Our HeartBeats is more than a DJ crew – it’s a movement. Rooted in the belief that music has the power to unite, empower and challenge narratives, Our HeartBeats creates spaces where culture, migration and identity collide on the dance floor.
Championing DJs from displaced and underrepresented backgrounds, the collective curates line-ups that transcend borders, blending sounds from home with the sonic influences of London’s ever-evolving music scene. With the Our HeartBeats DJs setting the tone each night, join us for a journey through electronic music, Amapiano, Afrobeats, dancehall, and house music, with headline DJs joining to amplify the energy.
More than just a party, this residency is about reclaiming civic and cultural spaces, building bridges and understanding about who we are, shifting narratives and finding out ‘what makes us move’ – welcoming both music lovers and those looking to connect through culture.
Headliners
Thu 21 Aug: Mina & Bryte
Mina & Bryte first met in Accra, Ghana in 2017, and instantly connected over their shared love of club music. Since then they have released many tracks, and appeared at festivals including Glastonbury, Nuites Sonores and Nyege Nyege Festival. Together they have an infectious energy, with a sound that fuses together styles from the UK, Ghana and around the world.
Thu 7 Aug: Ivicore
Explosive Venezuelan DJ Ivicore brings the heat with her spicy upbeat tunes inspired by the vibrant rhythms of LatinX Caribbean music. She meshes smash remixes, timeless classics and the latest global hits into her own signature sound she calls ‘Elektro Afro Perreo’. Ivicore’s electrifying performances have graced the stages of major festivals including Glastonbury, Boomtown and Mighty Hoopla.
Our HeartBeats’ is led by Music Producer Kensaye, produced by Counterpoints Arts. It is a partnership with Babylon Migrants Project and Compass Collective, supported by the Southbank Centre and Roundhouse.
Headliners
Thursday 31 July: Ornella Mutoni & Gaby D’Annunzio
Thursday 7 August: Ivicore
Thursday 14 August: Black Obsidian Sound System
Thursday 21 August: Mina & Bryte
Artist biographies
Ornella Mutoni is a London-based film-maker, cultural worker and DJ. She started hosting radio shows at university, and has been a resident for Lsslss Radio, Voices Radio and Balamii, combining the influences of her hometown, London, and global dancefloor gems. She also produces her own podcast exploring the reissue culture of music across the African continent.
Gaby D’Annunzio is known on Berlin’s music scene as co-founder of Open Music Lab and a community organiser at Refuge Worldwide. With over a decade of collecting records and hosting radio shows, she has developed a distinctive sound blending hip-hop and jazz, with dub at its core. Now back in London, she continues to programme radio stations across Europe and has played at Gala, Jumbi and MOT, while holding a residency at 17 Little Portland Street.
Ivicore, the explosive Venezuelan DJ, brings the heat with her spicy upbeat tunes inspired by the vibrant rhythms of Latinx Caribbean music. She meshes smash remixes, timeless classics and the latest global hits into her own signature sound she calls ‘Elektro Afro Perreo’. Ivicore’s electrifying performances have graced the stages of major festivals including Glastonbury, Boomtown and Mighty Hoopla.
Black Obsidian Sound System (B.O.S.S.) was established in the summer of 2018 to bring together a community of queer, trans and non-binary Black people and people of colour involved in art, sound and radical activism. Following in the legacies of sound system culture they wanted to learn, build and sustain a resource for our collective struggles. The Black-led system, based in London, is available to use or rent by community groups and others with the purpose of amplifying and connecting them.
Mina & Bryte first met in Accra, Ghana in 2017, and instantly connected over their shared love of club music. Since then they have released many tracks, and appeared at festivals including Glastonbury, Nuites Sonores and Nyege Nyege Festival. Together they have an infectious energy, with a sound that fuses together styles from the UK, Ghana and around the world.