Who was billed4 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
4 of the 6 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Akanbi and DJ Temporary — 4 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 11 Nov 2023.
- Akanbi and anu — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 7 Feb 2025.
Who they are
“Akanbi is heading a new generation of dedicated ravers in New York City.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Akanbi is heading a new generation of dedicated ravers in New York City. Raised in Lagos, Nigeria, with limited access to the internet but a huge thirst for new music, Akanbi moved to NYC in 2010 and immersed himself head on into every corner of dance music, as a serious dancer and, eventually, a DJ and rave activator. He’s cultivated his unique style of DJing that delivers an intentional blend of freak-out boogie music, sensual rollers, whip-crack bangers, insistent percussion, afrobeat goodness, deep thumping low frequencies & slow-burning experimental descents. In 2014, he started New York City's GROOVY GROOVY party - a judgment-free atmosphere for wild dance floors, spiritual, mental & physical rejuvenation, radical politics, and a dose of undeniably rocking talent. Akanbi has made an impression with visionary sets across the globe at select spaces like Guggenheim Museum, Sustain Release, Nowadays, Dekmantel, Horst, OIL Club Shanghai, WWW Tokyo, Berghain/Panorama Bar, Corsica Studios, Primavera Sound Barcelona et al.Recently at Paragon, Jupiter Disco, Nowadays · often with /KATA/, The Large, Ayanna Heaven, none of them here that night
often with OPAN (open air), VALLEY open air, Nooriyah, none of them here that night
- Their RA profile lists Hessle Audio, Hemlock Recordings, Dekmantel, L.I.E.S. and 3 more.
Recently at public records, Nowadays · often with Jek, Gui Machado, Omer Mil, none of them here that night
Recently at Nowadays, Bossa Nova Civic Club, Camp Kennybrook · often with Yogic, Simisea, LOIF, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- The Large9 with Akanbi
- Ayanna Heaven4 with Akanbi
- x3butterfly4 with Akanbi
- /KATA/3 with Akanbi
- Yaya Flows3 with Akanbi
- Yogic3 with DJ Temporary
- Aaron J2 with DJ Temporary
- deep creep2 with DJ Temporary
how this compares
- Median final count, Fridays at Nowadays716
- Middle half finished between421 and 1,032
- Past Fridays at this venue counted159
The room
Nowadays — 804 events and 1,369 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Who put it on
GROOVY GROOVY — 18 events and 62 artists since Sep 2023.