Bambii

Kirsten Azan, baptized Bambii, is one of Canada’s most compelling DJs.Whether online or on dancefloors, her political and musical vernacular givecredence to dance music’s ever expanding reach, the relationships it helpsforge between individuals, cultures and spaces. As proof, she has spentthe last few years touring Europe and Asia as a solo artist and in supportfor some of the world’s most relevant artists — Kelela, Mykki Blanco andErykah Badu , to name just a few. She’s a reoccurring name across Europeanvenues like Paris’ Afropunk and Germany’s Open Source Festival. On thisside of the Atlantic, her event series ‘JERK’ has made stops in Halifax,Los Angeles, New York and Montreal building on the success of the event’s7TH yearof existence in hometown Toronto. Publications are also keepingafloat — Wonderland, VOGUE, CRACK, DUMMY and DAZED all want a piece— and awaiting her debut EP, set to hit the internet before the year closes.