Ão
Ão is a young and exciting Belgian four-piece blending saudade, indie and subtle electronica, topped off with the phenomenal voice of frontwoman Brenda Corijn. Drawing on her Mozambican-Portuguese roots, Corijn sings in Portuguese and English, her lyrics entwining with Siebe Chau’s southern guitar, the ambient sounds and production of Jolan Decaestecker and the eclectic percussion of Bert Peyffers. Their intoxicating sound is now evolving into something deeper and danceable, much like FKA Twigs, Lhasa de Sela, Arooj Aftab, Çeu and James Blake. Expect nothing short of a mind-blowing, unique and exhilarating live-experience.
Crystal Chanay
Crystal Chanay is an extravagant rapper and singer/songwriter hailing from Amsterdam. Expect an energetic and raw trap/drill sound. She always felt she never fitted in, so she created her own PARADI$E. Finding her voice through music and using the struggles she has faced with her mental health as fuel for succes. Think of her as a diamond: the pressure of life made her the woman she is today. With her music, Crystal encourages people to believe in their own unique strength.
H31R
Building on a mutual desire to bridge the gap between hip hop and electronic music, H31R (pronounced heir/air) creates an enigmatic but complementary sonic experience that pushes the fickle boundaries of genre. The duo, consisting of producer and composer JWords and Brooklyn rapper/vocalist maassai, both grew up listening to a variety of genres and are using the sounds of their youth to expand on the potential and style of their own music. Their debut ve·loc·i·ty (2020) showcased a speed and grit not heard before in underground music. Its singular amalgamation of hip hop and electronic music, further characterized by flecks of jazz, juke, Jersey club and boom bap, noted a direction in music unbound by the confines of genre. The album’s enigmatic sound paired with a collage of self-affirmations caught wind from the likes of Pitchfork, The Wire, Brooklyn Vegan, Okayplayer, Cabbages and Bandcamp, who called ‘ve·loc·i·ty’ “a marvel of momentum”. Their latest album, HeadSpace (2023), confidently expands their electronic rap vision, featuring wonky, out-of-this-world tracks with a wildly futuristic vibe.
Kabeaushé
The beholder of softness, the embodiment of cuteness known for oozing sass galore on sweaty dancefloors; the dangerously extravagant Kabeaushé. They are crafting a sound of their own, infused with pop sensibilities that go from Prince to Bollywood and Tyler, the Creator. Future or intelligent pop is probably the best way to describe their music, a rare bird in the African music landscape. The show is a hybrid of music and theater, developed for months in Kampala together with a creative team. They like to explore themes of softness and cuteness, making music that is both gentle and highly invigorating with a show aimed to draw the audience into a hypnotic dance frenzy.
Maria Iskariot
Maria Iskariot is the patron saint of questionable behavior. It's semi-mature female punk rock from Belgium. Hopeful hopelessness in noisy verse, chorus, verse. Love for the unloved, figs after Easter, but primarily a genuflection to the sinners. The songs deal with growing up, no longer being able to distinguish between good and bad, being confused by oneself and the conditions of these times. It's about wanting to be different but not knowing how - and ultimately realizing that we ourselves are benevolent assholes.
MC Drivah
After hosting raves and main stages left, right and center such as Rampage, NOX, Sunrise Festival and Paaspop, MC Drivah knows exactly how to handle performing to a large audience. Equipped with an extremely diverse music taste and skillset, versatile and well experienced, rest assured that the microphone is in capable hands.