Fireboy DML & Asake
Bandana
Hearing an audience sing along in Yoruba is a joyful adventure. “Asake is arguably one of 2022’s biggest breakout stars. After years of being part of Nigeria’s underground Afrobeats scene, in the past 12 months the 27-year-old Lagos-based singer has collaborated with Burna Boy and released his debut album, Mr Money With the Vibe, to widespread critical and commercial success… Asake, whose real name is Ahmed Ololade, was recently nominated for BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2023 award, for artists breaking through in the UK.» (The Guardian)
YBNL Records
The Jerusalem Orchestra East & West Feat. Medi Nassouli & Omri Mor
One of the biggest joys of travelling to the Levante is the abundance of music on TV. Traditional ND MODERN instruments are mixed, the orchestras themselves are often huge! The Jerusalem Orchestra East & West is a multicultural orchestra, consisting of musicians from all three religions, from all over the country and from all sectors that make up the Israeli society. A mixture of western, arabic, african and latin percussion instruments are joined by darbuka, qanun, oud, ney flute according to musical program (kamancheh, flamenco guitar).
Sony
Derya Yildirim & Grup Şimşek
Bal
Sensations from Anatolia via Germany are not on the menu every day. The language is beautiful, the music cool, the singer excellent. They deserve to be as popular as they are already in many places in the world, where they give regular concerts. “Fronted by Turkish singer and multi-instrumentalist Derya Yildirim, who lives in Hamburg, and with members in France and Great-Britain, the group is known for its contemporary take on traditional Anatolian folk ballads whilst drawing on a heady mix of psychedelia, jazz and the omnivorous pop universe of the present day.” (Bandcamp)
Catapulte Records
Hermanos Gutiérrez
Live desde Aire Libre Fm
Eight years separate the two brothers Alejandro & Stephan Gutiér¬rez. Born to an Ecuadorian mother and Swiss father, it is in their Latin roots that they draw a certain scenery of emotions. If one of them has a melody and a sound is missing, the other completes it. They share an unspoken understanding through which their souls can connect. And so they find their musical balance, their harmony. After two albums recorded in Berlin, 8 Años and El Camino de mi Alma, they continued their path with two more albums recorded in Zürich, Hoy como Ayer and Hijos del Sol.
Easy Eye Sound
SAULT
Free
SAULT are an R&B-rooted British collective whose output has integrated numerous styles including retro-modern psychedelic soul, post-punk funk, Afrobeat, and purposefully oblique pop. They have been just as varied from a lyrical standpoint, shifting with ease from affection and heartache to opposition and upliftment. Remarkably prolific, they’ve issued eleven full-length projects, including the debut 5, the Mercury Prize-nominated Untitled (Rise), and the choral/orchestral Air, since appearing in 2019. At the 2022 Brit Awards, Inflo became the first Black producer to win British Producer of the Year.
Forever Living Individuals