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Music -> Biography of DJ Suki

DJ SUKI

DJ SukiDJ Suki has a strict music policy - if it can move a crowd of people to dance, she'll play it. Being Asian but born in England, she grew up hearing a wide range of musical styles which naturally influences the music she plays to be a varied fusion of that old cliche "East-meets-West". However, because her family roots stretch back to India's Punjab region (the original home of Bhangra), she has a natural urge to choose music for its rhythm and dance floor potential, whatever its origin. The act of mixing two completely different types of music into one coherent sound also gives her the opportunity to play things not normally heard anywhere else. This, plus being obviously a female Asian DJ, puts her in a tiny minority.



Her DJ career began in the tail-end of the 90s and in the midst of the 'Asian Underground'/stick-a-bindi-on-your-head media frenzy. Already, she has played alongside bands such as Fun-Da-Mental (a big influence on her when growing up), State Of Bengal, Indian Ropeman, Dreadzone, Earthtribe and The Dhol Foundation as well as a handful of support slots with Asian Dub Foundation. These, plus guest spots at club nights like Swaraj, Sitarfunk and Raha have given her the opportunity to play numerous venues across Europe as well as back home. More recently, she has hooked up with Birmingham's pioneering 'Shaanti' club who adopt a similar music policy to her own: no arrogant pretensions, no superstar egos, no-one dictating what is and isn't trendy, just a great balance of party people and thumping tunes.

For Suki, that's what being a DJ is all about.

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