Twenty-five years after the very first Womad, the world music festival moves to the green and pleasant fields of Charlton Park in Wiltshire. Andrew McGregor and Verity Sharp begin a weekend of broadcasts with live performances and recorded highlights from the two main stages, the Open Air and the Siam Tent. Artists include Congolese rumba maestro Samba Mapangala ,
Mexican singer Lila Downs , and Egyptian band El
Tanbura. And from Radio 3's own stage in Charlton Park's arboretum, Fiona Talkington introduces a live set from Malian ngoni virtuoso Bassekou Kouyate. Producer Roger Short