Myriam Odeja Patino smiles warmly as she describes the difficulties of coming to the UK as a refugee, but you cannot miss the glint of determination in her eyes. Born into civil war, Patino says
What do you get if you combine jazz, a church organ, klezmer and a dash of Arabic music with a western drum kit? It sounds unlikely, but these are the musical worlds that percussionist Asaf Sirkis
As well as piano, accordion and organ, Assi Rose plays the saxophone, guitar, bazooki, Sarod, percussion and sings its a mix of instruments that reflects his passion for diversity and world music.
It is obvious that Athena Andreadis loves Greece greatly; yet she's not so sure she could give up London. "when I was a teenager in Greece I wanted to leave, to discover a new world, but after living
My aim is to do something new, to give something new to the oud repertoire. Attab Haddad describes his compositions as a mish mash of eastern classical, classical western, flamenco, and dance styles.
Aydin Mehmet Ali was born in Cyprus and lives in London. She is an international education consultant specialising in multiculturalism and bilingualism and has been involved in anti-racist work
"We all got stories to share. You see the way the drum is round, so, the same way, any way we play the drum is to bring people around, to share time and energy together," smiles Baba Kone, a djembe
The defining link that ties the members of Baila Peru together is the passion and dedication for traditional Peruvian dance and the desire to bring that aspect of Peruvian culture to the UK and
Brass band Balkanatics is the product of saxophonist and flautist Ian East's obsession with Balkan music. With Numan Elyer on darbuka, Rastko Rasic on davul, Petro Dewshi on accordion, Bektas
Soul II Soul, Massive Attack, Jazzie B, Jah Wobble, The Future Sound of London: these are just some of the artists that Baluji has collaborated with.
Born in Uttar Pradesh, India and blind from a