ŻUBROFFKA fiestra tropical: Klik & Frik (ARG), JUBA (UK, NG), Kitty Sarcasm (PL), Obszańska / Dziedzic b2b dj set
¡Esta noche es la noche! Get ready for birthday dancing until dawn to stunning rhythms from Latin America and Africa! The stage will be ignited by Argentina’s Klik & Frik, who have one foot on the dance floor and the other in the transcendental meditation of South America! Originally known as Frikstailers, they revolutionized electro-cumbia by blending tropical sounds with dancehall and hip-hop! Also appearing on stage: Juba, a child of the Nigerian diaspora in the UK, seamlessly combining genres like gqom, kuduro, baile funk, and afrotech; Kitty Sarcasm, mixing a variety of electronic genres in her sets with a focus on global bass — from broken beats of South America to Ghetto House. To finish the night, Obszańska/Dziedzic b2b DJ set will merge the best rhythms from the Amazon and Africa. Rhythm, energy, life. ¡Venga!
KLIK & FRIK (Argentina)
After releasing “Telepat”, their debut album with collaborations with Nicola Cruz and Chancha Vía Circuito among others and in these times of confinement, the Argentine duo Klik & Frik presented two conceptual EPs called “Contemporal I” and “Contemporal II”, created thanks to an internal search and willingness to rethink and reposition themselves outside the dance floor. In 2023 they performed at festivals such as the German Fusion, the Mallorca Live Festival or the Chilean Corona Sunset, as well as touring Latin America. In April 2024 they released “Regenerar” through the US label Nacional Records, with a theme that revolves around the mysterious world of mushrooms, and with collaborations with artists such as Baiuca or Minuk.
JUBA (United Kingdom, Nigeria)
Juba is a dynamic DJ and a child of the UK’s Nigerian diaspora, who is celebrated globally for her genre-blending prowess and infectious energy. With a focus on African and diasporic sounds, Juba seamlessly weaves together genres such as Gqom, Kuduro, Baile Funk and Afrotech, whilst also drawing influences from sounds such as Hard Drum, Jersey Club and Techno.
Since 2017, Juba has graced renowned global stages, including berghain/Panorama Bar, Nyege Nyege Festival, Group Therapy Copenhagen and Glastonbury Festival. Her exhilarating mixes for Boiler Room, Mixmag LAB and Keep Hush to name a few, alongside collaborations with artists like Pongo, have solidified her international presence as a revered and audacious DJ. In 2022, Juba co-founded her clubnight ọ́kụ́ at Berlin’s legendary Tresor, asserting herself as a key figure in one Europe’s principle electronic music hubs. Committed to enriching musical landscapes, she hosts community-focused events in London with her dj collective Boko! Boko!, promoting emerging DJs and gender balance in the music scene.
As a multifaceted creative, Juba is also a resident on Berlin’s Cashmere Radio and London’s famed Rinse FM and has hosted for platforms such as Boiler Room, Ableton, Electronic Beats and Resident Advisor. In 2020, she independently produced the acclaimed Assurance documentary and podcast series, shedding light on the experiences of female DJs in the Global South. Juba’s commitment to using music as a powerful social tool extends beyond the decks; she spoke at ADE Green 2023 on storytelling as activism, has curated community and cultural projects and continues to leverage music for positive societal change.
KITTY SARCASM (Poland)
A music digger since her early years and a DJ by vocation, Kitty Sarcasm has recently ventured into music production. Her sets blend a wide range of electronic genres with a focus on Global Bass – from broken beats from South America to Ghetto House. Kitty defies rigid boundaries, testing the limits of musical purists. As a DJ, she’s gained recognition for her unconventional, genre-blurring selections that have resonated on both Polish and international stages, including the UK-based Keep Hush radio show. She performs in Poland and abroad, also supporting international female rappers like Aunty Razor and Nah Eeto as a concert DJ. Kitty is currently a co-organizer of the underground event series Libacja S.A. and was previously a member of the DJ collective BITE.
OBSZAŃSKA B2B DZIEDZIC DJ SET (Poland)
Agnieszka Obszańska and Łukasz Dziedzic will take you on a journey into their musical wonderland. They will blend the best of Amazonian and African rhythms, infused with energetic techno. From the pulsating sounds of Kampala, through the Mexican deserts, the Brazilian jungle, to the club beats of Berlin. Rhythm, energy, techno, life!
Łukasz Dziedzic – an audiovisual artist, musician, painter, designer, and art curator. Between 2004 and 2022, he co-managed the Szara Gallery. He creates video films, installations, music projects, and curates numerous exhibitions. He has performed with various projects at festivals such as Unsound in Kraków, Tauron Nowa Muzyka and Ars Cameralis in Katowice, Supermarket Art Fair in Stockholm, and Art Meetings in Kyiv. Nowadays, he mostly paints vibrant, colourful works. He lives and works in Katowice and Kraków.
Agnieszka Obszańska – a journalist and sound artist. For many years, she was associated with Polskie Radio’s Programme III (Trójka), where she hosted the daily “Teren Kultura” segment and co-created the “Radiowy Dom Kultury” programme. Later, she worked at Radio 357, where she hosted her cultural show “Obszary” and “Fikando”, featuring club and electronic music. Recently, she has returned to “Trójka.” She works with audio-visual forms, creating radio plays, podcasts, sound installations, and sound design, often based on self-recorded field sounds. She leads sound and podcast workshops and promotes the idea of field recording.
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