This year’s Liverpool International Music Festival will feature seven artistically directed projects focusing on the music and movements that have redefined popular culture
The LIMF Presents series includes From The Soul, presented by Gilles Peterson, which will look at the evolution of British Soul over the past 30 years and will feature performances by Incognito, Omar, Carleen Anderson, Ady Suleiman, Swindle and Thris Tian.
From Eric's To Evol will see live performances from the Buzzcocks, Pete Wylie and CLINIC, while BBC Radio 1Xtra's Seani B will direct a collaboratve piece that sees British reggae artists explore the redefining sounds of UK reggae.76-16, meanwhile, will celebrate the past and present of Liverpool music's counter-culture.
"I believe every year we continue to improve on our artistic ambition and articulation,” said LIMF music curator Yaw Owusu (pictured). “2016's programme showcases this better than ever. We are celebrating the fact that our city loves music - whether it's diverse, cultural, new or well known.
“We are authentically spanning the true breadth of musical genres and cultures. This is our USP and what makes LIMF inherently different from any other festival.”
LIMF 2016 is made up of LIMF Presents, LIMF Academy and Europe's largest free music event, LIMF Summer Jam, which attracted more than 160,000 music fans last year.
The free admission Summer Jam takes place on Sefton Park from July 22-24, featuring acts such as Sigma, Lianne La Havas, The Wombats, Ms Dynamite and Wretch 32. LIMF Presents shows will take place in iconic venues across the city from July 21-23.
