Diplomats of Sound is a creative & independent booking agency, driven by a desire to push the boundaries of new music and trusted to provide music with passion & integrity. We work on interesting and unique musical projects with bespoke strategies & solutions covering artist representation, event production, event programming and talent buying.
New Artists
The Herbaliser
British beat innovators and perennial festival favourites The Herbaliser return this year with their first album in half a decade. ‘Bring Out The Sound’, their debut on much loved UK independent BBE Records, is much more than a classic addition to The Herbaliser canon, it redefines it. Critically lauded for each of their seven studio … Continue reading The Herbaliser
Nubya Garcia
“Brilliant, brilliant saxophonist…creating a lot of waves” – Gilles Peterson “A burgeoning artist of genuine star quality” – Bonafide “Garcia’s fusion is soulful, groove-driven, and dotted with colourful offbeats“ – The 405 Championed by the likes of Gilles Peterson, Jazz FM and Jazz re:freshed, Garcia has had an electric start to 2018. She will soon head to SXSW … Continue reading Nubya Garcia
Sons Of Kemet
Sons Of Kemet are born of many vital elements – including a name that nods to ancient Egyptian culture, and a line-up that comprises some of the most progressive 21st-century talents in British jazz and beyond. Band-leader, composer and sax and clarinet don Shabaka Hutchings (himself named after a Nubian pharaoh-philosopher) brings together his fiery … Continue reading Sons Of Kemet
Shabaka & The Ancestors
Shabaka & the Ancestors is a modern avant-jazz octet led by British/Caribbean tenor saxophonist and composer Shabaka Hutchings. The rest of its membership is comprised entirely of South African members who include Mthunzi Mvubu (alto sax); Mandla Mlangeni (trumpet); Siyabonga Mthembu (vocals); Nduduzo Makhathini (Rhodes, piano); Ariel Zamonsky (bass); Gontse Makhene (percussion), and Tumi Mogorosi … Continue reading Shabaka & The Ancestors
Seun Kuti
Seun Kuti is the youngest son of legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. At the age of nine, Seun expressed the wish to sing to his father. A short while later Seun started performing with his father and the band, until his father’s untimely death in 1997. Seun, then only 14 years old, assumed the role as lead … Continue reading Seun Kuti
Natty
Natty is an Artist/Musician born in San francisco, raised in London. His heartfelt recordings and Live performances (acoustic or with The Rebelship) have gained Natty a loyal and ever-growing fanbase from people of all walks of life. Having sold many records and performed in countries across the World. Natty says: “Bringing people joy and healing … Continue reading Natty
David Murray ft Saul Williams
Award-winning David Murray’s talent is expressed in a prolific career in both production and musical direction (from the World Saxophone Quartet to his big band and the Caribbean jazz fusion of the Gwo Ka Masters). alongside the greatest musicians. With his quartet Infinity, named in memory of his early New York years in the loft-studio … Continue reading David Murray ft Saul Williams
Ozomatli
The 23-year history of Ozomatli notably contains many firsts for culture and music at large. The two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning Los Angeles six-piece consistently breaks boundaries with an uplifting and uniquely multi-cultural American, Latino and world style. Among many historic firsts, Ozo stands out as “the first band to visit Burma,” “the first contemporary western band … Continue reading Ozomatli
Bombino
“The singer and guitarist Bombino emerges from the dunes of the Sahara with his desert folk dancing in the flames. Absolutely magical.”- Les Inrockuptibles (France) ” It wasn’t a guitar hero’s display of technique for self-glorification; it was terse bits of guidance and exhortation, sharp nudges, a few glints of steel shown as necessary. It was … Continue reading Bombino
Vieux Farka Toure
“The son of the late Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure, inherited his dad’s dazzlingly fluid phrasing but clearly also digs the fiery African blues rock of bands like Tinariwen. Here, he joins American peers for a crossover set that slays” — Rolling Stone “…original guitar music of such fluidity, technique, rhythmic invention, and passion, that … Continue reading Vieux Farka Toure
Stanley Clarke
With over 40 albums, four-time Grammy® Award-winner Stanley Clarke has attained “living legend” status. Born in Philadelphia, Clarke has been a constant force of nature in American music since the early 1970s with the success of the jazz-fusion group Return To Forever. During his 45+ year career, he has collaborated with Quincy Jones, Stan Getz, Art … Continue reading Stanley Clarke
Rebirth Brass Band
“Just saw THE REBIRTH BRASS BAND, unbelievable. hard as hell, free as a ray of light, there is not a band on earth that is better. stunning.” -@flea333 Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers via Twitter “…saw the Rebirth Brass Band playing at the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street, and it changed my life. It … Continue reading Rebirth Brass Band
Sly5thAve
“Sly5thAve keeps on delivering”— THE FADER “He’s transformed Kendrick Lamar’s “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe,” Drake’s “Hold On, We’re Going Home,” and even Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk” into lush instrumental versions” – NOISEY “Tall, gallant and bittersweet, Sly and his ClubCasa Chamber Orchestra once again tease out depth and nuance from pop glitz.”—INDIE SHUFFLE “He’s … Continue reading Sly5thAve
Johnny Clarke
‘After bursting onto the Jamaican music scene in the early seventies, Johnny Clarke quickly gained a reputation as one of the island’s foremost performers and by the latter part of the decade rivalled the likes of Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs and Bob Marley in terms of popularity on the island. Johnny Clarke was the original dancehall/youth singer and if he was guilty … Continue reading Johnny Clarke
Mike Love
Revolutionary music may seem hard to come by in these days and times. Long gone is the era of artists like Bob Marley, The Clash, Stevie Wonder and Patti Smith getting airplay and bringing their messages to the masses. But that doesn’t mean that the revolution isn’t still brewing in the hearts and minds of … Continue reading Mike Love
Sister Nancy
Sista Nancy is known to the world as the first female dancehall DJ and was described as being a “dominating female voice for over two decades” on the dancehall scene. Sista Nancy’s 1982 hit Bam Bam is arguably the most sampled and remixed Reggae track of all time and celebrated it’s 35th anniversary in 2017. Sista Nancy has … Continue reading Sister Nancy
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