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Bring the vibrant sounds of the globe to your next event with Birmingham’s finest World Music Bands for hire! We’ve got over 375 incredible bands ready to add a unique, rhythmic flair to any occasion, from lively corporate functions to unforgettable wedding receptions. Whether you're planning a grand celebration at Symphony Hall, a vibrant party at The Mill Digbeth, or a sophisticated wedding at Highbury Hall, you'll find the perfect ensemble to get your guests moving. Dive in and discover your next musical sensation!
The ‘Trigger’ band will deliver a captivating and exciting audio and visual sensation. If you absolutely and positively need to be entertained... accept no substitute!
Our repertoire embraces a wide array of music and different cultures, consisting of genres such as Reggae, Souls, Soca, ska, pop, calypso, jazz, gospel, folk, classical, and others.
String Thing brings to life the fiery essence of piano and violin, imbuing every melody with passion. String Thing plays masterful live music with flair on any occasion.
Shades Perform as the main headlining show for the Grand Hyatt Dubai for the last 8 years on New Year's Eve.
The Caribbean Regals steel band are very professional and entertaining. Proving your event authentic and a unique happy Caribbean music!
Groove Collider has brought their infectious energy to hundreds of events, from private parties and weddings to charity balls and corporate functions.
With beautiful music and expert skills, The Jazz Tonics will provide a brilliant performance for you and your guests.
When you book us for your event, you can rest assured that you're getting more than just a band–Our goal is to exceed your expectations and leave a lasting impression on you and your guests.
This dynamic foursome knows how to ignite a crowd and deliver an unforgettable experience, ensuring your event is nothing short of spectacular.
Performing to crowds in their thousands The Junos have shared the stage with Judge Jules, The Prodigy and N Trance at some of the UK’s biggest festivals Glatonbury and Victorious.
The live UK 4-piece band smashing home those 90s dance anthems and club classics - Hands in the air, we're bringing back the rave!
We are a saxophone and guitar duo specialising in creating the right mood for every occassion. We love what we do and the reviews you can see on this page show that our clients do too.
5-piece live party band bringing you the biggest pop and dance hits of the 90’s & 00’s, for the perfect night of nostalgia and party classics!
Baby Love presents a dynamic tribute show celebrating the incredible music of the Motown era! With an array of non-stop hits, we guarantee to have every audience dancing and singing along!
We perform a mixed covers show: popular songs from the 50’s to modern day hits, perfect for any age range, or our 70’s vs. 80’s show: alternating the biggest retro hits of the 70’s & 80’s.
With 15 years experience performing weddings, parties and corporate events across the UK, your event is in safe hand with The CoverUps!
We are an experienced and energetic self-contained 5-piece band and a night of upbeat crowd-pleasers will guarantee to have everyone on the dance floor all night long.
Impact Steel offers a truly unique and fantastic performance with a brilliant sound and wide selection of songs!
The Haze are a premiere three-piece band. Performing popular music for all types of events. Our awesome band performs live wedding and event music and guarantees to pack any dance floor. We have a great selection of live music to choose from, including rock, pop, and indie classics.
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The Haze have been together for 6 years and performed live music for popular events including weddings, parties, and corporate events. And performing for many top clients.
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Shopping for a World music band in Birmingham is a cracking idea. The city lives on rhythm, roots and togetherness, so global sounds feel right at home whether you are filling a vast banqueting suite or throwing a neighbourhood celebration. We help people book these bands every week, so think of this as your friendly route map. We’ll show you the styles that work, the spaces that suit them, what a sensible budget looks like, and how to shape the night so the dance floor never goes quiet. If you want less faff and more fun, you are in the right place.
World music is a big tent. The trick is matching a flavour to your crowd and your room. Here are the styles we see delivering every time across the city.
Each of these can scale from a compact trio to a big showpiece. We’ll help you find the right footprint so it sounds huge without swallowing the room.
Birmingham’s event calendar is wonderfully varied. World music bands fit because they are versatile and people focused. If you recognise your event in the list below, you are already close to a match.
Birmingham’s rooms each have their quirks. Use these pointers to stop problems before they start.
Big rooms, clear sightlines and decent power. You can run larger ensembles with brass and extra percussion. Plan a short soundcheck early, then let the band deliver showcases around your agenda.
Great for large weddings. Stages can be wide but shallow, so we’ll place horns on risers and keep percussion tight to save dance floor. Lighting wash and a compact sub go a long way here.
Lovely atmosphere and enthusiastic guests, sometimes with sound limiters. Bands with cajon or electronic kit options keep the punch without tripping the system. We’ll bring carpets under the drums and keep brass balanced.
Neighbours, ceiling height and load-in all matter. A quartet or quintet with careful EQ can feel huge at sensible volume. Semi-acoustic Latin or Persian fusion is a smart pick for early evening, then a controlled dance set later.
Tell us your room size, guest count and any house rules. We’ll size the PA, suggest a line-up and plan run-of-show around catering and speeches so there’s no dead air.
Most professional bookings sit between £450 and £1,100. Where you land is shaped by predictable levers.
If money is tight, prioritise quality over minutes. A focused 90 minutes that lights the room will beat a long, tired three-setter every time.
This is where we help you avoid guesswork. We start with who’s coming, how you want the peak to feel, and what the room will tolerate.
Trios or quartets, lighter percussion, close-miked vocals and compact horns if any. Semi-acoustic Latin, Klezmer-leaning line-ups, or Persian fusion work a treat.
Five-piece with rhythm section and one or two horns. This is the sweet spot for most weddings and cultural celebrations.
Add an extra brass voice or dhol for impact. Keep the stage footprint tidy so photographers and videographers get clean lines.
If you want movement through the crowd, a brass-fronted ensemble can do short bursts between zones. Great for gathering guests before speeches.
We’ll also match presentation style to your audience. If you want elegant and unobtrusive early on, then a genuine lift later, we’ll plan the dynamic arc accordingly.
A good World music band does more than string tunes together. They shape a journey your guests can follow.
A short, stately piece for a couple’s entrance, a cultural theme for Diwali lamps or Eid greetings, or a Persian melody before dinner. These moments set the tone.
Keep the sound welcoming and conversational. Arabic and North African textures or instrumental Bollywood themes sit beautifully here.
The band can learn your song, then kick straight into a crowd-friendly number so you are never left dancing alone.
Afrobeat or Latin to lift the roof. Bhangra features with dhol for immediate impact. Save your fastest tunes for the last ten minutes.
A familiar chorus with global flavour so everyone leaves humming.
Most bands will learn one or two special requests with notice. We’ll confirm keys, arrangement and timing early so there are no surprises.
There’s no single correct timetable, but these patterns are reliable across Birmingham venues.
We’ll dovetail the band with your catering plan so food is hot and the music never fights a knife-and-fork soundtrack.
Great shows are built on simple preparation. Here’s our standard check.
Many halls and hotels have them. Bands with cajon or electronic kit options and sensible brass balance will keep energy high without trips.
Right-size the system. Small rooms can sparkle with a compact rig. Big rooms benefit from a sub and a warm wash, not a rock festival rig.
A five-piece fits happily into 4 by 3 metres. Risers make horns look and sound bigger without stealing dance floor.
If you also have a DJ, we’ll plan the handover and run background tracks through the band’s PA so there’s no silence.
Shade for instruments, safe power, a rain plan and floor protection all matter. We’ll handle the boring bits so you can enjoy yourself.
Share a floor plan and any house rules. We’ll do the rest.
Birmingham audiences are delightfully mixed. Build that into your brief and the room will feel even better.
Ask the band to include short bilingual intros or blessings where appropriate. It adds warmth without slowing the set.
Keep a few chairs near the floor for those who prefer to watch. Start at a comfortable volume early, then lift later once everyone is settled.
If you have prayer breaks or specific mealtime windows, we’ll map the set around them and brief the band on respectful transitions.
A tiny bit of forethought here pays back in smiles and photos.
We built Poptop to take the stress out of planning. When you book a World music band in Birmingham with us, you get a smooth process, friendly help and proper protection.
If you are ready to narrow the shortlist, run through this. It keeps choices clean and avoids second-guessing later.
Tick those and you are good to book.
Inside £450 to £1,100, there are smart choices. A trio or quartet in Persian fusion or Latin party gives you style, versatility and an easy setup. For large rooms, put money into an extra horn or dhol rather than chasing a later finish time. Impact beats duration. If your space is reflective, spend a little on a good engineer and a few acoustic touches, like carpet under the kit, rather than piling on speakers. These tweaks make the band feel bigger at the same volume.
If you are set on a World music band in Birmingham, we will get you there quickly. Tell us your date, guest count, postcode and the mood you want at the peak of the night. We will line up the best-fit acts, share instant pricing and craft a set that carries your theme from welcome to finale. From first message to final encore, we keep it friendly, fast and fully protected. Let’s build you a celebration that sounds like Birmingham at its brightest.