Culture: Gabriel's on a mission to show us all a new world; Music Peter Gabriel tells Andy Welch why this year's Womad Festival promises to be the best yet.(Features) From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: July 21, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Andy Welch

The World Of Music, Arts And Dance, or WOMAD as it's known, is an annual gathering which hosts, as its title might suggest, the very best performers from all corners of the globe.

The festival was pioneered by former Genesis frontman and world music accionado Peter Gabriel and a group of like-minded friends, who staged the first WOMAD in 1982 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, and attracted 15,000 people.

The festival found a new home ...

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