It is the season when all of France's festivals unveil their line-ups. Good programmes are blooming here and there, notably at the Free Music Festival, 60km north of Bordeaux.

Not only because of the fine reggae line-up (Alborosie, Lee Scratch Perry, Max Romeo, The Congos), but because the other genres are just as appealing: nothing less than the Wu Tang Clan (announced in full), but also Gotan Project, Goran Bregovic and Chinese Man…
Free Music Festival - 1 and 2 July 2011 at Lac de Montendre (17)
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