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This year's magical Meltdown finds Yoko Ono backed by Sean Lennon, the Roots rapping up a storm, Baaba Maal and friends in dazzling harmony and Patti Smith hypnotised by a pagan sound of wallNow in its 16th year, the Southbank Centre's Meltdown festival has netted a wide range of curators, from John Peel to David Bowie, Massive Attack to Morrissey. This year's choice (it's also a bit of a coup), the saxophonist, composer and musical visionary Ornette Coleman, must count among the most fruitful.F...

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