Well here I am at my first Womad and on the first full day I am looking forward to hearing the veteran Mozambique singer Humberto Carols Bendica. A veteran 70 year old marrabenta vocalist who started out as a lounge lizard singer in colonial Portuguese in the 60s…on independence and the emergence of a distinctive marrabenta style he became lead singer in Orchestra Star de Mocambique. Sounds like a real great groove to enjoy on the @BBCRadio3 Charlie Gillet stage ….except no. No Visa …No Humberto….or as he is now rebranded Wazimbo. A BBC announcer apologizes and invites a local Bristol band to take his place. Its cool but its not Humberto! Britain is not open for business if its business with international musicians. Its closed, and the bureaucratic, and humiliating process musicians have to face to be “allowed” to bring their music to our country are turning Britain into a backwater and doing untold damage to Britain’s reputation as a country open to