Performing for the second time at Wake Up! — Ndidi Cascade is a Vancouver-born-and-based hip-hop artist who is of Nigerian, Italian, and Irish heritage.

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A songwriter, vocalist, educator, facilitator and curator, Ndidi has showcased her music, from classrooms to stadiums globally, opening for mega-talents such as Wu-Tang Clan & Femi Kuti.   

 

Ndidi Cascade facilitates youth empowerment workshops and hip hop education school programs, using hip-hop as a medium for healthy self-expression. She is also a curator for annual festivals including Black Music Month Vancouver, and a cultural curator and ambassador for the Ethós Lab youth empowerment organization. 

 

Ndidi Cascade is the creator and producer of ORIGINZ, which is an interactive school show exploring roots of hip hop and Afro-centric music and how it connect to BIPOC struggle and joy.​ She also tours the festival and school circuits both as a solo artist, and with her collaborative bands including Metaphor & Mad Riddim.  ​