BADSISTA

Sao Paulo-based DJ/producer BADSISTA is headlining MIDNIGHT EAST, a club night series by Spotify O-EAST and Azumaya on Friday 22 August.

Rafaela Andrade, aka BADSISTA, broke out in 2016 with his self-titled EP and is known for his signature sound merging house, techno and bass music into genres from Latin America such as baile funk and dembow, which are becoming increasingly popular worldwide year by year. The evolution of his music continues, and in recent years he released an EP on Colombia’s key label TraTraTrax, as well as produced renowned artists including Linn da Quebrada and Kelela. In addition, through the feminist collective Bandida, of which he is a co-founder, and the event series ‘BADSISTA AND FRIENDS’, he has been playing an important role in the Brazilian underground music scene to commit to the empowerment of women and queer artists in their community.

For his second visit to Tokyo, 3 local DJs will join him at O-EAST’s 3F. DJ POIPOI, who had worked for London label Night Slugs and is currently based in Shinjuku 2-chome, selects dance music and black music from around the world. ShioriyBradshaw is a sound selector who crosses genres and borders in search of unique regional influences. (Her performance at Boiler Room Tokyo in 2024 made a big  buzz.). And Bailefunk Kakeko, the synonymous with baile funk in Tokyo and a member of DJ crew tomodachi100 will be on the decks. She has been helping to build a bridge between Brazil and Japan, playing for Brazilian online parties, providing mixes and inviting several Brazilian artists to Japan.  

The Azumaya floor features Nagoya-based label/club GOODWEATHER, with two of their artists, juke footwork producer CRZKNY and DJ noonkoon from Hiroshima, coming to Kyoto. From the local scene, DIYZ, a veteran DJ who is a member of the improvised live techno unit Technowolf and also releases ampiano tracks under the DeeZee alias. Also MoEPiKA, a DJ who skillfully control a wide range of genres including baile funk, UK funk and bass music is joining them.