Cassianne “Caxxianne” Lawrence is a Jamaican-born, Cayman Islands-raised multidisciplinary artist based between Berlin and London. Working across music, poetry, radio, and event curation, she blends elements of alternative hip-hop with house and classical instrumentation to create a sound that is distinctly her own. Active since 2018, she has performed across Europe and the UK, with appearances at Glastonbury, Splash, Fusion, Hype, and Breminale festivals. Her work has been supported by BBC Introducing and recognised with awards such as the Listen to Berlin Jury Prize and TuneCore’s Upcoming Artist of the Year.

Beyond the stage, Caxxianne is the founder of Haven, a community platform rooted in music, wellness, and mental health advocacy. She also hosts Mind Over Music on Ghana’s Oroko Radio an ongoing conversation series addressing mental health in the music industry and bridging the gap between Africa and its diaspora. Her practice focuses on creating inclusive spaces that prioritize joy, healing, and care for Black and marginalized communities.

Jo Spice

Jo is an engaging street poet, writer, actress and digital online movie reviewer and hosts The Soothing Session (Derby Sound Community Radio Online).

She has participated in development programmes, commissions (with Renaissance One London) and volunteering opportunities within and beyond the East Midlands community.

Whilst working as a secretary for the NHS – Jo DJ’d for a local community radio and then became the first female street team member for Sony Music (UK).

As a poet (and lyricist) and more recent, a drama facilitator; Jo uses her creativity and artistry for creative, charismatic rapport with audiences with her own brand of Wit and Honesty creating ripples for a self-rediscovery and empowerment.

Karene Horner Hughes

A spoken word artist with a passion for nature and its beauty, and identity and its complexity. Karene loves the use of rhyme, I aim to make my poetry as accessible as possible. Poetry can be fun, poignant and challenging all at once.

Eljai Morais

Creative Polymath word sensory Empath

Since a race renaissance unfurling in the summer of 2020, where Black Lives Natter was coined, in the hotbed of sun, corona virus, lock down, and George Floyd…

When will enough be enough

When will you stop stripping our blackness right down to the soul

Searching for that reason that is never there to be found.

'cause I was the only

black girl in school,

and I wasn't aware

of bein' a colour

until then.

Ruby went to school on Monday

That was the day she wore her hair out,

And shone, the same day Mr. Whoever

Mr. Whatever, with his ‘Kevin Keegan’ quotes to hand

Asked her to move, so other students could

See the board. So she was None.