As part of the Poetry Parnassus tour Agnes Agboton (Benin), Bewketu Seyoum (Ethiopia), Pedro Perez Sarduy (Cuba) and TJ Dema (Botswana) performed with legendary musician Baaba Maal putting their words to his music at London's Southbank Centre as part of their Africa Utopia festival, along with SBC resident Lemn Sissay. All photos copyright Merce Gratacós