This mix pays tribute to the hypnotic and transformational power of bass music in my life. Dancing to bass heavy beats, moving with pleasure and allowing my emotions to flow out of my body became a therapeutic practice as a teenager without access to other forms of mental health support in my life. 

From 2006 - 8, I dived into the emerging dubstep scene in London. Getting deep into the bass in FWD at Plastic People was like going to church- it deepened my communion with my body and the spirituality of the music that has come from the peoples of the African diaspora.

Spending time, and eventually living, in Oakland California from 2012 - 16, also exposed me to trap, leftfield bass, regular dance cyphers and a freelance career as a twerking clown in a performance art troupe. Bass music continues to lead me in beautiful directions and provide a container for me to heal and grow. I hope this mix moves something for you.

Track list:

The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Nicolas Jaar Edit)
Maxwell Hunter - Shy Wind (ft Masego)
J -One - Collide
Mala - Alicia
L-Wiz - Girl from Codeine City
Phaeleh - Lament
Commodo - Hadi Hadi Ah
Modeselektor - Let Your Love Grow
VHOOR - Meia Noite
Helios - Still Tippin
Tweet - Oops (OAKK remix)
Ivy Lab - Thirsty
Deft - For Sudden
Mr Carmack - Nonbelieversnovox
Erykah Badu - On and On (ODP remix)
Jill Scott - My Love (Soul1LDN remix)
MJ Cole- Sincere
Roy Davis - Gabriel
Four Tet - Baby
Cooly G - Love Dub (Refix)
Larry Heard - Missing You
Wagon Christ - Shadows
Synkro - Acceptance
Supercombo Los Caviares - Glassminazed

Guest Mix for lifebalm on Threads Radio

call me pretty unreliable

i like it fast and soft and wide. or slow and intense.
not a huge fan of hihats.

songwriter - writer - composer - sound designer

AfroOankali serves ritual bass: a hypnotic blend of low end frequencies and polyrhythms which celebrates the legacy of sound system culture and the Afro-Caribbean influence in electronic music. 

From 2020 - 2023 AfroOankali was the creative director, booker and resident DJ for Emergent Bass, a Berlin based event series celebrating the Afro Diaspora influence in underground club culture. In recent years, AfroOankali had a radio show on Refuge Worldwide called Bass Incarnate which mixed somatic exercises with music that could allow listeners to meditate on Bass weight. AfroOankali lives in Amsterdam but was raised in London. 

Booking email: afrooankali@gmail.com

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.:: Upcoming gigs 2024 ::.

May 24th - Pinky Promise, London Electrowerkz
June 7th - Giri, Berlin
June 22nd - Holland Festival, Frascati Theatre, Amsterdam



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.:: Previously Played ::.

2023
Whole Festival, Leipzig
August 12th - Body Language, Berlin
September 16th - Emergent Bass, Berlin
October 13th - Pamela, Amsterdam
October 21st - Avalon cafe, London (for HJL Rehearsing Freedoms)
2022 
Hör - Berlin
Dgtl Festival, Amsterdam
Querfeld @ Fusion Festival, Germany 
Emergent Bass, Mensch Meier, Berlin
Liminal Village, Boom Festival
CARA, NYC
Garage Noord, Amsterdam
Lecken, Oxi, Berlin
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In 2021 AfroOankali started a residency with Refuge Worldwide, hosting a show called Bass Incarnate. Bass Incarnate celebrates bass music alongside embodied mindfulness practices. Each show begins with a downtempo embodiment practice, then builds up the polyrhythmic intensity before ending with some downtempo tracks to ground out.

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https://rusnam.bandcamp.com

RUSNAM is a Berlin based producer & composer & vocalist.
Her music is influenced by R&B & Hip- Hop, Berlin techno & her cultural heritage - her turkish and arab roots.

She places her identity at the center of her musical projects - an unique musical style reinterpreting traditional & classical instruments from the Middle East blended into heavy bass lines fused with an experimental approach and post-industrial elements.

Exclusive live performance: 
19th of April 2024 @Acud, Berlin