Opening artists by Year

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WOMEX 22 in Lisbon: Lisbon Sounds

• Beatriz Felício (Portugal)
• Club Makumba (Portugal)
• Expresso Transatlântico (Portugal)
• Júlio Resende (Portugal)

WOMEX 21 in Porto: Porto Refolk Express

• Retimbrar with Uxía (Portugal/Spain)
• Sopa de Pedra (Portugal)
• Seiva (Portugal)
• Galandum Galundaina with Pauliteiros de Miranda (Portugal)

WOMEX 19 in Tampere: Arctic Fire - Pohjoiset Tulet

• Pauanne (Finland)
• Pekko Käppi (Finland)
• Suistamon Sähkö (Finland)
• Vildá (Finland)

WOMEX 18 in Las Palmas: Tránsitos Atlánticos

• Aka Trio (Spain)
• Aurora (Spain)
• Caracoles (Spain)
• LaBaq (Brazil)

WOMEX 17 Katowice Opening

• Akuso (Poland)
• Kapela Maliszów (Poland)
• Volosi (Poland)
• Lautari (Poland)

WOMEX 16 in Santiago de Compostela: Iberians – Music Tapas Menu

• Carmen París (Spain)
• Cuarteto Caramuxo (Spain)
• Kepa Junkera (Spain)
• Maria Arnal & Marcel Pagés (Spain)
• Talabarté (Spain)

WOMEX 15 in Budapest: Gypsy HeartBeats

• Bea Palya (Hungary)
• Romengo & Mónika Lakatos (Hungary)
• Szalonna and his Band (Hungary)
• Tcha Limberger (Belgium)

WOMEX 14 in Santiago de Compostela: Compostela – The Roots, The Way

• Mercedes Peón (Spain)
• Xabier Díaz (Spain)
• Jorge Pardo (Spain)
• Germán López (Spain)
• Oreka TX (Spain)
• António Zambujo (Portugal)
• Budiño (Spain)

WOMEX 13 in Cardiff: Land of Song – Gwlad y Gân

• Andy Coughlan (United Kingdom)
• Ballet Cymru (United Kingdom)
• Cass Meurig (United Kingdom)
• Cerys Matthews (United Kingdom)
• DnA (United Kingdom)
• Dawnswyr Nantgarw (United Kingdom)
• Frank Moon (United Kingdom)
• Gwenan Gibbard (United Kingdom)
• Georgia Ruth (United Kingdom)
• Ghazalaw (India/United Kingdom)
• Mason Neely (USA)
• Mount Stuart Primary School Choir (United Kingdom)
• Patrick Rimes (United Kingdom)
• Siân James a’r Plygeinwyr (United Kingdom)
• Treorchy Male Choir (United Kingdom)
• Twm Morys a’r Datgeiniaid (United Kingdom)

WOMEX 12 in Thessaloniki: A Tribute to the Life of Legendary Singer Roza Eskenazi

• My Sweet Canary Ensemble (Greece/Turkey/Israel)
• Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico (Greece)
• Apsilies (Greece)

WOMEX 11 in Copenhagen: Hungarian Heartbeats

• Ági Szalóki (Hungary)
• Balogh-Lukács Cimbalom Duo (Hungary)
• Both-Dongó Duo (Hungary)
• Söndörgő (Hungary)
• Tükrös (Hungary)

WOMEX 10 in Copenhagen: The Chaosmos of Korean Music

• Baramgot (South Korea)
• Be-Being (South Korea)
• Tori Ensemble (South Korea)

WOMEX 09 in Copenhagen: The Great Nordic Night

• The Great Nordic Band featuring Soloists (Denmark/Faroe Islands/Greenland/Sweden/Norway/Finland/Iceland)

WOMEX 08 in Sevilla: Flamenco

• Los Rumbers (Spain)
• Miguel Poveda (Spain)
• Ultra High Flamenco (Spain)

WOMEX 07 in Sevilla: Qawwali-Flamenco

• DJ Lord Sassafras (Spain)
• Duquende, Chicuelo and group (Spain)
• Faiz Ali Faiz and his Qawwali Group (Pakistan)

WOMEX 06 in Sevilla

• Banda de la María (Spain)
• Electroputas (Spain)
• Mártires del Compás (Spain)
• Son de la Frontera (Spain)

WOMEX 2005 in Newcastle/Gateshead

• Fidget Feet (United Kingdom)
• Folkestra (United Kingdom)
• Natacha Atlas (Egypt/Belgium/United Kingdom)
• Raj Pannu (United Kingdom)
• Robert Plant and Strange Sensation (United Kingdom)
• Sarr & Soul (Senegal/Rwanda/United Kingdom)
• Steelquake (United Kingdom)
• Tarang (United Kingdom)
• The Baghdaddies (United Kingdom)

WOMEX 2004 in Essen: Via Kaboul – Music and Voices of Central Asia

• Academy of Shashmaqam (Tajikistan)
• Bardic Divas (Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan)
• Homayun Sakhi and Rahim Takhari (Afghanistan)
• Sanam Uyghur Ensemble (Uzbekistan)
• Songs and Music of Badakhshan (Tajikistan)
• Tengir-Too (Kyrgyzstan)

WOMEX 2003 in Sevilla: World Flamenco Fair

• David Peña Dorantes “Sur” (Spain)
• Musafir (India) – official showcase artist