WorldBeat 18th October 2026
Our Features include 3 newbies from Timor – Leste – IzuPi, Her Voice, Her Story and Lolobremu. Mult instrumentalist / DJ and Producer Zhonu “Nui” Moon Mzali aka Future Roots – Mangala, Gambian Percussionist & Kora maestro Sura Susso - Londi celebrates the enduring legacy of the griot tradition known as ‘djeli’ in Mandinka culture, encores from Sulaf, Zhiva Voda, Yung Milla and more.
Our Features include 3 newbies from Timor – Leste – IzuPi, Her Voice, Her Story and Lolobremu. Multi- instrumentalist / DJ and Producer Zhonu “Nui” Moon Mzali aka Future Roots – Mangala, Gambian Percussionist & Kora maestro Sura Susso - Londi celebrates the enduring legacy of the griot tradition known as ‘djeli’ in Mandinka culture, encores from Sulaf, Zhiva Voda, Yung Milla and more.
Afro-Latin electronic producer, global-sounds inspired DJ, and bassist one of the most exciting cross-disciplinary artists emerging from the UK underground today.
Featuring Brazilian singer Bianca Robeira , Eclectic Canadian producer/musician/DJ, Poirier specializes in warm electronic music that bends boundaries, with compositions that mix several styles and eras.
Collaboration with Brazilian singer Iris Da Selva (from Belém), the first single from Capinera , the new album by Orsso (formerly known as Yeahman )
Yet another plunge into the rabbit-hole that is the biggest Amapiano hit of the past year.
Gambian Percussionist & Kora maestro Sura Susso - Londi celebrates the enduring legacy of the griot tradition known as ‘djeli’ in Mandinka culture
Zhonu “Nui” Moon Mzali a.k.a Future Roots is strongly influenced by his upbringing in Australia and India by his Moroccan/Ghanian father and Australian mother, travelling across Asia, Africa the Middle East and Europe in his formative years.
A synergy of Malian traditional Music and Electronic studio production resulting for a visit to a festival in Ségou, Hawa Maiga vocals dominate and features Bassidi Kone (Djembe), Kalifa Kone (Balaphone) and Zoumana Diawara ( Ngoni)
25th Anniversary Event Sat, 31 Oct, 7:30pm - 10pm BrisWest Centre. Book - https://events.humanitix.com/zhiva-voda-25th-anniversary-event/tickets
Lolobremu is the stage name of Damião Soares Afonso, a contemporary pianist, singer, and musician from Liquiçá, Timor-Leste.
A gathering of six Timorese women’s voices from a women led storytelling and songwriting program, songs that carry the lived experiences of mothers, daughters, leaders, and survivors
Wantok Musik Foundation brought together an incredible team to create this album, including sound engineers and producers; First Nations songstress Candice Lorrae (Jawoyn and Torres Strait Island) and Beatrice Lewis (Haiku Hands, Kardajala Kirridarra); artistic director Dr David Bridie; and local producer Lena Caminha. Established Timorese artists Jovie Guterres, Malena de Jesus, and Etson Caminha provided additional artistic suppor
IzuPi (real name -Maun Hugo Fernandes ) is a Timorese folk singer and songwriter from Timor-Leste known for his deep, resonant voice, youth empowerment work, and contemporary fusion of pop, reggae, and traditional Tebe rhythms.
Jeremy Dutcher is a classically trained Indigenous Canadian tenor, composer, musicologist, performer and activist