Live8: Africa Calling concert at the Eden Project
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The Eden Project, location for the Live 8 Africa Calling concert.
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My producer Roger Short and I interview Chartwell Dutiro and he plays the mbira for us.
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Tim Smit (Eden Project), Thomas Brooman (WOMAD) and Peter Gabriel.
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Geoffrey Oryema was there with his daughter. We chatted about how we last met up 10 years ago when I was invited to Peter Gabriel's Real World studios for a recording week. That was when I had my TV show, World Music Express in Vancouver.
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Mariza
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Emmanuel Jal was an inspiration! Definitely a name to look out for!
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Stars and organisers overlooking the site.
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Being interviewed by Dave, host of Spotlight, a BBC South West TV programme.
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It was great to see Thomas Mapfumo on his 60th birthday!
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Tim Smit, director of the Eden Project is a real visionary and I look forward to going back to Eden.
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Me interviewing Peter Gabriel. It was great to see him again, I've known him since 1995, when we met at the Real World 10 Year Anniversary party.
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Flowers in the Tropical Biome - the humidty provided the perfect steam-facial!
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Mariza on the stage.
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Me recording World Routes, live, for BBC Radio 3.
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Dido and Youssou N'Dour perform '7 Seconds'. It was nice to catch up with Dido briefly backstage. We've known each other for a while and she's always so down to earth. As for Youssou, I'm planning to take him up on his invitation and visit Senegal this Christmas.
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Our hosts for the event were Johnny Kalsi and Peter Gabriel.
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Kanda Bongo Man is the best soukous master! He always gets me dancing.
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Tinariwen, touaregs from the Southern Sahara, play their mystical desert blues.
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Daara J
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WOMAD flags
Photos: © Shaheera Asante