Nubiyan Twist are a nine-piece collective formed in Leeds in 2011 by guitarist and producer Tom Excell, blending jazz, hip-hop, soul, afrobeat and dub into a sound that is entirely their own. Over five albums they have built a reputation for virtuosic live shows and wide-ranging collaborations - with Nile Rodgers, Seun Kuti, Tony Allen and Fatoumata Diawara among others - earning AIM Award and MOBO nominations along the way. Their fifth studio album, Chasing Shadows, was released in March 2026 on Strut Records.
Fifth studio album Chasing Shadows was released on 20 March 2026 via Strut Records, featuring guests such as Fatoumata Diawara, Patrice Rushen, Joe Armon-Jones and Bootie Brown.
The single 'Chasing Shadows' ft. Fatoumata Diawara was released on 29 October 2025 as a preview of the new album.
NT Soundsystem (Dubplate Inferno) was released on 13 June 2025: a nine-track rework of Find Your Flame in styles such as dub, drum-'n-bass, amapiano and UK garage.
Fourth studio album Find Your Flame was released in May 2024, featuring contributions from Nile Rodgers, Seun Kuti and Mamani Keïta.
