Coby Sey

Coby Sey is a British musician, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, artist, vocalist and NTS Radio host, based in London. Sey released his debut album Conduit, in 2022 on AD 93 to critical acclaim. Coby Sey has worked with musicians Tirzah, Mica Levi, DELS, Kwes, Laurel Halo, Klein, Lafawndah and London Contemporary Orchestra, artists Hannah Perry and Maëva Berthelot and has remixed Kelly Lee Owens, Max de Wardener and Leifur James. In 2019 he had a featured session on BBC Radio 3 Late Junction in an improvised collaboration with PAN affiliated artist Pan Daijing. Sey is also a founder and member of a collective named Curl with Mica Levi and Brother May, and is one-third of a group named Gaister, with Olivia Salvadori and Bo Ningen's Akihide Monna aka Monchan. In September 2022, Sey released his debut album Conduit on AD 93 to critical praise. Sey was born in and is based in Lewisham, London. His older brother is the musician Kwes. Whities is known as AD 93 as of June 2020. Young Turks is known as Young as of April 2021. Coby Sey – vocals, electric bass, keyboard, electronics Momoko Gill – drums, vibraphone Leisha Thomas (Alpha Maid) – electric guitar Charlie Hope – visuals Ben Vince – tenor saxophone CJ Calderwood – alto saxophone Sébastien Forrester – percussion, vibraphone "New albums out today: Avalon Emerson & the Charm, Curtisy, Joshua Burnside, Ellie O'Neill, Isa Gordon, Barnburner and more". Nialler9. Retrieved 3 May 2026. Elifio, Gustavo Mitchell Lobo. "Coby Sey shares an album outtake – The Wire". The Wire Magazine – Adventures in Modern Music. Retrieved 23 December 2022. Hodgkinson, Will (3 December 2021). "Spotify Wrapped's robots don't have a clue about my taste in music". The Times. Retrieved 24 December 2022. Joshi, Tara (5 November 2022). "One to watch: Coby Sey". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2022. "The Quietus – Features – Album Of The Week – Mist Through The Bits: Dreaming With Coby Sey's Conduit". The Quietus. 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