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2008/11/20/49951_2.jpg" alt="Festival poster" />

Festival poster

Taped to the side of a truck, and why not?

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2008/11/20/49985_2.jpg" alt="The main stage during construction" />

The main stage during construction

... with lights on it at night it looked wicked

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2008/11/20/49980_2.jpg" alt="The view from the festival site" />

The view from the festival site

It was just like being at the beach, as you can see.

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2008/11/20/49955_2.jpg" alt="MAH backstage" />

MAH backstage

Behind her is the huge rock behind the main stage.

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2008/11/20/49961_2.jpg" alt="Seth Lakeman" />

Seth Lakeman

Claps in time to the amazing tunes the ladies behind sang to say goodbye to us when we visited one of the sites the festival helps out.

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Simon Freddie Gates

Big fan of Malawi, our guide to Chichewa, and pool shark

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2 of the Macanbale Bros

They make their own instruments out of oil cans you know.

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A Close Up of a Makambale 'guitar'

'...you'll need one oil can, preferably 5 litres, one tree branch, some glue and something to use for strings...

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One of the Macanbale Brothers

I wasn't joking about the instruments...

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2008/11/20/49979_2.jpg" alt="This guy was having a great time" />

This guy was having a great time

But his conjoined twin, the one with dredds that lived in his arm pit wasn't so sure...

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DJ Skitz and MAH

share a joke with someone to their right. If only i could remember what it was

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One of the shops on site

Hat's were very popular once the sun got up

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The Black Missionaries

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Tiwonge Hango

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The Big Dish Go boys rocked the party

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The shake that started it all

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The Best Of...

...all the way from Dalston, with dancers from Malawi

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The Very Best Of...

Esau Mwamwaya on vocals

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Seth Lakeman

All round nice guy Seth, handles our Radio 1 mic like a pro

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We drove past this Coffin shop and had to stop

the coffins inside were so bling!!

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Stuart from Liverpool's Beatlife Samba band

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Joseph Tembo

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  2. ?gp=2#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49985_9.jpg" alt="The main stage during construction" width="70" height="70" />
  3. ?gp=3#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49980_9.jpg" alt="The view from the festival site" width="70" height="70" />
  4. ?gp=4#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49955_9.jpg" alt="MAH backstage" width="70" height="70" />
  5. ?gp=5#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49961_9.jpg" alt="Seth Lakeman" width="70" height="70" />
  6. ?gp=6#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49952_9.jpg" alt="Simon Freddie Gates" width="70" height="70" />
  7. ?gp=7#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49958_9.jpg" alt="2 of the Macanbale Bros" width="70" height="70" />
  8. ?gp=8#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49956_9.jpg" alt="A Close Up of a Makambale 'guitar'" width="70" height="70" />
  9. ?gp=9#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49957_9.jpg" alt="One of the Macanbale Brothers" width="70" height="70" />
  10. ?gp=10#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49979_9.jpg" alt="This guy was having a great time" width="70" height="70" />
  11. ?gp=11#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49977_9.jpg" alt="DJ Skitz and MAH" width="70" height="70" />
  12. ?gp=12#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49954_9.jpg" alt="One of the shops on site" width="70" height="70" />
  13. ?gp=13#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49978_9.jpg" alt="The Black Missionaries" width="70" height="70" />
  14. ?gp=14#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49959_9.jpg" alt="Tiwonge Hango" width="70" height="70" />
  15. ?gp=15#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49962_9.jpg" alt="The Big Dish Go boys rocked the party" width="70" height="70" />
  16. ?gp=16#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49953_9.jpg" alt="The shake that started it all" width="70" height="70" />
  17. ?gp=17#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49982_9.jpg" alt="The Best Of..." width="70" height="70" />
  18. ?gp=18#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49983_9.jpg" alt="The Very Best Of..." width="70" height="70" />
  19. ?gp=19#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49976_9.jpg" alt="Seth Lakeman" width="70" height="70" />
  20. ?gp=20#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49981_9.jpg" alt="We drove past this Coffin shop and had to stop" width="70" height="70" />
  21. ?gp=21#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49984_9.jpg" alt="Stuart from Liverpool's Beatlife Samba band" width="70" height="70" />
  22. ?gp=22#gallery3946">2008/11/20/49986_9.jpg" alt="Joseph Tembo" width="70" height="70" />