(The Netherlands, 1970) is a presenter, producer, actor and voice-over artist specializing in music, literature, arts and culture. After graduating as actor from the Toneelschool Amsterdam he was a member, among others, of the ensemble of the Nationale Toneel. He was a presenter at Amsterdam-based broadcaster AT5 and a radio producer with the KRO on national network NPO Radio 1. He narrates audio books, and was shortlisted for the Storytel Award 2019 for Best Audio Book with his reading of Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer's novel Grand Hotel Europa. Until last year, he presented on radio station Sublime the daily morning show Sublime Sunrise, the Instagram poetry programme Sublime Smooth and evening show The Sublime Experience. In 2025 he wrote and hosted the tv-series Kringlopen met Francis on regional Dutch broadcaster NH. Broekhuijsen works for Writers Unlimited as festival curator and presenter.

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is an accomplished ud and andalousian musician originally from Tetouan, Morocco. At a young age, Mohamed was spotted by the famous Moroccan conductor Mohamed Ben Larbi Temsamani, who asked him to join his orchestra. This encounter prompted Mohamed to tour through Europe in 1997 where he fell in love with Amsterdam. Here, he made a name for himself ever since and Amsterdam is his muse for his growing repertoire. Mohamed surrounds himself with musicians who contribute to his vision of Arabic music combined with jazz and Latin sound. Mohamed stands out in the Amsterdam landscape of international music thanks to his deep sound and lyrical melodies.

is one of the leading worldgroove DJs from the Netherlands. He plays just about any kind of music that gets danced to around the world —mixed or unmixed— such as Latin, Afrobeat, Oriental, Balkan Beats, Bollywood, Tropical, Cumbia, Asian Underground, Chaâbi, Kwaito, and Baile Funk. DJ Safri plays throughout this country (and beyond) in all kinds of places, ranging from famous festivals (including Lowlands) to the hottest clubs (Paradiso, Tivoli) and special venues such as museums, as well as at corporate events and private parties. With his deep knowledge of Oriental, Indian, Turkish, North African and Roma dance music, he was co-founder and resident DJ of the Mystic Grooves events at clubs like Rasa, De Melkweg, Tivoli, Paradiso, and at festivals. You can hear a mix by Safri every month on the Concertzender programme "Solta a Franga".