Winner of the 2022 Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance, Brooklyn-based singer, composer and producer Arooj Aftab draws on a deep well of musical influences, from jazz to minimalism to poetry.
Pakistan-USA
Aotearoa
Senegal
France
Ukrainian quartet DakhaBrakha make ‘ethno chaos’ music – contemporary, cosmopolitan and intimate, with the soul of Ukrainian folk.
Ukraine
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Mongolia/Australia
Brazil
UK
Ireland
South Korea
Estonia
Their arsenal of hazy rhythms and dubby percussion, fused with a love of Afro-Caribbean poly rhythms has cemented MDB’s reputation as a live act that fires up the dancefloor.
The Netherlands
Australia
Nicknamed the ‘Caribbean Patti Smith’ by The Guardian, voodoo queen priestess Moonlight Benjamin plays raw, heavy blues rock inspired by Caribbean melodies and artists Dr John, Alabama Shakes and Oumou Sangaré.
Haiti-France
Angola / Portugal
Oozing good vibes and belting out bilingual bangers, Rei embodies a new generation of globally aware artists.
Mexico
As masters of musical alchemy, Strawpeople are electro-pop royalty and the epitome of nineties cool in Aotearoa.
Vanuatu
India
Zambia
Singer, songwriter, producer, author, humanitarian, and visionary, if anybody can encourage change through music, it’s Ziggy Marley.
Jamaica
