In but a few days, the Gilles Petersons’ Worldwide Festival Sessions will be kicking off at Zouk. On its third run on our shores, the festival now takes the form of intimate club sessions and continues to boast a stellar line-up of cutting edge talents – from the mutant beats of Dorian Concept, to the electronic folk of dOP, to the party jazz of Jazztronik, and to the hip hoppin’ pulse of Lefto. Then of course, there’s the legend holding it all together: Gilles Peterson, who lends his name and fine taste to the festival proceedings. We got him to talk us through whatever’s happening on the WFS stage.

Hi Gilles. You must be excited about Singapore’s third edition of Worldwide!
Very!

What will Worldwide’s partnership with Zouk mean for the festival?
A solid base, a classic venue, great audience… and Dom Perignon.

What do you think has kept the festival fresh over its five years?
Luckily, music keeps me fresh and people keep making music to satisfy my ears. Some great DJs bands and parties happening and this festival is here to reflect that.

And what does the festival mean to you?
It brings together like-minded music fans who are bored of the standard DJ sets and want a bit of live action to stimulate their needs.

Anything in particular you’re gonna do when you’re back in Singapore?
Meet some beautiful crocodiles and eat pepper crab till the sun rises!

Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Festival Sessions take place on 27 and 28 August at Zouk. One-day tickets are priced at $30 each (incl. two drinks for all outlets) and two-day tickets are priced at $50 each (incl. four drinks for all outlets). There are no pre-sale tickets. Go to www.worldwidefestival.com and www.zoukclub.com for more.

Text: Min Chen
Image & interview courtesy of: Zouk