• Fatoumata Diawara

    Malian powerhouse with a great voice and profound lyrics.

  • Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek

    An Anatolian groovy psych-pop sensation.

  • Romperayo

    A musical journey through Colombian tropical folklore, descarga and psychedelic sounds of cumbia.

  • Vaudou Game

    Voodoo rhythms, raw afrofunk and soul, and the music of the legendary bands from Benin!

  • Otava Yo

    Otava Yo turns Russian folk songs into powerful dance music, a new Russian Beat. The band can take great concert halls by storm with their Slavic temperament and fire. . . an authentic example of what will happen if a classical Russian Ivan gets into a groove.

  • Blow 3.0

    Raw en groovy acoustic dance trio from Belgium.

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Africa Negra

Indisputably the most important and genuine ambassadors of the music of São Tomé and Príncipe

Alexandra Alden

Some have described her music as 'minimalistic folk', inspired by the warmth of the Mediterranean.

Amadou & Mariam

Husband-and-wife duo Amadou & Mariam are firmly established international stars from Mali
Baskar

Baskar

Sultry instrumental spacefunk

Basokin

Alienating & hypnotising guitar trance music from Congo

BCUC

Politically inspired afropsychedelic funk from South Africa

Bixiga 70

Their collective influences include jazz, funk and Afro-Brazilian music, and stretch further afield

Blick Bassy

His début album Léman (2009); a record that fused West and Central African rhythms

Blinky Bill

Bill is a crazy and productive experimenter who enjoy the freedom of endless creativity. 

BLOW 3.0

Raw en groovy acoustic dance trio

Bulldozer

Fiery energetic champeta from Colombia

C4 Trio

C4 Trío gives a fresh and inventive twist to the traditional rhythms and melodies from Venezuela

Canalón de Timbiquí

Canalon’s music is all about ancestral sounds from the Afro-Colombian Pacific Coast

Chalo Correia

Chalo Correia, the new ‘vintage’ sound of Angola

Chouk Bwa

Their music consists of the essential elements of Vodou: rhythms, songs and dances

Chupame el Dedo

Chupame El Dedo (suck my finger), is a collaboration between Meridian Brothers & Romperayo!

Conjunto Papa Upa

A mind-blowing yet joyous-sounding assault takes you on a psychedelic journey

Depedro

Simple yet multifaceted, restrained yet infinite

Eliades Ochoa

Eliades Ochoa is considered to be one of the most important Cuban musicians of all times

Fatoumata Diawara

One of the most relevant female voices of the new African artistic generation

Femi Kuti

Femi Kuti is the heart and soul of modern Afrobeat

Fumaça Preta

Tropicalia, psychedelic rock, fuzz funk, musique concrete, radiophonic electronics and aphrobeat

Gaye Su Akyol

Her music can be described as heady, powerfully intoxicating and beautifully dangerous

Guy One

Guy One is a great kologo player from Northern Ghana

H.A.T.

Mesmerising combination of electronics and traditional music in multimedia project REMIX<-->Cultur

Hanggai

A crossover band that blends traditional music and rock

Idan Raichel

A multi-instrumentalist from Israel whose soul-stirring music is an ambassador of hope

Idiotape

South Korean electronic trio Idiotape formed with a simple goal of making “fun and enjoyable music

Jambinai

Music that exist everywhere but belongs nowhere

Kampire

One of East Africa’s most exciting young DJs, playing festivals across the world.

Kayhan Kalhor

Three-time GRAMMY nominee Kayhan Kalhor is an internationally acclaimed virtuoso on the kamancheh.

KO KO MO

Originally from Nantes, France, KO KO MO is an ultra charismatic explosive musical duo

Kumbia Boruka

A hybrid cumbia, cumbia nueva, with fierce latin energy that will blow your mind! It’s party time!

Kumbia Queers

1000% Tropi Punk; Afro-Cuban and Latin American Cumbia influences, queerness and punk spirit

La Mambanegra

One of the best bands of the exploding Colombian indie scene!

La Yegros

La Yegros is the first lady of digital-cumbia in a typically male dominated scene

LA-33

Within Bogotá's fiery music scene, LA-33 emerged as Colombia’s most famous touring salsa orchestras

Liu Fang

The empress of pipa and guzheng. Music from the classical and folkloric traditions

Los Pirañas

Dance to this psychedelic connection between champeta, afrobeat, rock and cumbia

Mahsa Vahdat

A contemporary style, but deeply inspired by the traditional and regional music of Iran

Maïa Barouh

Modern and electric sounds mixed up with a special traditional singing technique from Japan

Maika

A dazzling interplay of punk guitar riffs and gypsy accordion, turns into a banging dance floor

Mamadou Kelly

A fixture in two of the most famous groups in Malian musical history

Mambe & Danochilango

Scandinavian duo that unites the rhythms of all cultures to create the world music of the future.

Mydy Rabycad

Energy, charm, happiness and sex-appeal. Insight and spontaneity, but also refined sophistication

Ni

With their energetic live performances as their weapons, they leave every audience struck with awe!

Orlando Julius

Veteran Nigerian saxophonist and pioneer of Afro soul and Afrobeat

Otava Yo

A group of folk musicians in St. Petersburg, Russia

Oumou Sangaré

a modernised version of the traditional, rural music of the Wassoulou hunters

Park Jiha

Equal parts of Korean folk, Western classical & jazz create a contemplative mix to fall in love with

PinioL

Lustful musical craziness, squared!

PoiL

Impressive and delirious, PoiL is lead by three musicians who know no limitations and prohibitions

Rabasa

A typical exponent of the Cape Verdian diaspora and a respected guest of international stages

Romperayo

A musical journey through Colombian tropical folklore, descarga and psychedelic sounds of cumbia

Samba Touré

A harmonious blend of River Niger blues, traditional Songhai themes and Western influences.

Say Sue Me

Say Sue Me is a Surf inspired Indie-Rock/Pop act from Busan, South Korea.

Sol Okarina

Sol Okarina is a pioneer mixing Calypso with electronic beats.

Söndörgő

One of Europe’s most versatile and exciting bands.”  - Simon Broughton, Songlines Magazine

Songhoy Blues

Timbuktu indie kids Songhoy Blues, stars of the Africa Express album

Suboi

The Queen of Hip-hop; A Vietnamese Hip Hop artist, songwriter and actress

Tabanka

Energetic and festive funaná from Cape Verde

Tamikrest

Echoes of dub, blues, psychedelia, funk and even art-rock are weaved into Tuareg musical tradition

Taraf de Haïdouks

Taraf de Haïdouks are considered as the epitome of Gypsy music’s fabulous vitality

The Gwoof

Raw steamy funkrock with sharp-edged grooves

Toko Telo

Following up on a highly acclaimed first album, this Malagasy supergroup interprets traditional...

Toumani & Sidiki

Kora-master Toumani Diabaté presents his son Sidiki - 72nd generation of griots - to the world

Trio Da Kali

Trio Da Kali is a group of outstanding musicians from the Mande culture of southern Mali

Tulegur

Tulegur (刚子) a native from Inner Mongolia mixes throat singing with guitar playing, a singer songwri

uKanDanz

Inspired by traditional and popular Ethiopian songs, uKanDanZ is a blast of real energy and emotion

Vaudou Game

Voodoo rhythms, raw afrofunk and soul, and the music of the legendary bands from Benin!

Yat-Kha

The music of Yat-Kha is an organic mix of rock and musical traditions of Siberia and Central Asia

Zee Avi

Malaysian singer/songwriter, characterized by a sweet voice and ukelele or guitar

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