There's more than music at Womad Abu Dhabi 2010 which opens on April 22 and closes on April 24, 2010.
During the festival musicians cook favorite dishes from their native countries and share them with the audience with Taste the World.
Taste the World is a popular feature at other Womad Festivals yet in Abu Dhabi it will have a distinct regional flavor.
Here's how the program frames it:
traditions, spices and ingredients of the Emirates and desert cultures,
whilst bringing together a fascinating group of international artists
to share traditional dishes from their homelands.
Visit Taste the World at WOMAD Abu Dhabi for an experience which will
feed all the senses."
This Mreifisa Recipe, a traditional Saharawi dish from Western Sahara by Mariem Hassan shared on Womad site (Sept 09) might wet your appetite.
As for the music, amongst the artists featured are Femi Kuti, Rachid Taha, Hakim, Damian Marley, Transglobal Underground, Sierra Maestra.
Hopefully none of them will be prevented from being there by the Icelandic ash cloud.