Spiritual jazz pianist, improviser and musicologist Nduduzo Makhathini channels African spiritual traditions into a deeply immersive sonic ritual. Drawing on his Blue Note recordings and collaborations with figures such as Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, his repertoire — including the album uNomkhubulwane — weaves improvisation, ancestral cosmologies and the ritual power of sound into expansive, trance-like passages. The performance privileges intuition and communal resonance, inviting listeners into a liberating, meditative listening experience.

Quatuor Ardeo — whose name means “I burn” — brings together four committed musicians known for vivid collective playing and an intense ensemble spirit. Joined by Pascal Moraguès, principal clarinet of the Orchestre de Paris, the group’s timbre acquires a new colour and breathing space. The programme moves from Borodin’s Nocturne through Mendelssohn’s Quartet No. 4 to Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet, unfolding dialogues of luminous clarity, intimate conversation and expressive warmth.

Bia Ferreira is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and self-described “artivist” whose music fuses soul, blues, reggae, funk, R&B and rap with Brazilian traditions. Her performance weaves intimate vocals and layered instrumentation into politically charged songs addressing structural racism, LGBT+ discrimination, Black feminism, love and community. The stage presence combines raw emotion and ritualised grooves, inviting listening that is both resistant and healing. Atmospheric arrangements and rhythmic intensity create moments of tenderness, urgency and communal solidarity.

Led by Swedish saxophonist Otis Sandsjö, Berlin-based quartet Y‑OTIS blends jazz, hip‑hop and electronic textures into a hybrid sound. Looping melodic motifs and fragmented structures collide with deep basslines and shimmering synth layers, creating an ever-shifting musical mosaic. On stage the four musicians favour open, conversational interplay and a driving groove, alternating between introspective textures and propulsive group improvisation to generate a warm, kinetic atmosphere that invites attentive listening and physical response.

Ak Dan Gwang Chil (ADG7) is a South Korean ensemble formed in 2015 to mark the 70th anniversary of Korea’s liberation. At the crossroads of tradition and modernity, the group reworks ritual gut music and Hwanghae-do minyo folk songs, infusing them with K-pop, funk and dance influences. Built around three vocalists and six traditional instrumentalists, ADG7 ignites stages with a shamanic punk-rock energy, conveying the spiritual depth of its heritage through an exuberant, genre-defying performance.

Boko Yout, led by Paul Adamah, is the outsider that infiltrates the mainstream. This Swedish group has forged a singular sonic identity through an audacious collision of punk-funk rhythms, raw alternative-rock textures and off-kilter experimentalism. The music feels at once riotous and ritualistic: visceral, disruptive and rooted in a free, conscious spirit. Known for intense, boundary-blurring performances that verge on catharsis, Boko Yout unfolds a radical, unpredictable universe that demands attention.