'Be(for)e summer' is মm.'s call for summer, born of her yearning for a respite from the troubles of the current times. Hope for a change of weather: sunnier days & storms. This is a curated downtempo set, inspired by African-American rhythm & blues & soul music as it has travelled to and been adapted by artists all over the world.

This set was originally curated and performed for Baba Betar, a community radio based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

(Be)fore Summer

This set was curated and performed for the political and cultural campaign "Where is Kajol?', led by Monorom Polok for the release of his father, Shafiqul Islam Kajol. The photojournalist Kajol went missing for 53 days, only to be detained for "trespassing" border lines and also under cases filed against him under the Digital Security Act. He was finally released with bail after being detained for 237 days. Read more here: https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2020/12/25/journalist-kajol-released-from-jail

Photo: Where is Kajol? Social Media

Where Is Kajol?

I played this fun set for Queer Feminist Festival 2021 at Villa Vida. I wanted to mix together songs to create a journey that queer folks could relate and dance to with nostalgic throwbacks, especially in ways that would acknowledge histories of black queer contribution as well as the diasporic joys and contributions of people of color to dance music. Enjoy!

wtf is this happiness? @ Queer Feminist Festival 2021, Villa Vida

i think it's about time that i demanded out loud for music that is fitting for people like me who are cute, soft and glam but also exist with a lot of fierceness and rage. so, here's a mix i'm currently making with some of the most exciting techno projects i've found from all over the world in recent years, while also featuring popular music that tugs at my heart every time. i'm actually quite certain you'll enjoy this. or not. in any case, fuck binaries; cutenesss and harshness can not only co-exist but become its own thing.

this is just a teaser. for the full set, book me huehue

Track list:
* Nammi - Lemonick, Krizzli X MALAMENTE  (Cap.1: Augurio) - ROSALÍA X MundianTo Bach Ke - Panjabi MC
*Ex E Ex - Lyzza
* Ababab - Deena Abdelwahed (Ital Tek Remix) X Jevi - Dinamarca,Ms Nina,La Fevi

Techno-Pop [teaser]

lately, i've been making nostalgic throwbacks with a cool friend to the era of trance that had engulfed us dance music enthusiasts at the turn of the century. i can't help but be amused at how i've grown out of it while also holding such fond memories of being in trance with the music. as i've become more and more critical about discourses of "dance music" and what kind of music is DJed on dancefloors, my heart has opened up to the possibilities of decentering white/western/european conceptions of the club and the dancefloor. 

i worry a lot about how playing diverse music from other regions, especially the global south, can give chances for fetishisation and appropriation too, and here i think a lot about how to curate dancefloors. but i also don't think that this should stop us from becoming better listeners, audiences and dancers to music from around the world, especially as a way to resist and diversify. 

as someone who is in love with diverse percussive arrangements and rhythms of/from the South Asian subcontinent, South America, Africa and Latin diaspora, i also want to acknowledge how music all over the world and especially in western/european dance music has taken inspirations from these long-lasting, rich traditions of music. and i really, really want to hear and celebrate artists from these regions who have also put their music out for global audiences and demand to be heard.

so, here's a different kind of trance, built on percussions. 

Track List:
1. Mc Buzzz - Bota Bota
2. Nidia - Capacidades
3. DJ Danifox - Se Eu Cantar
4. Moonshine ft. Maître Magellan, NoKliché - Ancestors Dance
5. Omaar - Arriba y Abajo
6. Prince Kaybee, Lady Zamar -Charlotte
7. Karen Nyame KG - Sensei

This is only part of the set. As always, enjoy and engage. Help me learn more!

percussive trance

i am মm. (read: mo), a DJ, curator and community organizer. I curate playlists and mix DJ sets along historic and socio-cultural movements of sounds and music and, when possible, I try to evoke the listener's nostalgia. My sets feature genres ranging from popular Bollywood music, dancehall, baile funk and Afrobeats to hip-hop, house, hard percussions and techno, really depending on the mood and space. It is really important for me in my work to be always in conversation with the dancefloor and, often, critical of how such spaces are made and for whom.

মm.

Popular tracks