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VEXED - CALLALOO invites MASKITÁ, CHINA & THELONIOUS FUNK'S JUNK
VEXED - CALLALOO invites MASKITÁ, CHINA & THELONIOUS FUNK'S JUNK
VEXED - CALLALOO invites MASKITÁ, CHINA & THELONIOUS FUNK'S JUNK

11 Sep 24 22:00H

VEXED - CALLALOO invites MASKITÁ, CHINA & THELONIOUS FUNK'S JUNK

With fat-lïp

China is a Bajan-Jamaican DJ and film maker based in North-West London. Her sound reflects a timeline of black music. Constantly finding inspiration in the blending of genres that range through both the Caribbean and the continent. She is Heavily influenced by her house/garage background and as a UK native she aims to introduce different black cultures through music and sounds; bridging the gap amongst the diaspora.

MASKITÁ, is a London-based visual artist of Jamaican descent, transcends artistic boundaries to celebrate the Black subject, particularly at the intersection of queerness. Their work explores nuanced themes of global Black identity through photography, film and 3D. Under the moniker 'SHANECORE', they DJ with a focus on music from the global Black diaspora, blending Caribbean sounds of dancehall and soca with queer anthems and sounds from the ballroom/vogue scene. Through mixing these genres, they aim to create a space for Black bodies to move beyond dichotomies, challenging societal norms through music and art.

Thelonious Funkmonk (Deneesha) is a multidisciplinary artist, their practice explores a combination of inventive research methods, storytelling and reimagining the archive, whilst bridging together mediums, such as sound, film and poetry within an installation setting. Sonically they are interested in musical movements, through djing they explore different genres and eras as well sounds of the future, under different alias’.


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