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On The Scene in 2016

Yasser's pick of the stars you will be hearing from in 2016.

Divine

An Indian MC best known for his feature on Nucleya's Jungle Raja.

This guy can rap, and he definitely knows the right producers to work with.

Sid Sriram

A hypnotic vocalist from the Bay Area in California, he's also tipped and supported by Bobby Friction and Nihal.

Yasser interviews Sid Sriram

Yasser interviews Sid Sriram about his latest music.

Vaz

A BBC Introducing artist who has been working really hard

He was recently chosen to perform a live set at the BBC Introducing Showcase in Birmingham in the lead up to the BBC Music Awards.

B.E.A.S.T

They're underground...but they definitely have the potential to break through.

Duo consisting of D-Code and Bambooclart - another artist who Yasser chose to perform at the BBC Introducing Showcase in December.

Alo Wala

Chicago born Alo has steadily been crafting her sound and image over the past few years, and has collaborated with Nucleya and Mc Zulu amongst others.

Imagine a lot of bass and a vocalist that sounds a bit like MIA, but fresher

Discover Alo Wala at BBC Music

Navina

She isn't scared about what people think and has her own country/folk style of singing which is completely unheard of in the Asian scene

A folk-inspired singer-songwriter from Cambridge, currently based in Warwick.

BBC Introducing - Navina

Singer-songwriter, Navina, joined Yasser on the phone to talk about her track 'Time'.

Yogi

Producer Yogi is signed to both Dr Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Skrillex's OWSLA label. He has already collaborated with Pusha T & Skrillex.

This guy started off in North London and now lives in America and is signed to one of the biggest rap producers of all time

Discover Yogi at BBC Music