Unfortunately - and with a heavy heart here at BRDCST - we have to announce that Nakhane’s concert has been cancelled … Nakhane: “I come with bad news. After trying all that I could to get an appointment with immigration, nothing worked. This unfortunately means that I will not be making it. This kills me as I really wanted to play this amazing festival, and I love Keeley Forsyth’s work so much. Please accept my sincerest apology. I also hope that I get to play at the festival in the future.”

Nakhane (curated by Keeley Forsyth)
We never thought that the names Elton John or Madonna would ever pop up in a BRDCST context. But look! And that's entirely thanks to South African singer/songwriter Nakhane (SA/UK), who lives in London. Elton John interviewed them on his weekly radio show Rocket Hour. Madonna, in turn, cited them as a source of inspiration for her concept album Madam X (2019). But ANOHNI, Perfume Genius, Shabaka Hutchings, Moonchild Sanelly and Chic's Nile Rodgers are also rabid fans, resulting in excellent features on Nakhane's tracks.

Nakhane's versatility – formerly Nakhane Touré, in tribute to Malian legend Ali Farka Touré – knows no bounds. In addition to being a musician, Nakhane is also an actor and novelist. Their debut novel Piggy Boy's Blues was published in 2015, and as an actor they starred in the controversial South African film Inxeba (The Wound), which earned them death threats and ultimately led them to relocate to the UK.

Their latest achievements include Killer '25, a remake of the dance anthem of the same name by Adamski x Seal, and the single Black Boys In the Night, which Nakhane saw as a medicine. Nakhane: "This song was my medicine, a reminder that even when we are spent, even when we are 'clay in a season of drought”, as James Baldwin wrote; we are not alone."