Performing some of his greatest songs, Mahmoud Ahmed was clearly the star of this year's WOMAD 2010 tour.Along with his 10 peice band, Mahmoud pulled all the stops to an audience who've long waited for Ethiopian music.
We caught up with Mahmoud courtesy of Holy Cow Media to know where he's been all these years and what he owe's his reinvigorated career to.

Chicago’s finest kick start three days of festivities. The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble rocked little old Taranaki and introduced us to all the good things we can expect from this festival