Cheltenham Racecourse

Ibibio Sound Machine

Sam’s Stage (Main Stage), Saturday 2025

Ibibio Sound Machine

Ibibio Sound Machine manage to be true to their African roots and honour traditions while charging confidently forward toward the future and it's an uplifting, powerful and unforgettable experience to watch them in their element on stage.

Ibibio refers to a native language of people living in the south of Nigeria, which is where lead singer Eno Williams grew up, though she was born in the UK. Together with her seven fellow band members, Ibibio Sound Machine reflect a whole raft of influences from West African electronic music and highlife to jazz, disco, electronic, funk and post-punk. They crack apart the horizon separating cultures, between nature and technology, between joy and pain, creating exciting collages of genre.