Alkanna Greaca is a new vocal trio blending raw folk traditions from the Balkans, Mediterranean, and Black Sea with free improvisation and expansive soundscapes. Formed by Dunja Botic, Alexandra Achillea, and Irini Arabatzi, the trio’s music intertwines the rich cultural heritage of their homelands with a bold, boundary-pushing edge.

Baluji Shrivastav OBE is one of the world’s leading composers and sitar players. Described as ‘sitarist to the stars’ (Evening Standard), he has performed and recorded with artists such as Stevie Wonder, Coldplay, Massive Attack, Madness, Shakira, Malu, Boy George & Doves. Baluji is signed to Naxos World ARC with over fifteen releases of classical and world music fusion. His compositions include works for orchestra, theatre, dance, film, television and radio. Selected credits include Disney’s Million Dollar Arm, 20th Century Fox’s New Girl, NBC’s Outsourced and the world’s only Urdu opera Sohini and Mahival, which he composed with Golden Globe and Oscar Winner Dario Marianelli.

Manuel Linhares is an acclaimed Portuguese jazz singer, known for his versatility as a performer, composer, and educator. Splitting his time between New York and Porto, Portugal, he has made a significant impact on the global jazz scene with three albums of original music, earning recognition both in Portugal and internationally.

Anna Phoebe is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and presenter whose solo performances transform the violin into a force of nature. Building visceral soundscapes, she creates immersive experiences that are both raw and cinematic.

Jessica Kerr is a cellist with a nature connected creative practice. Happiest when sharing music amongst the trees, Jessica’s work focuses on creating and performing music that explores and communicates our relationship with the more-than-human world, and draws audiences out into nature by musical invitation.

Olivia Chaney is one of the most distinctive singer-songwriters of her generation. A Grammy-nominated artist, she has built a reputation for her unmistakable voice, bold arrangements, and genre-defying songwriting. Performing everywhere from Glastonbury to the Royal Albert Hall, Chaney has carved out a rare space between folk, classical, and contemporary music.

Simmy Singh is a versatile violinist and composer, born and raised in South Wales to an Indian father and English mother, whose ambition is to push the boundaries of classical music and its audiences and to explore creativity and different genres with the violin. She believes in diversity and connection and is passionate about applying these values to the projects she undertakes.

Mohamed Errebbaa was born in Rabat, a Moroccan musician and Master in the GNAWA world. He spent a decade travelling throughout Morocco, studying the diverse regional musical traditions under some of the leading musicians in the country. In southern Morocco, he immersed himself in the study of Issawa, Deqqa folkloric percussion, and became especially passionate about the three-stringed Gnawa bass lute, the Guembri. After mastering these traditional musical forms, he launched his international career.

Christine Zayed is a Palestinian Arab musician known for her versatile experience in Arabic and Middle Eastern music. As an expert singer, composer, and virtuoso Qanun player, she brings over 20 years of musical experience, deeply rooted in classical Arabic music, Maqam (Middle Eastern modes), Taqaseem (instrumental improvisation), and Mawwal (vocal improvisation).

Marie-Kell de Cannart is a violinist and marine biologist whose work sits at the intersection of science and music. Drawing on her dual passions, she uses sound as a medium to narrate the story of the ocean, translating the complexity and beauty of marine life into musical experience.

Kaviraj Singh is an accomplished musician renowned for his mastery of the santoor and Indian classical vocal music. Born into a family deeply rooted in the classical tradition, he began his musical journey at a young age, quickly displaying exceptional talent in both instrumental and vocal performance.

Stornoway play windswept pop music gathering trace elements of rock, soul, folk, electronica, African rhythms and the avant-garde. Stornoway's is a world of geographical time: measured by the seasons, governed by nature.

Shohret Nur is an outstanding young Uyghur musician, based in London. He specialises in playing the Uyghur stringed instruments dutar and rawap. Originally from Kashgar, Xinjiang, Shohret’s great-grandfather and grandmother were both dutar players. Continuing this rich musical legacy, Shohret is helping to bring Uyghur music to wider attention around the world.

Kaïa Kater is a Montreal-born Grenadian-Canadian artist whose jazz-fuelled voice, deft banjo playing and lyrical songwriting have earned widespread acclaim. Drawing on influences rooted in Quebec, the Caribbean and Appalachia, her work reflects a rich personal lineage shaped by folk traditions, her Grenadian heritage, and time spent immersed in Appalachian music in West Virginia.

Christopher (they/them, he/him) is a dynamic harpist and interdisciplinary artist whose work spans classical, contemporary, and experimental music. Originally from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, they began their harp studies at the age of three with Anita Leschied and developed a passion for music through early experiences in piano, flute, guitar, and voice. By the time they graduated from Vincent Massey Secondary School in 2016, Christopher had already worked with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra as a solo vocalist, served as principal harpist of the Windsor Symphony Youth Orchestra, and acted as Music Director for Arts Collective Theatre.

Les Itinérantes, a one-of-a-kind female vocal trio, draws its strength from the diversity of its repertoire. Carried by original compositions and arrangements, the three singers perform a cappella songs from all eras in fifty different languages, in a journey through styles, time and space.

K.O.G (Kweku of Ghana) is a multi-dimensional creative force whose music is rooted in connection, consciousness and joy. A poet, storyteller and electrifying live performer, he blends fierce rap, soaring vocals, rhythm, movement and ritual into what he describes as “music as a weapon for peace of mind.” Performing in English, Pidgin and Ga, K.O.G creates sonic worlds that speak to the spiritual, emotional and collective.

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 and free form structures.

Finnegan Tui is an indie artist whose music grows out of a childhood spent close to nature and a lifelong pull toward bringing people together through song. Rooted in indie folk, his work is pushed forward by bold, cinematic electronics, intimate at its core, expansive in its reach.

Anatole Muster is redefining what the accordion can do, bringing the instrument to new audiences through bold experimentation and contemporary sound. In live performance, he combines button accordion with laptop keyboard and a MIDI-controlled “breathalyzer” synth — a new instrument he co-developed with engineer Elio Fistarol.