Cardiff based multi talented musician, N'Famady Kouyate, from Guinea, was declared the winner of the 2023 Emerging Talent Competition, which is supported by PRS for Music and thePRS Foundation.

N'Famady wins a slot on one of the main stages at the Glastonbury festival plus a £5000 talent development prize from the PRS Foundation. The judges included Emily Eavis, Glastonbury stage bookers and music business professionals.

Cathryn McShane Kayoute and N'Famady, through Successors of the Mandingue, were the main founders and organisers of the `dathliad Cymru Africa Festival that took place in Bethesda and the Wales Millennium Festival Cardiff in June.