Tim Garcia runs the global music platform Musica Macondo which focuses on a wide range of music including Jazz, Latin, Afro, Eastern and Electronic sounds. Musica Macondo put on regular events at London’s best live music venue The Jazz Café, Camden reflecting everything from the burgeoning UK Jazz scene to Afrobeat to Latin sounds. Musica…
Pinty’s witty wordplay and effervescent club sound take influence from the introspective poetry of The Streets, the downbeat moods of King Krule and the jazz tinged house tones of production partner Maxwell Owin. The South London MC follows his guests features on Glenn Astro and Jamie Isaac tracks with his full debut EP on Rhythm…
Alice Phoebe Lou’s fiercely independent approach to her music has given the singer songwriter a creative confidence that shines through in her captivating vocals and stripped back music. Having developed her bluesy, folk sound busking on the streets of Berlin, Alice has caught the ears of a community of music lovers the world over with…
Maisha are a six-piece group, led by bandleader Jake Long, who bring a fresh slant to the weighty spiritual jazz tradition, whilst filtering their own influences from jazz to hiphop to Afrobeat. The six-member collective includes Amané Suganami on piano/wurlitzer, Twm Dylan on double bass, Tim Doyle & Yahael Camara-Onono on percussion, Shirley Tetteh on…
A true ‘genre-defying’ artist – Jerome Thomas is best known for his distinct and soothing sound, which samples various genres of music from Soul, Jazz to Jungle, R&B and Hip Hop. In a year the vocal powerhouse’s musical status has boomed, headlining sold out shows at Camden Assembly, Hackney Empire, Queen of Hoxton; as well…
Plumm is a London-based vocalist, instrumentalist and producer. Her dark, jazzy vocals are a distinctive feature of her unique sound, which is both gritty and evocative. With her newly released EP entitled The Shed, Plumm’s influence from strong female jazz greats of the past, is married with an eclecticism in production and inspiration. The outcome…
Shunaji is a lyricist, producer and MC. Her sound is inspired by a wide array of genres, such as abstract hip hop, trip hop, lo-fi and synthwave. Shunaji likes to keep her influences fluid and uses visual arts as a reference. Her lyrics addess topics such as womanism, mental health, race and class, and she…
“There’s always that weird thing that the Irish mentality doesn’t really lend itself to hip-hop in the traditional sense of braggadocio. We’re very self-deprecating people.” Kojaque Dublin rapper Kojaque is an artist steadily gaining ground on the Irish and international music scene, thanks to his production style, stunning visuals, and biting lyrics. Co-founder of independent…
Steam Down is an artist collective, weekly event and music community based in Deptford, South-East London. Founded by Ahnanse in May 2017, Steam Down is comprised of Alex Rita, Brother Portrait, Sawa Manga, Theon Cross, Nadeem, Benjamin Appiah, Dominic Canning and Nache. Their weekly sessions are a magical explosion of Afrofuturism, grime and future soul,…
Brother’s Testament are a groove based jazz fusion band from London. Consisting of Mark Mollison, Hugo Piper, Jack Robson and Munashe-Caleb Manyumbu, their sound amalgamates powerful grooves and stirring melodies whilst also being rooted in the jazz tradition. Brother’s Testament perform from the heart and embrace improvisation, so that the set manifests organically on stage…