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Youssou N'Dour at WOMAD 2014 by Dylan Garcia

The Best Festival Ever: WOMAD 2014

July 30, 2014 by Ronise Nepomuceno 0 Comments

I am gladly taking the risk of saying that WOMAD has to be the best Music Festival in Britain. This year, a record-breaking total of around 40 thousand people got together to celebrate music and dance from around the world. This has also to be the most truly multi-cultural party in the planet. People from […]

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Events, Hybrid Styles, WOMAD 2014
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Youssou N'Dour Band at WOMAD 2014 by Dylan Garcia

WOMAD 2014: Photo Gallery

July 30, 2014 by Ronise Nepomuceno 1 Comment

This year, we had the honour of having Dylan Garcia working on some of the pit photography for us. His images are subtle, well composed. Dylan sensitively captures the essence of the performances. Photos by Dylan Garcia   Photos by Ronise Nepomuceno

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Events, Hybrid Styles, WOMAD 2014, WOMAD UK 2014
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Graceland – From breaking a boycott to rocket launching World Music

August 26, 2012 by Ronise Nepomuceno 0 Comments

“These are the days of miracle and wonder… This is a long distance call…” Graceland could have been a historical disaster and the end of Paul Simon’s career. Instead, it became a bridge over trouble waters. The highly controversial album brought many South African’s musicians to the world’s attention, such as Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Youssou […]

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Africa, Americas, Graceland, Hybrid Styles, North America, Paul Simon, South Africa, South America
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