Mbuki Mvuki Movement

Yonder is a musical alchemist, exploring and making magic between organic world electronics, deep tribal and ethnic vibes and medicine music. Guided by the infinite connection to divine creation and to the great mystery. Yonder her stories flow like a school of fish is mellow waters.

She grew up in Israel and started her DJ career at the age of 17. Her musical journey took her trough the roughest and darkest corners of the nightlife scene in Tel Aviv. But the upsides have downsides and it left her injured with a serious hearing problem. It forced her to choose a new and more aligned path for herself: a fresh way to express her love for music and the dance floor. That's when she discovered the Ecstatic Dance movement that was in its early days in Israel. In the last 3 years this journey has become a quantum leap of transformation and healing.

Let this Mbuki Mvuki Mix she made for us fill our hearts with light and healing and joy!

Connect with Yonder! @yondertapes
Connect with Jilles! www.instagram.com/jillesvanalen/

Mbuki Mvuki Mix #05 With Yonder

Stefnitz is a superb cook. Her stew is a percussive mix of tunes with an electronic saucy base, a tinge of weird, a pinch of psychedelic with a side of tropical trip techno and some acid disco sprinkles on top. She has all the right ingredients and more important: knows how to use 'm!

In the underground scene of Amsterdam Stefnitz is very well known for her tantalizing stews. Every crowd craves for her music and the exquisite flavors she exudes from behind the DJ booth are vibrant from afar. Her original taste for funky fresh crazy flesh ingredients is so fine it's absolutely a big honor to finally have a brew of her to kickstart the Mbuki Mvuki Movement further! When tasting her mix, you just want to take off all your clothes so you can dance around naked!

Bon appetit!

Connect with Stefnitz! @stefnitz & https://www.instagram.com/stefnitz/
Amazing artwork by Jilles: https://www.instagram.com/jillesvanalen/

For more delicious meals listen to these fine females:
https://soundcloud.com/paboona/sets/mbuki-mvuki-movement

Mbuki Mvuki Mix #06 with Stefnitz

Welcome to the new Mbuki Mvuki episode!

The Mbuki Mvuki Movement gives room to talented female artists from all over the globe and when I was exploring sounds for this episode I stumbled upon this hidden gem...

Like all her other mixes she pulled it off again to create an unique story for us. It's soft yet solid. It's deep yet calm. It's atmospheric & feminine. It's Jola Luz!

We feel it's important that women are more seen in the music scene. Let's make the music world a more balanced place for all genders and people! let's celebrate clubs and festivals that program equally, and encourage others to do so too. Cheers on more diversity in the techno scene! Mbuki Mvuki Movement shake it up!! 

*** ‘Mbuki Mvuki’ comes from the Buntu tribe in Africa. Yes, they have words for that irresistible urge you can get when you hear such good music it gets you right in the mood that you just HAVE to take off all your clothes so you can dance around naked - Nothing to add to that feeling! ***

Connect with the artist: @https://soundcloud.com/jola-luz
Artwork by Jilles: https://www.instagram.com/jillesvanalen/
Join the movement! https://soundcloud.com/paboona/sets/mbuki-mvuki-movement

Mbuki Mvuki Mix #07 with Jola Luz

“Your mind is a canvas. Your dreams are the colors and the music is your brush”   - Lara Schick

What better way to start this dark cold winter month then with a light and warm new Mbuki Mvuki Mix?! It gets even better.... Because it’s Lara Schick that wiggled and jiggled with her precise fingers to create this delicate story and she has a nose for those special tunes. This mix turned out so sweet you’ll just want to push repeat

Lara Schick got highly inspired in the electronic scene by mostly the “unknown” work of artists. While she was diving into all these masterpieces of bleeps and drums and synths all she wanted was to dance on these tunes in the club too. She found herself very disappointed one day by the music selection on a festival in 2017. So she decided to challenge herself believing 'I can do better then this!'. Lara bought DJ equipment as soon as she got back and two weeks later she played her first set on a private party. Guess what? Two months later she had her first gig in a club! 

Apparently it wasn’t just Lara that was looking for a different sound and I can only agree! I was blown away by her original, deep and groovy sound selection the first time I laid my ears on her and am very delighted Lara is now proud part of the Mbuki Mvuki Movement! More powerful women yes please!

Thank you https://soundcloud.com/lara-schick for this dope mix!

https://www.facebook.com/LaraSchickDJ/
https://www.instagram.com/laraschickdj/
Artwork by Jilles: www.instagram.com/jillesvanales

Follow Lara!

Mbuki Mvuki Mix #08 with Lara Schick

It feels like ten decades ago since Roswitha & I finally got behind the decks together again (oh those pre-historic times...!). So we couldnt think of a better way to kick this year off then creating a Mbuki Mvuki Mix together! ❤

Roswitha is that one lady that inspired me a few years ago to crawl behind the DJ booth myself. Our epic journey took off when we spent a whole night until dawn behind the decks on Nowhere festival in Spain and decided that 'together everything is just more fun' - especially with bubbles. And so our adventure began and it has led us to so many beautiful places and gatherings -with bubbles- like Garbicz festival. 

We would love to invite you to hop on the unstoppable 'bummeltrain' with us. This mix is recorded in the new underground club https://soundcloud.com/the-other-side-nl in Amsterdam, for a sweet little secret goodbye groove for our friend Duko.
We wish you all the funkiest Mbuki Mvuki's this year ❤

Follow https://soundcloud.com/roswithamusic if you havent yet! She has created some of the most gorgeous tracks herself with https://soundcloud.com/roswithanash
Artwork specially made for us by Jilles https://www.instagram.com/jillesvanalen/
Connect with us! https://www.instagram.com/paboona_music/ & https://www.instagram.com/roswitha_music/
Step into the Mbuki Mvuki train: https://soundcloud.com/paboona/sets/mbuki-mvuki-movement

Mbuki Mvuki Mix #09 with Roswitha & Paboona

‘Mbuki Mvuki’ comes from the Buntu tribe in Africa. Yes, they have words for that irresistible urge you can get when you hear such good music it gets you right in the mood that you just HAVE to take off all your clothes so you can dance around naked! To dance with ones tribe is something that connects us through human history. For the talented Sandra Marques, its especially the downtempo music with its wide range of style influences and pleasant bpm-range that makes it perfect for dancing and getting into trance state. Mbuki Mvuki means to her: forget about any narrowing conventions, be free and dance with your beloved ones. 

Paboona started the Mbuki Mvuki Movement with the idea to create a platform for talented female artists to help close the gap just a little bit more, as the music industry is still mainly ‘man-dominated’. Sandra Marques works in the software industry and is because of that used to deal with being the minority as a woman. Women can feel a blockage when it comes to playing with music or technology. Thinking “Oh no that’s not for me I’m not technical enough”. Well guess what: you don’t have to be a technical genius in order to understand software or DJ controller, all you have to be is a bit curious. Go for it <3

  Thank you so much for this beautiful journey https://soundcloud.com/sandra-marques <3 you definitely hit the bull's eye with your mix!  

New year, new artwork! amazing artist from Amsterdam, Epic Tales
https://instagram.com/epictalesart?utm_medium=copy_link

Enjoy the Mbuki Mvuki Movement! https://soundcloud.com/paboona/sets/mbuki-mvuki-movement

More!

Mbuki Mvuki Mix #10 with Sandra Marques

“Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.” - Kahlil Gibran

We are being welcomed into a new month - a new moon - with a very special podcast created by MarinJah. Her daily life consists out of working with energies being a Qiqong teacher - and this is without a doubt reflected in her love for sounds and vibrations through music.

As ‘Mbuki Mvuki’ stands for that irresistible feeling to just take off all your clothes so you can dance around freely, it’s exactly that energy she put into this mix: by dancing you can feel your soul and your body moving the sounds.

Although being aware that the music industry is still mainly man-dominated, we can definitely say that we are happy to see that slowly the female energy is more expressed in the scene and starts to flow stronger! MarinJah loves female DJ’s for the emotions sensible in their mixes, finding this way to balance the heart and mind and move you deeply. 

MarinJah has a lot to give with her exquisite taste for tunes and mixing. She was one of the first I invited to be part of the Mbuki Mvuki Movement and Im so excited that time is finally here! Let's get naked and dance!

Connect with https://soundcloud.com/marinja !
Follow the movement: soundcloud.com/paboona/sets/mbuki-mvuki-movement
Epic tales art by www.instagram.com/epictalesart/

MarinJah!

Mbuki Mvuki Mix #11 with MarinJah

Coming from Quebec (Canada) originally, it’s not really surprising that Mi/Nu grew up in ice hockey arena’s. It is however quite unique that Mi/Nu’s first job ever - at the age of 12 - was becoming a disc jockey at the ice hockey. Apparently it was already plain as day for everybody that she was born to be a DJ, as later she realised that they created that job especially for her. Always busy burning her own CD’s and taking it so damn seriously, it was probably long written in the stars that the sporty ice hockey arena’s would soon be swopped with sweaty dance floors.

  Mi/Nu now resides in California and is thrilled to be involved as one of the resident DJ’s and part-organizer of the PORTALS event series in Nevada City. Always attracted to a deeper sound, Mi/Nu has a groovy way of blending dark tones with a psychedelic twist. Playing with music still gives her that same feeling of joy she had when she was little. It makes her connect with people differently. Considered to be a super extravert person normally - behind the decks she is quiet and totally in her zone. It's her bubble of pure bliss. 

Tracks can be like little souvenirs. They often represent a certain moment or memory and by listening to them again later they can take you back to that moment, bringing back a certain place and emotion or a magic dance floor. We hope that this full fire mix crafted with a lot of love can create new memories for you and by all means please keep this special mix as your souvenir :)

Connect with https://soundcloud.com/mi-nudj!
https://www.facebook.com/djaneMiNu/
https://www.instagram.com/minu_dj/

Amazing artwork by https://www.instagram.com/epictalesart/

//The Mbuki Mvuki Movement tries to help close the gap by supporting talented FLINTA artists and encourages clubs and festivals to aim for a balanced and equal program. Follow the sounds! : https://soundcloud.com/paboona/sets/mbuki-mvuki-movement

Mi/Nu

Mbuki Mvuki Mix #12 with Mi/Nu

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - from an interview of Josh Baker with Gene on Earth.

Let's flow on the sunbeam stream with this delicious sunshine mix made by Thara Bergen! It just has summer written all over it so take off your clothes, put on your flipflops and get ready by the pool for a full hour of dipping down in clean bassy sounds, snappy vocals and finger-lickin groovy beats. 

Thara is home in bringing you a crisp, calculated and down-right uplifting house & techno experience. Growing up in Ibiza in the nineties and influenced by the house mix tapes of the era, her sound is a perfect mix of warm island vibes and the innovative city rhythms of Amsterdam - the place she now calls home. 

 As a 10 year old Thara already knew that she wanted to be a DJ. By the time she hit 18 she was deeply in love with mixing sounds, marrying baselines and creating new sounds from already existing ones. This love only grew stronger over the years and she never stopped playing since - luckily for us! Keep an eye on Thara because dancing the night away on her infectious energy and endless stack of groovy tunes will definitely make you wanna Mbuki Mvuki once more!

Connect with https://soundcloud.com/thara-bergen 
https://www.instagram.com/thara.bergen/ 
https://www.facebook.com/bergenthara

Artwork by amazing https://www.instagram.com/epictalesart/

Follow the movement! https://soundcloud.com/paboona/sets/mbuki-mvuki-movement

Mbuki Mvuki Mix #13 with Thara Bergen

“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.” Pema Chödrön

Welcome to the new episode of the Mbuki Mvuki Movement! Another month, another inspiring mix from a talented female/flinta artist. Mbuki Mvuki is a platform where women and non-binary people can feel comfortable to experiment and share their talent. It's about time for equal opportunities in the electronic dance world that is overall still very much dominated by white male line-ups - move over! - Ki:ki is here :) 

It hasn’t been easy for Ki:ki getting back to her good old friend mister DJ Controller as being a mother asks a lotta things. Combining DJ life with motherhood can be a bitch as clubs are mostly kids unfriendly and in lock-down periods people were expected to take care of kids at home while also continuing to do their day jobs. No time for anything else basically...

But with music being one of her biggest passions, she obviously had to make it back to the decks. And we are so happy she did! Experiencing music mindfully with others is what drives her most. To dance with others, to awaken jointly to the present moment. Very excited to share this masterpiece of art that Ki:Ki delicately crafted for us. She created a beautiful mix that searches the world for melodies that embrace the mind with the wind, kisses with the rain, and warms with sunlight ~ enjoy!! ❤

Connect with @kik1 !
Epic tale art by www.instagram.com/epictalesart/
Listen to other inspiring female/flinta artists: soundcloud.com/paboona/sets/mbuki-mvuki-movement

Mbuki Mvuki Mix #14 with Ki:Ki

Yes! Lets Mbuki Mvuki with this hot and steamy summer mix Mireille Minty crafted for us! ‘Mbuki Mvuki’ comes from the Bantu tribe in Africa, meaning that irresistible feeling when you totally get in the vibe of dancing and cheering that you just have to take off all your clothes so you can dance around naked. Mireille Minty recorded this mix on a very hot day in her hometown Zurich. And as the meaning of Mbuki Mvuki is intrinsically linked to hot weather to her, she didn’t need much else to transfer the feeling she wanted to share.
 
Mireille Minty picked up her DJ skills only 2 years ago, when she was at an event where her favourite https://soundcloud.com/mia-kaltes played. She felt it was time to join the sisterhood behind the desks and asked Mia if she wanted to teach her. And so her journey began. By that time Mireille was in the midst of a pretty hardcore study, but she got pulled into that delightful rabbithole called playing music - and basically forgot everything else around her (which can be quite problematic at times when you have many things on your plate....)

A few weeks ago Mireille and I met at the Garbicz Festival and we were so happy to feel that the organisation made a great effort in booking many Flinta* DJ’s. When Mireille started playing gigs she experienced excessive mansplaining behind the decks, and observed how male DJ’s oftentimes seem to have a much stronger self esteem than women when it comes to owning that you're a good DJ (may it be justified or not ;) ) Female artists tend to keep a lower profile. Without wanting to generalise her general conclusion is: quality has nothing to do with someone’s degree of popularity. 

The Mbuki Mvuki Movement is here to encourage and support Flinta artists. To help close the gap step by step. If you feel like learning something new, don’t hesitate! Don’t limit yourself and don’t fear embarrassment. Acknowledge your progress. Be ambitious if you want to, but be indulgent with yourself. And most of all, support each other and enjoy the ride <3

Thank you Mireille Minty for your wonderful mix!

* Flinta means Female, Lesbians, Inter*-, Non-binary*-, Trans*- & Agender people

Connect with https://soundcloud.com/mireilleminty !
https://www.instagram.com/mireilleminty/

Follow the movement! https://soundcloud.com/paboona/sets/mbuki-mvuki-movement

Epic artwork by https://www.instagram.com/epictalesart/

Mbuki Mvuki Mix #16 with Mireille Minty

Down The Rabbit Hole Festival, you were  E p i c !!
Every morning I kicked it off at 11.00 with a Morning Rave. Together with an amazing team of Coloured Creatures we guided people into a lovely new day with an energy bomb. It was an experiment for all of us, creating this kind of experience together. And everyday the Morning Rave evolved. I expected maybe 20 - 50 people that early in the barn, but we ended up raving with more then 200 people - WHAT an explosion of energy! 
This recording is the second day. We started slowly, gathering around in a circle. Stretching, relaxing, waking up our body. From minute 16 we sat on the ground doing intensive breathwork guided by Anne. Really powerfull to breath deeply with so many people together. From there Sonja took over, guiding the audience to explore and liberate our soul by making everybody move - from tigers on the ground "I wanna hear everybody's RRAAWWRR!!" (the sound and energy of 200 people doing so was just crazy :D) to funfireflaming phoenixes. Everybody going wild -- you can pretty sure say... it was Mbuki Mvuki energy all over the place!! So here it is, maybe for a Mbuki Mvuki start of your day, to dance a little and enjoy your day <3

See more of Coloured Creatures: https://www.instagram.com/colouredcreatures/
Breathwork by Anne: https://www.instagram.com/tickle_the_stars/
Movement by Sonja: https://www.instagram.com/thesoulmoves/
Music by me: https://www.instagram.com/paboona_music/
Artwork: https://www.instagram.com/epictalesart/

Mbuki Mvuki Mix #15 Morning Rave with Paboona @ Down The Rabbit Hole 2022

@shirabirafisch about herself: 
I feel like being a DJ was meant to be for me, I never chose it and never intended to do this, it became on its own and I’m sure I will do this my whole life regardless of other things. I’ve been a DJ for many years now, started as a teenager learning from my mom who would Dj for her friends (with Cds!). Ive always had a memory for music, always aware and curious and have been collecting ever since I can remember. I love curating, I love music that has colors in it, I love to change within my style and I believe in letting go of genres and moving intuitively.

Shira Fish about her mix:
These days I’m playing most at weddings as it is the peak of the season, I love this work and feel blessed to create these magical journeys of music from all times for all kinds of people. This work is about being in service and many times to be a pleaser, putting my own personal interests aside and playing music for all. In a way I believe there is always a balance between what I want to play and what is right for the moment and we always need to place ourselves somewhere along the scale. This set was an opportunity for me to do the exact opposite of a wedding set, and create a journey of music that interested me most lately. It speaks my darker side, I've noticed my ear is attracted to acid sounds and darker vibes lately. I rarely allow myself to play these kind of tunes in front of a dance floor and this set is definitely my alter ego playing.
Its is all that I miss, its is not made to please and it is not necessarily easy to digest, and that is a big practice for me since the beginning.

Shira Fish about women in the industry:
Many times I see in the media or I get offers with the saying “we are looking for a female Dj”, or “we created a balanced line-up”. I feel many times that even though the intentions are good, saying it like this creates the opposite feeling. I wish to be invited to play because I am the right person for the slot and not because I am a woman. Women should be on stage because they are talented artists and not to balance the lineup and make it look good! 

Connect with @shirabirafisch for more delicious mixes!
www.instagram.com/shirafisch/

Epic artwork by www.instagram.com/epictalesart

Follow the movement! soundcloud.com/paboona/sets/mbuki-mvuki-movement

Mbuki Mvuki Mix #17 with Shira Fisch

The days are getting shorter and darker and slowly the pace of life is shifting. Just like the leaves of the trees we let go of summer. @soso-klein captured the change of the season from sparkling summer to tranquil fall beautifully in her Mbuki Mvuki Mix. Just like autumn: dark - but with colorful tones.

For Soso Klein, music is a medium of communication as strong as - or even greater than - speaking. The very first DJ-set she played was for her little sister who was in hospital. Soso Klein couldn’t visit her and her sister couldn’t use her phone. Soso Klein could only ‘contact’ her by making music. Feeling this power of music she realized that mixing would become a fundamental practice for her.  

For the love of downtempo music, Soso Klein passionately left her hometown in France to move to Berlin. In the rich downtempo scene she settled down and you can find her playing in numerous clubs and events there. Make sure to find out what she has to say on the dance floor if you are there! Luckily for us, we are able to listen to this beautiful mbuki mvuki story wherever on earth we are. Sit back, take it slow and enjoy!

Listen to more of https://soundcloud.com/soso-klein here!
Follow https://www.instagram.com/soso.klein.music/
Epic artwork: www.instagram.com/epictalesart

~ Mbuki Mvuki ~  a platform where women and non-binary artists can feel comfortable to experiment and share their talent. Find our music here: soundcloud.com/paboona/sets/mbuki-mvuki-movement

Mbuki Mvuki Mix #18 with Soso Klein

The last Mbuki Mvuki Mix of the year… but certainly not the least! It’s the dutch busy bee https://soundcloud.com/rochelle-dietz who presents us a very special listening experience to take the mind on an ever developing trip. 

Soon after Rochelle moved to the city Utrecht about 10 years ago she saw a DJ playing with vinyl and she instantly felt this was something she just had to get her hands on. After countless days of dedication and practicing she hopped to her first gig with a bag full of records and courage. The DJ who inspired her most back then? Her partner DJ Balu, who taught her most of her skills. They started hosting ‘Birdcage Radio’ and they quickly grew from Podcast Platform to organizing parties and suddenly being with a huge crew. 4,5 years fast forward they are a community with a massive (170m2) hub in Utrecht and their radio is live every day on Twitch with various artists and genres. Everyone is welcome, so check them out: you are invited! 

Rochelle Dietz really loves DJing in the flow without much preparation. She is an exquisite storyteller with a keen eye for knowing what the crowd needs and always finding side paths to experiment. For this Mbuki Mvuki Mix however, she felt like thinking it through and through… From an almost meditative state we rise from our seats until we need to move and sway. The end leaves us hanging, longing for more movement, more growth. Ready to start something new. Get ready for the new year!

Wishing you all cozy warm days with a lot of Mbuki Mvuki moments!

Thank you https://soundcloud.com/rochelle-dietz !
Connect --> instagram.com/rochdietz

Mbuki Mvuki Mix #019 with Rochelle Dietz

The first Mbuki Mvuki Mix of the new year is here! And oh la la it’s delicious! https://soundcloud.com/jini-piju carefully selected tracks with perfectly tailored drops ranging from slow rave with some darker elements, to indie dance, heavy synth, acid and disco beats evolving towards this unstoppable feeling… cannot resist… clothes flying in the air… yessss i’ts Mbuki Mvuki time! 

Jini Piju is part of DISCOflausch - a crew who loves heavy rolling bass and diverse genre and style variations in sets. And a crew with comfort and cuddles high on the priority list obviously, with ‘flausch’ referring to ‘fluff.’ On the dance floor you get easily soaked up in their vibes and the connotations they develop regarding accentuated music and beats that specifically comes with reduced tempo. When Jini Piju experienced the slower side of partying as a lifestyle for the first time she made it her own as swift as the wind and integrated it in her everyday life. Her musical journey and lifestyle is evolving ever since. 

Since the electronic music scene is slowly learning to become more aware, less sexist and more supportive of FLINTA* individuals when it comes to booking, payment, organizations and partying in general, also music productions should become more diverse and less male dominated. Luckily Piju is stepping in with her aim to release her first own produced track this year - so keep an eye out for Jini Piju and don’t forget to check out her other exquisite mixtapes too!

Please enjoy this perfect Piju Poutporri! Have fun!

* Female, Lesbians, Inter*-, Non-binary*-, Trans* - & Agender people

Connect with https://soundcloud.com/jini-piju !
https://www.instagram.com/pijujini/
https://www.instagram.com/diskoflausch/

Artwork: https://www.instagram.com/epictalesart

Follow the movement!  https://soundcloud.com/paboona/sets/mbuki-mvuki-movement

Mbuki Mvuki Mix #20 with Jini Piju

For this Mbuki Mvuki episode we have the pleasure of listening to a fine track selection of Barbarella. She is a DJ and producer from Dresden / Germany. As music has always been an important part of her life, she was testing and collecting different styles, before she finally found her home in deep, melodic and bassy sounds from all over the globe, somewhere between tradition and modernity. The major influence on her musical creation emerges from the spanish-speaking parts of the world, with a special dedication and love for Cumbia, as you can hear in her sets and productions.
Barbarella is also co-founder of "Pauken & Trompeten", a non-profit-label, podcast series and DJ-duo.

Connect with the artist: soundcloud.com/barbarella_dd
www.facebook.com/barbarelladd/
soundcloud.com/paukentrompeten
www.instagram.com/pauken_und_trompeten/

Mbuki Mvuki Mix #21 with Barbarella

This month we have the pleasure to enjoy this cheerful and uplifting mix @maaje_music created for us. She just moved from the laid back countryside to the creative streets of Berlin. Her arriving was not the easiest, and so in her first few days settling in, she felt like immersing herself with positive vibes and made this lovely Mbuki Mvuki Mix.

Maaja started mixing at self-organized events with her old collective in her hometown Kassel. It al started with a DJ workshop two friends organized.  From there everything fell into place and her skills and career developed naturally from then on. She started playing in local clubs and later on festivals mainly in Germany and France - where she moved 3,5 years ago. 

What Maaje loves most about Djing is to evoke emotions on the dance floor, but also to express her own emotions and capture them in a mix. Each podcast reminds her of a certain time and certain feelings. Her aim is to try do the same in her own music productions - something she wanted to pursue for a long time and now is finally the time! 

For us it's finally time to enjoy this beautiful mix! If Maaje's tracks are going to be as powerful as her podcasts we are definitely in for a treat!

Don't forget to follow @maaje_music as she has many more mixes worth listening to 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maaje_music/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maajemusic/

Thanks Margit again for the beautiful artwork! instagram/epictalesart

Follow the movement! soundcloud.com/paboona/sets/mbuki-mvuki-movement

Mbuki Mvuki Mix #22 with Maaje

The Mbuki Mvuki Movement is here to encourage and support Flinta artists. To help close the gap step by step. And this month we have the honor to enjoy the unique sound of Gela. This powerhouse of a woman just became a mother a month ago! In the last months of her pregnancy playing in clubs with loud basses was obviously not an option anymore, so she started exploring other creative processes on music making and mixing at home. This Mbuki Mvuki episode was made with a 9 month big belly! <3

Gela is currently based in the beautiful mountains of San Sebastian in Spain after living pretty much all over the country. Her DJ career started around 21 years ago, when friends opened a bar and asked Gela to provide the music vibe. She never stopped doing it since. Connecting with the crowd and meeting other artists is just too good and nurtures her a lot. Also another important part of being a DJ is enjoying spending a lot of your time digging and discovering music and Gela - well, she digs it ;)

Gela is putting a lot of effort when it comes to improving equality in the music industry. Inclusion of the underrepresented must be on the agenda for a better and more sustainable future. She is part of Keychange this year. Supported by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union, Keychange is a global network and movement working towards a total restructure of the music industry in reaching full gender equality. Keychange consists of partners collaborating from 12 different countries, working proactively to make this change. And she has been granted the opportunity to represent her country this year. The movement has put together a pledge for equality in the music industry. If you are interested read all about it here: https://www.keychange.eu/what-can-i-do/as-a-music-organisation-representative#pledge

Connect with www.soundcloud.com/gela :
instagram.com/gela_musique | facebook.com/gelamusique | https://ra.co/dj/gela

Awesome artwork by instagram.com/epictalesart

Enjoy all mbuki mvuki mixes here:
https://soundcloud.com/paboona/sets/mbuki-mvuki-movement

Mbuki Mvuki Mix #23 with Gela

Please everybody, get to know @Kahmeya. Her favorite motive in life: 'Let's create an energy where we can connect, share, and enjoy freedom together.' It guides her on the dancefloor and perhaps, in life. “As a thinker, I constantly remind myself to let go, embrace my emotions, and forge connections with others. The dancefloor serves as a perfect canvas for this—shedding thoughts, dancing, and relishing freedom together." 

Dancing through the beats of life, Kahmeya hails from the quaint village of Zevenaar in the Netherlands and now calls the nature-rich town of Amersfoort home, where the rhythm of music blends with the rustle of leaves.

Transitioning from a pop singer to a DJ marked a pivotal moment in her story, a decision made in 2019. The dance scene, a space of comfort and liberation, became her stage. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, it became a time of skill enhancement and a 180° turn towards DJ-ing. Not long after she also decided to dive into producing music as it all adds up to her necessity to express herself and be creative in life. Try to catch her playing and dancing behind the turntables and feel bedazzled on the dancefloor by her musicality and her way of combining singing and DJing.

The future holds exciting plans - an EP in the works, set to release in the spring of 2024. It's a sound she's been searching for, a creative journey she's savoring. Here's to more music, more beats, more women, and an endless exploration of creativity! 💫🎵 Mbuki Mvuki!

Follow https://soundcloud.com/kahmeya
Artwork by instagram/epictalesart 
Mbuki Mvuki Movement https://soundcloud.com/paboona/sets/mbuki-mvuki-movement

Mbuki Mvuki #24 with Kahmeya

Mbuki-mvuki (Bantu): the irresistible urge to shuck off your clothes so you can dance around freely. Platform for talented FLINTA artists.

GIGS 2024:
Februari & March: AUSTRALIA TOUR

For bookings: bookings@the-other-side.nl
for any other stuff just send me a message :) 

Some of my past gigs:
Summer Contrast Festival
Sa Terza Metari Festival
Wildeburg Festival
Down The Rabbit Hole Festival
Lago Lago Festival
Garbicz Festival
Fusion Festival 
Komm Schon Alter
Wilde Mohre festival 
Landjuweel Ruigoord
Alter Ego Amsterdam
Confetteria Amsterdam
Amsterdam Dance Event 
Into the Woods Festival 
Techno ist kein glitzer 
WE Festival ~ Love Foundation 
Mensch Meier ~ Berlin

Mbuki Mvuki Movement

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