From the Zambian house parties she went to as a kid and the European raves she went to as a young adult, to her recent international debut at Bella Afrikana Beach Club in Accra, Ghana, COBRA B pulls from her unique influences to create energizing, boundary-pushing dance floor experiences. Mix recorded live at Smartbar in Chicago, September 2024. 

Tracklist:
Buya Timmy Regisford edit
Concentrate Truncate
Love’s Got Me High Terrance Parker 
Zisho
Ceri Need You
Jill Scott Crown Royale
Zulu Circle Children
Say Yes LoKi
Message for the DJ Delano Smith
Kelela Bruises
Liv.e Back Alley
God’s Got It DJ Spen
Mr G G's funk
Mukkala Mukkabala
Rich Homie Quan - Type Of Way
Charlotte De Witte 
Blessed Mr G
Musiq Soulchild So Beautiful (K2 remix)
Traveling Quentin Harris
Mr G Lights
Let Me Tell U Lyric Hood
Techno Dabke
Jill Scott 
Yaegi booboo
Santigold Disparate Youth

Live mix at Smartbar in Chicago

Cobra B is a Chicago-born, St. Louis-raised open-format DJ who mixes music rooted in the Black diaspora. She pulls from her unique influences to create energizing, boundary-pushing sonic experiences that blend house music, amapiano, afrobeats, R&B, juke, kwaito, techno, hip hop, jazz & post-punk✨

She's musically influenced by the soul, R&B and rock her mom played while cooking, riding shotgun in her big brother's car with the bass on high, the Gospel in church pews with her dad & grandpa, Zambian braai parties with her childhood best friend, songs by Alicia Keys & Regina Spektor (Soviet Kitsch) she once learned on the piano and Esperanza Spaulding on the bass guitar, European raves while studying in Ireland, and underground punk shows & jam sessions with her bandmates (Black Reveries) while in Boston.

Since launching her DJ career, she has made appearances in some of Chicago's legendary spaces, including Smartbar, Podlasie Club, the California Clipper, Berlin nightclub (RIP), and annual events like Pride Fest and the Other Art Fair. She is also a resident DJ for a free community roller skate event in Garfield Park and regularly plays at underground events and raves. Cobra B primarily plays in the Midwest but travels on occasion, making her international debut at Bella Afrikana Beach Club in Accra, Ghana  (hey, Mz. Oristin!).

Photo credit: Michael Izquierdo Instagram: izqueerdo
Choker necklace: Sonal instagram: ssonixo