A core highlight of our summer was seeing Lady Shaka pull off a masterclass closing set at Strawberry Fields. She’s an iconic fan favourite across the ditch with dozens of standout performances on their biggest stages. She immediately entered the bucket list for Rama.
A DJ and interdisciplinary artist of Pacific Island, Indigenous Maori; and Cape Verdean descent, her musical selection is a representation of both her queer identity as a fem queen and her connection to the moana and the diasporas she belongs to. Lady Shaka is a part of the new generation of young Pasifika artists that aim to re-indigenise and challenge the mainstream with music and art that is both cultural, ancestral and representative of the Pasifika experience.
An artist perfect for Rama, heavily influenced by music from her own culture, upbringing, childhood and lived experiences. Growing up as a dancer: music was always seen as a vessel that makes the “body move, speak, communicate and tell stories”. Her sound selection is representative of the communities she represents and the places she has been; it is a contemporary and indigenous interpretation of what electronic music can be.