Laura Mvula called her “the finest female vocalist in the UK” while hipster bible i-D Magazine named her “the backbone of the British music scene”. But you’d still be forgiven if you’ve never heard of Eska, the London songstress whose self-released debut EP was supported by tastemakers like Gilles Peterson and Lauren Laverne. Her “heavenly voice … moves through Appalachian folk singing, psychedelic blues, folk-funk, Tuareg heavy metal, deep-fried gospel and Ethiopian reggae” (The Guardian).