SYDNI LUV
With over a decade behind the decks, SYDNI LUV has built an international career bridging African music, global club culture, and high-level cultural spaces. Her approach is deeply focused on tempo, transitions, and emotional arc, shaped by early training in Hip-Hop and refined through years of global touring.
In 2011, she trained under legendary DJ Scratch as an intern and assistant on ScratchVision, where she developed technical discipline and musical range. These foundations continue to inform her precision and control across club, festival, and brand-driven environments.
Her performance history includes touring with Tiwa Savage on the Water & Garri North American tour, opening for artists such as Uncle Waffles, Little Simz, Ari Lennox, Bree Runway, Aminé, and DJing Burna Boy’s African Giant afterparty. She has appeared at major cultural platforms including AfroPunk, AfroNation Puerto Rico, Chop Vegas, AfroFuture Festival (Ghana), the United Nations x Coachella Summit, and Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City.
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As a curator, SYDNI LUV is the founder of NAIRA, launched in 2019 as the first Afrobeats party in Lower Manhattan. What began as a nightlife series has evolved into a respected cultural platform spanning New York, London, Los Angeles, and Lagos, with over 10,000 attendees across dozens of events. NAIRA now operates as a space for African electronic and forward-facing club music, emphasizing inclusivity, sound quality, and intentional programming.
Sydni Luv has held residencies at Public Records and SNS Bar in New York City, currently holds a residency at Damballa (Brooklyn), and recently secured a London residency at The Lower Third. Beyond nightlife, she is the official DJ for Ling Hussle, touring across Europe this spring alongside JID, and continues to work across fashion, brand activations, and international cultural events.
Now based between New York, Lagos, and London, SYDNI LUV’s work is future-facing yet grounded—designed for serious dance floors, global audiences, and spaces where music leads the experience. From Lagos with LOVE. 💫
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The nights
- Fri 23 OctNAIRA: Afro Electronic FreedomJolene Sound Room Brooklyn · first time · NAIRA12 going
- Sat 25 Jul 2026Spinall Open-Air w. Vonnie Mack, WEMI, & MoreH0l0 Yard · first time · GRAY-AREA
- Sat 21 Feb 2026Spinall with AQUTIE [Day Party]Superior Ingredients · first time · GRAY-AREA
Who they play with
Counted from the bills themselves, over bills of twelve names or fewer. A pair's count includes a night that is announced and not yet played; where there is one, the row says when.
- SPINALLH0l0 Yard ×1, Superior Ingredients ×1 · Feb 2026 – Jul 20262 nights
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