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Africa Oyé 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 Liverpool's Sefton Park.〔(Africa Oye official website. ) Retrieved 1 February 2012〕 The festival showcases new and established African and Caribbean artists, besides celebrating different aspects of the same cultures. Oyé has also been known to programme music from South America, with Salsa, Soca and Reggae proving popular additions to the festival. Africa Oyé is a non-profit organisation and registered charity. The festival is partially funded by the Arts Council England North West and Liverpool City Council,〔 in addition to sponsorship, advertising, in kind support and the revenue generated from pitched traders, merchandise and the Oyé beer tent. This year, the introduction of the Trenchtown area providing music to the people around the bar was a huge success. Entrance is free of charge, however there are over eighty stalls in the surrounding Oyé Village, selling a broad range of world foods, fashion and cultural experiences.〔(WikiFestivals ). Retrieved 3 February 2012〕 Africa Oyé has one live music stage, hosting UK débuts for artists such as Tinariwen and Ba Cissoko. The festival has also attracted a wealth of international artists to Merseyside, including Bonga and Luciano. A wide range of DJs can also perform throughout the weekend at Trenchtown. 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.. 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.〔 ==History== 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 Liverpool’s picturesque Sefton Park.〔 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〔(Liverpool Daily Post ). Jones, Catherine. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2012〕 This was to cover the cost of enclosing the event, a precaution enforced by Liverpool City Council 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.〔(Liverpool Echo ) Jones, Catherine. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 1 Feb 2012〕 2012 was the 20th anniversary of Africa Oyé. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Africa Oyé」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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