"My thanks and congratulations to the organisers for putting on such a great festival: I'm already looking forward to next year's celebration and I'm sure it will build on this year's success."
Ben Bradshaw, MP for Exeter
WORLD BIG-TOP
MUSICAL STYLES FROM ALL OVER THE PLANET…


SATURDAY 5 JUNE
12 noon MAS BAJO

Latin music laced with jazzy dance rhythms
http://www.masbajo.co.uk

1.15pm THE MAGUIRES
The finest Irish jigs, reels & ballards
http://www.myspace.com/themaguiresmusic

2.30pm MAZAJ
Arabesque delights including bellydancing
http://www.myspace.com/mazajband
http://www.arabicdrum.co.uk/bands.htm

3.45pm BRAGATANGA
Gypsy tunes from all over the world
http://www.myspace.com/bragatanga

5pm ZAMBULA
Upbeat Congolese rumba from these festival favourites
http://www.myspace.com/125869764
http://www.zambula.co.uk

SUNDAY 6 JUNE
12 noon HAZAAR
Klezmer craziness from the Balkans & beyond
http://www.myspace.com/hazaaruk

1.15pm AFRICAN ODYSSEY
Ugandan worldbeat collective
http://www.myspace.com/sarahndagire

2.30pm ILU AXE
Stunning Brazillian samba massive
http://www.myspace.com/iluaxe

3.45pm N.U.M.B.
An original fusion of hiphop & indie
http://numbmusic.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/numbmusic

5pm 3rd DEGREE LEBURN
Hendrix meets James Brown meets Bob Marley!
http://www.myspace.com/leburnonfire

With compere Mama Tokus and deejays between acts!

     
   
 

GLOBAL COMMUNITY STAGE
Probably the most diverse array of performances the city's ever seen:
Saturday: 12noon Sound Waves learning disability project; 12.30pm Ben & Alfie Weedon's
'Taxi to Djali Kunda'; 1.10pm Louisa Adjoa Parker poems & stories; 1.30pm Hissa Al-Badi Iranian poems & oud; 1.50pm Pixie Maz drama & fun; 2.10pm Rama acrobatics; 2.30pm Devon Youth Djembe Ensemble with Denis Kigonga; 2.50pm Samba Marcianas junior samba band; 3.10pm Rama second show;
3.30pm Niks didg & baron; 3.50pm Dr Joel 'konnakol' Indian vocal percussion; 4.35pm Kagemusha Junior Taiko Japanese drumming; 5.05pm Rhythm City breakdancers; 5.25pm Voices In Common choir.

Sunday:
12noon Wolf & Water hiphop show; 12.30pm Newtown Primary School Indian and Zulu performances; 12.45pm Alphington School Ugandan twinning project; 1.05pm Dan Brazier comedy juggler; 1.20pm Global Harmony choir; 1.50pm Chinese performances: Hulusi ('Oriental saxophone') and fan dance; 2pm Dance In Devon Showcase inc. Flamenco, Capoeira, contemporary & traditional dance; 3.20pm Dan Brazier second show; 3.40pm Dragon Temple Kung Fu demo; 4pm Street Factory breakdancers; 4.30pm Chimanimani Afrobeat band.

PLAYDAY & ACTIVITY DAY

On Saturday Exeter City Council’s Playday team present a wide range of children’s activities including Play Rangers, Woodcraft Folk, story-telling, face-painting, mask-making and more.
On Sunday Exeter University's Guild of Students host a range of activities and we present the amazing ‘man vs. machine’ stunt cycling & free-running show which pitches world top-ten stunt cyclist Andrei Burton against international ace free-runner Kie Willis!
Stunt Bike Demos at 1pm, 2.30pm and 4.30pm.

BOLLYWOOD-STYLE CAFÉ-BAR
Hosted by Denley’s Essence of India, winners of a 4-star plaque in the British Curry Awards 2009, ranked as one of the UK’s top 100 Indian restaurants!

CO-OPERATIVE VILLAGE
Food, banking, insurance, travel and even bumble bees – the Co-op’s got the lot!

ACOUSTIC STAGE & COMMUNITY CAFE
Enjoy Fair Trade snacks and the following laid-back performances hosted by Sound Gallery…
Saturday: 12noon Dmitry Babichev traditional and contemporary Russian songs;
1pm Moussa Kouyate master kora player; 2pm Rookery Breton/Celtic folk; 3pm The Maguires unplugged; 4pm Triste Eastern European violin 4.30pm; Niks didg & boran; 5pm Duo Sediyanka Bulgarian singers; 5.30pm Solarference folktronica.

Sunday: 12noon Jon Sterckx drumscapes; 1.30pm Pooja Angra Indian vocals, tabla & Flamenco guitar;
3pm Hazaar Klezmer unplugged; 4pm Big Noise Chorus 180-strong choir!
5pm Fuse Flamenco jazz-fusion.

HEALING ZONE
Experience taster sessions of alternative therapies from around the world in the park’s sensory garden area.

FIRE & RESCUE DEMONSTRATIONS
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service show off their latest equipment and offer sound advice in this interactive zone.

MARKET STALLS
From Fair Traded international products to local handicrafts.

CAMPAIGNS & COMMUNITIES

From refugee support to recycling, from Amnesty International to Exeter Hindu Temple…

AFTER-SHOW PARTIES
Saturday: an array of local deejay talent plus Soulfi live at The Globe Inn, Newtown - 6pm ‘til late!
Sunday: Mama Stones present diverse live music from Freshly Squeezed, Leigh Coleman & LeBurn.