Daytimers x LGBTQIA+ mix series 2023

We’re hyped to bring you six incredible mixes in celebration of LGBTQIA+ History Month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Kicking things off with Papri Chaat @paprichaat who brings us a fresh selection of leftfield, hypnotic electro.

Papri Chaat is a gender fluid DJ and community organiser living on the west coast of USA. Being of mixed South Asian and European descent, Papri's artistry and taste reflects the scatterplot of identities and communities in which they belong.
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Recent events have reminded us of the importance of this month and of raising awareness to combat the prejudices that continue to exist in our society. Transphobia costs lives. Rest in Peace Brianna Ghey.

Daytimers x LGBTQIA+ History Month: Paapri Chaat

Next up in our LGBTQIA+ History Month series is @hasznat who brings us a hi-speed, glitchcore, techno/dembow mash up like no other.

HASZNAT is Bengali, Audio-Visual Punk Artist, based in London, with an eye for all things avant garde and against the binary. Their unique mash ups of sounds and genres is creating a new generation of punk that is here to “provoke minds and invoke emotions”.

Daytimers x LGBTQIA+ History Month: Hasznat

Our next mix for LGBTQIA+ History Month comes from @xxaetherxx who brings us a shape-shifting mix from their alter ego ༄ XAETHERX ̀͛༄

Their sound encapsulates eclectic waves of sonic aesthetic that leads you through a journey. They are a multidisciplinary non-binary artist dabbling in movement, DJing, drag, visual arts. They also run a multidiscplinary art platform @0rb__it

Daytimers x LGBTQIA+ History Month: ༄ XAETHERX ̀͛༄

Booty bouncing, sweat drippin’ and good vibes is what Adeevah is all about. With a mix of UK Funky and Baile Funk guaranteed to get you droppin it on the dancefloor. 

Adeevah has played across the UK and has opened for artists such as Jyoty and My Nu Leng.

Daytimers x LGBTQIA+ History Month: Adeevah

@zarina0 (Sarah Zarina Hakani), a Shi'a Muslim multidisciplinary artist from Atlanta, GA and is based in Brooklyn, NY. From MoMA PS1 to her friends' living rooms, Zarina keeps things warm and playful through her hometown selections, blissed-out vocals, and genre-bendy dancefloor explosions.

She volunteers with @8ballcommunity, is the artist-in-residence at @risolab, and co-founded @reconstructedmag, a creative magazine centering queer, Black, and Shi'a Muslims.

In this mix, Zarina guides listeners through a steep trek and gives us the tools to traverse with gentleness when warranted and raw energy when demanded. It's cautious, but it's a celebration. <3

Daytimers x LGBTQIA+ History Month: Zarina

Our final mix comes from Canadian Producer, Remixer, DJ - Lady Pista @ladypista, best known as a pioneer of multi-genre remixing of South Asian beats x Western music. Lady Pista built herself a standout reputation as the first groundbreaking - woman Tamil DJ in the world! She began her career creating Tamil remixes in the early 2000s, quickly growing a network of over 40,000+ fans worldwide. 

Her recent EP, “Project Om” and her Afrobeats pack ‘Bolly​-​Afro Vol. 1’ are available on Bandcamp.

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Recent events have reminded us of the importance of this month and of raising awareness to combat the prejudices that continue to exist in our society. Transphobia costs lives. Rest in Peace Brianna Ghey.

Daytimers x LGBTQIA+ History Month: Lady Pista

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