Hayden Thorpe came to prominence as the lead singer and chief songwriter for the much-celebrated band Wild Beasts who released five acclaimed albums on Domino Records before disbanding.

Multi-instrumentalist, actress, singer, writer and educator, Anna Mudeka is a polymath proud to share the ancestral heritage of her native Zimbabwe through performance and workshops, inviting audiences of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to immerse themselves in sounds, spiritualism and fables of Africa. Steeped in the history and heritage of her Zimbabwean roots, Anna Mudeka conjures the rich cultural tapestry of sub-saharan Africa through an ever-evolving programme of creative projects. From her multi-talented solo theatrical and musical productions, to large scale choral performances and educational workshops, Anna’s mission is to engage and inspire audiences with the traditions, sounds and legends of her Shona forebears.

Alkanna Greaca is a new vocal trio blending raw folk traditions from the Balkans, Mediterranean, and Black Sea with free improvisation and expansive soundscapes. Formed by Dunja Botic, Alexandra Achillea, and Irini Arabatzi, the trio’s music intertwines the rich cultural heritage of their homelands with a bold, boundary-pushing edge.

Manuel Linhares is an acclaimed Portuguese jazz singer, known for his versatility as a performer, composer, and educator. Splitting his time between New York and Porto, Portugal, he has made a significant impact on the global jazz scene with three albums of original music, earning recognition both in Portugal and internationally.

Noga Ritter is a London-based singer-songwriter, band leader, and workshop facilitator whose music blends Hebrew Jazz with global grooves. With songs sung in both Hebrew and English, she weaves intimate and personal stories into a compelling narrative of social-global issues. Her performances, whether stripped-down or with her full 10-piece band, are passionate and energetic, captivating audiences and getting them moving to the soul of her music.

Zara McFarlane is a multi-award-winning vocalist and songwriter from London, UK. She studied Musical Theatre at the prestigious BRIT School of Performing Arts, has a degree in Popular Music Performance and a Masters degree in Jazz Studies from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has recently been awarded a Fellowship from the GSMD.

Joe (Sound Travels) is a musical explorer fascinated by global sonic traditions. His passion spans a vast array of world music practices, from Central Asian throat singing to Mesoamerican wind instruments and Siberian jaw harps.

Olcay Bayir is a London-based British Kurdish singer-songwriter whose music is a blend of her original compositions and tunes rooted in Anatolian music heritage, reflecting her complex history. Infusing Anatolian folk sounds of her Kurdish-Alevi soul, Olcay's music resonates with themes of survival, exile, love, and longing with the range of urban influences; international sounds with powerful styling and hard grooves.

Alison Sudol is a singer-songwriter, musician, actress and video director. She has released 3 critically acclaimed albums under the moniker A Fine Frenzy (EMI) during which she toured with Rufus Wainwright, Sean Lennon and Brandi Carlile, and released Gold-certified album ‘One Cell In The Sea’, peaking within the top 30 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Poland. Making her comeback to music as Alison Sudol in 2018 she released two EPs, ‘Moon’ and then ‘Moonlite’, both co-produced with Yard Act and Gruff Rhys’ producer Ali Chant and featuring Portishead’s Clive Deamer and Adrian Utley and John Parish.

Millicent Chapanda is a British-based Zimbabwean Shona cultural artist, traditional mbira player, percussionist, singer, dancer and storyteller. Her music is nourished by Zimbabwean traditional ceremonials where vibrant spiritual & secular music is a key part of bringing people together in devotion, praise, reflection & celebration.

Fyfe Dangerfield, perhaps best known as the frontman of the band Guillemots, was born in the land of Birmingham, England in July of 1980, and found himself tottering towards the family’s piano by the age of three. A childhood of listening almost entirely to the Beatles followed, and in 1988, Worcestershire replaced Birmingham as home, the doorstep countryside nurturing a growing love of birdwatching, alongside the daytime playlists of BBC Hereford & Worcester.

Bethan Lloyd is a Welsh artist whose trance-inducing vocals expand over an ocean of rave-inspired production, harmonic layering and otherworldly ecstasy. Her sonic exploration has taken her from training as a classical singer, immersing herself in Berlin’s experimental music scene, to learning with shamans, masters and the ancient teachings of the natural world. In her latest album, Metamorphosis, Bethan, producing alongside Pre-Human bandmate and master of noise Isaac Ray, takes her intense explorations of the spirit and emotional realms and blends them into something playful and danceable, a gritty experimental pop.