Closing the first day of Horizons Festival is Manchester–based DJ Mayeva. From laid back chilled beats from India and Morocco, through to the latest Samba and Salsa dance club sounds passing through Balkan beats, reggae and African rap along the way, Mayeva will get the party started.
DJ Mayeva comes from a multicultural background with parents of Peruvian-Spanish and Norwegian-Irish origin. She has been performing at world music events, multicultural weddings and festivals since 2006. In recent years she has appeared at We Face Forward, FEAST, the Viva Latin American Festival and the Cultural Collage World Music Festival in Manchester, Africa Oye and has supported Shangaan Electro at the Kazimier Gardens in Liverpool. She has also performed and hosted world music stages at Croydon Summer Music Festival, Eurocultured, Blue Dot, Kendal Calling and Harewood Hall in Leeds.