Country-pop singer and noted equine enthusiast tells BBC of plans ahead of her βlegendβ slot on Sunday
Shania Twain has said she hopes to ride on horseback to her set at Glastonbury on Sunday.
The US country-pop star light-heartedly told BBC Breakfast on Wednesday: βI love horses. I love all animals. Iβm going to go see if thereβs a horse around I can borrow β maybe I could go riding, that would be awesome.β
With the BBC livestreaming globally for the first time, and an especially rich lineup of Black artists, 2024βs festival champions a broad remit β but plays it safe with Coldplay
Whether seen as too male, too white, too traditional or not traditional enough, complaints about the Glastonbury lineup have become something of a national pastime. But as it opens its gates for 2024βs edition, the festival can lay claim to one of the most diverse and globe-straddling bills in the British festival calendar this year.
The multi-talented musicians were held back in their home country where even certain instruments were off limits β but theyβre ready to take centre stage at Worthy Farm
Walking into an industrial estate in Peckham, I can hear impassioned cries coming out of a rehearsal space located here. Soaring vocals are punctuated by the gentle strum of a thumb piano along with bells that are strapped to the shaking ankles of Pendo and Leah Zawose, who make up the Zawose Queens. Itβs their first time playing this music outside Tanzania β and if that wasnβt enough of a culture shock, some of their first-ever UK gigs will be a trio of sets at Glastonbury this weekend.
βWe donβt really have any idea about Glastonbury or what it will be like,β says Pendo, via Aziza Ongala who is the bandβs manager and acting as a translator. βBut Iβm told itβs a big deal. Iβm not sure weβre going to be able to grasp how big of an experience it is until we actually do it but weβre very excited.β