Day Soul Exquisite is a 6-piece group from Seattle, WA. Fronted by singer Francesca Eluhu, the QTBIPOC-led band is a mix of neo-soul, psychedelic r&b, and jazz. Drawing inspiration from the London Jazz scene and Afro-caribbean influences, Day Soul Exquisite’s music brings raucous energy, sweet queer love songs, and defiant responses to oppression.

The unique band is completed by multi-instrumentalists Zora Seboulisa (bass/guitar), Josh Pehrson (drums), Lillian Minke Tahar (keys), Thomas Arndt (percussion) and Xiomara Mills (saxophones). Their latest single “Fuck Off” is on Eluhu’s label, La fem records.

Gabriel Teodros is a musician and writer from South Seattle who first made a mark with the group Abyssinian Creole, and reached an international audience with his critically-acclaimed solo debut Lovework. He has been setting stages on fire ever since, all across the US, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Ethiopia and South Africa; often in combination with workshops on creative writing, music, history, science fiction and media literacy.

His latest album, From The Ashes of Our Homes, opens with a reflection on the day Teodros and his spouse Ijeoma Oluo fled from an actual house fire, and expands to a full-length meditation on the loss of home and safety so many of us experienced these last few years as a result of wars, the pandemic, the climate catastrophe, and more - and how do we build something new from the ashes of all of our collective homes.

Yirim Seck is a wordsmith MC whose music both reflects the golden era of hip-hop and holds a roadmap to the future. Yirim is not only held firm by his roots, bridging the illustrious musical legacy of Seattle’s Central District and his family’s rich Senegalese heritage, but propels his insight and drive into a sound and a message all-too-relevant for today.

Seattle-via-Alabama DJ/producer Noah Coinflip is also a member of the jazz fusion band Animal Face and engineer at South Seattle studio Mead St.