The first multi-award winning British Asian artist will headline this year's Bradford Festival at City Park, it has been announced.

Apache Indian, best known for 'Boomshackalack', has recently released a new single titled Election Crisis.

After touring the world five times and achieving international success in mainstream pop charts with seven top 40 hits and over 11 million in album sales, Apache is now due to play at the festival next month.

Bradford Festival starts on June 12 and opens with Bradford-born Chantel McGregor, a multi-award winning blues and rock powerhouse artist.

Chantel was the first female artist to win Guitarist of the Year at the British Blues Awards in 2013 and won the same award in 2014 after receiving numerous musical accolades from people in the industry.

The multicultural event, which attracted more than150,000 people to City Park last year, will feature the former Gipsy Kings percussionist, Edwin Sanz, who plays a variety of instruments including congas, timbales, bongo, drums, cajon and djembe.

Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe, Bradford Council's executive member for employment, skills and culture, said: "We are delighted to have secured so many great acts for the Bradford Festival.

"The programme is looking really good this year with talented local performers appearing alongside top British and international acts."

Legendary British keyboard player, Alex Wilson, winner of the 2001 BBC Jazz Awards and one of few brits to be invited to teach Latin music in Cuba will be part of a duo with Sanz.

The duo will pay tribute to Sanz's home town, the Venezuelan barrio, San Agustin and will be supported by a band that features some of the top salsa musicians in Europe. The band wowed audiences with their rhythms and beats during Glastonbury 2014.

Raghu Dixit, who is named as India's biggest cultural and musical exports will bring his unique brand of happy music which transcends age, genre and language to the three day event.

Raghu, who has performed for the Queen, has appeared on Later with Jools Holland and has played at Glastonbury.

Cllr Hinchcliffe said: "The festival is an important part of a busy programme of city centre events designed to increase footfall and support local businesses.”

Further details for the festival can be found at www.bradfordfestival.org.uk, on Facebook and Twitter.