Dj diaspora’s all-vinyl set
9pm-12am
Upstairs
Free
DJ Diaspora brings her unique blend of soulful electronic music to the Songbyrd. You’ll hear tropical house, Afrodisco, nudisco, Afrobeat, nujazz, Latin beat, Afro house, broken beat, and other treats from as close as the DMV and from as far as Tanzania.
Illustration by George McCalman
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Dj diaspora started buying records in her home town Chicago, inspired by the underground deep house parties in the early 90s. After moving to the UK, she was blown away by West London’s “broken beat” scene, and knew her mission as a DJ– to share broken beat, and its influences, with the US. While DJing in Chicago, Philly, NYC, and DC, DJ Diaspora developed her eclectic blend of broken beat with Afrobeat, Latin beat, deep house, Brazilian jazz, disco, and nujazz, with a focus on the African diaspora (which most of broken beat’s UK originators are from). DJ Diaspora has had the honor of opening for artists such as Femi Kuti and the Positive Force, and DJ Rekha of Basement Bhangra.
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