| Meet Your Thursday Night Surprise. 🎺 Some artists play music. Mitchum Yacoub makes your body move before your brain has time to argue. We're thrilled to announce that Mitchum Yacoub & The Brass Empire are joining us for JTMF Spring 2026 and if you were on the grounds in October 2022, you already know what that means. An Egyptian-American multi-instrumentalist, producer, and DJ rooted in San Diego, Mitchum channels the spirit of Fela Kuti, James Brown, and Dr. Dre into something entirely his own. Deep bass. Relentless drums. Afro-Latin percussion.
Horns that cut right through you. Their sound lives at the intersection of Afrobeat, Cumbia, Soul, and Funk and his 2023 debut Living High in the Brass Empire is exactly as explosive as it sounds. Sharing stages with The Wailers, Antibalas, and Seun Kuti, and performed alongside the legendary Egypt 80.
The credentials are undeniable. But honestly? Just press play and let your body decide. Mitchum Yacoub & The Brass Empire take the Boogaloo Stage Thursday evening. Come ready to move! | 
