Franz Von on Music, Future Gens & Making Change

Join host Tchiyiwe  Chihana as she sits down with Sheffield‑based emcee and afrofusion artist Franz Von to explore his musical journey ans genre‑blending on tracks like “Go My Way” and “We Live” We talk about recent collaborations with Chris Mayall & Wolf Peaches and live‑band energy at Tramlines, WOMAD & beyond Franz has been working as a mentor with future artists in Sheffield with Tracks UK and tells us all about the young musicians coming out of Sheffield.

Hot Take: We missed out on a chat about Ed Sheeran’s surprise pop‑up at Sheffield Town Hall on 18 May 2025, where he joined the young musicians from TRACKS UK for an impromptu set. But we spoke about a previous such visit by Sheeran