Goth Jafar

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Suffy Baala known as Goth Jafar (born June 1997) is a New York-based DJ. [1] [2] [3] She is signed by Discwomen in New York. [4]

Work

Goth Jafar blends a mix of hardcore techno, trance, pop and hip hop and she performs regularly with the collective Club Carry. [5] She has spun at a number of venues and nightlife staples including the Anonymous hosted-party, Chromatic, Brooklyn's LadyLand, Los Angeles-based Heav3n, PC Music's Club Quarantine, and Sweden's Norbergfestival. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Goth Jafar has performed sets alongside Memphy, Tama Gucci, A.G. Cook, River Moon, Ashland Mines (fka Total Freedom), Boyfriend.dick, Jimmy Edgar, LYDO, SHYGIRL, Namasenda, BABYNYMPH, and Planningtorock, amongst others. [11] She also performed an opening set for Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour in Houston, Texas. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Goth Jafar Makes Chaotic Mixes For Your Inner Femme Bot". Nylon. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  2. ↑ https://www.papermag.com/namasenda-goth-jafar-ladyland-2657521148.html
  3. ↑ Wark, McKenzie (2022-06-07). "Mapping a modern trans bohemia in the borough of the flesh". Document Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  4. ↑ "Discwoman". discwoman.com. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  5. ↑ Levenson, Joey (2022-05-20). "Manifesting Greatness with Goth Jafar". Notion. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  6. ↑ "Listen to Goth Jafar's banging Batman-themed FACE mix". The Face. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  7. ↑ "Norbergfestival 2023". Norbergfestival 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  8. ↑ Veitch, Mara (2021-09-01). "Welcome to Anonymous: The Club You Can't Get Into". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  9. ↑ Macias, Ernesto (2021-07-27). "Cult DJ Doss Brings the House Down at Her Long-Awaited New York Show". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  10. ↑ "Goth Jafar curates a playlist of summertime club cuts". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  11. ↑ https://ra.co/dj/gothjafar/
  12. ↑ Cuby, Michael. "My Rapturous Queer Summers With Beyoncé's Renaissance". Them. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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