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17 Hippies in Top 20 - 19.09.11

"Phantom Songs", 17 Hippies latest album has entered the top 20 World Music Charts Europe, as one the top 20 most played world music albums by European radio DJs.    Their Phantom tours starts on 1 November, for full details see http://17hippies.de/en...

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"Ecstatic, hypnotic and just plain psychedlic" - 19.09.11

That's the motto for the Transcender Festival which opens on Friday 23 September at The Barbican, London with Juju, the collaboration  of Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara.  The Festival finale on Wednesday 28 September gathers together classical traditions, ascetic mediations and exultant celebrations into a single, kaleidoscopic concert showcasing the Sufi songs of Morocco, Pakistan, India and Indonesia and will feature Sain Zahoor. For more information and to book tickets...

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Visit downtown Jaipur at Bestival - 09.09.11

The Kawa Circus and the Jaipur Kawa Brass Band bring a riot of colour and sound to Bestival this weekend with shows at Club Dada, The Roller Disco in the Ballroom Field and The Big Top in the Stardust Field.  Expect Bollywood classics, sword swallowing, funambulism and some treacherous tricks! ...

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Festivals everywhere - 05.09.11

As the summer draws to a close and the festival season moves indoors we can start to look back at the highlights of what has been a hugely successful year for our artists and look forward to a few more great events still to come. Our year began in March when Rango and the 17 Hippies took the marathon trip to Australia and New Zealand for the WOMAD festivals in Adelaide and New Zealand. Then we all popped over to the Emirates in April with Sain Zahoor and El Tanbura for more WOMADs, this time in...

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The Ecstatic Journey: Music from Around the Sufi World - 02.09.11

Sufi master, Sain Zahoor, opens his first UK tour on 28 September at London's Barbican for what will be the highlight of this year's Transcender festival. This night of Sufi music from across the Islamic world features the Pakistani itinerant musician-turned movie soundtrack star and BBC music award winner Sain Zahoor. For full details click on :- http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?id=12287&pg=3414   The tour continues until 9 October and the full schedule can be found...

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