Artists

The FRA! band is a group of young people from different backgrounds in Accra, Ghana, who are all united by one language; the language of music. The name “Fra" comes from the Akan word which means "mix" and this is an analogous representation of their music. Their sounds hinge read more

Grace Barbé hails from the Indian Ocean islands of the Seychelles, where a colourful history of slavery, pirates, coups d’etat and coconuts have produced a unique Kreol rhythm, language and culture.

Drawing from the diverse cultural melange of the islands, Grace’s trio fuses the tropical rhythms and dances read more

Made Kuti’s early years were spent growing up in The New Afrika Shrine. The son of Femi and grandson of Fela, he was surrounded by music early on and took to the alto sax at five years old. As a child, he toured the world with his father’s Positive Force read more

Milton Gulli is a singer-songwriter and producer of Mozambican descent, who was born and raised in the suburbs of Lisbon, Portugal. His music has always been about the people and for the people.

Empowerment of the underprivileged, equality, justice, education for all and a world without borders.

As an artist, he has read more

Le Tout Puissant Orchestre Poly Rythmo De Cotonou are one of the best kept secrets of West Africa. [[[

“If death took bribes, I would pay a fortune to save my mother and father” sang Poly-Rythmo’s Antoine Dougbé thirty years ago. This read more

Pat Thomas is a Ghanaian vocalist and songwriter famed for his work in the highlife bands of Ebo Taylor and his own recordings of Afrobeat and Afro-pop.

Born in Agona, in the Ashanti Region, Thomas had music almost literally in his DNA: his father was a music theory instructor read more