Gil Scott-Heron is set to play this summer’s WOMAD festival.

He’ll close this year’s event, performing on the Sunday night (July 25).

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Scott-Heron joins the following acts already playing the July 12-15 event, which takes place at Charlton Park in Malmesbury, Wiltshire:

Afro Celt Sound System

Alim Qasimov Ensemble

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The Bays & The Heritage Orchestra with Simon Hale & John Metcalf

Bibi Tanga & The Selenites

La BrassBanda

Calypso Rose

Dan Sultan

Dobet Gnahore

Don Letts

Hanggai

Imelda May

Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara

The Kamkars

LA-33

Lepisto & Lehti

Little Axe

Mayra Andrade

Nouvelle Vague

Novalima

Orchestra Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou

Poirier feat. Face T

Rango

Sentimento Gypsy Paganini

Steven Sogo

Syriana

Tanya Tagaq

Toumast

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