Discover the finalists redefining performance across six categories. Filter by level, tap into their disciplines, and rally your community to boost their votes.
Finalists this season
40 creatives
Average momentum
84 / 100
Mentor touchpoints
120+ sessions
Top momentum
Use filters to spotlight creatives by contest level, discipline, or location. Fans fuel momentum with votes, while mentors deliver weekly feedback across levels.
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International Showcase
NuruWave
Stories you can step inside.
XR storyteller fusing archival footage with volumetric capture to honor Nairobi’s matriarch-led activist circles.
International Showcase
Visual Installation Artist
Light tunnels honoring ocean guardianship.
Installation artist sculpting interactive light structures from reclaimed fishing nets and recycled glass.
National Momentum
Immersive Dance Theatre
Movement as communal memory.
Eight-member troupe weaving Amazigh rhythms with projection-mapped narratives. Their performances transform public spaces into kinetic portals.
National Momentum
TEJU808
Astral basslines for the diaspora dancefloor.
Producer building modular synth rigs from recycled electronics, crafting Afrofuturist club soundscapes.
National Momentum
Hybrid Vocal Ensemble
Voices echoing across ancestral bridges.
Five-piece vocal ensemble harmonizing Amharic jazz, Somali lullabies, and live looping technology.
Regional Rising
Aya the Poet
Poetry that moves streets and stadiums.
Ubuntu-driven storyteller blending isiZulu spoken word with jazz vocal improvisation. Aya captures the rhythm of modern Johannesburg.
Regional Rising
Multidisciplinary Performance
Ritual theatre that rebuilds belonging.
Performer blending Serer mythologies with spoken word, live painting, and audience co-creation.
Local Spotlight
Textile & Fashion Futurist
Garments breathing ancestral futures.
Textile artist experimenting with upcycled coffee bags, indigo dye, and braided copper wiring to engineer kinetic garments.
Track which performances are surging. Fan votes, expert scorecards, and mentorship notes combine to boost these finalists into the spotlight.
international • XR Filmmaker & Sound Designer
Stories you can step inside.
international • Visual Installation Artist
Light tunnels honoring ocean guardianship.
national • Immersive Dance Theatre
Movement as communal memory.
national • Beat Producer & Sonic Technologist
Astral basslines for the diaspora dancefloor.
Mentorship Collective
Judges and mentors offer weekly lab sessions, rights education, and cross-disciplinary matchmaking. Their scorecards inform who advances at each level.
Creative Director · Art X Lagos
Levels: local · regional
“Talent Hunt is rewriting how communities discover and invest in emerging voices.”
Head of Originals · Netflix Sub-Saharan Africa
Levels: regional · national
A&R Lead · Sony Music Africa
Levels: national · international
Founder · Diaspora Dance Labs
Levels: local · regional
XR Producer · Futurewave Studios
Levels: regional · international
Curator · AfroFuture Festival
Levels: national · international
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