WOMAD's Paula Henderson Chats To I Like Music

"I Like Music because… it just means everything to me." PAULA HENDERSON, WOMAD FESTIVAL PROGRAMMER

ILM: In a UK festival scene now saturated with festivals, WOMAD remains one of the founding events, with a very rich heritage and past. How would you describe the ethos, values and aims behind WOMAD and how are they still relevant today?

Paula: WOMAD is very original. Our aims are still the same; to excite people and allow them to see music that they may not be able to see anywhere else. To bring music to them that is not readily available, or that they may not consider going to see anywhere else apart from in a festival context. WOMAD is about letting people discover all kinds of music. That's where it is different. The large majority of people heading to the festival are not sure what they're going to see at WOMAD. Rarely are they disappointed, or at least we hope they're not disappointed! We do have our big headliners, but people might find that the best thing they've seen all weekend is a Mongolian Throat Singer playing a set on a little stage. They will value that as much as seeing Peter Gabriel on the main stage or Rachel Unthank in the Siam.
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