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Results: World Fusion |
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 Dana Codorean Berciu - London: 'We're a bit like a ratatouille with all the flavours and herbs coming together to capture a feeling' |
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 Rachel McLeod - London: 'While there I also got involved with a fantastic quirky big eclectic band called Â鶹ԼÅÄlife who are also playing at this year's WOMAD.' |
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 Roger Watson - Bracknell, Berkshire: 'In 1999 I founded the group Boka Halat with Musa Mboob, (who's a former member of Ifang Bondi)' |
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 Athena Andreadis - London: 'Once we start to play, it like we’re communicating a universal mystery' |
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 Keith Angel - Doncaster, SouthYorkshire: 'I've since worked on albums with John Tams, Kate Rusby, Bill Jones and other singer-songwriter types.' |
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 Paul Marshall - Belfast: 'I took a leap of faith, resigned from my Civil Service post and now I'm a professional musician...' |
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 Lino Rocha, Edinburgh: 'I perform with a couple of salsa outfits including Salsa Celtica and occasionally with Rumba Caliente.’ |
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 The Wine Cellar, Woolwich: 'From world fusion to Egyptian belly dancing, via Irish ballads and Tanzanian singing comedy...’ |
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 Sirishkumar, London: 'This year we had Spanish guitar, saxophone, clarinet and keyboards in a very jazzy style...’ |
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 The Menagerie, Belfast - World fusion / Irish folk: '...a 'spit on the floor' dance bar with no frills, no advertising and no theme.' |
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 Sandino's Café-Bar, Derry - World fusion: '...literally a stone's throw away from what were once the most riot-torn streets in the British Isles' |
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 Vicente Zahartos Isidro - percussion / guitar: 'I studied philosophy at a university in the Canaries but during Franco's repressive regime of the 70's'... |
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 Aidan Mulholland - Irish folk / Spanish : '...I ended up playing with a country trash band called Ten Wheels for Jesus' |
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 Tantric Jazz, Bristol - Jazz / World fusion: 'Elitism has been forfeited in favour of overflowing hospitality and a good old-fashioned welcome.' |
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 The Fishpond, Matlock Baths - World fusion / blues / folk: '...Hendrix on bagpipes and Prego the well known national festival band.' |
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 Sonti Mndebele, London: 'It was my dream to be a lead singer so I’d watch all the lead performers, especially Miriam Makeba and model myself on them’ |
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 Michel Cereso, Ipswich: '...deep inside I think it's the same message we want to express - a celebration of life and community.’ |
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Hands on: Try our online percussion workshops. Learn the Punjabi dhol drum with Johnny Kalsi. |
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