Shohret Nur
Shohret Nur is a rawap and dutar player, originally from Xinjiang and currently based in London. An award-winning performer, Shohret specialises in the Uyghur stringed instruments, rawap and dutar. Shohret’s great grandfather was a musician and dutar player from kasghar, Xinjiang, while his grandmother was a dutar player and a professional dancer. Continuing this rich musical lineage and supported by his grandmother […]
Ossi Raippalinna
Ossi Raippalinna is a Finland-based percussionist, producer, researcher, educator, and drum-maker. As part of his recent master’s studies at Sibelus Academy, field trips to Senegal, Mali, Scotland, and Cuba have enriched his understanding of the interplay between rhythm and melody in percussion traditions – particularly within West African drum traditions. Ossi’s repertoire includes the drum […]
Nina Harries
Nina Harries is a double-bassist, songwriter, and vocalist. Her debut self-titled solo album was released in 2019 with funding from the PRS Women Make Music fund, while her second record ‘Water’, funded by Arts Council England and recorded entirely by Nina onboard her narrowboat home, was released in February 2022. In addition to her solo […]
Kasiva Mutua
While Kasiva Mutua learned drumming inspired by folktales told by her grandmother, she has developed her own knack for powerful beats. One of Kenya’s leading percussionists and drummers, her expressive playing can tell a story on its own, or keep a band perfectly in the pocket. Today, she’s an international touring percussionist, integrating African traditional […]
Helen Anahita Wilson
Helen Anahita Wilson is an Oram award-winning composer, sound artist, and performer who collaborates with trees, plants, people, and other living beings. As composer-in-residence at Chelsea Physic Garden in London, Helen’s creative relationship with plants has developed into a deep form of collaborative composition. Her unique interpretations of plant biodata and physiological activity readings, combined […]
Christian Mohr Levisen
Christian Mohr Levisen is a multi-instrumentalist who was born and raised in the rural area of Vendsyssel in northern Denmark. His main instrument is the rarely seen hurdy gurdy, a mechanical string instrument with roots in the Middle Ages that plays cello-like drones and melodies in the viola register. As the third ever in Scandinavia to […]
Ayman Hlal
Ayman Hlal was born in As-Suwayda, a city in Syria that is particularly famous for producing artists. A rising star in his homeland, war in Syria resulted in Ayman seeking refuge in Berlin. Trained in both Western and Middle Easten classical music, he started several projects in Germany, which have exposed him to further musical […]
Anna McLuckie
Anna McLuckie is a Scottish singer, songwriter and clàrsach player. Raised on classical and traditional music, Anna’s writing draws on her musical beginnings and also takes influence from her love of popular music and more experimental sounds. Her music sits in a world of contemporary folklore; her songs layered with interweaving harmonies, story led lyricism […]
James Ross
James Ross is a pianist and composer who pushes the boundaries of Scottish traditional music. James released his debut album on the Greentrax label, a mix of his piano arrangements of traditional and original material. Chasing the Sun, Ross’s second recording, is a seven-movement suite, evoking a day’s and a year’s westward journey along Scotland’s […]
Bill Coon
Bill Coon was the recipient of the 2009 National Jazz Awards, Guitarist of the Year. He leads several of his own groups including the BC Double Quartet whose recording, Departure with Brad Turner on trumpet and violinist Cameron Wilson was nominated for a 2019 Western Canadian Music Award. He is featured on three Western Canadian […]
James Ross
James Ross is a pianist and composer who pushes the boundaries of Scottish traditional music. James released his debut album on the Greentrax label, a mix of his piano arrangements of traditional and original material. Chasing the Sun, Ross’s second recording, is a seven-movement suite, evoking a day’s and a year’s westward journey along Scotland’s […]
Zwel Mun Wint (Heft)
Heft is an independent solo artist from Yangon, Myanmar. He composes, designs sounds, produces and manages his unique brand of electronic music all from a bedroom studio. Most of all, he is known for his geeky sound design and the melodic pieces on the cinematic ambient beats. Beside technical skill sets, his music is a […]