Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Britain’s Womad World Music Festival Was Hurt By Visa Issues. Is This The Brexit Future?

“Do we really want a white-breaded, Brexited flatland? A country that is losing the will to welcome the world? The ‘hostile environment’ took its toll at Womad … a number of events were seriously affected by visa refusals. By definition, a festival of world music requires visas for many bands. What on Earth is the Home Office doing refusing them? Is music the new enemy?”



Article source here:Arts Journal

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