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Ifeoluwa

Ifeoluwa

Ifeoluwa (AKA Yewande Adeniran) is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, mentor and academic. As a DJ, their focus is on fusing together global drum-heavy sonics, the darker side of UK club music, and abstract left-field techno to take club sets by storm. They have supported the likes of Objekt, Batu, mumdance, SHYBOI, LSDXOXO, India Jordan, Umfang,…

Rosie Alena

Rosie Alena is a singer-songwriter from London. Taking influence from Joni Mitchell and Angel Olsen to Tori Amos, Sufjan Stevens and Esperanza Spalding, Rosie played her first gig when she was just 14 at the 12 Bar Club in Soho and has been enchanting audiences with her eclectic compositions and goosebump-inducing vocal capabilities ever since.…

Haroun

After releasing their first project entitled “The Market” on Soundcloud in early 2020, Haroun has forged their own sonic identity within London’s neo-soul & alternative RnB scenes by injecting a dash of Prince-esque funk and a pinch of 80’s disco glitter. The French-American-Morrocan artist (now based in South-East London), brings together an array of musical…

Chelsea Carmichael

Saxophonist, composer and arranger Chelsea Carmichael is an understated innovator and educator. She’s a warm and hypnotic player, who brings subtle and considered improvisation to everything she does. Primo cultural instigator Shabaka Hutchings noted her potential and invited her to record the first release his new brand new Native Rebel label. He wrote a set of…

COLECTIVA (Candela Viva)

COLECTIVA explores the spaces between Afro-Latin music and Jazz while reflecting on themes of sisterhood and female empowerment.  Blending wild horn lines with Afro-Latin groove and experimental textures, COLECTIVA’s thoughtful arrangements are rooted in the sounds of Africa, Latin America and the diaspora, creating a genre the group have affectionately dubbed jazz tropicaliente (hot-tropical-jazz). Their…

Prestige Pak

Prestige Pak is a DJ collective made up of Architect, Handsome Rob, Lagoon Femshayma and Lil C, playing club music from around the world with a diverse blend of styles and genres guaranteed to get a crowd moving and steamy!

New Movement Ensemble

Led by mighty bassist and composer Matt Gedrych of Neue Grafik Ensemble, Emma-Jean Thackray’s band and many more TRC happenings, this is a new collective of friends and musicians challenging each other to express themselves honestly. And the result is a sound that we’re really feeling ~ lively percussion, sultry sax lines, twinkling keys and a variety…

Papaoul (Candela Viva)

Papaoul is a resident DJ and radio presenter on Worldwide FM. When it comes to the dancefloor, Papaoul’s sets are unconfined by genre, spanning a range of bass-heavy sounds from across the global underground. An eclectic selector, he also runs The Fifth Sun, a monthly radio show connecting the dots between UK / Latin American…

Chessidency

Every second Tuesday, Donna Leake and Haseeb Iqbal have been soundtracking dozens of very focused friends playing chess at the Standard Hotel in Kings Cross. The synergy is astounding, and they’ve recently expanded to invite live musicians to join, and taken Chessidency to pastures new! So Chessidency’s coming on tour, everybody. Kite Bar, Saturday morning,…

Local Action 10 Year Anniversary Takeover

The award-winning Local Action label (home of DJ Q, UNIIQU3, India Jordan, Finn and many more) celebrate their 10th year with a showcase of label talent at Brainchild in 2022. Lineup incoming 👀👀👀👀

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