Africa Oyé 2013 - First Acts Announced

THE LARGEST FREE AFRICAN MUSIC AND CULTURE EVENT IN THE UK

Funded by Arts Council of England

and Liverpool City Council

Location: Sefton Park, Liverpool

Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June 2013

12:30pm - 9:30pm both days

Admission: FREE

The countdown is on until Africa Oyé will be flourishing in Liverpool’s Sefton Park on 22nd and 23rd June 2013. With another stellar festival set to take place, the largest free African music event in the UK have revealed their first acts.

This year’s festival is Oyé’s 21st Anniversary celebration and has already been nominated by Songlines Magazine in their top ten for 2013. The lineup confirmed so far features Mokoomba - ‘the most impressive band Zimbabwe have produced in recent memory’, fresh from a UK tour and after receiving global acclaim for their international debut album -

ZongZing All Stars (DR Congo) and Atongo Zimba (Ghana).

For more information on this year's festival, including the artists, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

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Africa Oyé 2012 Festival Liverpool Brochure Online

There's less than 2 weeks to go till Africa Oye's 20th Anniversary festival takes residency in Liverpool's Sefton Park for a weekend that will showcase the best in African and Caribbean culture.

You can now check out the Oye brochure (which contains all the info you need for the weekend, including who is playing on which day) over at http://africaoye.com/brochure12.pdf

Not only is there a star-studded line-up of acts for your listening pleasure this year but with over 90 stalls and numerous dancing, drumming and musical workshops, there really is something for everyone at this year's Oye.

Africa Oye 2012

23rd & 24th June

12.30pm - 9.30pm both days

Sefton Park, Liverpool

FREE ENTRY

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