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World Music Festival Rocks Berkeley

Fourteen-set lineup gets Berkeleyites jumping.

Posted by Rebecca Rosen Lum, June 8, 2012 at 03:29 am

Band leader Fito Reinoso of Fito Reinoso y su Ritmo y Harmonia danced to the Cuban rhythms during the headlining concert in People's Park at the ninth annual World Music Festival Saturday. With a lineup spread across town, the festival brought Africa, Asia, Europe and the Caribbean to cafes, concert venues and People's Park.

Click through our photo gallery or visit the Festival's album on Flickr.

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