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This is the culmination of so many things, all of my multitudes, my passions, and my dreams: One of the dearest and nearest people to me, despite whatever distance there may be, is my beloved comrade KC. I’ve known KC for over 10 years, essentially my whole adult life (just about anyway; I definitely admired her from afar before we became friends :~) We shared a room during a really significant time in both of our lives. And something that has really inspired me is her revolutionary deejay praxis. Whenever I see her flyers for her gigs she has coming up, a part of me always thinks, “I really want to be able to have that many gigs so I can make a flyer like that of my own.” Well… Here it is… I originally thought it would be static but I took this really cool video of an exhibit at Grizzly Grizzly in North Philly that I saw over the weekend called Four on the Floor featuring artists Zach Hill and Kim Miller. This video in particular showcases Miller’s part of the exhibit, which “looks to the dance floor as a place for experimentation, connection, and collective movement…considering the dance floor not just as a setting but as a living environment created through rhythm, proximity, and participation.” Before I became a deejay, I was/am a dancer, which feels so bold and brave for me to say. It’s like how I finally see myself as an artist. The very first time I went out to dance when I was 18, I was sexually assaulted and consequently victim-blamed. I had always felt so shy and awkward when it came to dancing so for my first time putting myself and my body out there like that to be met with some dude putting his hand down my pants and then being told I was asking for it afterward was just… It was 2012: a sign of the times. It’s a miracle every time I cut a rug on the dance floor, just like every single breath I take is a miracle, just like waking up every day when it isn’t guaranteed is a God damn miracle. This is my very long-winded way of saying… I have five gigs this month… The first is tonight at Bob & Barbara’s. The second is the Uhuru Health Festival & Flea Market, which I have been organizing for nine years and deejaying at for five… And oh yeah…

SAVE THE DATE! May 31st 5-10pm! Join us for a fun-filled evening as we close out Masc Ally Month @pentridgestation . At this family-friendly event, you can: Enjoy performances from @_mister.right_ , Mr. Drag King Philly 2025 Flex your biceps with @queerarmwrestling Kick back to the DJ stylings of @comradecota Nosh on delicious bites from @chefboo100 (available for purchase) Help raise money for immigration and gender justice work with @comitephilly Registration preferred - Suggestion donation: $10 - No one turned away for lack of funds ------- Acompáñanos a una tardeada llena de diversión para darle cierre al Mes de los Aliados Masculinos (Masc Ally Month) en Penntridge Station. En este evento para toda la familia, podrás: Disfrutar de las actuaciones de Mister Right, Mr. Drag King Philly 2025 Lucir tus bíceps durante el concurso de pulseadas/vencidas Queer Arm Wrestling Relajarte al ritmo de las mezclas de DJ Comrade Cota Degustar deliciosos bocadillos del Chef Boo (disponibles para comprar) Ayudar a recaudar fondos para la justicia migratoria y de género Se recomienda registrarse con tiempo Donación sugerida: $10 No se le negará la entrada a nadie por falta de fondos Apoya la recaudación de fondos del Mes de los Aliados Masculinos

I’m grateful to be alive and play MUSIC for the PEOPLE! You can see me do that tonight at @the700_ for Hydrate with Kerri and Elena! I’m on at midnight til close :^) Oh yeah and FUCK ICE TIL IT’S BACKWARDS! That’s it that’s the post.

This thirsty Thursday if you missed Bomba and suffer from FOMO come get a small taste of the vibe we are bringing for the next Bomba announcement forth coming. Myself and @atayay.robles are running it back for a special performance at Grape street don’t miss this………

I am once again coming on here to tell you about another gig I have in April. It will be my final before I fly to FL for the weekend to be with my family, celebrate the addition of another niece and my baby sister becoming a Mother :^) I put on some classic 90s house while home the other day and @dj_aye_v called me, heard it in the background and said it sounded like I was having a party lol well yes: a party for one. However, this Thursday, 4/30 at The Grape in Manayunk we will be putting on A Regular Dance Party for everyone 🥳 Doors at 7:30pm / 8pm to close / Come early / Stay late / Ticket link in the bio (<$13) Show your support for local black and brown deejays holding it down in our great country of Philadelphia 🫡 Don’t sleep; buy your ticket right neOW! 😤

The temperature is rising but you already know Hydrate always stays hot 🥵 We are real keen on having the crazy talented @comradecota as our guest for this one! Not to be missed, come shake your asses. 🍑 Support as always from @ladyprowwl 'n' me. 5/8/26 Upstairs at @the700_ 10PM-2AM $10 21+ 🔥🔥🔥 Comrade Cota is the people’s deejay. An Indigenous revolutionary and African Internationalist, Comrade Cota has been working under the leadership of the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP) since 2017 when they joined the International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement, the APSP’s mass organization. Their primary work is volunteering as the Program Director for the One Africa! One Nation! Marketplace in West Philly, one of over 50 independent economic development institutions of the Uhuru Movement and the longest-standing black community-led flea market in Philly. They organize the annual Uhuru Health Festival and Uhuru Book Fair respectively, which they have been the resident deejay for since 2021 alongside DuiJi13, founder of vinyl enthusiast deejay collective Vinyl Tap 215, of which they are also a member. Both a digital and vinyl selector, they blend sounds to liberate the minds, bodies, and souls of freedom-loving people everywhere.

April 30th we taking over Grape St 🍇🔥 I’m hitting the decks alongside DJ Ayev, Anilimars, and Comrade Cota for a night full of heat, rhythm, and straight dancefloor… Pull up, bring your people, and let’s run it up. 📍 Grape St 🗓 April 30

A week ago, I flew to St. Louis… To attend the African People’s Socialist Party’s Plenary themed, “This Time ‘Til It’s Won! Power In Our Own Hands! It’s not just Trump, it’s the whole damn system!” At this plenary, there were reports from every department in the movement, holding the work accountable and charting the course for a liberated future. There were also solidarity statements made by people from all walks of life, inside and outside the movement. Despite operating on a sleep deficit throughout my entire trip, I felt so energized by the revolutionary fervor of the African poor and working class. Many times I was moved to tears. I am not a child of the movement like some of my leadership in the Party but I do feel like I have grown up and matured with the movement over the past nine years that I have been a part of it. The majority of my adulthood has been dedicated to the African liberation movement and I intend to keep it that way ‘til it’s won. I also got to reconnect with one of my favorite people in the world, KC, as well as a couple other folks I met during Dweller this year (@cappason and @matcvibe I love y’all!). I met a bunch of new people too! And got to explore St. Louis as a dancer, music lover, and revolutionary deejay. I feel so inspired by this trip to not only continue to put myself out there but more importantly, to sing the Uhuru Movement’s praises in the face of all the haters, State-sanctioned and regular ol’ citizens alike, who will not stand in the way of black people liberating themselves on their own terms. Get with the program or miss out on a black socialist revolution IDGAF! What matters to me is that I continue to become a better person and win more people to support this truly anti-colonial, anti-capitalist, and anti-imperialist movement that’s not just shouting at imperialism but building to GOVERN RN! Freedom in the Chairman’s lifetime! Unity through reparations! No compromise! NO SURRENDER!

This #ThrowbackThursday, I wanna take a lil trip down memory lane with one of my dearest friends and comrades, KC 💗 I already wanna cry just thinking about our 10+ year friendship! We have experienced so much together and separately. And through it all, we have always, and unwaveringly, been there for each other. When I learned about Chairman Omali Yeshitela and the Uhuru Movement from our friend Muteba @tsblackpower , it was a no brainer to recruit KC into the @uhurusolidarity movement. I remember that day so clearly. I didn’t know it at the time, but it was during my last year living in Boston. Me and a couple comrades sat KC down and told her about the reparations work led by the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP). By the end, she was like, “How do I sign up?” Then that raised a contradiction for me: I aligned with the Uhuru Movement as soon as I heard about it but hadn’t joined an organization within it yet. Right then and there, I was like, “It’s time for me to join the International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement.” And I have never looked back since. It’s been almost ten years of KC and me being in revolutionary organization together. I’m pretty sure we met sometime during 2013 or 2014 so we have spent so much more time together in this principled way than not and that is such a blessing and a gift. And we have the APSP to thank for that. How anyone could attack or doubt this movement that has an over 50-year-long track record of bringing people together from all walks of life under the banner of #UnityThroughReparations is beyond me. I’m so grateful to the Party for existing and leading the way forward to a liberated future for everyone. All of that to say, I have the honor of going to St. Louis for the Party’s plenary this weekend as well as deejaying a vinyl set with KC. It feels like the biggest full circle moment for me that I have experienced in a very long time. I’m eager to catch up with comrades and new friends. ❤️🖤💚

TONIGHT ISSA VIBE TRIBE WITH NAMO MAITRI ANTI BAD VIBES GOOD VIBES ONLY @ BOB & BARB’S 1509 SOUTH ST 8PM-12AM 21+ NO COVER DIGITAL SET WITH SOME IRL FRIENDS COME THRU!

Back slinging jokes at @dahlak_paradise . Signups at 8:30 | show at 9:00. Come thru April 10th w/ @blackmdna at midnight. April 24th w/ @comradecota

Happy Aries Season / Astrological New Year :~) The Spring Equinox has graced us once again! This is my favorite time of the year because it is all about renewal. Starting things over. Doing it anyway. Aries is a cardinal fire sign, meaning it embodies dynamism and is always ready to take action. Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready, right? I’m mostly Earth and Water but I do have one Fire placement and that is my Mars in Aries, its planetary ruler, a fortuitous placement for me :^) Since I have become firmly post-Saturn return, and (ironically?) un(der)employed, I feel like I have been tapping into the bold, fiery nature of Aries. I am betting on myself, my talents and skills, and the things only I have to offer. And even though I am not the only person who deejays because they love music, I am the only one who shares it with the world in the way that I do. And I have the profound honor and privilege of doing so on the radio for the first time later today! What a gift! This came together a bit last minute but I’m grateful for the opportunity and the trust to fill in for my dear friend Vicenta while she plays at the Art Museum. You can tune in to hear me spin from 6-8pm Eastern on greatcircles.net 🌀✨