Mina Rose of Cargo Faërie: Music, Art, Dance, and Magic

Mina Rose is a Romani and Jamaican interdisciplinary artist, singer-songwriter, and flamenco dancer. A descendant of Urania Boswell, Queen of Kent Gypsies, she carries forward a lineage of musicians and storytellers, grounding her creative practice in memory, tradition, and resilience.

Her work moves fluidly between music, visual arts, herbalism, and metaphysics, weaving ancestral knowledge with contemporary expression. As a musician, Mina has released two EPs, supported Jorja Smith on tour, and performed for BBC Introducing at Reading Festival, blending the sounds of London’s multicultural landscape with echoes of her heritage.

She is the founder of Cargo Faërie, a metaphysical platform and “secret garden” where tarot, astrology, and ritual meet storytelling, alongside Chai Faërie (herbal teas and hair oils) and Nyam Suh (food and cultural journalism).

Since 2009 she has nurtured Girl Down Brockley, born from her love of analogue photography, evolving into a vintage clothing project. Mina continues to creatively explore how her mixed heritage and diasporic identity transforms into new cultural expression.

Follow @thisisminarose and @cargofaërie, and visit, https://minarose.co.uk/, https://linktr.ee/thisisminarose, https://cargofaerie.co.uk, https://cargofaerie.substack.com

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