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#565 — 40 Years of WOMAD

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Program 565
Peter Gabriel at WOMAD 1982 - photo, Giacomino Parkinson
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World of Music Arts & Dance had its first festival in 1982, and was programmed with a mix of pop acts and non-western music that the founders were obviously enthusiastic about sharing.  In accepting a relevant award in 2015, Peter Gabriel said "Our dream was not to sprinkle world music around a rock festival, but to prove that these great artists could be headliners in their own right."

I'll be reminiscing about some great WOMAD performances over the years, with a taste of the live album from 1982 being re-released this week for the 40th anniversary.

Playlist

ARTIST
Title  [Dur.]
Album  (Year)

IMAM COLLECTIVE
Ebb and Flow [5:10]
Solitude EP (due for release on 26 Aug 2022)

Emma DONOVAN & the PUTBACKS
Muurrbay Tree (feat. Deline Briscoe) [4:09]
Single (2022)

Peter GABRIEL
The Feeling Begins [4:00]
Passion (1989)

The MUSICIANS of the NILE
Taksim Arghul [3:28]
Various Artists: Live at WOMAD 1982 (2022)

SALSA DE HOY
Salsa de Hoy [5:32]
Various Artists: Live at WOMAD 1982 (2022)

The DRUMMERS of BURUNDI
Kama K'iwacu [4:06]
Various Artists: Live at WOMAD 1982 (2022)

ORCHESTRA BAOBAB
Jiin Ma Jiin Ma [5:55]
Specialist in all styles (2002)

UNKNOWN Moroccan Musicians
Wedding Song [2:42]
Various Artists: Passion - Sources (1989)

Peter GABRIEL
Sandstorm [3:02]
Passion (1989)

Nusrat Fateh Ali KHAN & Party
Loay Loay Aaja Mahi [6:15]
Various Artists: WOMADelaide 95 (1995)

RADIO TARIFA
Rumba Argelina [3:36]
Rumba Argelina (1993)

Peter GABRIEL feat. EKOME
Biko [6:05]
Various Artists: Live at WOMAD 1982 (2022)

Mindy Meng WANG 王萌
Mother, River 母亲,河 (wth Claire Edwardes, perc) [5:40]
Phoenix Rising (2021)

Gareth KOCH
Soleares Flamenco [3:51]
Single (2022)

Mark TWIGDEN
Malambo del Sur [6:20]
Box of Dreams (1997)

PICOT
On fa més mal [4:09]
Les Ales del Cavall (The Wings of the Horse ) (2022)

Les FILS CANOUCHE
Mal de mer [4:27]
Nagori (2022)

Catrin FINCH & Seckou KEITA
Chaminuka [5:39]
Echo (2022)

Marjan VAHDAT
Heart of Darkness [3:52]
Our Garden is Alone (2022)

Cynthia ABRAHAM
Misyé Mendé [4:05]
Unisson (2021)

KAIRÓS
Eclipse Tântrico [5:53]
Kairós (2022)

Theme: Garry Havrillay — Fragments of Memory (edit) — Aurora (2018)