Africa Oye announce HAJAmadagascar's debut UK tour

Africa Oye announce HAJAmadagascar's debut UK tour

Following their acclaimed performance at the Africa Oyé festival this summer, Oyé Touring and Trading are very excited to announce the first ever UK tour for HAJAmadagascar and The Groovy People.

HAJA and his band, who all hail from the African island of Madagascar, will be traveling across England and Wales this November to bring their unique Afro-Trance grooves to brand new audiences.

"Virtuosic guitar playing...intricate and graceful...the crowd was really into the music" - CJLO 1690 AM

The charismatic guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader and showman, HAJA, cannot wait to return to the UK following his summer appearance at Oyé and is also looking forward to once again visiting schools during the tour to hold educational workshops with students of all ages. Everyone who sees him and his band, The Groovy People, will be joyed by the sounds of his country as well as take away some new-found knowledge of the Malagasy culture.

“Our music reflects our being”, HAJA says. “We love our traditions, but we live in big cities at the same time. Tradition and modernity can live well together. Afro-grooves are endless.”

Paul Duhaney, Artistic Director of Africa Oyé said, "We are delighted to be touring one of the standout acts from lasts year's festival."

The full tour listings, including ticket information, can be found below. Hi-res images and interviews are also available. For more information, please contact One Fell Swoop:

  November 2014 UK Tour Listings

Sunday 16th

Llangollen Pavilion, Llangollen

w: skiddle.com

Monday 17th

Exclusive student workshop, Wirral

Tuesday 18th

Exclusive student workshop, Liverpool

Wednesday 19th

Glee Club, Nottingham

t: 0871 472 0400 / w: glee.co.uk/nottingham-music

Thursday 20th

District, Liverpool

w: skiddle.com (Student discount available)

Friday 21st

The EMN Hall, Monksilver, Somerset

t: 01984 656727 / w: wegottickets.com

Saturday 22nd

Thekla, Bristol

DOUBLE HEADER: w/ Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate

t: 0844 871 881 / w: alt-tickets.co.uk

Sunday 23rd

The Institute, Birmingham

t: 0844 844 0444 / w: ticketmaster.co.uk

For more tour and festival information visit:

africaoye.com or blackroutes.org.uk

Jamaican Stars Mighty Diamonds, Head To Liverpool For Night Of Reggae And Caribbean Cuisine

Following the fantastic tours with Mokoomba and Culture, Oyé Touring and Trading are back with another treat for the UK. Jamaican roots reggae legends, Mighty Diamonds, best known for their album Right Time, will be visiting 10 venues across the UK in October for what promises to be a fantastic tour for the harmony trio.

One of Jamaica's longest running vocal trios, Mighty Diamonds, will visit Liverpool as part of their UK Tour with 'Oyé Touring and Trading'. The harmony trio plays to 'entertain the crowds and spread a message of unity and love' and their records are a staple in any respectable reggae collection. The roots legends have been entertaining and educating audiences with an unchanged line-up for 41 years and their performance at District on Saturday 26th October is set to be an amazing night of music with support from France's own HandCart Band and DJ sets from one of Liverpool's oldest soundsystems, One a Penny Sound. The evening's food will be provided by the famous Trenchtown Truck Company, serving the best Caribbean cuisine.

The band’s UK tour coincides with the release of Pass The Knowledge, the latest in VP Record’s critically acclaimed Reggae Anthology series, which shines the spotlight on The Mighty Diamonds. Collecting together 40 of their greatest hits including many tracks making their CD debut as well as a number of previously unreleased dubplate exclusives, Pass The Knowledge is brimful of roots classics like The Right Time, I Need A Roof, Identity, Gates Of Zion and Pass The Kouchie. A DVD of The Mighty Diamonds live at Reggae Sunsplash is also included showcasing that the Diamonds have always been equally at home on stage as they are in the studio.

For more information on Africa Oye and Oye Touring & Trading, check out the links below:


africaoye.com / facebook.com/africaoye / @africaoye #africaoye