Tracklisting & Interview:
https://www.lighttwerkerz.com/020-d-big-kitty

Bottoms up into autumn with LiT MIX 020 from Calgary’s Dooshima D Big Kitty! This set is a high-energy heater at 130 bpm, libra-liciously dancing across the Black Atlantic musical diaspora of afrobeats, uk funky, bassline and garage house. She’s serving us the savvy selections of a Polaris Music Prize grand juror, mixed with the soul and skill of a Director at SheDJsYYC, where she offers DJ mentorship and workshops for women in Western Canada. 

You can hear the instrumental of D Big Kitty’s recent debut single with Teafannie, Ladies of the Dance, mixed in here with Mina & Bryte’s “One Leg”, and it’s great to hear new made-in-Canada afrobeats hold their own with contemporary African anthems by producers like Gafacci, Moris Beat, Citizen Boy, Pl4net Dust and Boddhi Satva. 
 
This set is straight up banger after banger and doesn’t let up with spontaneity and stamina. D Big Kitty is on her own next level throwing in heady UK body music by producers like Throwing Snow and Scratchclart, big room Canadian house like Neon Steve and Egyptrixx, and the list of vocalists featured throughout is epic including Magugu, Badi, Lady Lykez, Sweetie Irie, TT The Artist, Davido, Movado, Fox, Mr. Eazi, Bunji Garlin and Stylo G… even Ultra Naté! Yes, this is the set we’ve always dreamed of that includes both classic Strictly Rhythm soulful house and Beyonce’s Lion King soundtrack. Sheep don’t run with lions, and we can’t not dance to D Big Kitty!

She’s affiliated with an inspiring alignment of Calgary collectives championing women, LGBTQ and BIPOC culture including Tigerstyle DJs, Big Kitty Crew, Afros In The City, Umoja Sessions, and Pink Flamingo YYC. She wears protective swag from her own lifestyle brand SheSoShaded while speaking out and organizing in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. We stan for all of this. D Big Kitty is more than an influencer, she is a leader worth following:

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LiT MIX 020 :: D BIG KITTY ::

Free your 🍑 and your 🧠will follow!
LiT MIX series co-curated by @crystelclear & @richnines

Butt Hertz single/E.P. BHZ001 out now! "WMFBA (Where My Freaky Bitches At?) by @blondtron w/ remixes from @djnickbike, @apollosparadise & @funkanomics

Light Twerkerz = light workers + ass-shakers
~ conscious booty movement ~

Hybrid dance/music community incubated in BC to inspire twerkthroughs** worldwide.

** 🤯Mind-body epiphanies realized from booty-shaking  🍑

Inspired by dancehall, bounce, hip hop, r’n’b, rave, street dance culture, expressive arts therapy, funsillytation, west coast bass and global booty vibes.  

Free your mind and your ass will follow!

contact/booking: atomic88music@gmail.com

ra / sol and babyradium are two sonic exploratory projects of mixed afro-indigenous 2S artist aurora sol, under the imprint atomicnumber88. 

extremely hard to pin down, ra has spent half their life obsessively exploring the various genres, elements, and stories told through the development of electronic music culture from its earliest roots, from the first breaks played at hip hop street parties in new york, to the warehouse in chicago and techno in detroit, to the first jamaican diaspora to bring sound system culture to the uk, to global countercultures all over the world. no stone left unturned. as a journalist by trade and with 12 years of experience behind the decks, ra weaves elements of their journalistic practice into their electronic music praxis through a lens of afrofuturism, indigenous reconnection, global diasporic community, and the notion that underground dance floor culture began as a revolutionary movement that has grown into a global phenomenon. 

ra has facilitated or been involved with a handful of workshops and talks in which they've shared research done over a decade; most notably on a panel at the alberta electronic music conference at the national music centre in calgary in 2019, and for sled island festival in 2022. 

musical alumni of several festivals as well as a variety of diverse events as both a DJ and live performer in western canada, ra now works and resides in montreal as a musician, producer, DJ and researcher and has a variety of projects spanning different genres and projects planned for upcoming release.

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Hailing from Calgary, AB, Tone.D (AKA Tony Davis) has been immersed in the local bass music scene since his teenage years. Starting out as a passionate participant, he honed his skills and in 2017, he joined the Sub Chakra crew to take his mixes & community involvement to the next level.

Drawing inspiration from a range of influences, including grime, jazz and the entire 140 spectrum. Tone.D has developed a distinct style that blends deep, melodic beats with eclectic rhythms. Whether he's spinning at underground parties or festivals, he never fails to captivate the audience with his dynamic sets.

Tone.D often transports the crowd to another dimension with a fusion of dubstep and soulful jazz, leaving everyone elated and elevated. If you're looking for a unique and unforgettable musical experience, be sure to catch Tone.D in action at his next show.

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Co-curator of LiT MiX series @lighttwerkerz