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Highlights:
St Mark's Square - Venice carnival,
Bridgewater Hall - Manchester,
Thames Festival,
WOMAD, UK
Festival de la Merce - Barcelona,
Sziget Festival - Budapest,
London Mela, Roskilde Festival - Denmark,
Kaustinen Festival - Finland,
Rudolstadt festival - Germany,
Tulip festival - Canada,
Druga Godba festival -Slovenia,
Ignite! - Olympic Stadium, Sydney
St Mark's Square - Venice carnival,
Bridgewater Hall - Manchester,
Thames Festival,
WOMAD, UK
Festival de la Merce - Barcelona,
Sziget Festival - Budapest,
London Mela, Roskilde Festival - Denmark,
Kaustinen Festival - Finland,
Rudolstadt festival - Germany,
Tulip festival - Canada,
Druga Godba festival -Slovenia,
Ignite! - Olympic Stadium, Sydney
Royal Albert Hall
Daily Telegraph 23/07/07
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Delight in Bollywood and echoes of Britten
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Ivan Hewett reviews Prom 12 at Albert Hall
This weekend brought the Blue Peter Prom, which looks set to become as firm a fixture in the season as the Last Night.
This year's was particularly good. The music, played by the BBC Philharmonic, was well chosen - fun without being cutesy - and there was a special treat in the form of some hip-swaying Bollywood dancers, accompanied by the Bollywood Brass Band.
You might think trumpets, trombones and sarrusophones playing Bollywood tunes would be horribly naff, the musical equivalent of curry and chips. In fact it was a delight, and the kids on either side of me loved it too.
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