Artists

Mehdi Qamoum is a young artist who was born and raised in Agadir, Morocco. As he grew up, he embraced his family's traditional Gnawa music roots. He excelled in this field and formed his first music band at an early age. After hooking up with several well-known and highly read more

Mopao Swahili Jazz blend original jazz songs with rhythms from various African music traditions. Emma Mopao, a Tanzanian musician and guitar wizard founded the group to pioneer new directions for Swahili jazz. Initially influenced by the American jazz canon, the band has pioneered its song-writing and music arrangements, resulting read more

Founded in 1905, Nadi Ikhwan Safaa can probably trace its roots back further than any other orchestra in Africa.

At first, the group played Egyptian and Arabic music. In the early 1950s, they started composing their own songs with Swahili lyrics. Since then, Ikhwan Safaa - or ‘Malindi Taarab’, as they read more

ONIPA means ‘human’ in Akan, the ancient language of the Ashanti people of Ghana. It’s a message of connection through collaboration: from Ghana to London, our ancestors to our children, Onipa brings energy, groove, electronics, afrofuturism, dance and fire!

Born out of deep collaboration between longtime friends KOG (Kweku of read more

A prolific musician, Oumar Konaté is emerging as a leading young African guitar master and on track to become one of the new legends of singer-songwriters from Mali.

Konaté performs constantly at festivals, clubs and private parties. He has accompanied many Malian artists on their concerts and recordings: Vieux read more

Some say Pigment was formed by accident, the band prefer to call it fate. When Nathalie Natiembé and Mounawar found themselves performing together at Kabardock, the two hit it off instantly and in came the magic of Pigment.

On one side the remarkably talented Nathalie and on the read more