Abelardo Carbono
The godfather of champeta
Africa Negra
Indisputably the most important and genuine ambassadors of the music of São Tomé and Príncipe
African Salsa Orchestra
The ASO is a dance machine that will ballad you from Cotonou to Cuba
Amadou & Mariam
Husband-and-wife duo Amadou & Mariam are firmly established international stars from Mali
Bakolo Music International
The pioneers of congolese rumba
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
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
Chromb!
Crazy noisy jazzrock
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
Derya Yildirim & Grup Şimşek
An Anatolian groovy psych-pop sensation
Dieter van der Westen
Indiefolk Dutch artist and songwriter; groovy music straight from the heart.
Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès
Vintage fuzzy psychedelic sounds from Senegal
Dimitris Mystakidis
Folk guitar virtuoso and rembetiko revitaliser
DJ Kampire
One of East Africa’s most exciting young DJs, playing festivals across the world.
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
Frente Cumbiero
fresh and exciting cumbia nueva from Colombia
Fumaça Preta
Tropicalia, psychedelic rock, fuzz funk, musique concrete, radiophonic electronics and aphrobeat
Gasper Nali
Infectious upbeat music from Malawi
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
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley
Groovy afro-funk & highlife from 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
Harouna Samake
Groovy & uplifting Kamale Blues from Mali
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
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
Kočani Orkestar
A Gypsy Speciality
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
Lula Pena
Portuguese artist; A movingl voice and unique guitar style, in general a unique artistic approach
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
Master Drummers of Burundi
A legendary percussion ensemble from Burundi in Central Africa; Thundering drums and athletic dance
Memo Pimiento Electric Orchestra
The cadence of cumbia with electro punch
Meridian Brothers
A deliciously weird and loose psycho-tropical groove
Moonlight Benjamin
The new priestess of voodoo rock.
Msafiri Zawose
One of the most admired Gogo musicians today.
Mydy Rabycad
Energy, charm, happiness and sex-appeal. Insight and spontaneity, but also refined sophistication
Nahawa Doumbia
Powerful vocals and rhythms from Mali
Ni
With their energetic live performances as their weapons, they leave every audience struck with awe!
Nkumba System
Energizing tropical psychedelica from Colombia
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
Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band
Pat Thomas is one of Ghana’s all-time great vocalists, also known as 'The Golden Voice Of Africa'
PinioL
Lustful musical craziness, squared!
Pixvae
Spectacular latin core
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
Roberto Fonseca
A Cuban-born multi-instrumentalist
Rocky Marsiano
Tropical beats with vintage Angolan and Capeverdian influences
Romperayo
A musical journey through Colombian tropical folklore, descarga and psychedelic sounds of cumbia
Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestar
Godfather of the Balkan 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
Supergombo
Kickass jazzy afrofunk
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
The Mahotella Queens
The Mahotella Queens are true South African legends!
The Venopian Solitude
Quirky, upbeat electro-indie tunes from Malaysia
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!
Vuma Levin Quintet
“Vuma Levin is destined to be one of South African Jazz's greatest musicians” - Mail and Guardian
Yat-Kha
The music of Yat-Kha is an organic mix of rock and musical traditions of Siberia and Central Asia