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Attila the Stockbroker and Calum Baird at the Unsere Zeit press festival
MORNING STAR regulars Attila the Stockbroker and Calum Baird entertained the crowds at the Unsere Zeit press festival in Berlin over the weekend.
The pair performed joint and solo sets featuring their own compositions as well as revolutionary classics like Comandante Che Guevara as part of the festival’s varied musical scene.
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