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MUSICPORT WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL - Jim McLaughlin

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live in Whitby North Yorkshire UK. Spend most of my time organising music events see www.whitbymusicport.com & in particular Musicport World Music Festival which happens every October & is UK's biggest indoor World Music Festival.. Musicport also has a Fair Trade shop in Whitby


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WEBSITEwww.whitbymusicport.comUPCOMING EVENTS 9/11/2007 John Shuttleworth presents It's Nice Up North 25/11/2007 Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies 17/11/2007 WATERSON CARTHY )
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ARTISTS WHO HAVE APPEARED AT MUSICPORT WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL 2007 FESTIVAL 19-21 OCTOBER: RACHID TAHA (Algeria) COURTNEY PINE . Värttinä (Finland), Linton Kwesi Johnson Nuru Kane & The Bayefall Gnawa (Senegal), Susheela Raman, Tiris (Western Sahara), Galina Durmuskhliyska (Bulgaria), Sidi Goma (India), Kékélé (DR Congo), Muntu Valdo (Cameroon), Mary Coughlan (Eire), Adel Salameh Trio (Palestine) Bollywood Brass Band , LAU (Scotland), . Jo Freya’s Lal Waterson Project (World Premiere), Doreen Thobekile (South Africa), Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble, Forty Thieves Orkestar, Black Voices, Eduardo Niebla Experience (Spain/India), Ceri Rhys Matthews & Christine Cooper (Wales), Allah Lake Band , Neuneneu . Paul Simmonds, Kris Drever, Banner Theatre Company presents "They get free mobiles . . . don’t they?" The Sex Patels . The Auvo Quartet (UK/ Finland), London Bon Dancers (Japan), Edwina Hayes. ...2006 FESTIVAL................. Buena Vista Social Club presents Cachaíto López, Guajiro Mirabal, Jesus ‘Aguaje’ Ramos, Manuel Galban,Apache Indian and The Reggae Revolution, Joana Amendoeira,Reem Kelani,Bonga,Go Lem System, Yasmin Levy,Ali Slimani Band featuring Natacha Atlas, Vocal Sampling,Blowzabella, Terrafolk, Eliza Carthy and The Ratcatchers,Trojan Sound System, Kike Pedersen, Joe Boyd, Cloudbase, Samay, Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers, Más Y Más, Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri, Rab Noakes, Stefan Grossman, Spiers and Boden, Robert Maseko and Congobeat, Seikou Susso, Culture Clash,Guy Davis,Amy Wadge,Sild, Fueye Tango, The Spell of Creation, Mambo Jambo, The Fool of The Warsaw Ghetto,Nahro Zagros,The Peace Artistes,Two Man Ting,The Zig Duo, Chartwell Dutiro,Podhale Polish Dance Troupe, Tim Gleaves,Ahmed and Emad,Kwame D............. 2005 FESTIVAL......... Los de Abajo , Talvin Singh, Mostar Sevdah Reunion and Ljiljana Buttler, Kate and Anna McGarrigle,Bellowhead ,The Beat, Warsaw Village Band,Imbongi and Albert Nyathi, Kaushiki Chakrabarty,Daby Touré,Bisserov Sisters,The Balkanatics,Molten Metal with Dennis Rollins, Yat-Kha, Cloudbase, Flame.co,Szapora, Hazel O’Connor,Jaipur Kawa Brass Band,Asere,The Baghdaddies,Swap,Alexander D Great, Robert Maseko and Rory Motion,The Wrigley Sisters, David Moss,Singh Strings,First of May Band,Oojami,Jali Sherrifo Konteh,Zena Edwards,Tuup,Kakatsitsi Master Drummers,Kwame D,Deadbeat International,Ella’s Bower Ahmed and Emad,Jon Harvison,The Good, Virginia McNaughton,Kev Howard ...........................................................2 004 Festival........................................ Mory Kante ,Chumbawamba,Altan,Mabulu,Peatbog Faeries, Black Umfolosi, DuOuD,Baka Beyond,Soname, Bob Brozman, Banco De Gaia,Athena, The Demon Barber Roadshow,Rory Motion, The Angel Brothers,Fantazia,Fernhill, Martin Simpson , Martin Furey, Kissmet,Cloudbase,Rita Ray, Schalom Bakhshayesh,Taiko To Tabla, Nick Burman,Prego,Bireshwar Gautam, Alex Kirby,Quinteto Mambo Jambo, Martyn Joseph,Thai Music Circle, Geno Washington,The Kakatsitsi Drummers, Sleeping Dogz feat Wild Willy Barrett, Robert Maseko,Virginia McNaughton, Engeleka II,Modeste,The Shichiseikai, UK Chinese Ensemble .................................... 2003 FESTIVAL........................... Trans-Global Underground, Kékélé, Ustad Mahwash and Ensemble Kaboul,The Dhol Foundation, Ali Slimani Band, Julie Murphy, Dylan Fowler and Danny Thompson,Charanga Del Norte,Talisman, Lion Train, Go Lem System,Bombay Baja, Spencer Bohren and Martin Simpson, Téa and Mirela, Modeste Hugues, Davide Sanna, Más Y Más, Josephine Oniyama, Eduardo Niebla, Robert Maseko and Congobeat, Mighty Zulu Nation, Rajan Spolia, Salt The Band, Seize The Day, Pinjab, Virginia McNaughton, Hot Ashes, Jali Kebba Suso and Magatte Dieng, Saaz, Tuup,Cloudbase,2 Ban,Banoffi, Nkosana,Urban Gypsies,Chinese Quartet, Nick Burman, Dordiseal. .......................................................... 2002 FESTIVAL.... Misty In Roots, Los De Abajo, Vera Bila and Kalé, Kékélé Mugenkyo, Batanai Marimba,Jean Binta’ Breeze, Flook ,Mukka Rory McLeod, North Cregg, Merengada,Allah Lake Band, Annapurna Dance, Banoffi,Forever Haqqani & Whirling Dervishes, Robert Maseko, Celloman, Elephant Talk, Raga Nova, The Real Macaws,Claudio Kron & Braziloca, Le Cod Afrique, Cragg Vale Gamelan,Gina Le Faux, Mike Absalom, Henwen, The Urban Gypsies, Whirl-Y-Gig, Zumbayllu, North Peak Samba Band, The Black Cat Puppet Theatre, ...2001 FESTIVAL......Osibisa, The Dhol Foundation,Bush Doctor,Acaysha,Martin Simpson, Sansaar, Back To Base, Jean “Binta” Breeze, Drop The Box,Más Y Más, Kora Colours, Chacón Y Su Orquesta, CheCheLeLe, Banoffi, Cory McCauley & The Evangeline Aces ............................................................ ......2000 FESTIVAL.......E2K , Elephant Talk, Charanga Del Norte,Imbizo, Labi Siffre, Noisy Planet Band, Robert Maseko and The Chaka Chaka Zouk, Tim Hain and Th’Worx, Tashbain, Viva Flamenco, Sansaar, Los Incas, Crazy Rhythm, Celtarabia, Banoffi, Bayou Gumbo.

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WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL TICKETS

The first 50 tickets for 2007 Festival sold within an hour with the next 100 available on 1st March. The line-up is beginning to take shape. Acts definitely booked so far - SUSHEELA RAMAN VAR...
Posted by MUSICPORT WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL - Jim McLaughlin on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 05:24:00 PST

UPCOMING GIGS

2007 Musicport events prior to the festival Friday 9th March  Elephant Talk @ The Rifle Club  -Tickets £7. Friday 27th  April  Jesse Bannister & Bhupinder Chaggar (from Samay & Ra...
Posted by MUSICPORT WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL - Jim McLaughlin on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 05:29:00 PST

Waterson Carthy

Waterson:Carthy presented their magnificent seasonal show  Frost & Fire for us at Whitby Pavilion on 21st December & a packed theatre was treated to some glorious vocal harmony & magi...
Posted by MUSICPORT WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL - Jim McLaughlin on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 06:51:00 PST

Easy Star All Stars

New York reggae band The Easy Star All Stars provided us with one of the best gigs I've ever been involved in at Whitby Pavilion on 7th December. It was great that so many people travelled to town for...
Posted by MUSICPORT WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL - Jim McLaughlin on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 06:34:00 PST

WOMAD

Womadded out today- highlights of Reading this year for me were Kanda Bongo Man (stepping in at late noticefor Thomas Mapfumo). I'm sure he wasn't that good when he played our festival in 2002...Nanci...
Posted by MUSICPORT WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL - Jim McLaughlin on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 08:37:00 PST