2026 Music Line Up
Take a look through the artists performing at Wild Canvas 2026 so far!
Live Performances and DJ Sessions
TENDERTWIN
Saturday 9 August
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The project of Istanbul-born, now London-based Bilge Nur Yilmaz, Tendertwin is a forager for half-lived stories. Nurtured transatlantic, her distinctive voice subtly soaks up Turkey’s rich musical heritage from the lapping tides of the Black Sea and Mediterranean, filtering it through drifting time spent in Philadelphia, Oxford, and London. Her music blends alternative folk with experimental elements, weaving landscapes into ambient textures, wrong-footing melodies, and unpredictable arrangements. With subtle allusions to the likes of Fiona Apple, Linda Perhacs, and Sharon Van Etten, her storytelling is centered around a voice both delicate and arresting.
Tendertwin’s debut EP, Ship Argo, explores themes of displacement, identity, and belonging through a distinct sonic lens. She has landed support from BBC Radio 6 Music, Apple Music, BBC Radio Scotland and festival appearances at The Great Escape.
ELLE De LANÉE
Saturday 16 August
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Elle de Lanée is a London-based vocalist and composer who explores the realms of jazz through a modern lens of spiritual and contemporary influences including the likes of Norma Winstone, Pharoah Saunders and Gretchen Parlato. Embedded in intention and feeling, Elle’s sonic world aims to paint auditory landscapes for the listener by using a unique intervallic melodic language and texture in her arrangements.
In a full-circle moment, Elle returns to her Midlands-rooted-beginnings for this performance, joining forces with a handpicked ensemble of musicians from across Northamptonshire. Drawing on shared histories, community, and a deep musical kinship, this collaboration promises to bridge her London-honed sound with the richness of the local scene that first shaped her. Expect an intimate yet expansive set that reflects both where Elle’s music has come from — and where it’s headed.
DJ Sets
PATRICK FORGE
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Still hungry for discovering music both ancient and modern, and totally comfortable with today’s climate of open minded cross-generational clubbing….
THE MIGHTY ZAF
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The Mighty Zaf is one of the top handful of House and Disco DJs in the world playing the deepest, original and rare musical gems on vinyl.
DOM SERVINI
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Dom Servini is a stalwart of the soulful music scene in London. As co-owner of the Wah Wah 45s record label, this year celebrating its twenty fifth birthday!
HANDSON FAMILY
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Purveyors of Black Club music, you can find Handson Family at a number of tastemaker venues, events and music festivals including Southport Weekender, Brick Lane Jazz Festival and We Out Here Festival.
ROBERTA CUTOLO
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Hailing from Bari, Italy but musically shaped by London where she has lived for over 30 years. She is a regular DJ at Spiritland, Soho House, Brixton Village, Brilliant Corners and others. Roberta is the force behind legendary Flora Purim’s new album released in 2022 on Strut.
HERD, BEDFORD
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The Herd have led they way for some of the best parties in this part of the country bringing in a roster of DJs who deliver the best in soulful music past and present.
JAKE HOLLOWAY
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Jake caught the DJ bug back in 1990, before setting up a successful Brazilian night while attending Brighton University. Together with DJ Dom Servini, he started a renowned club night in the form of ‘Mouseorgan’, which ran for six years at The Clinic and Herbal, as well as guest stints at Heaven, Ministry of Sound and Fabric.
BRUK BOOGIE KRU
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A collective of true music lovers, Dj’s and producers pushing the boundaries and sharing sounds from genres such as Broken Beat, Future Jazz, Latin Jazz, Afrobea, Deep House and Bossa.
BEN TORRENS
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Ben has been an avid collector and selector for over 3 decades. He worked at Groove Records throughout the 80s and DJ’d all over the world. Ben brings a deep, vinyl selection of soulful grooves, roots reggae and illicit dubs!