African Express journey is over – but what an amazing ride

As the Africa Express tour came to a riotous end, the crowd revelled in the barely controlled chaos of a show that brought the Womad spirit to the Twitter eraBefore a note of music has been played, this Africa Express gig can be considered something of a miracle. Over the past week, a bunch of 80 African and western musicians have been touring Britain by chartered train, performing nightly shows while spending every spare waking second visiting schools, hospitals and bandstands to play impromptu...

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