Geli Berg aka DJ Mayeva ABOUT With a lifelong passion for World Music and Music of Black Origin, DJ Mayeva comes from a multicultural background with parents of Peruvian-Scottish and Norwegian-Irish origin.
Golty Farabeau ABOUT Golty Farabeau is a Roots Reggae and Sega musician from The Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. His music reflects the beauty and relaxed lifestyle of his homeland.
July Julay ABOUT Originally from the Dominican Republic, Bachata and Salsa singer, July Julay is now resident in Manchester, UK. His vocal expertise has gained him recognition throughout Latin America and has led to TV and radio performances around the Globe.
Hamit Walia ABOUT Mumbai-born Hamit Walia grew up in a family whose members were passionate about Indian classical music. His grandfather was a tabla player, so Hamit’s father sent his son for tabla lessons from age four, continuing to study the theory behind the instrument during his early teenage years.
El Condor ABOUT El Condor are Vladimir Cativo from El Salvador in Central America and Gary Garamendi from Peru in South America.
Jali Nyonkoling Kuyateh ABOUT The inherited title, Jali, means traditional griot or storyteller and Jali Nyonkoling Kuyateh was born into a traditional griot family – the keepers of the oral traditions of West Africa. Although he was born in The Gambia, Jali’s ancestors were originally from the ancient Kingdom of Mali.
Sam Maitland aka Papa Sam Alafia ABOUT Performer, singer-songwriter, recording artist and workshop facilitator, Papa Sam Alafia, moved to the UK in the late 1980s from Freetown, Sierra Leone in West Africa.
