Cardiff-based youth music charity Sound Progression will be hosting a series of events across the summer showcasing a diverse range of young talents and musical genres.
The jam-packed programme, full of exciting, new and original music, offers audiences a glimpse of the next generation of music makers to come out of Wales. It includes over 20 acts from solo artists, duos and bands performing a diverse range of music genres from Indie, Jazz to Hip Hop and Grime.
You can check out the young talents performing at Norwegian Church Arts Centre on Sunday 23 July and Giovanni’s in the Bay on Sunday 30 July between 3pm and 10pm. Both events are non-ticketed and free to attend. If you missed them in the bay join them at The Robin Hood Pub, Canton on Saturday 5 August from 3pm-10pm. Tickets are £5 and can be purchased at the door.
Finishing the summer series is a special two-hour performance at Green Man Festival, where six of the acts will be performing between 6pm and 8pm on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 August, delighting other young people within the Teen Area of the festival.
“The standard of each musical act was phenomenal. One thing they all have in common is their talent, their stories expressing life from a young person’s perspective in 2023.”
Jessica Perkins for Xcellence Magazine
Sound Progression is dedicated to improving the lives of young people and works in partnership with Cardiff Youth Service to deliver free music provision across Cardiff. Its year-round programme includes twice-weekly after-school sessions at Ely, St Mellons, Llanedeyrn, Splott, Llanrumney and Butetown plus daytime provision in Grangetown and the city-centre hub Grassroots. It offers progression routes through bespoke programmes and projects including its talent development performance programme which to date has supported over 50 acts.