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Africa Oyé - More Artists Announced
16th and 17th June
Sefton Park, Liverpool
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Cape Verde's Lura and Senegalese singer-songwriter Marema join the already announced Sona Jobarteh from the Gambia and Liverpool's own Remée in a line-up now packed full of female talent. Also appearing at this year's event are reggae legends, Inner Circle, Guinea-Bissau's Binhan and young Merseyside MC Nelson.
Lura was studying sports education in Lisbon, when Juka, a successful singer originally from São Tome and Principe, asked her to appear on his new album. It was then that she realized she had a voice, with a deep, sensual tone and turned her attention to a life in music. Senegalese singer-songwriter, Marema, released her first single “Businesswoman” in 2014 and her music has since won her awards across the world, including the RFI Discoveries Award, SIMA Jury Prize (International Exhibition of African Music) and the Star Africa Sound Jury Prize.
On 16th & 17th June 2018, Sefton Park will once again be taken over by the music and culture of Africa and the Caribbean for two free days of fantastic live music, DJs, dance, workshops, food stalls and a range of traders in the Oyé Village.
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Positive Vibration - More artists announced
8th and 9th June
Baltic Triangle, Liverpool
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Liverpool's festival of reggae has added legendary producer & innovator, Lee “Scratch” Perry to this year’s festival line-up. The Godfather of dub, who kick started the career of Bob Marley, will be backed by New York-based collective, Subatomic Sound System (Emch, Screechy Dan and Larry McDonald) for a special one-off UK performance.
As well as 'Scratch', the festival will also play host to the Godfather of Drum ‘n’ Bass, as Roni Size makes his long-awaited return to Liverpool. The Bristol-born DJ & producer, who won the 1997 Mercury Prize for his album ‘New Forms’, will be bringing the heat and showing why, even after 20 years, he’s still at the top of his game.
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Emel Mathlouthi, 47SOUL and TootArd announced for LAAF 2018
5th - 15th July
Various Venues, Liverpool
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Liverpool Arab Arts Festival is delighted to announce that a fantastic trio of artists from the Arab world will be performing during this year's festival, which is shaping up to their biggest and best ever.
The enhanced musical programme will enjoy a spectacular opening weekend with a performance from the “voice of the Tunisian revolution”, Emel Mathlouthi on Saturday 7 July at the Invisible Wind Factory.
On Friday 6 July the festival will also present an enthralling and powerful co-headline performance from Arab electronic hip-hop supergroup 47SOUL and TootArd, a trailblazing ensemble from the occupied Golan Heights, at Constellations in the Baltic Triangle.
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Sound City 2018: The Final Countdown Is On!
4th - 6th May, 2018
Baltic Triangle, Liverpool
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The UK’s leading independent festival for new music, Sound City, is now in the final countdown toward launching the UK’s festival season across the first May Bank Holiday weekend.
Sound City will showcase over 300 bands, artists and performers from across the world and closer to home, offering an unrivalled chance to discover some of the very best emerging talent out there, from local heroes to stellar international talent. Set in one of the UK’s hottest city destinations, the entire Baltic Triangle area will become a bustling hub during the festival taking over 20 locations, with a vibrant festival spirit spreading across the entire city.
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Liverpool Tattoo Convention returns
4th-6th May
Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool
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Liverpool Tattoo Convention celebrates its 11th year anniversary this May with another three days of world class tattooing, live music and entertainment.
Renowned for its innovation, non-stop entertainment and atmosphere, the 3-day event will include over 250 UK and international tattoo artists, the UK Tattoo Awards, tattoo competitions, 2 stages of non-stop live music from some of the country's finest bands - including Black Sabbath tribute ‘Ozzbest’ - stunt shows, fire shows, burlesque and plenty more glitz and glamour.
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Smithdown Road Festival: Getintothis pick their Top 10 Acts
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As we approach the May Bank Holiday and Smithdown Road Festival, Getintothis have picked out ten must-see acts for 2018.
Taking place across 17 stages, over 180 acts are set to perform at the festival during the four day period (from Friday May 4 to Monday May 7).
Apart from the live music, the staple of the festival, there will be DJ sets aplenty from the likes of Edgar Jones, Bernie Connor, Stealing Sheep and the Melodic Distraction team. Hatchet will be putting on a silent disco in the Handyman.
There will also be a photographic exhibition in the Naked Lunch Cafe; a children’s play area in the Wavertree Mystery Park; a swing dance social in the Unitarian Church and an Irish Festival acoustic session in Kelly’s Dispensary.
Check out the Top 10 here
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Liverpool Book Art 'Frankenstein' Exhibition
Opens May 14th until Mid August
Central Library, Liverpool
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This May, Liverpool Book Art's third major exhibition of Book Art from artists across the globe opens in the city's iconic Central Library.
Following the great success of 2016's ‘Shakespeare Now’ exhibition, organisers will be celebrating 200 years since the first publication of Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus’ in 2018.
Book artists from around the world have responded with a hugely creative range of ideas. Some have been stimulated by the themes in the book; others have been inspired by the way the story is told; others have made links between Frankenstein and other classic stories such as Dracula and The Golem.
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LightNight Full Programme Revealed
18th May
Various across Liverpool city centre
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This year's LightNight will explore the theme of 'transformation.' On 18 May 2018 you will see places, spaces and people across the city come alive to celebrate Liverpool's world-class cultural offer with one spectacular night of over 100 free performances, exhibitions, installations, workshops, talks and much more.
The full programme is available here.
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Lennon's Banjo
Until 5th May, 2018
Epstein Theatre, Liverpool
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From the writer of the stage play adaptation of Helen Forrester’s Twopence to Cross the Mersey, comes a play about the disappearance of Lennon’s first musical instrument and the hunt to find it!
When Beatles tour guide Barry Seddon finds a letter written by John Lennon he unearths a clue to the solving the greatest mystery in pop history – the whereabouts of Lennon’s first musical instrument which has been missing for 60 years. But Barry’s loose tongue alerts tourist and Texan dealer, Travis Lawson, to the priceless relic. In an attempt to get his hands on the letter and the clues within, he persuades his beautiful wife, Cheryl to befriend the hapless tour guide and win his affections. The race for the holy grail of pop memorabilia is on!
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Brazilian dance Masterclass with Rosangela Silvestre
21st May
LIPA Sixth Form College, Liverpool
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Movema have announced a masterclass with Brazilian dance pioneer Rosangela Silvestre on Monday 21st May at LIPA. The internationally renowned dancer, choreographer and teacher will visit Liverpool for the first time ever, to deliver an evening of powerful movement with live music from master drummer Alysson Bruno as part of their UK tour 2018.
Rosangela is a Choreographer, dancer and creator of the Silvestre Dance Technique. A native of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, she has taught and performed internationally including in the USA, Cuba and across Europe as well as running her own dance school in Brazil.
The masterclass is suitable for dance enthusiasts from all styles and movement backgrounds including beginners.
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Africa Oyé needs YOU! Volunteer call out for 2018 festival
Each year, an enormous amount of effort goes into ensuring that the Africa Oyé festival takes place and now you can join the team as an Oyé Rep!
The role of an Oye Representative is an essential part of the festival. You will be working with us focusing on ensuring the survival and growth of the festival by creating positive relations with attendees and raising funds to sustain future festivals.
Throughout the day Oyé Reps will be collecting donations; selling raffle tickets; having attendees complete questionnaires and distributing information about the festival.
This year the festival falls on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th of June, and Reps would be working between 12pm and 9pm (minimum 2 hour shift).
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Longlist revealed for John Moores Painting Prize 2018
14th July to 18th November
Walker Art Gallery
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The Walker Art Gallery has announced the 60 artists whose paintings will feature in the John Moores Painting Prize 2018 exhibition, marking 60 years of the UK’s longest-established painting prize.
Paintings were selected from more than 2,700 entries by an esteemed panel of jurors. This year’s jurors include artists Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, Lubaina Himid MBE, Bruce McLean and Liu Xiaodong, and curator Jenni Lomax.
The free exhibition will be held at The Walker from 14 July to 18 November, showing as part of Liverpool Biennial 2018.
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Fairport Convention head to New Brighton
10th June
Floral Pavilion, New Brighton
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With a sell-out winter tour in the rear-view mirror, the original folk rock band Fairport Convention refuse to let the grass grow and head out on a 27-date Spring 2018 UK tour from May.
The legendary and award-winning group kick off their 51st year on the road inside London’s famous Union Chapel on May 11, before ending up north on June 10th at New Brighton’s revamped Floral Pavilion.
“Impressive musicians with a great back catalogue. Fairport still take chances and clearly enjoy themselves…” - The Guardian
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