Cikho

Cikho is a South London electronic act whose funky, upbeat and vulnerable songs draw on Steve Lacy, Pharrell Williams and Jamiroquai. This Manchester date is at The Deaf Institute.

Cikho is a South London act that has spent four years making music and came to wider attention in 2026. The sound is funky, upbeat and vulnerable, with Steve Lacy, Pharrell Williams and Jamiroquai named as influences. Growing up in south-east London, Cikho was the only young person in the neighbourhood making music of this kind.

Cikho taught themselves to sing and write songs by practising on BandLab over several years. Pop videos watched on Vevo during childhood fostered a fondness for strong melodies and for seeking out new music, an interest that still shapes the sound today.

The Deaf Institute is a Manchester venue that mainly hosts concerts, with a focus on pop, rock and indie music. This performance is billed as Cikho at The Deaf Institute's Lodge space. The evening suits listeners interested in a new electronic act whose melodic writing grows out of pop songwriting.