The pioneering DJ crew’s in-demand rave sets span the world, but they keep a close focus on community and sustainability
There’s something of the superhero team about dance collective Boko! Boko! There’s their big, complementary personalities and musical abilities and clear camaraderie, not to mention their colourful Lycra outfits. As they wait backstage in Oslo’s Blå club prior to their set at the Oslo World festival, the trio of Juba (AKA Chinwe Pam Nnajiuba, razor sharp with a buzzcut and specs, 32), Tash LC (Tashan Campbell, small and impishly witty, 27) and Mina (Hannah Mac, 5ft 11in of husky-voiced effusiveness, 31) are full of good cheer. Bantering about backstage catering and Norway’s blondness, taking selfies and wondering how they’re going to follow the Kenyan boyband currently on stage, they feel like old friends catching up.
Which they kind of are. Boko! Boko! may be one of the best and most important DJ teams around right now thanks to the high-energy, globally sourced rave sets they’ve been honing over seven years. This year has seen all three release spectacular records, and together they headlined Berlin’s ultimate techno bunker, Tresor, in September. Yet they rarely get to see each other. Juba lives in Berlin and travels constantly on projects such as her documentary, compilation and podcast series about women DJs/musicians, Assurance. The other two are based in south London but have hectic solo DJ careers and run record labels – Mina’s Earth Kicks and Tash’s Club Yeke – and Mina also records and tours with Ghanaian MC Bryte.
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