DJ Mag's 'One To Watch' NikNak to play Faversham
Award-winning DJ and Turntablist NikNak presents her exciting new project, Sankofa at the Hot Tin
One of DJ Mag’s ‘Ones to Watch 2022’, award-winning DJ and Turntablist NikNak presents her exciting new project, Sankofa.
NikNak (@ninakdjmusic) continues to build upon her vast DJing experience having blown audiences away with her eclectic DJ sets at festivals like Wilderness, We Out Here, Leeds International Festival, Bestival and more, as well as running the "Dub Sirens" and "Melanin" events in Leeds.
An immersive sound and visual experience, Sankofa explores the narrative of a young black woman, Afrofuturism and her comic book heroes.
Sharing the screen with images of her childhood superhero, Storm, NikNak creates a new sonic world and realises her superhuman abilities through Turntablism.
With live improvised Turntablism NikNak sculpts soundscapes that combine with visual artist Loëpa’s imagery, including illustrations, references to comic book heroes and manipulated live film footage.
The use of surround sound and the live interplay between visuals and audio creates a unique sound world to explore. If you have ever wanted to walk into a comic book and experience it through sound and vision, this is your chance.
A member of the Eve's Drop DJ Collective, NikNak is a ground-breaking multidisciplinary artist and became the first Black Turntablist in history to win the illustrious Oram Award in 2020. The album Sankofa releases on music tech label Inventing Waves on 1st July.
Support comes from live loop musician XANA.
XANA (@xa88na) will take words and sounds from the audience and the space and use vocal layering, drum machines and scratching into a live loop improvised set. The set will also feature a haptic vest for Deaf or hard of hearing audience members to wear the music of the show on their back whilst XANA plays.
Workshop with NikNak - included in ticket price
If you are female, trans or non-binary, NikNak will be running a free turntablism workshop before the performance and is included in the performance ticket price. Please contact us direct if you're interested.
