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The Black Madonna, The Treehouse
In 2015, Motor City Drum Ensemble closed Gottwood on Sunday at the Treehouse stage, a sheltered space in the almost-Elysian forested area of the Carreglwyd Estate. This year it was The Black Madonna’s turn. Due to the somewhat draconian licensing imposed by the local council, music ended at three on Sunday. But Marea Vierge-Noire, Smart Bar's Creative Director and torch carrier for the Chicago sound, delivered a set that made the adoring crowd forget all that. Playing house and techno meshed with obscure disco and classics like Black Box’s ‘Ride On Time’, Stamper finished with this, one of the late, great Bowie’s finest tracks.
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