Founded in 1996, the Baghdaddies’ are one of the more remarkable world music mashups we have seen in some time. They are an exuberant marriage of Balkan melodies, ska, punk, jazz, Latin grooves and plenty of brass.

Based in North East England, the Baghdaddies’ like to say that they “take themselves incredibly seriously so you don’t have to…”

Their latest album was released in May 2019, entitled “Bykerumba” and appropriately launched at the Cluny in the Ouseburn area of Newcastle.