What to expect at Brighton MOVES Festival 2025
MOVES Festival is an all-day event on 18 May at The Old Market showcasing the best up-and-coming female voices and female-fronted bands from Brighton and beyond.
Brighton Festival have teamed up with local grassroots festival MOVES to dedicate a day to celebrating up-and-coming female talent as part of Guest Director and Grammy-nominated musician Anoushka Shankar's curated music line up.
With incredible female artists across R&B, soul, jazz, pop and electronica, it’s the perfect opportunity to discover your new favourite artist.
IYAMAH
Hot off the back of her recently released ten-track project In Two Worlds, IYAMAH fearlessly proclaims her self-worth and advocates for female empowerment in her unique blend of R&B which she describes as ‘Rootsy Soul’.
Kymara
Born in the Netherlands and now based in Brighton, Kymara blends a raw and soulful voice with the storytelling of Nina Simone, the fiery spirit of Janis Joplin and the grooves of D’Angelo.
Harleighblu
Described by NME as the musical love child of Amy Winehouse and Anderson .Paak, neo-soul songbird Harleighblu brings bass, electric, future beats, and a heart and voice full of soul.
Tara Lily
Now with over 100,000 monthly listeners, and a feature in Dazed, South London, British-Bengali musician Tara Lily released her debut album, Speak In The Dark in 2024, a record transgressing jazz, electronica, trip-hop, and alternative R&B with Indian soundscape. Her work is heavily influenced by Hindu goddess Kali; a deity responsible for death, violence, and female empowerment.
Moon Idle
Brighton-based and BBC Introducing four-piece Moon Idle bring Trip-Hop, Latin Jazz, and Dream-Pop to the show, with their music influenced by Massive Attack, Mazzy Star and Radiohead.
Sinead Campbell
Fresh from an appearance on BBC Radio 1, northern, Jamaican Irish soul singer Sinead Campbell is nothing short of a powerhouse, bringing her emotional vocals, grooves, and vintage flare to the line-up.
Ellie Pepper
From the vibrant streets of North London and now rooted in Brighton, Ellie Pepper infuses timeless jazz melodies with the seductive allure of Sade, combining old-school charm and contemporary sex appeal, promising a set filled with divine rhythms.
