ACTS INCLUDE: FOALS , FRESHLYGROUND , BLACK MISSIONARIES , MASKAL , SKEFFA CHIMOTO , LUCIUS BANDA , BAIO (VAMPIRE WEEKEND) , GEMMA CAIRNEY , GOLDIEROCKS , THE VERY BEST , DAN CHIZI ACEDA , AGOROSSO , AUDIOFARM , BLACKAFELLA & MASSAVEGA , BLASTO , CHECHAMBA , CHRIS D , DANLU , DJ LBC , JACK ROOSTER , LULU , MAFILIKA , NANZIKAMBE , THE SOUL RAIDERS , SATORI , SHISHANI , TAYGRIN , TONETIC & MANY MORE BANDS & DJS..FRIDAY 30th SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 2ND OCTOBER 2011AT SUNBIRD NKOPOIA, MANGOCHI, MALAWI

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Baio: Vampire Weekend DJs, BBC 1Xtra DJ and Presenter Gemma Cairney, BBC Radio 1 DJ Goldierocks will join FOALS and Freshlyground to headline this years Lake of Stars Festival.Will Jameson, Lake of Stars festival director says: Its one of the only events offering 70 live acts from Africa and Europe playing everything from indie to kwaito to reggae and dubstep in a location that Wanderlust travel magazine hails as one of the Top Ten emerging travel destinations in the world.

Now in its 8th year, the Lake of Stars festival is an international arts festival held on the lakeshore in Malawi showcasing a diverse mix of traditional and new African music, art, poetry, fashion, markets, food and more.Known for its incredible DJ line up, the Lake of Stars Festival has featured Annie Mac, Andy Cato, Felix B, Ross Allen, Mary Ann Hobbs, Goldierocks, Eddy Temple Morris, MistaJam and DJ Yoda.

Bass player of New York band Vampire Weekend, Baios DJ sets have rocked clubs from across the globe from Ibiza to Paris to Sydney to Seoul. Before joining Vampire Weekend, he ran a radio station, threw sick basement shows and DJd parties at Columbia University in New York. This will be his DJ debut in Africa, brought to Malawi courtesy of the US Embassy in Lilongwe.

DJ and Presenter Gemma Cairney began her radio career at Channel 4 Radio and now hosts a regular slot on BBC 1Xtra as well being a roving reporter on the BBC's coverage of Glastonbury Festival in 2011 and 2009.

Goldierocks. That's Sam Hall; blonde-haired vixen and rock n roll talent-spotter de jour and British Council Selector Radio show host. Now most renowned for her energised 'punk rock' DJ appearances, invading parties and aftershows all over the world - at some point in time, Sam's probably hijacked your fave indie/electro haunt. Shell be coming to Malawi thanks to the British Council.