Kaya Festival

World music, world food, world love. Kaya is a new world music festival set overlooking the Snowdonia National Park in the picturesque grounds of the Vaynol Estate near Bangor, North Wales. Kaya offers an assortment of African, Jamaican, Caribbean and world musical flavours along with a diverse range of workshops, food stalls and festival activities.

Friday night is Global DJ Night with international and local DJs, sound systems and live sound clashes including Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club, Snowboy and Frankie Francis. From the rivers of Bulawayo and the streets of Soweto to the sweltering Afrobeat grooves of Lagos, Afrikaya Saturday’s main stage plays host to some of the continent’s biggest superstars including Tony Allen, Tinchy Stryder, Kanda Bongo Man, Dele Sosimi and Sona Jobarteh. Kayabbean Sunday takes a journey celebrating the culture of Jamaica and the Caribbean with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Studio One, Trojan Records, Ska Cubano and Dub Pistols.

http://kayafestival.co.uk