I deeply love the unique, exhortative, and spirit-filled music of Pakistani sufi master Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948-1997). If you are unfamiliar with Nusrat and qawwali (sufi gospel) music, you can ...

Revellers on Essex’s Mersea Island were transfixed by the sheer spiritual power of Khan’s first performance outside south Asia, which marked a turning point in attitudes towards global music Nusrat ...

I first discovered Pakistani sufi maestro Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in 1982 on one of Peter Gabriel’s WOMAD (World of Music and Dance) Festival benefit collection LPs, titled Music and Rhythm. It was the ...

It couldn’t get test event status last year, much to our chagrin. But, after a three year break, The World of Music, Arts and Dance festival finally returned, and celebrated its 40 th anniversary. In ...

BBC Radio 3 to create the spirit of WOMAD on air following cancellation of festival BBC Radio 3 celebrates the music and artists of WOMAD in two special Music Planet programmes on Saturday 24 and ...

The time has finally arrived that WOMAD enthusiasts hang out for, and the Womad curious get confused by… WOMAD line-ups always contain a bit of familiar but are always filled with artists you’ve not ...

And yet, here we are, with a brand-new issue of Khan captured at his vocal prime, recorded when he was just at the precipice of becoming an international phenomenon: a midnight set recorded in 1985 at ...

In 1982, the first Womad music festival was held in Shepton Mallet, UK. The organisation, which stands for World Of Music Arts And Dance, was set up in 1980 by English rock star Peter Gabriel (Genesis ...

Founded by Peter Gabriel in 1980, the World of Music Arts and Dance - Womad - has grown into one of the largest festivals in the world, with annual concerts not only in its home-country UK, but also ...

We are delighted to be working with WOMAD and so many of its artists to create a WOMAD experience on Radio 3. Music of many international cultures is a distinctive and vital part of our output. It ...