Live at WOMAD 1982 (Remastered) Peter Gabriel

• 1 San Jacinto (Live) 06:41
• 2 The Family and the Fishing Net (Live) 06:50
• 3 I Have the Touch (Live) 05:21
• 4 Lay Your Hands on Me (Live) 06:21
• 5 Shock the Monkey (Live) 06:03
• 6 I Go Swimming (Live) 05:43
• 7 The Rhythm of the Heat (Live) 07:12
• 8 Kiss of Life (Live) 04:30
• 9 Biko (Live) 07:12
• Total Runtime 55:53

Info for Live at WOMAD 1982 (Remastered)

Live a WOMAD 1982 takes us back to not only the birth of a festival – one that has now hosted more than 160 editions in 27 countries – but also to the premiere of an album with songs, like The Rhythm of the Heat, San Jacinto and Shock the Monkey, that have become central to the Gabriel canon.

More than just a live album, Live at WOMAD 1982 is a pivotal moment, that’s being released for the very first time.

It was a simple idea; to create a festival out of all the brilliant music and art made all over the world, stuff made outside of the mainstream – music that wasn’t getting on the radio and was even harder to find in record stores…

… the very first WOMAD Festival took place at the 240-acre Royal Bath and West Showground, Somerset over the weekend of 16–18 July, 1982. With the dream ‘not to sprinkle world music around a rock festival, but to prove that these great artists could be headliners in their own right’, the three days and five stages played host to 60 bands from over 20 countries; a line-up that included The Drummers of Burundi, Pigbag, Salsa de Hoy, Simple Minds, Musicians of the Nile, Echo and the Bunnymen, Prince Nico Mbarga, Rip, Rig and Panic, The Beat and many more…

“I remember this gig well,” says Peter Gabriel. “We played a mix of old and brand-new material. I would normally be very nervous about playing some of this stuff for the first time, however my mind was very preoccupied with the running of our very first WOMAD festival and the potential financial disaster that it was heading towards.

Because WOMAD was unique in its focus on music and art from around the world, and mixing it with up with rock and jazz, no-one knew how many people might turn up and we had seriously overestimated our appeal. But those that had decided to check out WOMAD and its weird and wonderful lineup were open-minded, bold and curious – a great audience.

It was a landmark and edgy gig for me both personally and musically and brings back lots of memories.”

Across the three days ‘an evening concert series’ took place in the Showering Pavilion on the festival site. On the Friday night that concert featured Tian Jin (a song and dance troupe from China), Simple Minds and, with a ‘special festival set of non-album material’, Peter Gabriel.

Live at WOMAD 1982 is a recording of that Friday night concert. The non-album material in question are seven of the eight songs that would make up the album Peter Gabriel 4. An album that wouldn’t be released for a further two months.

Peter Gabriel, vocals, keyboards
David Rhodes, guitar
John Giblin, bass
Larry Fast, synthesisers
Jerry Marotta, drums
Peter Hammill, guitar, vocals
Ekomé, drums, percussion

Digitally remastered

Peter Gabriel
has earned a worldwide reputation for his innovative work as a musician, writer and video maker. When at school he co-founded the group Genesis, which he left in 1975. His albums, live performance and videos since then have won him a succession of awards. Gabriel has released eleven solo albums and in 1986, his album 'So' won him his first Grammy. The videos from this project confirmed him as a leader in video production and included 'Sledgehammer', which has won the most music video awards ever, including number one position in 'Rolling Stones' top 100 videos of all time and the MTV most played video of all time.

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