Africa Oyé has announced the Liverpool talent that will kick off each day of the festival’s live music line-up this summer as part of the ‘Oyé Introduces’ programme.
On 17th & 18th June 2023, thousands in Sefton Park will celebrate the music and culture of Africa and the Diaspora with two free days of fantastic music, workshops, DJs, dance, food stalls and a range of traders in the Oyé Village.
Launched in 2015, ‘Oyé Introduces’ sees local artists open the musical programme on both days of the festival – following community performances from Merseyside cultural organisations – giving some of the area’s brightest young talent the chance to share the stage with international stars.
Africa Oyé’s Artistic Director, Paul Duhaney, said of the announcement, “Choosing the local artists to open the festival is getting harder and harder each year, such is the wealth of talent that’s coming through in the City Region. The applications get stronger every time we do a call-out and I’ve no doubt that both Black Borough and AMBA are going to make Liverpool proud and go on to do big things in the industry.”
The 2023 Africa Oyé festival will take place on 17th and 18th June in Liverpool’s Sefton Park on the Review Field from 12:30pm til 9:30pm both days. Entrance is FREE and you do not need a ticket.
