Festival No. 0003957 · Est. 2007
Weekend of the year
No. 0006809
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Somewhere in Malmesbury
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The details
- Venue
- Charlton Park
- Address
- Charlton Park SN16 9DG
- City
- Malmesbury, UK
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About the artists
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17 Hippies formed in Berlin, Germany, in 1995. Plays folk, pop. -
A Filetta formed in 1978.
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Alèmayèhu Eshèté was born in Jimma, Ethiopia, in 1941, and died on 2 September 2021, aged 80. Plays boogie-woogie, ethio-jazz, tizita.
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Andy White was born in Belfast, United Kingdom, on 28 May 1962. Plays singer-songwriter.
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Besh O Drom formed in Budapest, Hungary, in August 1999. Plays folk, jazz.
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Caravan Palace formed in Paris, France, in 2005. Plays electro house, electro swing, fidget house.
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Charlie Winston was born in Cornwall, United Kingdom, on 14 September 1978. Plays folk, indie folk, indie pop, liedermacher.
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Che Sudaka formed in Barcelona, Spain, on 15 March 2002. Plays cumbia, latin, punk, reggae, rock, ska.
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Dennis Bovell was born in Saint Peter, United Kingdom, on 22 May 1953.
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Dub Colossus formed in 2008. Plays ambient dub, club, dub, electronic.
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Eliades Ochoa was born in Loma de la Avispa, Cuba, on 22 June 1946. Plays latin, latin jazz, salsa.
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Etran Finatawa formed in January 2004. Plays desert blues.
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Getatchew Mekurya was born on 14 March 1935, and died on 4 April 2016, aged 81. Plays jazz.
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Hindi Zahra was born in Khouribga, Morocco, on 20 January 1979. Plays folk pop, indie folk, singer-songwriter, soul jazz.
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Jim Moray was born in Macclesfield, United Kingdom, on 20 August 1981. Plays folk.
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Mad Professor was born in Georgetown, United Kingdom, on 27 March 1955. Plays ambient dub, dub, reggae, roots reggae.
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Mahmoud Ahmed was born in Ādīs Ābeba, Ethiopia, on 8 May 1941.
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Mamer was born in 1970.
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Mark Atkins was born in Albany, Australia, on 3 January 1957.
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Mec Yek formed in Brussels, Belgium, in 1999.
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Nneka was born in Warri, Germany, on 24 December 1980. Plays neo soul, reggae, soul.
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Orishas formed in La Habana, Cuba, in 1999, and split up in 2010, after 11 years. Plays hip hop, latin.
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Oumou Sangare was born in Bamako, Mali, on 12 February 1968. Plays african blues.
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Peter Gabriel was born in Cobham, United Kingdom, on 13 February 1950. Plays art pop, art rock, chamber pop, crossover prog, experimental, folk, new wave, pop.
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Portico formed in Vancouver, Canada, in June 2004, and split up in 2010, after 5 years.
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Rachel Unthank & The Winterset formed in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, in 2004, and split up in August 2009, after 5 years. Plays folk.
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Rokia Traoré was born in Kolokani, Mali, on 24 January 1974. Plays folk.
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Roy Ayers was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 10 September 1940, and died on 4 March 2025, aged 84. Plays acid jazz, contemporary jazz, jazz, jazz-funk, post-bop, soul jazz.
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RSD plays dubstep.
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Snowboy was born on 3 July 1961. Plays acid jazz.
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Solomon Burke was born in Philadelphia, United States, on 21 March 1940, and died on 10 October 2010, aged 70. Plays ballad, r&b, soul.
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Spiro plays alternative folk, celtic, folk, medieval, pop, progressive folk.
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The Apples formed in 2002. Plays jazz.
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The Creole Choir of Cuba formed in 1994. Plays latin.
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The Skatalites formed in Kingston, Jamaica, in May 1964. Plays ska.
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The Sweet Vandals formed in 2005.
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Victor Démé was born in 1962, and died on 21 September 2015, aged 53.
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Youssou N'Dour was born on 1 October 1959.