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Another year, another top-class Womad mix that caters for those who want to listen, as well as those who want to dance.

The Creole Choir of Cuba redefine the possibilities of human lung power, and there's also Mongolian rock from Hanggai and the dancing strings of Bob Brozman's N'oubliez pas La Reunion.

Star power is supplied by reggae great Horace Andy, Luka Bloom doing Black Is the Colour, and Nitin Sawhney's touching Days of Fire, about the London bombings and for Kiwi content, there's a Trinity Roots live cut.

But to really get feet moving and hands clapping, there's Afro-Cuban and Afro-Celt styles, plus Faiz Ali Faiz's Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, and the African beats of Rango's Holeela and Amadou and Mariam's irresistible Welcome to Mali.

Womad: Sounds of The Planet 2011 is the Base FM CD Of The Week. Win it all this week on breakfast and drive!

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