Maalem Mahmoud Guinea opening Essaouira 2009 Gnaoua and World Music festival with Afoxe Loni and Stephane Belmondo.

Recorded live by DaftNotStupid.com

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DaftNotStupid and Maggie meet Bob Wisdom (The Wire) at Essaouira 2009

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Wonderfully haunting number from Hassan Boussou and Sewarye's great closing set at Essaouira 2009 Gnaoua and World Music festival.

Recorded live by DaftNotStupid.com

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Another number from Hassan Boussou great closing set at Essaouira 2009 Gnaoua and World Music festival. Recorded live by DaftNotStupid.com

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Here is a short sample of Hassan Boussou and Sewarye's great closing set at Essaouira 2009 Gnaoua and World Music festival.

Those of you with good ears will notice that this number has left channel ound only, Sorry.
Recorded live by DaftNotStupid.com

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Audio only - The Ashbies playing at The Tower, Winchester, June 30 2009. They really warmed up the audience for Polly and The Billets Doux. Sound mixing by Chops. Recorded live by DaftNotStupid.com

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Musicians at The Eclipse, Winchester, May 16 2009

If anyone knows the names of these musicians, please leave a comment.

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Polly and the Billets Douxplaying their new single - Follow my Feet - at HMV in Winchester

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Live video recording from the Essaouira 2008 Gnaoua and World Music Festival featuring Maalem Hamid Kasri singing Chalaba.

Recorded live by DaftNotStupid.com

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A short clip of Rob Berry busking on Winchester High Street. More from Rob at http://www.myspace.com/robberr y1

Recorded live Saturday March 14th 2009 by daftnotstupid.com

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A short video documenting the march held in Winchester to protest against the proposed building of 2000 houses on farmland on the edge of Winchester. It's a long story, best understood by going to www.savebartonfarm.org, but needs to be understood in the context that the land was formerly owned by Winchester College, who sold it for development to Cala Homes, so that the College could continue to 'educate' the sons of the wealthy upper class (OK - there might also be a few girls, and a few scholarships, and the kids of a few working class people) - but largely its a class thing. They don't mind sending there kids to Winchester, but they usually don't live here themselves so they don't car if they f%&ck it up for us residents.

Thanks to Rob Berry (who just happened to be busking on the High Street as the march went past) for supplying the musical background to the second half of the film. Films work so much better with music, and, as many of my regular viewers know, it's what mainly motivates me. It's really appropriate that the lyrics he's singing is "You've got to help me - I can't do this all by myself". I'm sure that's just how Gavin Blackman (the chairman of the Save Barton Farm Group) feels sometimes.

Thanks also to the lovely lady from the CPRE whose name I forget to get. Passion will out!

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Earport - A post fusion symphony by Paul Oomen

Feel cha' aby (Track 2) Jan Wouter Oostenrijk with his Maghreb Jazz formation

Composer: Jan Wouter Oostenrijk

More info at earportamsterdam.nl, myspace.com/earportamsterdam, myspace.com/janwouteroostenrij k

All music copyright of earport and / or its owners.

Musicians and composers will be credited. Write to john@daftnotstupid.com or post a comment

Music recorded live at Earport Amsterdam, Friday 30th January, 2009.

Video of Snow in Winchester, filmed by DaftNotStupid.com

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