Across the WOW weekend, enjoy live music from a variety of incredible musicians as part of our WOW Sounds programme - crossing continents, genres and drumsticks!

Founded in 2020, WOW Sounds is WOW’s dedicated music programme, platforming revolutionary women, girls and non-binary musicians who are using their music as a form of activism to create change in their local communities. Over the past two years we’ve worked with more than 100 amazing artists from 27 countries.

At this year’s festival you can catch loads of WOW Sounds performances, both as part of ticketed events and free gigs, including WOW London 2022’s Artist-in-Residence Miss Baby Sol (supported by PRS Foundation’s The Open Fund). Plus WOW’s international artists in residence Voice of Baceprot (VOB) will be joining digitally - watch out for their brand new music video (Not) Public Property, written especially for WOW (with thanks to support from British Council Indonesia).

Friday

2pm Miss Baby Sol at Friday at WOW- Royal Festival Hall

3.10pm Rakaya Fetuga spoken word performance for Friday at WOW- Royal Festival Hall

8pm WOW Sounds presents Rasha Nahas - Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer (free and unticketed)

8.30pm WOW Sounds presents Miss Baby Sol - Clore Ballroom (free and unticketed)

Plus, from 8pm-2am,head to Spiritland Royal Festival Hall for a special WOW celebration featuring DJ Paulette, Hilit Kolet & Norsicaa

Saturday

3.55pm Rasha Nahas performs during the obituaries for Saturday at WOW - Royal Festival Hall

5.15pm WOW Sounds presents Miss Baby Sol Unplugged - Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer (free and unticketed)

Plus, from 8pm-2am,head to Spiritland Royal Festival Hall for a special WOW celebration featuringLakuti, Zakia & Frederika

Sunday
2pm WOW Sounds Hour - hosted by Miss Baby Sol featuring Nadia Javed and Breakup Haircut - Clore Ballroom (free and unticketed)

7pm WOW Sounds presents Cassie Kinoshi and Laura Mvula, both performing short sets as part of Angela Davis: A Lifetime of Resistance

Check out more WOW Sounds performances on WOW’s YouTube channel @WOWGlobal