BAMBII
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BAMBII is a Canadian DJ and producer,[1] who won the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024 for her EP Infinity Club.[2]
She rose in popularity through the Toronto nightclub scene.[3] In June 2023 she performed at Melbourne's Rising arts festival.[4] Around that time, Pitchfork characterized her as "a queer club innovator whose exhilarating, rave-ready songs exist at the crossroads of jungle, dancehall, drum’n’bass, and UK garage."[5]
Infinity Club was released in August 2023. The release was rated four out of five stars by NME.[6]
Biography[edit]
According to BAMBII, she first began DJing whilst broke after having dropped out of school.[7][unreliable source?] She has described having thrown illegal raves with her friends. Later in her life after achieving success, she toured Europe and Asia.[7][unreliable source?]
BAMBII has described herself as having political views on gender, race, capitalism, and a 'child-like approach to nearly everything I do'.[7][unreliable source?]
References[edit]
- ^ "BAMBII: INFINITY CLUB". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Meet Bambii, the life and soul of Toronto's club scene". i-d.vice.com. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ Bliszczyk, Aleksandra (2023-06-08). "DO: 'Black Thought, Black Expression, Black Art' at Melbourne's Black Mass Club Night". Vice. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ Santiago, Gio (2023-04-04). "BAMBII: "One Touch"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Evans, Nathan (2023-08-02). "Bambii – 'Infinity Club' review: bass-heavy dancehall and jungle bangers galore". NME. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ a b c @bam_bii (11 April 2024). "When I first started DJing I was broke, dropped out of school and using a laptop that was SO broken and overheating I had to carry around a literal BAKING dish , towel, and a giant bag of ICE to every single club I played in . I would put it under the laptop to get it to work long enough to play for an hour lmao. I did this for 8 months until I bought a new one ALSO u didn't mention ANY of my terrible exes or the iconic illegal raves me and my friends threw while being targeted by the police lol Also left out: ALL MY TALES OF TOURING CRAZY EUROPE AND ASIA my views on gender, race, capitalism, and my child like approach to nearly everything I do lol I can be reached for further consultation lol💋". Archived from the original on 11 April 2024 – via Instagram.
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