Vulva Voce re-write the ‘string quartet’ as we know it. Taking influence from folk, jazz, classical, techno and funk, they create original music which honours women’s stories throughout history A must-watch collective, alongside their string instruments, Vulva Voce use singing, movement and anecdotes to connect with audiences. The result is a genre-defying, universally appealing live… Continue Reading Bristol Folk Festival: Vulva Voce
Amadou Diagne has centuries of West African Music at his fingertips. A former member of The National Orchestra of Senegal, Amadou rose to become one of the top West African Stars and a busy musician on the vibrant Dakar music scene. This event is part of Bristol Folk Bristol at St George’s Bristol. Get your… Continue Reading Bristol Folk Festival: Amadou Diagne
In this workshop, artist, singer and dancer Batch Gueye leads you through traditional griot songs from West Africa. Drawing from the musical heritage of Senegal, Casamance, The Gambia and Mali, you’ll explore the spiritual chants of the Senegalese Baye Fall people and learn songs associated with their leader. Singing becomes a form of prayer, teaching… Continue Reading West African Singing Workshop with Batch Gueye
Live Bristol is a monthly mixed-genre music platform dedicated to uplifting emerging artists and strengthening the grassroots scene. Rooted in equality and representation, each event creates a space for diverse voices to be heard through the shared power of live performance. This session is a special for DIASPORA! We are bringing our community together to… Continue Reading Live Bristol: DIASPORA! 26 special
Come dance and draw with dancers with Sachin and Anna. This session is a special for DIASPORA!, offering festival-goers the chance to dance and draw live performers in a collaborative setting. Anna, from South West Dance Theatre, will lead dance activities based in ballet, commercial, and contemporary styles to help participants explore the qualities of… Continue Reading Dancing & Drawing with Sachin & Anna
Enjoy a tour of the harbour from the water in this special collaboration with Bristol Community Ferry Boats for DIASPORA! Explore the city’s maritime history, from its role in the transatlantic slave trade to the Floating Harbour as it stands today, alongside a special performance from Bristol poet, Muneera Pilgrim, reading her poem In Praise… Continue Reading Bristol Harbour History Tour: DIASPORA! Special
‘What we cannot imagine cannot come into being’ – bell hooks Join mental health and performance charity Many Minds for an interactive and inclusive workshop inviting you to dream with others, of the future we are longing for in a collective act of imagination, care and resistance. Centring people’s experience of culture and identity, we’ll… Continue Reading Collective Dreaming for the Future with Many Minds
Makaani Arts is a new collective aiming to champion and showcase music and cultural crafts from the Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) diaspora, spanning from Morocco to Pakistan. Makaani means ‘my place’ in Arabic. Or, ‘I belong here’. Makaani Arts are inviting performers and practitioners with shared regional heritage to celebrate their art. Bridging cultures… Continue Reading Makaani Arts Hosts: Spirit of SWANA
Come and sing soulful, a cappella arrangements by 20th century soul icons. All singing levels welcome. About Dionne Dionne Draper is a professional singer and actor who brings people together. Sing with Soul is where Dionne’s passion for Black music and distinctive music direction meet, inspiring soulful choir experiences across the UK. Dionne has recorded… Continue Reading Sing with Soul
Join artist and set designer Alexia Dobre for Miniature Worlds of Broadmead, a hands-on creative workshop rooted in giving old objects a new life. Using reclaimed and everyday materials, participants of all ages will explore storytelling, design and model-making, building their own tiny dream spaces inspired by Broadmead’s spaces, histories and identities. This DIASPORA! workshop… Continue Reading Miniature Worlds of Broadmead: A Model-Making Workshop
Join Mamadou Keita, from Guinea-Conakry, for a mixed-level Djembe workshop at the Jam Jar, inviting you to play and sing soulful West African rhythms in a collaborative setting. Limited drum hire is available, so please book in advance to reserve a djembe or feel free to bring your own. Tickets are available now on Headfirst.… Continue Reading Foli – Bristol Djembe Players
Formed in 2025 by singer-songwriter Yiran Liu, Hazed Date is a Bristol-based five-piece emerging from the city’s vibrant Queer POC community. Their sound is a compelling blend of heavy, distorted textures and delicate indie-rock lyricism, exploring themes of sapphic yearning and the search for sanctuary. ABOUT YIRAN As a first-generation immigrant and queer woman, Yiran… Continue Reading Hazed Date
