Jasmine Gardosi is the former Birmingham Poet Laureate and an Honorary Doctor of Letters. They are a multiple slam champion, beatboxer, winner of the Out-Spoken Prize for Poetry and winner of the Saboteur Award for Best Spoken Word Performer 2023.

Their work exploring identity, LGBTQ issues and mental health has appeared on Button Poetry, at the Tate Modern, Glastonbury Festival, Symphony Hall and BBC. They were featured on Sky Arts' BAFTA-winning show Life & Rhymes and their poem about the pandemic, filmed on a rollercoaster, was broadcast across America on PBS. They have taken their poetry across Europe, including at Romania’s Transylvania International Spoken Word Festival, and Estonia’s historical, first-ever queer poetry slam for Baltic Pride. Most recently, their work has taken them across the globe with performances and workshops in the Philippines and America.

Mendi Mohinder Singh is an internationally recognised tabla artist and versatile percussionist with over 30 years of global touring experience. He has performed across numerous countries including India, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, the USA, Europe, and the UK. Mendi has collaborated with a range of world-renowned artists such as Peter Gabriel, Darius Brubeck, and Malkit Singh MBE, and in 2017 toured with Take That on their Wonderland Arena and Stadium Tour, performing live to over half a million people, with one show broadcast to 600 cinemas worldwide.