Eden Project to host World music Live 8 show

Presented in association with WOMAD, its co-founder Peter Gabriel and Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour, the event will take place in the Eden arena with the worlds biggest greenhouses as a backdrop.

Artists set to perform include Angelique Kidjo, Maryam Mursal and Salif Keita alongside less well-known acts such as Tinariwen, Akim El Sikameya and Ayub Ogada.

The evening itself will be hosted by Peter Gabriel, a champion of World Music for the past 25 years, and will be filmed by ...

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