Working in a wide range of media, Kader Attia reflects on the aesthetics of different cultures and the repercussions of Western cultural hegemony.

Aziza Brahim is a songwriter, singer, percussionist and actress. Although rooted in her Saharawi heritage, her songs and music embody a universal appeal.

Sammy Baloji braids together the pre- and post-colonial histories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by examining the industrial and cultural heritage of the Katanga region.

Ute Meta Bauer is a curator of exhibitions and presentations on contemporary art, film, video and sound that connect artistic work with other disciplines.

Bahar Behbahani is a multidisciplinary artist whose work stages an ongoing conceptual dialogue with memory and erasure.

Asma Belhamar’s interdisciplinary practice explores the phenomenon of the megastructure in the Emirates and its impact on the topographical memory of local landscapes.

Singer, songwriter and guitarist Boubacar Traoré, known as Kar Kar for his football dribbling skills in his youth, is considered to be one of the pioneers of Malian Mandé blues.

Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons’ body of work grapples with the coordinates of diasporic identity formation: migration, displacement, collective memory, spirituality and gender.

Ali Cherri unravels complex narratives of the environment and heritage in Lebanon and the broader region.

Cao Fei investigates the intersection of technological development, popular culture and urban transformation in contemporary China. Fluctuating between the documentation of reality and the creation of fantasy, her video and installation work deals with the massive social pressures and modernisation of the changing urban landscape in China.

A transdisciplinary artist of enormous breadth, Coco Fusco confronts systems of thinking that establish accepted power structures and cultural histories with a focus on Latin America and Cuba.

Waheeda Malullah is a multidisciplinary artist whose two-decade practice examines the socialised norms of Bahrani society and wider Arabian Gulf context through a playful, performative lens.

Mithu Sen’s conceptual art practice is born of a desire to subvert hierarchical social codes pertaining to myths of the market, sexuality, language and marginalisation.

The music of multigenerational Tuareg band Tinariwen merges traditional Tuareg melodies and rhythms with guitar-driven rock ‘n’ roll in a style known as assouf among the Tuareg people and dubbed ‘desert blues’ by music critics.

Well known for his powerful tenor voice, singer and songwriter Youssou N’Dour has introduced audiences around the world to mbalax, a style of popular Senegalese music.