Womad festival preview - video

The Womad festival, for which the Guardian is a media partner, starts in Wiltshire this weekend. Acts playing include Lo'Jo, Seth Lakeman, Raghu Dixit, Khaled, Jimmy Cliff and Robert Plant and his new outfit, the Sensational Space Shifters. Get a taste of what's involved here

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