The Worldwide Music Expo, say WOMEX, is one of the largest international music meetings and conferences in the world for traditional and worldwide music. Its 28th edition took place from 19 to 23 October 2022 in Lisbon (Portugal).

Belgium Booms had no Belgian showcasing artists to support this year, but we focused on our interesting, vivid music scene.

Over the five days we experienced music from around the world, attended inspiring talks and sessions, networked, shared, connected, made new friends, caught up with old ones and celebrated the worldwide music community.

This year’s culturally and musically diverse event concluded with more than 3,100 music professionals (including 280 performing artists) from 113 countries, hosted more than 60 showcase artists representing 280 musicians spread across eight stages, 21 music-based documentaries, 111 speakers and mentors participated in the conference sessions and a bustling trade fair with 676 exhibiting companies with more than 260 stands and two radio studios on-site.

With Belgium Booms, we hosted our own colorful booth (156) and brought with us a beautiful booklet (you can find an online version on this page) starring the attending Belgian delegation. No less than 90 Belgians attended the event, making us one of the biggest delegations present! Friday was the highlight: the legendary Belgium Booms drink.

See you next year, in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain!

With the support of Sabam For Culture and Visit.brussels.