DJ Lycox - Príncipe artists are undisputed masters of rhythm, but Paris-based DJ Lycox is a skilled craftsman of melody, to boot. “Solteiro,” from his 2017 LP Sonhos & Pesadelos, shouldn’t work on paper: pitched-up vocals paired with roiling congas, electric violin samples, and what sounds like a melodica. It’s a mashup of ’90s house and something you might hear from a Parisian busker on the steps of Montmartre that manages to be both strange and sweet.

Nidia - Barely into her 20s, and the only woman represented by the label (Moura hopes she will be an influence on young female DJs), Nídia is one of the most prolific artists on Príncipe. Her recent S/T EP marks the third entry in a triptych, following her Badjuda Sukulbembe 7" and her latest LP, Não Fales Nela Que A Mentes, both of which landed earlier this year. S/T highlight “Hard” is rough, urgent, and incendiary, a testament to Nídia’s belief that music from her community—the Vale de Amoreira housing projects outside of Lisbon—should be “like an explosion in your face.” According to Moura, it was DJ Marfox who introduced the label to Nídia—a classic case of the old guard ushering in the new.

DJ Saphe - is a Syrian, New York-based DJ and curator and co-founder of Laylit, a monthly dance party and platform that brings together DJ sets and live instruments by artists from the MENA region and its diaspora. Influenced by the Aleppo repertoire, Saphe brings the concept of wasla (musical suite) into the world of dance music, synthesizing styles and practices as diverse as dabkeh, electro-shaabi, and house and techno music from New York. Approaching the dancefloor as a space of experimentation through which new forms of Arabic dance music can emerge, Saphe’s DJ sets use a variety of compositional and performance tools such as sampling and live-instrument accompaniment (saxophone, trumpet, and percussion). Saphe’s exploration of rhythm also extends to different media and formats for thinking and making, namely writing, field work, and audiovisual arts.

Daro Behroozi- plays tenor and baritone saxophones and bass clarinet in Lucky Chops, an internationally touring brass band. Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, he also performs locally as part of the city's improvised music scene. He channels a diverse range of influences in his music, reflecting the wide range of musical cultures he has encountered through mentors, peers, and independent exploration. He has also been active as a cultural organizer, educator, archivist, oral historian, and anti-war activist, and seeks to promote healing and social transformation through his music.