Muco is a singer, songwriter and composer of British-Burundian heritage whose music is shaped by a love of language and storytelling. He specialises in reimagining medieval folk songs and poetry in Middle and Old English, alongside original songs with lyrics inspired by myth and folklore.
A time-travelling voice for a new generation: Stella Cole brings rich tone, infectious charm and fresh, deeply personal interpretations of the Great American Songbook, from classic Broadway to modern favourites.
On the back of their 2024 debut album, As Dust We Rise, Kiiōtō's second album, Black Salt, is the latest release from multi-platinum songwriter and keyboardist Rohan Heath & Mercury nominated singer-songwriter Lou Rhodes (formerly of Lamb). Out in spring 2026, the album will be premiered at a special show at Kings Place on 1st May.
Catrin Finch performs Notes to Self, a series of reflective and deeply personal new tracks she has composed for Katy, her 13 year-old-self, and her first album of solo compositions in a decade.
Two of the most electrifying virtuosos of the UK scene, Jack Jennings & Omar Puente create new music inspired by the world's biggest natural sound library. A powerful electric band led by guitar and violin, combining raga themes of Indian classical music, with a jazz/rock rhythm section of Domenico Angarano on bass, Arthur Newell on drums.
Legendary Malian musician and ngoni master Bassekou Kouyate tours the UK for the first time as a duo with revered griot singer and exceptional vocalist Amy Sacko, following the release of their debut album Djudjon, L’Oiseau de Garana in 2024.
Stevens & Pound are BBC Radio 3’s award-winning percussionist Delia Stevens ('superb' Financial Times) and triple BBC Radio 2 Folk Musician of the Year nominee, harmonica player Will Pound ('One of the world’s top harmonica players' Daily Telegraph).
Experience the mesmerising mastery of Erdal Erzincan, a virtuoso of the bağlama and a leading figure in Anatolian folk music. In this rare London appearance at Kings Place, Erzincan delivers a powerful and soulful performance that bridges tradition and innovation. A must-see for lovers of world music and deep musical storytelling.
Our Artists-in-Residence, GBSR Duo, team up with boundary-pushing London producer Beatrice Dillon for their first-ever collaboration.
Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents the latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping seismic events. How have we got here? What’s going to happen next? Are there any answers to these questions? Come along and find out.
Political commentator and broadcaster, Steve Richards, presents the latest behind-the-scenes guide to the epic dramas and the characters shaping seismic events. How have we got here? What’s going to happen next? Are there any answers to these questions? Come along and find out.
Kings Place Quartet in Residence, the Piatti Quartet, joins internationally acclaimed pianist Noriko Ogawa for an evening shaped by reflection, passion, and musical rebirth.
An exciting survey of Steve Martland's choral works within a programme of energy and discovery.
Northern Resonance is the Scandinavian string trio that takes newly composed folk music into enormous soundscapes. With their previously untested combination of instruments; Anna Ekborg Hans-Ers (Viola D’amore) Petrus Dillner (Nyckelharpa) Jerker “JJ” Hans-Ers (Hardanger Fiddle) they let Scandinavianmusic meet explosive rhythms and grand chamber-like arrangements that takes folk music in a new direction.
Winners of Best Group at the Songlines Music Awards 2024, these leading figures in the sevdah revival bring over 400 years of Bosnian musical tradition vividly into the present, sharing its deeply expressive power with audiences worldwide.
Marking 50 years since Britten’s death, Britten Sinfonia explore his formative North American years, pairing music he wrote in Canada and the USA with works by his close friend and mentor, Aaron Copland.
BELLE SCAR is finally back on stage for a special epic concert with several guest musicians and singers presenting her new album due for release in June 2026. Powerful, bold and soulful. A show not to be missed.
Following headline performances at Cambridge Folk Festival and Gate To Southwell with his nine-piece Caley Soul band, as well as a sold out bravura show for Celtic Connections at Glasgow’s 1,400 cap Pavillion Theatre, Blue Rose Code is launching his new album with an exclusive London show at the prestigious Kings Place.
Zazaki artist Ahmet Aslan creates a sound world of timeless beauty in which you can fully immerse yourself. He achieves this in part through his voice, which is robust and warm yet capable of soaring with emotional intensity, alongside his self-invented string instrument the Di-Tar, a hybrid of a classical guitar, a flamenco guitar and a bağlama.
In a set created exclusively for this Hall One concert, the Joe Webb Trio unveils new work from Neath Beat, released on Edition Records. Webb’s blend of fearless technique, swagger and melodic clarity - championed by Wynton Marsalis, Jamie Cullum and Jools Holland - meets the dynamic support of Will Sach and Sam Jesson in music that fuses Tatum-like agility with British, hook-focused immediacy.