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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/21/Oye_045.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="178" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="178" /></a><figcaption>Africa Oyé logo, as seen on the stage during Oyé 2006</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Africa Oyé</b> Festival is the largest celebration of live African music in the UK. Originally a smaller, multi-venue event, Oyé now attracts over fifty thousand people every June to <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Sefton_Park" title="Sefton Park">Sefton Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-oyeoff_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oyeoff-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The festival showcases new and established <a href="/wiki/African_music" class="mw-redirect" title="African music">African</a> and <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Caribbean music">Caribbean</a> artists, plus musicians from across the diaspora whilst celebrating various aspects of the same cultures. Oyé has also been known to programme music from <a href="/wiki/Latin_American_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin American music">South America</a> and the diaspora, with <a href="/wiki/Salsa_music" title="Salsa music">Salsa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soca_music" title="Soca music">Soca</a> and <a href="/wiki/Reggae" title="Reggae">Reggae</a> proving popular additions to the festival. </p><p>Africa Oyé is a non-profit organisation and registered charity. Entrance to the festival is free of charge, with the festival being partially funded by the <a href="/wiki/Arts_Council_England" title="Arts Council England">Arts Council England</a> North West and <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_City_Council" title="Liverpool City Council">Liverpool City Council</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-oyeoff_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oyeoff-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in addition to donations from the public, sponsorship, advertising, in kind support and the revenue generated from pitched traders, merchandise and the Oyé beer tent. The introduction of the Trenchtown area that provided music to the people around the bar was a huge success. The more recent introduction of a second DJ stage, the Freetown area and the Oyé zone have also proven popular. There are over 100 stalls in the surrounding Oyé Village, selling a broad range of world foods, fashion and cultural experiences.<sup id="cite_ref-wikifest_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wikifest-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Africa Oyé has one live music stage, hosting UK débuts for artists such as <a href="/wiki/Tinariwen" title="Tinariwen">Tinariwen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ba_Cissoko" title="Ba Cissoko">Ba Cissoko</a>. The festival has also attracted a wealth of international artists to <a href="/wiki/Merseyside" title="Merseyside">Merseyside</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Bonga_(musician)" title="Bonga (musician)">Bonga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luciano_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Luciano (singer)">Luciano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baaba_Maal" title="Baaba Maal">Baaba Maal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Max_Romeo" title="Max Romeo">Max Romeo</a>. A wide range of DJs can also perform throughout the weekend at the Trenchtown and Freetown stages. </p><p>A recent independent Social Economic Impact Study outlined the many effects that Africa Oyé has on the Liverpudlian community. Besides Oyé's general efforts to further cultural understanding in Merseyside, the festival brought in £1.3 million to the Liverpool economy in 2011.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. As one of the earliest festivals in the UK calendar, Oyé occurs in the latter half of June. The festival has no authorised camping area, so accommodation for artists and audience alike is sought among Liverpool's many local hotels.<sup id="cite_ref-oyeoff_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oyeoff-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Africa_Oy%C3%A9&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beginning in 1992 as a series of small gigs in Liverpool's city centre, the event has consistently grown in size and popularity, forcing a move in 2002 to its present home in <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a>'s picturesque <a href="/wiki/Sefton_Park" title="Sefton Park">Sefton Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-oyeoff_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oyeoff-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2009 saw Oyé attract an audience of over 20,000 people, increasing to over 50,000 in 2010 and 2011. The festival was briefly a ticketed (£5) event in 2011<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was to cover the cost of enclosing the event, a precaution enforced by <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_City_Council" title="Liverpool City Council">Liverpool City Council</a> following the large numbers of attendance in 2010. However, after extensive discussions between Oyé's organisers and the council, the decision was reversed and Oyé continued to be a free and unfenced festival.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>2017 was the 25th anniversary of Africa Oyé and saw an estimated footfall of 80,000. </p><p>In 2020, Africa Oyé launched Nyumbani. Taking its name from the <a href="/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language">Swahili</a> word for 'at home,' this was a new online series of original concerts, interviews, documentaries and DJ sets. </p><p>In 2022, the festival celebrated its 30th anniversary with a year-round programme of concerts and events, including performances from <a href="/wiki/Witch_(Zamrock_band)" title="Witch (Zamrock band)">WITCH</a>, The <a href="/wiki/Dur-Dur_Band" title="Dur-Dur Band">Dur Dur Band</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vieux_Farka_Tour%C3%A9" title="Vieux Farka Touré">Vieux Farka Toure</a> and many more.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>2023 saw the busiest single day of the festival's 30+ year history, on the Saturday. </p><p>2024 was Oye's busiest ever festival weekend. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Health_and_participation">Health and participation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Africa_Oy%C3%A9&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Health and participation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>2010 began The Decade of Health and Well Being in the Liverpool region. With this in mind Oyé introduced The Health, Learning, and Participation Zone at the Africa Oyé festival, featuring activities such as: <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <ul><li>African and <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a> dance workshops by Movema.</li> <li>Drumming and Percussion Workshops with local community group Beatlife and <a href="/wiki/Glastonbury" title="Glastonbury">Glastonbury</a>'s Chai Chapel.</li> <li>Guitar Workshops.</li> <li>Vocal coaching.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capoeira" title="Capoeira">Capoeira</a> <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Brazilian people">Brazilian</a> <a href="/wiki/Martial_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Martial Arts">Martial Arts</a> performances and demonstrations.</li> <li>A mobile climbing wall.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holistic_therapies" class="mw-redirect" title="Holistic therapies">Holistic therapies</a>.</li> <li>African <a href="/wiki/Massage" title="Massage">massages</a>.</li> <li>Info stalls about health and well-being.</li></ul> <p>These additions remained in place for each festival thereafter. These events take place in a designated area of the festival, with its own PA system, marquee(s), performance area, platforms and risers for public viewing and participation. </p><p>2020 saw the 10 year anniversary of The Decade of Health and Well Being. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Oyé_Village"><span id="The_Oy.C3.A9_Village"></span>The Oyé Village</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Africa_Oy%C3%A9&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The Oyé Village"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Oyé Village is a phrase used to collectively describe the growing number of stalls at the festival. With over 100 stalls,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it features food, arts and crafts from around the world, plus children's entertainment drum workshops, funfair bouncy castles and face painting, and The Oyé Inn; Oye's on site bar, as well as the Oye Active Zone.<sup id="cite_ref-oyeoff_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oyeoff-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wikifest_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wikifest-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_artists">Notable artists</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Africa_Oy%C3%A9&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notable artists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freddie_McGregor" title="Freddie McGregor">Freddie McGregor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frankie_Paul" title="Frankie Paul">Frankie Paul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Tosh" title="Andrew Tosh">Andrew Tosh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Rose_(singer)" title="Michael Rose (singer)">Michael Rose (Mykal Rose)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Femi_Kuti" title="Femi Kuti">Femi Kuti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baaba_Maal" title="Baaba Maal">Baaba Maal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Malope" title="Rebecca Malope">Rebecca Malope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Habib_Koite" class="mw-redirect" title="Habib Koite">Habib Koite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Heritage" title="Morgan Heritage">The Morgan Family Heritage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Soul_Brothers" title="The Soul Brothers">The Soul Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo" title="Thomas Mapfumo">Thomas Mapfumo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luciano_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Luciano (singer)">Luciano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gangb%C3%A9_Brass_Band" title="Gangbé Brass Band">The Gangbé Brass Band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiken_Jah_Fakoly" title="Tiken Jah Fakoly">Tiken Jah Fakoly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Excelencia" title="La Excelencia">La Excelencia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_(band)" title="Culture (band)">Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misty_in_Roots" title="Misty in Roots">Misty in Roots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanda_Bongo_Man" title="Kanda Bongo Man">Kanda Bongo Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcia_Griffiths" title="Marcia Griffiths">Marcia Griffiths</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fatoumata_Diawara" title="Fatoumata Diawara">Fatoumata Diawara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tinariwen" title="Tinariwen">Tinariwen</a><sup id="cite_ref-oyeoff_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oyeoff-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osibisa" title="Osibisa">Osibisa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonga_(musician)" title="Bonga (musician)">Bonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Thomas_(Ghanaian_musician)" title="Pat Thomas (Ghanaian musician)">Pat Thomas</a> and Kwashibu Area Band</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Max_Romeo" title="Max Romeo">Max Romeo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Palacio" title="Andy Palacio">Andy Palacio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akala_(rapper)" title="Akala (rapper)">Akala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horace_Andy" title="Horace Andy">Horace Andy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wesli" title="Wesli">Wesli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jah9" title="Jah9">Jah9</a> and The Dub Treatment</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Dawuni" title="Rocky Dawuni">Rocky Dawuni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inner_Circle_(band)" title="Inner Circle (band)">Inner Circle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lura_(singer)" title="Lura (singer)">Lura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oumou_Sangar%C3%A9" title="Oumou Sangaré">Oumou Sangare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuse_ODG" title="Fuse ODG">Fuse ODG</a></li> <li>Julian Marley</li> <li>Les Amazones D'Afrique</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Press_and_awards">Press and awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Africa_Oy%C3%A9&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Press and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Africa Oyé has appeared in The Times' top 50 UK Festivals, Songlines' Top UK Summer Festivals for the past 10 years and the Telegraph's 100 Best Festivals in Britain 2011. Oyé has also been shortlisted for Best Medium Sized Festival in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2019 at the UK Festival awards, been nominated for ‘The Grass Roots Festival Award’, ‘Family Festival Award’, and the all important ‘Best Toilets’ at the UK Festival Awards 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-oyeoff_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oyeoff-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paul Duhaney, Director of Oyé, won the Merseyside Black Achiever award in 2010. In 2014, the festival won the 'Inspiration Award 2014' from GIT [Getintothis]. More recently the festival has been nominated for a 'Merseyside Tourism Award' and 'Northern Soul Award' in 2018. In 2019, the festival won 'People's Choice Award 2019', 'International Reach Award 2019', and 'Improving Community Cohesion Award 2019' at the Liverpool City Region Culture & Creativity Awards. <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The chair of the board of trustees for Africa Oyé is <a href="/wiki/Sonia_Bassey" title="Sonia Bassey">Sonia Bassey</a> MBE.<sup id="cite_ref-NatDiversAwards2020_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NatDiversAwards2020-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022, the festival was shortlisted for 'The Positively Perfect Pivot Award' at the UK Festival Awards.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the same year, the festival was a finalist for the 'Liverpool Echo Community Event of the Year'. In 2023 the festival was again nominated for the 'People's Choice' Award at the LCR Culture & Creativity Awards. <sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Oyé_touring_and_trading"><span id="Oy.C3.A9_touring_and_trading"></span>Oyé touring and trading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Africa_Oy%C3%A9&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Oyé touring and trading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Africa Oyé launched an additional strand of work in April 2009, funded by the Arts Council, called Oyé Touring and Trading. Along with 5 other national organisations (Serious, Punch Records, Joyful Noise, and CMAT) and as part of the Black Routes network, Oyé produced two National tours, and a Learning and Participation Project called The Legacy Roots and Music in Liverpool. The first two tours were with Jamaican Reggae artist Freddie McGregor in June and Odemba OK Jazz All Stars from DR Congo on September 9, 2010 featured To’Mezclao; while 2011 saw several artists take part, including tours with Misty in Roots and Yellowman. Oyé also hosted one-off shows with Wailing Souls and The Mighty Diamonds during the same year.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Oyé were also the first to bring <a href="/wiki/Songhoy_Blues" title="Songhoy Blues">Songhoy Blues</a> to the UK on tour in January and February 2015. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Africa_Oy%C3%A9&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-oyeoff-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-oyeoff_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-oyeoff_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-oyeoff_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-oyeoff_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-oyeoff_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-oyeoff_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-oyeoff_1-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://africaoye.com/index.html">Africa Oye official website.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120823182344/http://www.africaoye.com/index.html">Archived</a> 2012-08-23 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Retrieved 1 February 2012</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wikifest-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-wikifest_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wikifest_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wikifestivals.com/wiki/africa-oye">WikiFestivals</a>. 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