04:00A-Lo b2b Daferwa b2b Dub Kimski b2b Phillip JondoGermany / Cologne
24/7 diggin’ into music cultures around the globe - at daytime she works as a music journalist and radio presenter, at night she becomes A-Lo behind the decks. A dj with a true passion and an mindbending range from bailefunk to guarachaton, neoperreo and various cumbia styles.
DJ, music-curator and host of the COSMO DJ Sessions – since two decades Daferwa has played global electronic music with a contemporary twist. With a keen sense of rhythmic diversity and cultural influences he unites the sounds of the transatlantic diaspora on the dancefloor.
Best known for his intense and uplifting sets in the clubs of Cologne Uh-Young Kim interweaves funky riddims with deep grooves and timeless rave signals. Under the moniker Dub Kimski he traces dance music culture back to its origins in Jamaican studios and embraces its sonic offsprings from Detroit via London to Durban building up any floor into a blissful frenzy.
With co-signings from some of Europe’s most influential venues, platforms and labels, including Düsseldorf’s Salon des Amateurs and London’s NTS Radio, Cologne-based artist Phillip Jondo has garnered a reputation as a first-class DJ and producer since many years.
His debut EP Little Princess for Dekmantel (2021), featured knockout collaborations with Maxwell Sterling, DJ Plead and Moa Pillar. Jondo’s latest BISQU EP feat. Xzavier Stone and DJ Plead will be released via his own imprint SPA Recordings and treads a similarly weighty path. The label SPA was launched in 2018 by Jondo and his friends DJ Brom and Friday Dunard.
Since 2014 Phillip has been regularly hosting shows on NTS and inviting international guests to deliver forward thinking and creative selections. His sets cover everything from grime, house, footwork, jungle, rap, dancehall, R&B, disco to bass-heavy techno. Jondo’s passion for experimentation made him a unique selector, who has been able to seamlessly connect the dots between various styles through thoughtful layering and creative mixing skills.
With highlight shows including festivals and clubs like Draaimolen, Meakusma, Dekmantel, Dekmantel Selectors, Melt, Robert Johnson and De School, Jondo has presented his distinctive sound to a variety of audiences across Europe.