Bambii

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Bambii
Birth nameKirsten Azan
Genres
Years active2019-present
Labels Innovative Leisure, Because Music

Kirsten Azan, known professionally as BAMBII, is a Jamaican-Canadian DJ/producer, [1] based in Toronto. She rose to popularity through the Toronto nightclub scene. [2] In June 2023 she performed at Melbourne's Rising arts festival. [3] 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." [4]

Infinity Club was released on August 4, 2023. The release was rated four out of five stars by NME, [5] and was a shortlisted nominee for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize. [6] The EP also won the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Bambii: Infinity Club". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  2. ↑ "Meet Bambii, the life and soul of Toronto's club scene". i-d.vice.com. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  3. ↑ Bliszczyk, Aleksandra (2023-06-08). "DO: 'Black Thought, Black Expression, Black Art' at Melbourne's Black Mass Club Night". Vice. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  4. ↑ Santiago, Gio (2023-04-04). "Bambii: "One Touch"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  5. ↑ Evans, Nathan (2023-08-02). "Bambii – 'Infinity Club' review: bass-heavy dancehall and jungle bangers galore". NME. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  6. ↑ Chelosky, Danielle (July 11, 2024). "Polaris Music Prize 2024 Shortlist Includes Cindy Lee, The Beaches, Allison Russell, & More". Stereogum . Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.


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