ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS

Phoebe Boswell Born in Nairobi to a Kikuyu mother and British Kenyan father, and raised in the Arabian Gulf, Phoebe Boswell (b. 1982) is a multi-disciplinary artist who lives and works in London. Boswell studied at the Slade School of Art and Central St Martins. She is currently a Somerset House artist-in-residence, a Ford Foundation Fellow, and is represented in the United States by Sapar Contemporary, New York.

Bumi Thomas  Contemporary British Nigerian singer-songwriter whose ethereal voice stokes the soul transcendentally. Her acoustic and evocative style is inspired by her multicultural heritage expressed visually and sonically. Her Debut EP 'Feather Pearl' was released in 2014. She is currently working on a follow up EP titled 'Broken Silence' scheduled for release in Spring 2019.

Raymond Antrobus Born in London, Hackney to an English mother and Jamaican father, he is the author of Shapes & Disfigurements, To Sweeten Bitter and The Perseverance (PBS Winter Choice, Sunday Times & The Guardian Poetry Book Of The Year 2018). Also in 2018 he was awarded The Geoffrey Dearmer Prize, (Judged by Ocean Vuong), for his poem Sound Machine.

Buitumelo is a Zimbabwean born, British storyteller. Buitumelo tells stories with themes surrounding; being a first generation immigrant, the layered anxiety and depression that comes with having to do a test to gain geographical status, whilst losing one of the most key parts of a persons identity. Now age 27, creativity has come calling again in form of being the muse, and staying focused on her own stories.