Artists

Black Roses is a six-piece band from eSwatini that performs a mixture of roots reggae, soul and African beats. From their humble beginnings in September 2000, jamming on the balcony of Myxo's, a tourist backpackers near Manzini, Black Roses have reached great heights and are now recognised as one of read more

Bob Maghrib is a collective of musicians launched in 2011 who represent Morocco’s current music scene. The collective revisits Bob Marley’s most revolutionary, pioneering songs.

The collective’s approach to their style of music is to marry the rhythms and melodies of Bob Marley and the Wailers with the rhythms read more

[[[Samm Farai Monro, better known as Comrade Fatso, is one of Zimbabwe's most popular and controversial poets. He performs Toyi Toyi Poetry, radical street poetry that mixes Shona with English and mbira with hip hop. It's an art form that is an uprising against the bloody ZANU (PF) regime.

If Robert read more

Ahmed Djamil Ghouli aka DJAM is a charismatic and energetic singer-songwriter and performer from Algiers. In 2004, whilst studying at university, he started improvising Gnawa standards and creating original compositions. Enthusiastic responses gave him the motivation to create the Djmawi Africa band. Their first album “Mama” (2007) was highly acclaimed, read more

The birth of Djmawi Africa happened at a student concert at the INC Algiers in December 2004. On that fateful day Jamil, who never leaves his guitar, was spontaneously invited to perform on stage. He was joined by Fethi on violin, Zouhir on derbouka, Abdou on electric guitar and goumbri, read more

Dogo Fara means “Little rock” in Bambara, one of the languages spoken in West Africa by the Mandingue people. A joyful and original mix of Reunionese, African, and Western instruments and rhythms.

The discovery of the Balafon during their musical training was a revelation for Anas and Loran, but it was read more