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Özten is a genre-blending DJ and producer who focuses on mixing niche and cultural sounds from her own and the world's. Her sound is a harmonious blend of her Anatolian roots, rap music and contemporary electronic. One of her signatures is breaking the boundaries between Eastern grooves and Western beats, incorporating traditional instruments like the *bağlama* and *ney* into the vibrant realms of techno and house music. Drawing inspiration from the dynamic energy of UK rap, garage, jungle, and drum & bass, Özten infuses her sets with the spirit of community she experienced at events in Bristol and London.

Check out Özten's regular live show on Brixton Radio, where she displays her unpredictable yet satisfying music, blending all the way from house and drill to arabesk and bass music.

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Inspired by wordsmiths such as Leonard Cohen and Laura Marling, Chloe Leigh's music portrays sincere tales of love and loss, longing and laughter. Her signature blend of folk and flamenco styles has taken Chloe to many places, from the fine fields of Glastonbury festival to Nashville, and dark jazz bars in Berlin. Chloe has recently been working on a new collection of songs for debut album, inspired by her southern Spanish roots, that represents her unique international sound. Alongside this she also has a wide repertoire of covers for those magical sing-along moments.

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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*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!

AVANTIME is a project born through a strong passion for melodic house and techno by two London-based DJs / Producers. Friends Paul Giuliani and Adam Ellwood began their musical journeys solo, but have found harmony and added creativity working together both in the studio and behind the decks.
With performances at legendary clubs like Fabric, E1, Egg and Studio 338 and recent releases including the EP ‘Do You Feel / Imagine’ on ARRVL Records, the duo has one joint goal to share their sound across the world, whilst filling dance floors with energy and joy!

So join them on their journey and experience a collaboration pushing the boundaries of time and imagination.

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Amit Chadda is a singer-songwriter and performer from South London. Described as ‘folk-soul’, Amit’s music fuses intimate, acoustic guitar and piano arrangements with stirring, soulful vocals. Through his songs, he shares his journey of self-discovery and identity as a queer, British Indian and tells stories of love, loss, spiritual growth and hope.

Amit’s recently released EP, Bodies of Water, is an exploration of impermanence and identity, inspired by his travels across Asia and the creative renewal that followed. Blending poetic lyricism with nature imagery, the five pieces capture the ripples of constant change in songs and sound poems, drawing from folk, soul, ambient electronica and spoken word to create a fresh sonic palette.

Clara Thadea is about the most independent an independent artist can get. She writes, plays, produces, mixes and masters everything by herself, and sometimes with the help of close friends. Once that is done, any visuals will also be DIY. Her live band is made up of Thomas Dunk on drums, Sara Madaluni on keys, and Sam Clarke on bass, and they add some live excitement to her production that are in the genre of indie/alternative/very very chill pop. The unique thing to listen for in her act is her way of singing in a jazzy and almost middle eastern way. The main goal of the music (besides being good) is to make listeners feel for which there is no word yet, some mix between nostalgia and confusion. During the live act, it is a lot more cheerful than her lyrics plan for it to be, and these are always filled with metaphors and imagery which have a deeper and more poetic meaning than most other ‘pop’.

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Elle was born & raised in South London and has been a key figure in its underground music scene for over a decade, so her sound evokes the patchwork of experience, mood and pace of the city.

She was one half of London based outfit SOUVENIR and is also co-founder of celebrated label, MAL Recordings, established in 2021 with her regular DJ partner Jon K.

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Elle has also been a resident of LYL radio for the last four years as well as releasing tape mixes via The Trilogy Tapes and $hotta Tapes.

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One foot in London and one in the cosmos, FYI Robyn is a London-based DJ and free-form movement guide, who looks to channel her love for underground dance music into a new place of conscious intention.

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Submerged in the underground dance music industry for nearly a decade, FYI Robyn's eclectic yet well-sequenced selections have turned heads in underground circles.

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Known for her dynamic and genre-bending sounds, her DJ sets combine the right touch of driving rhythms, techno, IDM and wonky basslines both old and new, indicative of a refined and incredible taste developed over many years in the field.

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ZEE-2 are an East Asian female DJ duo based in London. Creative consultant, Zoe, and Singer-Songwriter/Producer, Saïna, play an eclectic mix of RnB, Hip-hop and Soul remixes with a House, Baile Funk, UK Garage, Afro and Amapiano twist.