Catering for the festival

Himba (right) is a local resaurant owner who has brought his operation on to the site to provide food for the performers.

Three of the five ladies from Timbuktu that are settled in Himba's camp kitchen providing food for artists performing over the three days of the festival.

Madame Djambaro chops piles of potatoes in the shade of the camp kitchen walls.

Carbohydrates are the basis of the menu: rice, potatoes and couscous featuring in large amounts.

Madame Mohammed has her eye on the huge amounts of steamed couscous required.

The meat and sauce is mouthwateringly good.

The cooking pots sit on a simple wood fire, the logs being pushed further in to fuel the fire.

Large quantities of food mean large quantities of washing up for Madame Congo Coulibaly.