Franz Von

Artist/Emcee - Franz Von

Born in Jamaica, but now a central part of Sheffield’s hip-hop, afro and soundsystem culture, Franz

Von is a MOBO-endorsed wordsmith, fusing rap, boom-bap and dancehall stylings with spoken word to create a distinctive blend with social commentary at the forefront. Perhaps best known as the high-octane emcee of UK jazz fusionists TC & The Groove Family and much loved afrofusion kings K.O.G. & The Zongo Brigade, 2025 sees him make a return as a solo artist, sharing his debut album ‘Take What You Want‘.

Franz’s music has found widespread support from the likes of BBC Introducing, New Music Fix onBBC 6 Music, DJ Target on BBCR1Xtra, Rinse FM, Wonderland Magazine and more. As a member ofTC & The Groove Family and K.O.G & The Zongo Brigade, Franz has performed extensively across the UK & Europe, touching down at festivals including Glastonbury, WOMAD, We Out Here andLove Supreme. He has also collaborated with the likes of Tony Allen, Onipa, corto.alto and Wiyaala.