Gypsy Hill play an intoxicating mix of Balkan brass, Mediterranean surf rock, ska & swing. Featuring guitars, horns, tuba, a scratch DJ and a mix of live and electronic beats, Gypsy Hill effortlessly mix the traditional with a uniquely modern sound. 
Producers DJ Kobayashi and Herbert Newbert have taken the project from studio to stage, gradually growing the band and honing their high-energy live hows. Their burgeoning CV includes remixes for the likes of Balkan Beat Box and Al Jawala and a special feature on Ninja Tune’s acclaimed ‘Ninja Jamm’ app. On the latter appearing alongside electronic music royalty such as Coldcut, Mr Scruff, Bonobo and many more of the Ninja Tunes roster. 
Their much anticipated debut album ‘Our Routes’ hit the shelves in August 2014 and the band are touring throughout the autumn and into  spring 2015. 
A tour history that includes some of the UK and Europe’s biggest festivals (Glastonbury, Bestival, WOMAD, Sziget, Fusion, Winterthurer Musikfestwochen), Gypsy Hill are no strangers to the big stages, having played alongside some of the greats including Taraf De Haidouks. 

'...This has to be one of my best finds of the last year.' - The Oxford Culture Review
'An exciting reflection of what a multiethnic and multicultural city can inspire musically.' - Rhythm Passport


Grassy Spark has always made it their mission to evolve outside of their comfort zone.

Their latest direction, as a newly-cemented 5 piece, is all about a fresh perspective while honing in on what Grassy Spark is all about. 

Essentially, Grassy Spark is more of an idea than simply a band or a genre and in many ways they’ve now become Genre Neutral, owing mostly to the multiple genres they’ve indulged in since formation in 2012.    

But their goal is to be fluid – to flow, adapt and find comfort in the ever-changing musical climate and current of being an artist.

A large family of colourful, innovative artists: a mixed-grill of musical styles for our fan-damily to dance to!
Afro-Balkan Skadubhall!
Justin Badenhorst drums 
Romy Brauteseth bass/art design 
Aldirt Du Toit banjo/guitars 
Alex Hitzeroth sousaphone 
Speedy Kobak accordion/trombone/vuvuzela
Erica Louw opera diva
Zoe Modiga voice
Pule voice/rap/storytelling 
Bez Roberts trombone/vuvuzela 
Justin Sasman accordion/sousaphone/trombone/vuvuzela 
Dionne Song voice/storytelling
Janus VD Merwe saxes/bass clarinet 
Friedrich Wilsenach sound design
Marcus Wyatt trumpet/vuvuzela/arrangements 
Sisonke Xonti saxes/clarinet/flute

People often think of the Balkans as a crossroads. With their busy trade and cultural routes, the Balkans have been linking the East with the West, the North with the South throughout the centuries. Now can you imagine someone setting up a tent in the midst of that bustling roundabout, in a place where all those roads converge in a swirling mix? Can you imagine, out of the blue, a tent with a wild illegal wedding party inside springing up in the middle of that crossroads, a jamming makeshift shelter which blocks the traffic until the break of dawn? Well, the loud music that would be played beneath the tent cover – this is the sound of the ShazaLaKazoo.

Nomadic Orchestra's primary objective is to create energetic music which makes people move and let the magic of music fill the surrounding air.

Nomadic Orchestra arrange and compose all their music with inspiration from a range of traditional and modern styles of music, twisted with contemporary beats to create their brass dance style of music - music for everyone, everywhere.

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