Build Your Own WOMAD 2026 Hitster Pack with Hitify

WOMAD 2026: Where Every Corner of the World Meets on One Stage

WOMAD, the World of Music, Arts and Dance, was founded in 1982 by Peter Gabriel with a single idea: bring musicians from every culture on the planet together and let them play for each other and for anyone who will listen. More than four decades later, that idea has become one of the most beloved festivals in the world.

WOMAD 2026 returns to its spiritual home at Charlton Park in Wiltshire, England, in late July and early August, drawing tens of thousands of fans who come for the music, the food markets, the craft stalls, and the feeling that the whole world has shown up for the weekend. The lineup always spans everything from West African griot tradition to Japanese taiko drumming, from Andean folk to Afrobeat, from Middle Eastern classical to contemporary Latin pop.

No other festival covers as much musical ground. WOMAD is where you discover an artist you had never heard of and leave knowing you will follow them for life.

What Is Hitster?

Hitster is the card game where each card contains a QR code linked to a song. Players scan the code, listen to the clip, and then try to place the song correctly on a personal timeline between cards they already hold. Get the release year right, keep the card. Most cards wins.

It is simple to learn, fast to play, and genuinely tricky. Even songs you know well can fool you on the exact year. The game works for any group that loves music, from teenagers to grandparents, from casual listeners to obsessive collectors.

World music is extraordinary Hitster territory. The genre stretches from the 1960s to today, covering six decades and dozens of cultural traditions. A track from Mali in 1989 and a song from Brazil in 1969 can sit three cards apart on the timeline. Placing them correctly requires real musical knowledge, and discovering the wrong answer is half the fun.

Build Your Own WOMAD 2026 Hitster Pack

You do not need a store-bought pack. With Hitify, you can scan any track, confirm the exact release year, and generate printable QR code cards for a completely custom Hitster pack.

For a WOMAD-themed pack, here are twelve tracks that capture the breadth and magic of the festival:

• Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata (1967) - the South African queen of song, a track that introduced a generation to African pop
• Gilberto Gil - Aquele Abraço (1969) - Brazilian tropicália at its warmest and most joyful
• Fela Kuti - Zombie (1977) - the defining Afrobeat anthem, relentless groove with a political sting
• Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (1986) - the WOMAD founder's biggest hit, the music video that conquered MTV
• Salif Keita - Madan (1989) - the golden voice of Mali, a landmark moment in world music
• Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Mustt Mustt (1990) - the Pakistani qawwali master crossing into Western ears for the first time
• Youssou N'Dour feat. Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds (1994) - Senegalese mbalax meets British soul, one of the decade's most moving collaborations
• Buena Vista Social Club - Chan Chan (1997) - Cuban son at its most timeless, the album that made the world rediscover Havana
• Ali Farka Touré - Ai Du (1994) - desert blues from the banks of the Niger River, stripped back and hypnotic
• Toumani Diabaté - Jarabi (1988) - kora mastery from Mali, a sound that stretches back a thousand years
• Tinariwen - Imidiwan Ma Iddar (2009) - Tuareg desert rock from northern Mali, raw and electric
• Bombino - Imuhar (2013) - the Nigerien guitar hero, blues that blows in from the Sahara

Scan each track with Hitify to confirm the release year, create the cards, and then challenge your group. Across six decades and four continents, the right answers are harder to find than you expect.

Start building your WOMAD 2026 Hitster pack at hitify.app.