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LONDON AFRICAN GOSPEL CHOIR 21 SEPT, CORN EXCHANGE, £28 They’ve performed with Mumford & Sons and been praised by Annie Lennox and Paul Simon.
BILLY BRAGG 26-28 NOV, CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION, £27.50 Three dates from the master singer- songwriter, each with a different set.
NEW ROUTES
Fancy a folk festival warm-up, or alternative option? A family-friendly special from the New Routes team takes over Cambridge Junction on 28 July. With music from 3pm to 10pm, fun activities for all in the foyer and an epic raffle, all artists are donating their time and talent. Proceeds are going to SOS Children’s Villages, a Cambridge-based charity that works in more than 550 communities around the world. Acts include George Breakfast, Annie Dressner, Dan Wilde, Rosalie’s Lover, Honey & the Bear, Boxwood Chessman and Max Bianco & the Bluehearts. Tickets £10, £5 children. junction.co.uk
ANDY C 16 NOV, CORN
EXCHANGE, FROM £22 He’s released anthems such as and New Era , as well as being the go-to drum and bass remixer.
Get your picnic rugs and camping chairs out and head to Parker’s Piece for the Big Weekend, which runs from 5 to 7 July. Friday features Doctor and the Medics, Craig Charles and his ‘trunk of funk’, plus Kid Creole and the Coconuts reviving their 80s classics. Saturday features top local talent, rounded off by Big 10, purveyors of ska floor-fillers, before House Gospel Choir and Legend take the stage. Legend are seven top musicians and singers dedicated to Bob Marley’s music. Sunday is Cambridge Mela day, with Panjabi MC, Apache Indian and SonnyJi Sounds. cambridgelive.org.uk BIG WEEKEND
LENNY HENRY 25 NOV, CORN EXCHANGE, FROM £34.50 An evening in the company of one of the country’s best-loved comedians.
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