Luminous Duo

DJ Don Lon is an open-format DJ, who specializes in urban contemporary music such as Hip Hop/R&B, Reggaeton and Afrobeats . He loves connecting with people through music and doing anything related to it. When he is not DJing, he is either working with his music collective, planning and organizing events or playing football, his main passion before music came in.

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Sami Rhymes is an Award-Winning Spoken Word Artist, Poet, Author, Facilitator and Creative from London, UK. Since summer 2019 she has performed and headlined at a number of public and private events/festivals in London, nationally and abroad in Malaysia.

2022 saw Sami pick up “Best Female Spoken Word Poet” , perform nationally and also marked the release of her Debut EP “Triple Threat”. Media features include BBC Radio London, ITV news and S1:E3 of the BAFTA winning Sky Arts commissioned TV show Life & Rhymes to name a few.

Her poetry touches on everything from identity to relationships to mental health, injustices and day to day experiences.

Her debut collection “20 Something” is available on Amazon and her next book and EP is in progress.

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East London’s Baby Pink is quickly becoming a rising star within the R&B field. Current, fiery and fiercely independent, Baby Pink blurs the lines between song and rap.

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The “Trini Resident on Reprezent Radio” Blasé Vanguard - I’m an International DJ, Producer & Artist who has made my name in the UK through entertainment and curation fusing the sound of my foundation in Soca & Calypso with worldwide influences, from UK Funky, Garage & Jungle to Dembow, Dub and Afrobeats. My sound is an ALL INCLUSIVE SOUND that can make people of all walks of life move together as one, through rhythm, melody and BASS. A trailblaze of caribbean expression, creativity & attitude, with all-inclusive sound.

ZIYING often delves into the realm of emotions through a fusion of melodic and progressive sounds, adding a dash of madness to the grooving rhythms.

Firmly believing in the power of music to convey what words often cannot, and inspired by the London underground music scene, ZIYING weaves the threads of various sonic genres to curate stories that audiences can feel deeply.

Hailing from London, singer/songwriter & producer Jem Wax has a kaleidoscopic personal style, fusing R&B/soul and Hip-Hop with a fresh pop perspective. Jem's tasteful sung-spoken top-lines, delivered through rich tones make for a unique yet commercial combo. Her introspective, frank and funny lyrical boldness conveys sincerity and relatability - without taking herself too seriously to listeners. In Summer 2023, Jem released Devoted Hopelessly EP with tracks Lazy, Love Love and La La being played on BBC Introducing 3CR. Jem and band have been active in the London music scene, playing sold-out sofa sounds shows, at The Ned's New Music Monday, the Hope and Anchor, and soon to come Camden Chapel on May 16th for Jem's headline show - The Bo Peep Party.

*Hailing from Trinidad and Tobago, Viren Neel is a singer-songwriter with a penchant for retro-rock."

I am a singer-songwriter hailing from Trinidad and Tobago. I've always had a profound love for music from the 1960s to early '70s so I decided one day, after loads of covers, 10 years of guitar playing and a little bit of singing and writing experience, I'm going to make them for myself. My first song, Change, released in 2020 quickly became the 5th most listened to song on Apple Music in Trinidad and my life as an artist has been a notably thrilling one ever since. Though I typically say my music is era-based, if I had to say what genres I cover, it'd be folk, soul and rock with writing that pulls from my Trinidadian perspective. I so can't wait for you all to hear me at Farrago!

Matt Kent is known for his sophisticated sound that blends R&B, Classical and Pop. Kent quickly gained a following on Tik Tok, with his unique series titled “Turning Classical Music into Pop Songs”. His most popular release from this series, “Lacrimosa” is nearing three million streams on spotify and climbing fast. Kent has over 300 thousand followers on social media platforms and 4.7 million total likes. Since he began songwriting in 2015, Matt has performed in showcases at legendary venues across NYC and London such as, The Bitter End, Mercury Lounge, Madison Square Garden, CarFest, Ronnie Scotts, and many more. After placing in the international songwriting competition “Coffee Music Project” in 2019, Matt Kent caught the attention of established music producer Dante Lattanzi who signed Kent to his management company. Matt is currently on tour in London playing with established pianist and arranger Liv Lester. Together, the duo use their classical training to create evocative and intricate works.

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Kincaid moniker of Joe Arthur is an artist based between London and Berlin, who focuses his production and DJing style on the overlapping fringes of multiple genres.

From groove laden percussion to sound design infused textural detail, Arthur’s sounds and sets are not to be missed.

He has released records with Well Street, Grid, Accidental Meetings, Redstone Press, Control Freaks and more to wide ranging acclaim.

His unique approach to production and sound design has also sent him on a string of multidisciplinary collaborations. Most recently collaborating with Mercury Nominated composer and artist Hannah Peel, as well as Visual specialists Uncharted Limbo collective on the sound track for Alexander Whitley’s contemporary ballet ‘Anti Body’

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Jamie is a Midlands-born artist, currently based in London. His work as a software developer involves a strict adherence to rules and formulas in order to create a working product. His personal exploration of art is a dichotomy of this. He seeks to break and distort software in a way to produce visually stimulating imagery.

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