Ese & The Vooduu People

Championed by Iggy Pop, Lena Dunham, Cerys Matthews, Jools Holland, Alabama 3 and many more, Ese & The Vooduu People play an electric and eclectic blend of funk, soul, Afrobeat, jazz and rock’n’roll, and tap into deep wells of spiritual energy.

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Ese was born to make music. “I heard Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix and never looked back,” she says, and though raised as a London child on grunge, hip-hop and r'n'b, her Nigerian heritage’s traditional spirituality also shaped the artist she is today. “It was almost like music chose me, rather than I chose it,” Ese says.

Ese busked on the streets of London for a couple of years before finding a place for herself in the studio and on stages ranging from intimate pubs and clubs to heaving festivals. She has released two acclaimed studio albums, UP IN SMOKE and IS THIS JAZZ? and the live MERCURY IN RETROGRADE. She performed in 2025’s hit Netflix series TOO MUCH and her classic DYNAMITE features on the soundtrack album alongside tracks by artists ranging from Nina Simone, John Cale and Richard and Linda Thompson to Sugababes and Cate Le Bon.

Her new studio album is scheduled for 2027 release. Watch this space.

"“A really cool band” " - Iggy Pop, BBC 6Music