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Gil Scott-Heron to play WOMAD

Gil Scott-Heron to play WOMAD

[b]Gil Scott-Heron[/b] is set to play this summer's [b]WOMAD[/b] festival.

He'll close this year's event, performing on the Sunday night (July 25).

[b]Scott-Heron[/b] joins the following acts already playing the July 12-15 event, which takes place at [b]Charlton Park[/b] in [b]Malmesbury[/b], [b]Wiltshire[/b]:

[b]Afro Celt Sound System
Alim Qasimov Ensemble
The Bays & The Heritage Orchestra with Simon Hale & John Metcalf
Bibi Tanga & The Selenites
La BrassBanda
Calypso Rose
Dan Sultan
Dobet Gnahore
Don Letts
Hanggai
Imelda May
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara
The Kamkars
LA-33
Lepisto & Lehti
Little Axe
Mayra Andrade
Nouvelle Vague
Novalima
Orchestra Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
Poirier feat. Face T
Rango
Sentimento Gypsy Paganini
Steven Sogo
Syriana
Tanya Tagaq
Toumast[/b]

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