At Le Guess Who? 2025, residential photographer Tengbeh Kamara captured a stunning series of artist portraits. The series highlights the clothing of the artists, which is an important part of their art and/or (sub)culture. With this series, we visually highlight the diversity of identities and cultures that form the festival program.
Influenced by the solemnity of early Christian hymns, experimental Colombian pop artist Lido Pimienta explores a grand orchestral sound in her work. She defies expectations and uses contrast to honour her Wayuu ancestors: the Indigenous group from Abya Yala, as Colombia was called before European colonizers re-named it.
Composer and performer Ali Sethi blends traditional South Asian melodies with global beats and is known for reviving the ghazal, an ancient poetic form that was taken by Sufi mystics from the Arab world to Persia and throughout the Indian subcontinent.
Visionary multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Adrian Younge's craft as a composer and multiple collaborations solidified his role as a transformative voice in contemporary soul and cinematic jazz, and left an indelible mark on the hip-hop landscape. Throughout his seminal discography, Younge’s profound connection to analog sound led his journey of music exploration bridging past and present.
As an influential figure of the Chinese music scene, producer 33EMYBW was invited by guest curator Tianzhuo Chen to perform twice at Le Guess Who? 2025. 33EMYBW uses abstract dance music to explore the mysteries of humanity and its evolution.
Sudanese multi-disciplinary artist, musician, journalist and model MAHA uses creativity as a tool of resistance against oppression. After a powerful performance at U? a year earlier, she performed at Le Guess Who? 2025 and bookended her gig with her heartfelt outcry to her warn-torn homeland.
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