Maona Art Presents Kumba

Kumba is a dynamic African short film cinema program that serves as a bridge to home, transcending borders to connect African and Diaspora communities. It celebrates identity, culture, and heritage through the powerful medium of film, offering a rich tapestry of stories told from an authentic African perspective. Showcasing a diverse range of narratives, Kumba highlights the vibrancy of African traditions and lived experiences, fostering a sense of belonging across continents.

Jembaa Groove + Kontiki

Jembaa Groove hail from Germany and are one of the top Afrofusion acts in Europe today. Co-led by Ghanaian singer and percussion legend Eric Owusu and German bass player and producer Yannick Nolting, the Berlin based outfit has established itself as a top international touring band over the past 3 years, releasing 2 albums ("Susuma" 2022, "Ye! Akansa" 2024), and a brace of singles on Agogo Records, all to great critical acclaim.

Absolutely Made Up with Jack Flash, Jamettone, ExP, Hashfinger, Oliver Rees & DJ Agent M

DJ Lubi continues his monthly Hyde Park Book Club residency with an Easter Sunday event co-promoted with Leeds hip-hop producer/MC ExP called "Absolutely Made Up". It's a completely improvised, on-the-spot, hip-hop live band jam featuring musicians from ExP's Jamettone collective plus DJ Hashfinger, and showcasing the freestyle talents of top UK MC Jack Flash. It does what it says on the tin.....a one-off, totally improvised set of music and bars that will not be duplicated ever again. Warming up with an MC and DJ session are highly rated Leeds hip-hop duo Oliver Rees and DJ Agent M.

Me & My Friends + Afrodesia

Top London world jazz/folk roots/global beats band Me and My Friends are back in the city where it all began a decade and a half ago, Leeds, on Wednesday 9th April as part of their spring 2025 UK tour. They play Brudenell Social Club (once again linking up with the city's leading world music promoter DJ Lubi aka Lubi Jovanovic), for their first show at the venue since spring 2023.

The Wildhearts

The Wildhearts are an English rock band, formed in 1989 in Newcastle upon Tyne. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as the Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica.

Gaye Su Akyol

"Her voice is a mesmerizing thing, deep and plummy enough to shake trees and stir hearts." – Pitchfork

This wildly acclaimed Istanbul-based artist, delivers an unforgettable 4th album Anadolu Ejderi (Anatolian Dragon). Building upon her mélange of Turkish psychedelia, empowered commentary and retro-futurist sonics, her vision is more personal and uncompromising than ever before.

The Art Theology Festival 2025

Discover how creativity can help us explore faith and justice in Leeds today at the Art Theology Festival from Leeds Church Institute.

Our 2025 theme 'Wisdom: Rooted in Place’ explores what it means to belong to a place either spiritually, physically or emotionally, and how being creative can help us talk about the social injustices faced by marginalised communities here in our city.

Discover the full program and book your free place at any of our events today!