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Womad 2022: Flamboyant, vibrant and carnivalesque
WILL STONE is engulfed by the magnificence of the returning festival
STALWARTS: The Gilberto Gil tribe in full swing
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SIMON DUFF relishes the cross contamination of Damien Hirst’s greatest hits by street artists from France and the US
In view of the grooming gangs inquiry, SIMON PARSONS feels the relevance of this powerful examination of trauma suffered at Medomsley Youth Detention Centre
JOHN GREEN doubts the motivations of a US war photographer who never questions why, or for whom, she is producing images of imperialist conflict
MARIA DUARTE reviews Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Hedda, The Mastermind, and Regretting You
TONY CONWAY welcomes a thrilling and concise history of Hope not Hate, that is also a manual full of tactical advice
PAUL DONOVAN welcomes an inspiring account of living with deafness that has important lessons for the treatment of deaf people in today’s UK
WOMAD
Charlton Park, Wiltshire
THERE is possibly no other festival as flamboyant, vibrant and carnivalesque as Womad – the World of Music And Dance celebrating its 40th year after a two-year break due to you know what.
Every nook and cranny has something to explore, enjoy and be inspired by — whether that might be seeing Brazilian icon Gilberto Gil playing an unforgettable set joined by 14 members of his family, including his five-year-old great-grandson, or stumbling across Luke Jerram’s awe-inspiring giant moon installation located at a mysterious “secret forest” that nobody is quite sure where to find.
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