Zohra means "flower blossom" and is of Arabian descent and the Dahana is an Arabian desert.  I wanted to create a mix that would showcase an instrumental journey of joy, facing up to one's fears to reach a state understanding and resilience.  Music for me is all about story telling and a lot of time and research went into finding the right blend of genres spanning across organic house, melodic house, indie dance, progressive house to name but a few and lyrics all blended perfectly in key that has brought this journey to life.  I hope you enjoy this musical journey across the Dahana desert and beyond :-)

Track Listing:
Solar Symphony (Original Mix) Somelee, Talemates
Sua Guitarra (Original 12") Mauro Masi
Simple Question (Taleman Extended Remix) pumbum
Skywriting (Original Mix) Alberto Hernandez (MX), Dulus
Homeboy (Original Mix) Khen
The Senses (Original Mix) Armen Miran, Pambouk
Aware (Original Mix) Armen Miran, Pambouk
Temperament of the Beat (Original Mix) Cari Golden, CamelPhat
Frozen in Time (Juan Ibanez Remix) Covsky & FRAIS, MNNET
Inverted Skies (Original Mix) HAFT
Hael (Original Mix) Volen Sentir
Veluw (Original Mix) Milio
Sea Parade (Original Mix) Tim Green
Lullaby (Original Mix) Fake Mood
Carry It With Us (Original Mix) Death on the Balcony

Zohra of Dahana Gracious Ness

I started DJing many years ago on vinyl in London which was my home for 9 years. Back in the days where you'd go record shopping and hope to find some of the bangers heard out at Fabric or the Cross night club.  I started playing out at a bar/club called the Dog Star in Brixton and bars in Islington whilst also playing house parties.  When I moved to Melbourne 16 years ago I played a few times on RRR radio.  I also played at the Point in Albert Park, Room in Hawthorn, My Aeon in a b2b set.  I also DJ’d a street party on Bell St, Coburg. My last big gig was in 2015 when I played at New Guernica.  I landed up taking a 5 year break from music, it's a long story but a year ago I decided I simply couldn't not have my passion back in my life and what better place to play until your heart’s content than that of the Dandenong Ranges where my nearest neighbours can't hear the bass :-).  Over the last 6 months I have released 12 new mixes on Sound Cloud.  I deleted my former account and have decided to start from the grass roots up again after what has been a journey of change and one where I found myself again, I guess you could say I found GraciousNess after my namesake Vanessa and a love for everything that embodies the art of Nessism. I have also discovered my grove with Organic Downtempo House which I believe is a natural progression given my devotion to deep house and house spanning over 2 decades.  It's also such an exciting genre to play with as you can explore so many different key change variations with seamless transitions more so than other genres I have played.  I have travelled to 47 countries and lived in 3 and I love combining beats with earthy etherial sounds that embody instrumentalism, tribalism with melodic vocals. I feel at my most complete when combining Middle Eastern grooves, Latin house undertones with piano loops and a string quartet to take the listener on an uplifting and reflective journey.  I am also dual nationality half South African/half English with Australian citizenship so combining all these international beats as well as playing with tribal and Afro grooves feels like a natural fit for me ❤️

Welcome to my decades long dedication to house music. Tracks that go back to the late 80s and are as recent as yesterday's releases make up the mixes featured here. Listen, comment and enjoy.
If you have to pick one mix to know me by… Two of my favorites are always pinned. SOUND OFF is a favorite because it features a couple of my tracks. THE PRESTIGE is one I’m really proud of also because it draws from my rich collection of vinyl and digis, but each set has its own vibe to feel as you listen and indulge in dance. 
I play on an assortment of devices. From the Numark Dj2go2 to my cdj 900nxs +Techics 1200s +my A&H Xone  43 mixer rig, to the Pioneer ddj FLX-6. It doesn’t matter the gear. It only matters what you bring to it. The music is the catalyst. 
Thanks for visiting. Enjoy.

Labels 
Two Tribes Records
JOOF Recordings
Mukoko Groove
Pornostar Records 
Hot Sunday 
Basement Sounds
Disco Fiasco
Micro Pope
Musical Euphoria Records 
Disco Filter Records
Xelon Entertainment 

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