NAIRA: Afro Electronic Freedom
Jolene Sound Room Brooklyn353 Bedford Ave. Brooklyn NY, 11211 · Map
Fri 23 Oct 2026 · 10pm → 4am Sat · 6 hours
$20 · 21+ · NAIRA ·
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Who’s playing4 artists
In the order the promoter lists them.
Set times not published.
NAIRA returns to New York City for a night of Afro Electronic Freedom! For those who demand more from the dancefloor, the night promises a high-energy blend of Afro House, Afro Tech, Batida, Gqom, Amapiano, Electronic and global club music rooted in African lineage and global Black rave culture.
Curated by SYDNI LUV, NAIRA is a movement — From Lagos, With Love.
If you're looking for real rhythm, real community, and a night that leaves you fully alive, this is it!
from the promoter’s listing on Resident Advisor
Who they are
“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.”
their own biography
the whole biography
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. 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. 💫Recently at H0l0 Yard, Superior Ingredients · often with SPINALL, Tia Mobley, WEMI, none of them here on Friday
“Inspired by his family’s love of music, Say3 took up the drums at the age of 12.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Inspired by his family’s love of music, Say3 took up the drums at the age of 12. It was only a few years later that Say3 discovered late night groove parties and the rhythms of house music. From there, Say3 promptly sold his drum set, purchased his Traktor deck and began performing at local house parties, basements and abandoned warehouses. Now a regular fixture of Atlanta’s club scene, Say3 has shared the stage with well-known DJ’s such as Mina , Ape Drums , and Brenmar , who he also collaborated with on the March 2018 single Free Up released on High End Times. Say3 has released a steady stream of original tracks and remixes throughout the past year including three compilations of afro-edits which has gained him supporters from around the world. His productions also feature on Bryte recent mixtape, who is one of Ghana’s most exciting upcoming vocalists, released on UK label More Time Records. Say3 also runs “Flux” a party in Miami that showcases his global influences and forward thinking underground music.Their RA profile lists More Time.Recently at Nowadays, Mood Ring, Silence Please · often with Uche, J-Cush, DJ Nigga Fox, none of them here on Friday
Recently at The Bush Dyke Bar, Mood Ring, The Sultan Room · often with Halima, Jessicunt, cry$cross, none of them here on Friday
names these artists often play with — not on Friday
- cry$cross2 with SAY3 and 2 with Ubabu
- Halima4 with Ubabu
- DJ Nigga Fox3 with SAY3
- J-Cush3 with SAY3
- Run P.3 with SAY3
- Uche3 with SAY3
- DJ TiGa2 with SAY3
- Jessicunt2 with Ubabu
how this compares
- Median final count, Fridays at Jolene Sound Room Brooklyn30
- Middle half finished between12 and 54
- Past Fridays at this venue counted26
- Counted so far4 on Thu 8 Oct, 12 on Mon 19 Oct
Counts keep rising until the night; this is where it stands today.
The room
Jolene Sound Room Brooklyn — 80 events and 204 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Holds about 150.
Who’s putting it on
NAIRA — 1 event and 4 artists since Oct 2026.
Also that night
- GinjaSILO — also tagged afro house, with afrobeats too.
- Afrobeat Nights NYCThe Sultan Room — also tagged afro house, with dancehall too.
- SHEIK N BEIK PRESENTS: LA COMBI / Rechulski / ELLIOT FROM EARTHMAD Radio NYC — that room books a lot of the same DJs as this one.
how these 3 are connected
- Ginja — RA tags both listings afro house — and that one also afrobeats.
- Afrobeat Nights NYC — RA tags both listings afro house — and that one also dancehall.
- SHEIK N BEIK PRESENTS: LA COMBI / Rechulski / ELLIOT FROM EARTH — shares 23 artists with this room, Pablo Romero among them.