Musicport World Music Festival in North Yorkshire

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  Once a year the seaside town of Whitby turns into a 'porthole on the world' hosting a three-day festival of World and African music.

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  Seikou Suso, a traditional Griot kora player from the Gambia, was the first performance of the festival.

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  The Kakatsitsi Drummers took to the stage to educate people about the social role of traditional African music.

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  Mabulu brought the stage to life with their fusion of soul and Marrabenta rhythms from Mozambique.

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  78-year old Mabulu vocalist Dilon Djindji showed the crowd just what he was made of.

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  Mabulu's lyrics ranged from love songs to serious social issues affecting Africa.

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  Mabulu rap vocalist Chiquito listened to Dilon Djindji when he was 5 years old, now he sings with him.

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  Mory Kante and his band were one of the highlights of the festival.

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  Mory Kante's singers came dressed in full traditional attire.

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  Modeste demonstrated his love affair with the Malagasy guitar and touched the audience with his traditional sound.