George the Poet is a London-born spoken word performer of Ugandan heritage. His innovative brand of musical poetry has won him critical acclaim both as a recording artist and social commentator, and seen his work broadcast to billions of people worldwide.

In summer of 2018 he opened the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with his poem The Beauty of Union, and in 2019 his audio offering Have You Heard George’s Podcast? won 5 Gold British Podcast Awards, including the highly-coveted Podcast of the Year. The podcast was described by BBC R4 as ‘a story that could change the world’.