Digging up rare vinyl grooves in the city of gold, DJ Okapi brings a forgotten era of South African pop music back to life, specifically the synth-fuelled 80s disco-funk known as bubblegum and the unique house-inspired kwaito grooves of the early 90s, connecting them to their contemporaries in other parts of Africa and its diaspora. […]
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The Buyers Club Gallery and and RedHouse Originals Gallery are excited to present an exhibition by Thomas James Butler to coincide with the launch of the 2018 Liverpool Comedy Festival. The exhibition features surreal portraits of legendary faces from the world of comedy including Laurel & Hardy, Spike Milligan and Victoria Wood as well as new works […]
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The 20th year of the Independents Biennial will see Liverpool flooded with over 250 works created by 200 Liverpool and UK based artists. Running from 14 July – 28 October the festival, celebrating grassroots and emerging artists, will include five special commissions in the Wirral, St Helens, Sefton, Knowsley and Liverpool. The Independents Biennial runs […]
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The UK’s biggest annual celebration of Arab culture will bring three of the Arab world’s most ground-breaking and internationally renowned artists to the city for the opening weekend of its 20th anniversary festival. Liverpool Arab Arts Festival (LAAF) 5th – 15th July, 2018 Book tickets Liverpool Arab Arts Festival’s (LAAF) enhanced musical programme will enjoy […]
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In honour of the ultimate anti-footballer, socio-political activist and godfather of football cool, DISCO SÓCRATES is an exploration of music culture and its social and political impact around the globe. Anchored around a one-day festival that will take place in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle on Saturday June 30th, it will see LIVE performances from artists drawn from […]
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The 5th edition of the Liverpool Disco Festival is ready for launch as they prepare to dance in outer space for their 2nd birthday, after the inaugural event in October 2016. Now established as one of the key events in not only Liverpool’s but the UK’s festival circuit, a lineup of astronomical proportions is here […]
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Photo: Christelle Maris Liverpool Mental Health Consortium (LMHC), the organisers of Mad Pride and Liverpool Mental Health Festival, will bring their ‘Headspace Hangar’ to Africa Oyé: a quiet space for festival-goers to relax, read or participate in the free activities laid on for all ages. On both 16th & 17th June as part of the […]
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With a sell-out winter tour in the rear-view mirror, the original folk rock band Fairport Convention are heading out on a 27-date Spring 2018 UK tour. The award-winning group kicked off their 51st year on the road inside London’s famous Union Chapel on May 11th, and will finish up north on June 10th at New Brighton’s revamped Floral […]
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On May 14th 2018, Liverpool Book Art’s third major exhibition of Book Art from artists across the globe opens in the city’s iconic Central Library. The exhibition will showcase a whole range of intriguing book art, from unique hand-made books to book sculptures. Following the great success of 2016’s ‘Shakespeare Now’ exhibition, organisers will be celebrating 200 years since […]
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Dance company Movema are very pleased to announce a masterclass with Rosangela Silvestre on Monday 21st May at Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. The internationally renowned Brazilian 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 […]
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