Future Bubblers

Ten years after Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood picked an unsigned Yazmin Lacey for its first Future Bubblers cohort, the programme’s newest class takes over our stage.

The label built Future Bubblers to find artists the industry tends to overlook, prioritising those based outside London and giving each a mentor, production sessions and time recording in the Brownswood basement. This is the 9.0 cohort in full, the next wave of artists with jazz at their roots.

Peruvian saxophonist and flautist Allexa Nava leads, alongside trumpeter and singer Hana Amaya, whilst Faith Folorunso brings a voice steeped in gospel. Nottingham singer Vee Adu offers jazz and blues tinged songs of love and loss, Newcastle producer Lovellious delivers percussive broken beats on decks, whilst India Shan brings softer, more personal soul.