Musicport 2010

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I'm not sure if I'm going yet or not, what are anyone else's plans?

Here's the latest from the Musicport people:

Latest Artist News - If you haven't spotted it yet there has been a change to the Saturday night line-up with Angélique Kidjo having to cancel her tour at very short notice. I know she was very upset at having to do so and wished me to pass on her apologies. However we are delighted to announce that the Grammy Award-winning rising star of African Music Dobet Gnahoré (pronounced DOE-bay NYA-or-ay) from The Ivory Coast is taking her place and given the fantastic performance she put on at WOMAD this year we think you'll be very impressed. This young singer and her excellent band have the same pan-African approach as both Miriam Makeba & Angelique Kidjo and they are rapidly becoming a major International act.

• Apparently Musicport will be magnificent Richard Hawley's last live show for a while so this is great chance to see him in a great venue with the legendary Norma & Mike Waterson in support
• Jah Wobble is likely to bring some very special guest (s) with him ... watch this space ...
• We have invited Andy Kershaw along and if he manages to finish writing his book in time he might just make it ... let's hope the muse is with him
• Hassan Erraji is getting amazing press and radio coverage for his excellent new album ...don't miss the chance of seeing this band
• Marta Sebestyen - her appearance at Musicport is one of only 3 in the UK this year for this undoubted star of world music.
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• - our chosen cause for 2010 - please support them in the invaluable work in disaster relief in places like Haiti & Pakistan. They will be at the festival and will give a talk about their work.

Late additions to the bill include

• highly regarded Tuareg musician Danto Aya
• the brilliant young Kora player Surahata Suso
• a main stage show by Soznak.
• Old friends Forro Porro & Quinteto Mambo Jambo (replacing Asere who have unfortunately had to delay their UK arrival)
• the Goathland Plough Stots (who are often joined by Eliza Carthy)
• Claudio Kron - our favourite Brazilian drumming maestro

WORKSHOPS

• Scratch Choir - 3 workshops leading to a Sunday performance!
• Workshops include Yoga (with Sarah Priestley)
• African Drumming with Simba (3 sessions)
• World Cookery with Mim Suleiman & Guo Yue
• Meet the artist sessions with Marta Sebestyen & Amine and Hamza
• Meet the author sessions with Ian Clayton (Our Billie) & Craig Ferguson (I'll Go To T'Foot Of Our Stage - The story of Yorkshire Pop Music) [both of whom mention GlobalTruth in their respective books - but not under that name of course]
  
• Songwriting with Tim O'Connor
• Biomusic workshop with Carol Eves
• Overtone chanting with David Moss
• .Willow-weaving with Jo-Ann Eisenberg
• Samba drumming with Claudio Kron Do Brazil leading to a Sunday night parade to beach and floating lanterns on the sea (weather permitting)