Dig That Treasure! Festival has announced its return to London this May.
Running from 1 to 4 May, the opening night at Cafe OTO hosts the acclaimed Kurdish bouzouki player Mohammad Syfkhan along with a rare live appearance from Somali pop singer Canab Marwo.
The following evening sees experimental pop duo Able Noise and enigmatic minimalist project Jemima, as well as DNA? AND?, a group composed of young people with Down Syndrome and professional musicians from Oslo’s improv scene.
3 May features the much-loved guitarist Eric Chenaux, joined by the Scottish folk musician Harry Górski-Brown – among the most essential of the current wave of artists offering forward-thinking takes on traditional material. That night also features Belgium’s Ensemble Irsahm making their first appearance outside their home country. Formed of musicians from Créahmbxl (Création et Handicap Mental) and IRSA (Royal Institute for the Deaf and Blind), the group reinterprets the music of Saint-Saens, Hildegard von Bingen, Bach and more.
The closing night moves to Iklectik, where the festival hosts a collaborative set from Abul Mogard and Rafael Anton Irisarri, performing material from their 2024 album Impossibly Distant, Impossibly Close, supported by London-based ensemble Standard Issue.
Dig That Treasure! Festival is co-presented with Baba Yaga’s Hut, and takes place from 1 to 4 May. For tickets, and further information, click here.
