", "EXIF MeteringMode": "Pattern", "EXIF Flash": "Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode", "EXIF FocalLength": "50", "EXIF FlashPixVersion": "0100", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "4252", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "2834", "EXIF FocalPlaneXResolution": "83347/27", "EXIF FocalPlaneYResolution": "136017/44", "EXIF FocalPlaneResolutionUnit": "2", "EXIF CustomRendered": "Normal", "EXIF ExposureMode": "Auto Exposure", "EXIF WhiteBalance": "Auto", "EXIF SceneCaptureType": "Standard", "EXIF Gamma": "11/5"}