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Gil Scott-Heron to play Womad on Sunday 25 July 2010 | 13/04/2010
Legendary US political poet Gil Scott-Heron is confirmed to perform at this summer’s WOMAD festival.

WOMAD FESTIVAL

Central Asia within earshot | 25/03/2010
Smithsonian Folkways, in collaboration with the Aga Khan Music Initiative, is releasing new ground-breaking Central Asia recordings.

Smithsonian Folkways Aga Khan

Charlie Gillett obituary | 18/03/2010
Mondomix is very sad to announce the death of Charlie Gillett. This formidable talent scout was both a model and a friend for most of us. We share the grief of his family and loved ones, with a special thought for our collaborator Jody Gillet. Below is the Guardian's tribute to this inspiring man.

charlie gillett

Human Rights Watch Film Festival 17-26 March 2010 | 08/03/2010
The 14th edition of the Human Rights Watch film festival opens in London on the 17 March 2010

HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL

Live review – opening night of Jerry Dammers’ Spatial AKA Orchestra UK tour | 08/03/2010
The band, all dressed in robes and masks, create their own otherworldly atmosphere, a kind of energetic force field...

JERRY DAMMERS TOUR COMPETITION

World Press Photo winner announced | 26/02/2010
Italian photojournalist Pietro Masturzo wins the 53rd edition of the World Press Photo Contest.

PHOTOJOURNALISM IRAN

Haiti: download and donate | 22/02/2010
Mondomix has created a compilation of Haitian music to help raise funds for the reconstruction effort in Haiti.

HAITI SOCIETY MUSIC MEDIA

Festival Brazil at the Southbank Centre 19 June-5 Sept 2010 | 17/02/2010
A major festival at the Southbank Centre throughout the summer will bring Brazilian culture to the heart of London.

BRAZIL FESTIVAL MUSIC LITERATURE DANCE VISUAL ARTS

African Soul Rebels 2010 competition! | 29/01/2010
Win your very own African Soul Rebels 2010 tour Tshirt.

AFRICAN SOUL REBELS COMPETITION

Singer Lhasa dies | 04/01/2010
The Mexican-American singer Lhasa de Sela has died of breast cancer in Montreal on 1 January 2010. She was 37. We look back at the career of an extraordinary artist.

LHASA DE SELA

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