Times (UK): Orchestra Baobab Make "Perfect Womad Headliners" Over the Weekend

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Orchestra Baobab headlined the Womad Festival in England this past weekend, performing songs from their latest release, Made in Dakar, for an audience of 30,000. The Times (UK)'s Stephen Dalton writes: "Sunday peaked with the West African veterans Orchestra Baobab ... whose undulating rhythms and mellifluous harmonies cross easily across national and generational borders. Perfect Womad headliners."

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Orchestra Baobab headlined the Womad Festival as it set down in England this past weekend, performing songs from their latest release, Made in Dakar, for an audience of 30,000 on a beautiful day in Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire.

The Times (UK)'s Stephen Dalton gives the overall festival four stars and writes:

Sunday peaked with the West African veterans Orchestra Baobab, Senegal’s answer to the Buena Vista Social Club, whose undulating rhythms and mellifluous harmonies cross easily across national and generational borders. Perfect Womad headliners.

To read Dalton's review, visit entertainment.timesonline.co.uk.

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  • Tuesday, July 29, 2008
    Times (UK): Orchestra Baobab Make "Perfect Womad Headliners" Over the Weekend
    Jonas Karlsson

    Orchestra Baobab headlined the Womad Festival as it set down in England this past weekend, performing songs from their latest release, Made in Dakar, for an audience of 30,000 on a beautiful day in Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire.

    The Times (UK)'s Stephen Dalton gives the overall festival four stars and writes:

    Sunday peaked with the West African veterans Orchestra Baobab, Senegal’s answer to the Buena Vista Social Club, whose undulating rhythms and mellifluous harmonies cross easily across national and generational borders. Perfect Womad headliners.

    To read Dalton's review, visit entertainment.timesonline.co.uk.

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