ARUBA RED

Reggae / Dub / Political Soul - Nitin Sawhney's London Undersound / fresh and rebellious songstress, whose style falls somewhere in between MIA and Finley Quaye / reaching top 10 playlist on Jamaica's biggest radio station, being selected by BBC Radio 1 as 'Hottest Homegrown' and chosen as 'Alternative Jam' on BBC 1Xtra. Aruba Red has performed across the world with a recent trip to Thailand to perform at the International Balloon Festival in Chiang Mai. Her fanbase is international and a few seconds of listening to her art will tell you why.

FLUX

Growing a reputation for making music that is intricate, energising and beautiful, flux are a truly unique band made up of six incredibly versatile musicians playing instruments ranging from Piano to Bansuri, Cajon to Double Bass and Synths to Classical Violin.

ANTHONY ANAXAGOROU

"See everything as art, hear everything as music, feel everything as love" ~ his words which echo in every piece of of his writing. Anthony Anaxagorou began writing short stories and poems at the age of 14 influenced mainly by both hip-hop and folk music until in 2002, at the age of 17, he entered and won the London Mayors Poetry Slam with his poem Anthropos. Following this he made a number of television and radio appearances where he read out various poems. In 2003 he appeared alongside Kate Tempest on 'BBC Youth Nation', presented by Richard Blackwood, where he performed a number of poems that highlighted many social issues all relevant to young individuals. He went on to feature as a member of the panel on the talk show itself which focused on issues such as racism, war, religion, drink and drug abuse, encouraging young people to speak out and voice their own personal views. An explosively bold and challenging poet

NATIVE SUN

Native Sun is a London based duo consisting of bilingual rapper Mohammed Yahya, born in Mozambique , South East Africa and singer-song writer Sarina Leah born in London with Caribbean roots. Joining forces in 2010 Native Sun was born fusing Hip Hop and African rhythms with the aim of promoting a positive message of Universal Peace, Equality, Social Justice and Environmental Change. Both artists over the years have received a great deal of international acclaim and publicity. Now together, Native Sun's sweet melodies fuse addictive head bouncing Hip Hop undertones, conscious bilingual lyrics and catchy hooks perfect for a climate in need of an uplifting message

DJ SNUFF

20+ years in Hip-Hop, with roots in DJing for major Bboy tournaments, pirate radio , being resident DJ at the legendary 'Deal Real' Open Mic, being the one-man-gang behind the UK's leading Hip-Hop platform 'Speakers Corner', a father of the international Hip-Hop community 'End Of The Weak', member of the 'Zulu Nation', co-founder of 'The People's Army' with Logic & Lowkey, host of a regula r video series with 'Globalfaction' , and an all round certified badman DJ. Has toured and performed with Snoop Dogg, Afrika Bambaataa, Immortal Technique, Hasan Salaam, Dead Prez, DJ Premier and many others as well as much of the best in established and emerging homegrown talent such as Maverick Sabre, Aruba Red, Deadly Hunta, Akala & Logic. Now DJ'ing with Hip-Hop group 'Caxton Press', scratch DJ with the 'Congo Natty' live band & occasional selector with 'King Tubby's Sound System'. DJ'ing internationally from Jamaica to Italy and New York to Dublin, yet still best known for his residencies in Brixton at The Hootananny, Jamm & Upstairs At The Ritzy. Sets energetically explore Hip-Hop's diasporic roots through innovative world funk & bass culture. Tune in.

RB10

We invite you to a special event marking 10 years of international activism, advocacy, and charity.

ReFused

A new music night in support of marginalised communities.

TYTHE

In essence, TYTHE is the fully formed pseudonym of Julian Peck; a reincarnation of the amalgamated parts of his previously lived musical experiences - having worked on various collaborations, remixes and re-edits under different guises in the past. Although a producer of certain skill, TYTHE goes beyond studio aplomb and knob twiddling. While tipping its hat to the avant-garde, And Also With You can still evoke every sunlit morning-after and every future frolic in a field. With popping beats and euphoric lifts of the finest dance music tradition, lead single Careless Woman peaks with full-throated vocal sample, while Run Into The Sun and Set in Drone are built on tougher ground, there’s a psych-hop detour with cult folktronica artist Merz (Summerbelly) and a ghostly vocal contribution from Rachael Dadd on The Light.

Regime

The term 'Music with a Message' has never been so relevant. The band is new on the scene and has been receiving great exposure through intimate gigs all over the UK. From extremely clever lyrics and word play to amazing guitar riffs and an addictive drum beat, they are dubbed to be one of the rising stars of 2014. See them for the first time in London at ReFused!

Baby Queens

Criss-crossing the narrow divide between rock, hip hop, soul and reggae, incomparable female five piece, Baby Queens reveal details of their debut EP. A blissed out, musical odyssey that promises big things for the future. The sickly sweet overtures one might expect from an all-girl band are ditched in favor of beats that force the melodic content to the fore, with the principles of classic soul and R’n’B song writing catching up with the present day sounds of British street genres. Lavishly layered vocals are wrapped up in slick production that marks out Baby Queens’ intentions to push boundaries and reintroduce to the masses what a vocal group with melody and beats in their hearts is all about. The delicate, fragile and understated is pitted against unconventional and low-down, dirty aural combinations.