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Buxton International Festival, long known for its explorations of some of the less well-known parts of the opera repertoire, this year…

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The Fez Festival of World Sacred Music has been peerless over the years in presenting world/global music acts in one magical place. Only…

Ever since he crashed into the world with that eerie masterpiece, Maxinquaye (1995) – an album that has never aged – Bristol-born Tricky,…