SIMISOLA
Simisola is a Nigerian NYC-based DJ, whose dynamic sets traverse the full range of Afrodiasporic sound. A co-founder of ABEG NYC, a collective by and for queer Africans, and SLICK DOWN, a DJ collective, label, and staple Brooklyn club night centered around electronic music’s roots in Black culture, Simisola is dedicated to connecting QTPOC communities through music and event curation. In addition to hosting HYPNOSIS, a quarterly party which pays homage to their disco roots, Simisola frequently performs at popular venues across NYC, including The Lot Radio, Paragon, Nowadays, and Bossa Nova Civic Club. Simisola has also played on lineups with Bambii, Shyboi, DJ Assault, DJ Slugo, DJ Travella, Ge-ology, and many more Black electronic music icons.
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Image description: Simisola, a black person with vibrant purple and dark long braids, they have purple/silver eyeshadow, and look at the viewer. They have a thick chain necklace with a silver rose in the middle. They wear a denim corset laced along the middle. They are on a purple backdrop.