acts announced for Africa Express Sound System at The Great Escape

The participating artists have been confirmed for Africa Express Sound System's appearance at the Brighton Dome as part of The Great Escape which takes place at venues all over Brighton. The dates for 2012 are confirmed as Thursday 10th until Saturday 12th May 2012.

	Brighton's The Great Escape

The Africa Express Sound System is hitting Brighton for a night of deep African electronic exploration. featuring master Cuban and Gambian percussionists, Senegalese kora player, vocalists from Ghana, Zanzibar and Soweto, the finest producers / DJS and a whole host of amazing UK singers and surprise artists.

Those coming along for their Great Escape gig collective on Saturday 12th May at the Brighton Dome include Senegal's Diabel Cissoko, Jesse Hackett the musical director of Africa Express Sound System when not providing keyboards for Gorillaz, South African DJ and producer Spoek Mathambo, Reverend and the Makers frontman John McClure, Ghanaian hip hop pioneer M3NSA, Shingai Shoniwa front woman of the Noisettes, Zanzibar singer Mim Suleiman, Boiler Room DJ and Producer Thristian 'bpm', and British soul singer/songwriter Terri Walker. There will be more acts confirmed on the night.

Jesse Hackett said, "Africa Express has been a truly life changing experience. Since Mali in 2006 it's had a profound effect on me spiritually and musically. Each trip brought a new mind blowing set of sensations, musical inspiration and weird and wonderful times.

My love for African music the people and the continent has grown steadily it is a great honour to have met all these brilliant musicians and seen these places in my life. becoming musical director for the Africa express sound system is an honour and will hopefully give me a opportunity to let some of this crazy collection of experience flow through the music along with the brilliant band we have assembled."

As in previous years, a small number of shows will also take place at The Dome in Brighton, this year Africa Express Sound System will appear on Saturday 12th May. To ensure guaranteed access any of the separate Brighton Dome Shows, attendees can top up their 3 day festival ticket for just £7 per show, or purchase separate Brighton Dome Show tickets priced at £18.50.

They more than 300 bands in total, performing in more than 30 venues spread across Brighton over the course of three days. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Maximo Park's show will take place at The Dome in Brighton on Thursday 10th May, The Temper Trap on Friday 11th, and Africa Express Sound System will appear on Saturday 12th May. To ensure guaranteed access any of the separate Brighton Dome Shows, attendees can top up their 3 day festival ticket for just £7 per show, or purchase separate Brighton Dome Show tickets priced from £14.50.

S.C.U.M, We Are Scientists, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Kids in Glass Houses, The Black Belles, Gaz Coombes, We Are Augustines, St. Lucia, Devin, The Front Bottoms, Cloud Nothings, HAIM, Pond, Wild Belle, Mystery Jets, Booka Shade, Alabama Shakes, Natty, Lianne La Havas, EMA, Forest Swords, Madeon, Errors, Willy Mason, Rolo Tomassi, Foy Vance, Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny, Micachu and the Shapes, Maxxi Soundsystem, We Have Band, Loney Dear, Tanlines, New Look, Koreless, Shabazz Palaces, Toy, We Are The Ocean, Friends, Zulu Winter, Grimes, DZ Deathrays, Nils Frahm, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Jamie N Commons, Django Django, Eagulls, Perfume Genius, Com Truise, Alt-J, When Saints Go Machine, Sonic Boom Six, Francois & The Atlas Mountains, and many many more. For the line-up details as available please click here.

A ticket for the Dome Show is priced from £18.50. To buy tickets including Dome Shows, click here.

A three day ticket is priced at £49.50 with delegate passes also available. To buy tickets, click here.

The venues are all a close walk from each other with each venue equipped to an international showcase standard. This year's partner country has not yet been confirmed.

As well as the live music, there's also a number of "Parkinson" style interviews with luminaries from the world of Music and Media, to show the way in which success is achieved, as well as educational panels, workshops and networking sessions.

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