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Musicport 2007

My 12th & final festival of 2007 sees us back at Whitby for Musicport. And sadly this is the last time we will be at this wonderful venue as next year the festival will be moving down the coast to a new home in Bridlington. As well as enjoying the usual array of talent from across the globe we were spoilt with some exceptional weather for walks along the beach and around the harbour. I’ll miss Whitby! I only hope that the new venue will encourage people not to sit on the floor until they are invited to dance by the acts onstage. This really did get intensely irritating after a while. But nevertheless there were standout performances from Nuru Kane, Rachid Taha, Varttina & Sidi Goma to name but a few.
Coastline at dusk
Coastline at dusk		 Last time at this fantastic venue
Last time at this fantastic venue		 Prime position
Prime position		 Sidi Goma
Sidi Goma
From Gujarat, India
From Gujarat, India		 Testing the smoke alarms
Testing the smoke alarms		 With both Sufi & Pagan music & dance
With both Sufi & Pagan music & dance		 The Bollywood Brass Band
The Bollywood Brass Band
None the worse for their 9 hour drive
None the worse for their 9 hour drive		 Linton Kwesi Johnson
Linton Kwesi Johnson		 With his unique reggae poetry
With his unique reggae poetry		 Musicport regular Robert Maseko
Musicport regular Robert Maseko
With another familiar face, David Moss
With another familiar face, David Moss		 Varttina
Varttina		 With their inimitable versions of Finnish folk tunes
With their inimitable versions of Finnish folk tunes		 And a captivating stage show
And a captivating stage show
Mary McCoughlan
Mary McCoughlan		 Perfect weather for a walk on the beach
Perfect weather for a walk on the beach		 Ylem
Ylem		 Lunchtime entertainment on the North Sea Stage
Lunchtime entertainment on the North Sea Stage
Whitby Harbour
Whitby Harbour		 Flying alarm clock
Flying alarm clock		 LAU from Scotland
LAU from Scotland		 Traditional Bulgarian songs from Galina Durmushliyska
Traditional Bulgarian songs from Galina Durmushliyska
Amazing looped harmonies from Muntu Valdo
Amazing looped harmonies from Muntu Valdo		 Forty Thieves Orkestar
Forty Thieves Orkestar		 With Sami Bishai on Violin
With Sami Bishai on Violin		 Kris Drever
Kris Drever
The amazing Nuru Kane
The amazing Nuru Kane		 With his band The Bayefall Gnawa
With his band The Bayefall Gnawa		 Assorted heavily taped up instruments
Assorted heavily taped up instruments		 Rachid Taha
Rachid Taha
Saturday night headliner
Saturday night headliner		 A high energy set from the Algerian Casbah rocker
A high energy set from the Algerian Casbah rocker		 Flowerpot Man
Flowerpot Man		 Not bad for starters
Not bad for starters
Mistaken identity
Mistaken identity		 Bingo!
Bingo!		 Another glorious day
Another glorious day		 The Sex Patels
The Sex Patels
70's Punk classics
70's Punk classics		 With a laid back Indian groove
With a laid back Indian groove		 Gambian griot Seikou Susso
Gambian griot Seikou Susso		 His Allah Lake Band all turned up eventually
His Allah Lake Band all turned up eventually
Tiris
Tiris		 From the Western Sahara
From the Western Sahara		 First time in the UK
First time in the UK		 Beautiful vocals from Susheela Raman
Beautiful vocals from Susheela Raman
I'm not so sure about the Hendrix & Dylan covers however
I'm not so sure about the Hendrix & Dylan covers however		 London Bon Dancers
London Bon Dancers		 With the multi-talented Joji Hirota
With the multi-talented Joji Hirota		 Look at the Moon!
"Look at the Moon!"
Eduardo Niebla
Eduardo Niebla		 Congolese Rumba from Kekele
Congolese Rumba from Kekele		 Laid back guitarist
Laid back guitarist		 Great movers
Great movers
Jazz sax maestro Courtney Pine
Jazz sax maestro Courtney Pine		 With some very talented backing musicians
With some very talented backing musicians		 Look - No hands!
Look - No hands!		 Double blow
Double blow

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