| Act |
Members |
Description
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| Chakula Soul |
Shanice Smith, Vocals
Fidel Lea, Guitar / vocals
Christina Hizon, Keyboard and vocals
Max Coghlan, Drummer
Whitnie Parkes, Vocals
Beatrice Anderson, Vocals
Ben Soan, Bass
Ben Lochrie, Guitar
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Chakula Soul, meaning ‘food for the soul’ in Swahali, are a Hip Hop Soul R’n’B band made up of eight musicians who all attend BRIT school, one of the UK’s best known Performing Art Schools.[8]
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| CK Gospel Choir |
Harlano Weekes, Director / singer
Scarlet Gabriel, Singer
Cathy Murphy, Singer,
Tremaine Dawkins, Singer,
Sheyi Martins, Singer,
Adeola Ranson, Singer,
Junior Abanulo, Singer,
Brian Ingram, Keyboard,
Malika Wilson-Muir, Singer,
Hannah Ledwidge, Drummer
Laura Edwards, Singer,
Sarah Blake, Singer,
Lawrence Insula, Bass,
Michael Jablonka, Guitarist,
T.J. Weekes, Singer
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CK Gospel Choir sing soul, gospel, pop, jazz and classical, putting a gospel twist on all their performances. Their unique approach means there is no one lead vocalist; all 15 singers take it in turns to lead by splitting songs into solo verses.[9]
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| Daithí |
Daithí O Dronaí |
Violinist Daithí O Dronaí combines his fiddle and a recording loop station to create distinctive sounds for his music. Performing entirely solo with no pre-recorded tracks, Daithí creates looped sounds like tapping his violin as a drumbeat and even uses his Nintendo DS to get distinctive sounds.[10]
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| Ebony Steel Band |
Pepe Francis
Steve Lewis,
Kayleigh Lewis,
Carlene Etienne,
Joshua Prescod,
Cerise Edwards-Lynch,
Ashley George,
Ashley Bullard,
Navina Nallamuthu,
Richard Coutain,
Darren Francis,
Anthony Francis,
Samuel Dubois,
Delphina James,
Patrick Holder,
Jerome Witter
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Starting life in a garden shed 40 years ago, the 15-strong Ebony Steel Band have performed all over the world. Part of the Princes’ Trust, the band regularly play in front of the Queen and received her Unsung Heroes Award for the work they do in the community.[11]
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| Emma's Imagination |
Emma Gillespie |
27-year-old Singer/Songwriter Emma spends her days filling the streets of Glasgow with her quirky voice, melancholic verse and acoustic guitar[12] Not to be confused with Emma Gillespie of The Missive[13]
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| Flow Dem |
Mason (Mdot),
Anton (Antizzle),
Raymond (Lil Ray),
Carvell (Lil C),
Michael (MK)
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Grime Band- Flow Dem Have already performed in front of 2000 people at Fashion Wales Live and been the support for MC Skepta on stage.[14]
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| Hero |
Hero |
11-year-old Harpist and Singer Hero has already earned enough from busking to record her own album.
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| Kyle |
Kyle |
Kyle taught himself to play piano by watching YouTube videos[15]
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| Legion of Many |
Jeremy Goddard
Mark Goddard,
Mike Morgan,
Tom Vincer,
Gabriel Wetz,
Peter Atkinson,
Kesty Morrison,
Gemma Alexander
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Legion of Many have an electro dance sound and an eclectic set of costumes[16]
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| Missing Andy |
Rob,
Alex,
Steve,
Elliot,
John
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Five man group Missing Andy are a true British band who have performed alongside the Pigeon Detectives and The Wombats at South by Southwest Festival in Texas after R.E.M pulled out.[17]
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| Pepper & Piano |
Katie Pepper, Singer; Emma Alkazraji, Pianist .[18]
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| The Pictures |
Johnny Mallet, Lead Singer,
Josh Catling, Drummer,
Max Baillie, Violin,
Harry Peirson, Guitar,
Luke Fitton, Bass
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The Pictures’ music has a unique sound that uses an electric violin to harmonise with the lead guitar, creating a ‘bigger, more versatile sound’.[19]
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| Toxic Funk Berry |
Dom Berditch, Drummer,
Joe Berditch, Bass / keyboard, computer,
Jonny Wharton (aka Jonny Falls Over), Guitarist / keyboard, computer
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LIVE Electronic Dance Music, Breaks, Dubstep, Drum and Bass. The trio have since re-branded as 'Concrete Disco'.
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| The Trinity Band |
Craig Dawkins, Keyboard,
James Dawkins, Drums,
Pete Sharpe, Bass,
Dwaine Hayden, Singer,
Culture (Obe) Watson, Rapper & Musical Director
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Urban Group. Their live vibrant music is about creating positivity and appeals to a wide variety of culture and ages.[20]
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