Womad 2017 - Toots & the Maytals, Raquel Tavares, Dayme Arocena
Lopa Kothari, Andrew McGregor and Kathryn Tickell present continued coverage from Womad 2017, live from Charlton Park.
Lopa Kothari, Andrew McGregor and Kathryn Tickell present further coverage from the globe's leading festival of world music, live from Charlton Park in Wiltshire.
Tonight's programme features classic Jamaican ska from Toots and The Maytals on the Open Air stage, Portuguese fado from Raquel Tavares, and collaborative projects from Lamomali, featuring kora master Toumani Diabate, and the Afro Celt Sound System. Plus interviews and exclusive backstage sessions from Syrian kanun player Maya Youssef and Cuban singer Daym茅 Arocena.
Radio 3 returns to WOMAD with more live broadcasting than ever before, with live sets and highlights from the main stages as well as the 麻豆社 Radio 3 Charlie Gillett Stage, where Radio 3 has invited artists from across the globe to perform, many making UK Festival debuts. The weekend includes a Sunday morning simulcast with Cerys on 6, artists from 麻豆社 Introducing, and video performances from the Radio 3 Session Tent.
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'Poignant, dignified and sorrowful' - Khmer Rouge Survivors
Duration: 03:16
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Alsarah - the queen of Sinai-Nubian Soul!
Duration: 05:59
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Mysterious late night sounds at WOMAD
Duration: 02:21
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Watch Daym茅 Arocena and band perform La Rumba Me Llamo Yo
Duration: 04:24
Music Played
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Kourelou
Tasha
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Toots & The Maytals
Pressure Drop
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Toots & The Maytals
Funky Kingston
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Alsarah & The Nubatones
Albahr
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Alsarah & The Nubatones
Fulani
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Afro Celt Sound System
The Magnificent Seven
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Afro Celt Sound System
Cascade
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Afro Celt Sound System
The Communicator
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Daym茅 Arocena
Negra Caridad
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Daym茅 Arocena
La Rumba Me Llamo Yo
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Xaos
Byzantine 2
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Xaos
Pontos Blues
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Leonard Cohen
Hallelujah
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Raquel Tavares
Eu Ja Nao Sei
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Raquel Tavares
Sombras da Madrugada
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The Khmer Rouge Survivors
Evening Stars are the Masters
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The Khmer Rouge Survivors
My Life as a Victim of War
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Lamomali
C'et Air
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Lamomali
Timbuktu
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Lamomali
Lampedusa
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Lamomali
L'ame Au Mali
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David Bowie
Rebel Rebel
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David Bowie
Rock n Roll Suicide
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David Bowie
Five Years
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David Bowie
Oh! You Pretty Things
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Kourelou
Tise Mellei
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Kourelou
Sousta
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Kourelou
The Waitress
Broadcast
- Sat 29 Jul 2017 22:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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