By Damian Rafferty on June 24, 2011
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WOMAD this year features: Afrocubism , Alpha Blondy, Baaba Maal, Bellowhead, Dub Colossu, Ebo Taylor, Gogol Bordell0, Penguin Café, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Susheela Raman and Taraf de Haidouks Continue reading WOMAD – Charlton Park 28-31 July 2011
The Kolpakov Trio and Eugene Hutz were billed as the headline act, and many, I would guess, had come to see the lead singer of Gogol Bordello do an acoustic set. But it was the ‘support’, Mahala Rai Banda who stole the show
Continue reading Kolpakov Trio & Eugene Hutz (Gogol Bordello) + Mahala Rai Banda – Barbican, 29 May ’07
Electric Gypsyland 2 offers a different twist on the year’s hottest trend
Continue reading V/A – Electric Gypsyland 2