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Rooting About
WHAT’S HAPPENING News Edited by Sarah Coxson
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FESTIVALS & EVENTS Promising to be a vintage
Womad, Charlton Park, (26th – 28th July) with the mighty Les Ambassadeurs (feat. Salif Keita), Youssou N’Dour et Le Super Etoile de Dakar, Anna Cinzia Villani & Macuran Orchestra, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, 9Bach, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, Dom Flemons & Martin Simpson, Çiğdem Aslan, Justin Vali & Ny Malagasy Orkestra, Dakha Brakha, Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat, Richard Thompson, The Gloaming, Kobo Town, Roberto Fonseca & Fatoumata Diawara, Ibibio Sound Machine, Mulatu Astatke, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Goran Bregovic & His Wedding & Funeral Orchestra, Hazmat
Anna Cinzia Villani –Womad
Modine, Oliver Mtukudzi & The Black Spirits, Mari Boine, [su:m], Nitin Sawhney, Debademba, Aar Maanta, Afrikan Boy, Amjad Ali Khan, Batch Gueye Band, Brushy One String, Chicha Libre, Čači Vorba, Ethno Trio Troitsa, Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys, Imed Alibi, Kathryn Williams, Madeeh, Manu Dibango, Monsieur Doumani, Sans, Siyaya, Soema Montenegro, Söndörgő, The Chair, Tunng, Nuru Kane, The Good Ones, Salim-Sulaiman with Karsh Kale and more....oh, yes.
womad.co.uk
Celebrating Sanctuary
London kicks off Refugee Week UK on 15th June with a free
festival at Bernie Spain Gardens, Upper Ground, South Bank, London SE1 with MC Afrikan Boy, Somali Party Southall featuring Kuljit Bhamra and British Somali singer Abdulkarim Raas, Rafiki Jazz and Katy Carr with Haymanot Tesfa.
celebratingsanctuarylondon.org.uk
The King Arthur, 31-33 Benedict Street, Glastonbury hosts a Summer Solstice Festival which runs from 16th – 30th June in support of the Glastonbury Fringe with Circulus, Richard Digance, Chris Jagger's Acoustic Trio, Bog Cottage Underground plus many local acts. Tel: 01458 830338;
thekingarthur.co.uk/liveevents
Cultural Co-operation runs its
26th World City Music Village from 25th June – 6th July) with guest presenters Jamie Renton and DJ Ritu. The Festival will showcase over 100 London-based performers from around the world, including Jyotsna Srikanth, Aar Manta, Simon Lagnawi, Lokhi Terra, Pakaw!, Melange Collective, Wuntanara, Daphna Sadeh, Yusuf Mahmoud, Dele Sosimi, Romesh Gunesekera, Rez Kabir, Paprika, Anthar Kharana, Silk String Quartet, Nogabe, Olcay Bayir, Maya Youssef, Perunika Trio, Namvula, Kasaï Masaï and Family Atlantica with events at Osterley Park and House (28th & 29th June); an indoor festival at Wilton’s Music Hall, East London (5th & 6th July) amongst others.
culturalco-operation.org/festival
Garforth Arts Festival (30th
June – 12th July) sees appearances from Levellers, The Wonder Stuff, The Skatalites, Vieux Farka Touré, Eva Quartet (featuring four soloists from the Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares), Ellen & The Escapades, The Bad Shepherds and more. Leeds promoters The HeeHaw Sessions are running a second stage featuring folk, roots and acoustic music.
www.garforthartsfestival.co.uk
Førde Folk Music Festival,
Norway (2nd – 6th July) sees guest apperances from Bassekou
Namvula –World City, Tolpuddle
Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba, Bhanwari Devi, Cherifa, Cigdem Aslan, Gabriel Fliflet, JPP, King Ayisoba & Band, Le Trio Joubran, Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat, Sivan Perwer, String Sisters, Taraf de Haïdouks, Trio Teriba and more.
www.fordefestival.no
Skagen Festival, Denmark
(3rd – 6th July) has a bill including Habadekuk, Jensen & Bugge, Sharon Shannon, Mary Black, Allan Taylor, Baskery, Ian Bruce and many more.
www.skagenfestival.dk
North Wales Bluegrass Music
Festival (3rd – 6th July) has guest appearances from Kidnap Alice, Biggin Hillbillies, The Down County Boys, Monroe’s Revenge, The Morris Boys, Shake The Roots, Brian Golbey, Highly Strung and more.
www.northwalesbluegrass.co.uk
Playing at this year’s TFF
Rudolstadt, Germany (3rd – 6th July) are Absinto Orkestra, Alaev Family, Black Warriors & Analog Africa Soundsystem, Çiğdem Aslan, Dawanggang, Eddi Reader, June Tabor & Oysterband, Mercan Dede, Terem Quartet, We Banjo 3, Winston McAnuff & Fixi and many more.
tff-rudolstadt.de
Sark Folk Festival (4th – 6th July) has a line-up including Martin Carthy, Breabach, Tim Edey, Jackie Oates, The Will Pound Band, Josienne Clark & Ben Walker, Megson, Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party, Lucy Ward, Gilmore & Roberts, Padraig Lalor, Ryan O’Reilly
Youssou N’Dour –Womad, Amsterdam, Cartagena
Photo: Jak Kilby
Photo: Ian Anderson
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