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In pictures: Womad festival 2017

Mike Chapman The brainchild of Peter Gabriel, Wiltshire's annual Womad (World of Music Arts and Dance) festival, which ended in the early hours of Monday morning, attracts more than 35,000 people to more than 200 performances by more than 100 artists from nearly 50 countries, at the Charlton Park Estate, near Malmesbury.Mike Chapman
The brainchild of Peter Gabriel, Wiltshire's annual Womad (World of Music Arts and Dance) festival, which ended in the early hours of Monday morning, attracts more than 35,000 people to more than 200 performances by more than 100 artists from nearly 50 countries, at the Charlton Park Estate, near Malmesbury.
Mike Chapman Grupo Canalon de Timbiqui combine Afro-Colombian rhythms and melodies.Mike Chapman
Grupo Canalon de Timbiqui combine Afro-Colombian rhythms and melodies.
Mike Chapman Nidia Gongora fronts the five female singers backed by all manner of percussion.Mike Chapman
Nidia Gongora fronts the five female singers backed by all manner of percussion.
Mike Chapman The line separating audience and artist becomes blurred at Hip Yak Poetry Shack's public poetry slam.Mike Chapman
The line separating audience and artist becomes blurred at Hip Yak Poetry Shack's public poetry slam.
Mike Chapman Ziggy P plays xylophone at Womad's World of Kids.Mike Chapman
Ziggy P plays xylophone at Womad's World of Kids.
Mike Chapman The site-wide Kids' Parade showcases the colourful and creative interpretations of this year’s theme: earth, water, fire and air.Mike Chapman
The site-wide Kids' Parade showcases the colourful and creative interpretations of this year’s theme: earth, water, fire and air.
Mike Chapman Flamboyant Gothenburg band Goat hide their identities behind masks.Mike Chapman
Flamboyant Gothenburg band Goat hide their identities behind masks.
Mike Chapman A whirling dervish dances himself dizzy while Noureddine Khourchid, accompanied by six other Syrian singer-musicians, performs a series of sacred Sufi songs known as "inshads".Mike Chapman
A whirling dervish dances himself dizzy while Noureddine Khourchid, accompanied by six other Syrian singer-musicians, performs a series of sacred Sufi songs known as "inshads".
Mike Chapman Ladysmith Black Mombazo sing soothing songs of hope and devotion in the choral tradition of black South Africa.Mike Chapman
Ladysmith Black Mombazo sing soothing songs of hope and devotion in the choral tradition of black South Africa.
Mike Chapman The nine-piece male voice choir rose to international prominence after featuring on Paul Simon's Graceland in 1986.Mike Chapman
The nine-piece male voice choir rose to international prominence after featuring on Paul Simon's Graceland in 1986.