Your Mathew Herbert needs you!!

So the man who made an album from sounds around his house has taken the whole thing to the next level and has asked you to be on his album! Matthew Herbert's newest release will consist of sounds made up, well, of you!! The album, due out this year, has sounds from an answering machine ('herbert hotline') which was set up at the iK7 offices. Contributors from around the world phoned in and left various sounds in the hope that their oral delights will be featured on Herberts tracks.

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THE LAKE OF STARS FESTIVAL 1ST - 3RD SEPTEMBER 2006 @ CHINTHECHE INN, NORTHERN MALAWI, AFRICA

THE LAKE OF STARS FESTIVAL 1ST - 3RD SEPTEMBER 2006 @ CHINTHECHE INN, NORTHERN MALAWI, AFRICA

The Malawi music festival is back. Set in southern Africa on the shimmering, palm-fringed shores of Lake Malawi, the Lake of Stars Festival has become one of the fastest growing events in sub-saharan Africa. The last two years have seen Groove Armada's Andy Cato, DJ Yoda and Felix B from Basement Jaxx all fly out along with around 200 people from all over the UK. This year the word has spread throughout Africa with artists and festiver-goers alike coming from Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa and Zambia. Headlining and hosting the event will be BBC 1Xtra's Ras Kwame http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/ras/ , Chibuku residents the Beat Monkeys, Phat Phil Cooper, Maverick Mitchell and Malawi stars Tikhu Vibrations, the Black Missionaries and Wambali.

For information and ideas on what to do whilst in Malawi please check out the festival website: www.lakeofstarsfestival.co.uk The 2006 flyer be out on the streets next week. For more information please email info@lakeofstarsfestival.co.uk or call 0151 708 5051.

Posted by Phat Phil Cooper on beyondjazz.net