"Hip-hop, calypso, salsa underscored Panamami’s upbringing as a West Indian Panamanian growing up in Echo Park, Los Angeles. She absorbed the High Life, Hip Life and Arab-influenced music popular in Ghana and Niger during her year-long stay in Africa, just as she did the local sounds of Baltimore, Washington D.C. and the Bay Area, three other cities she has called home. Panamami’s sets are eclectic and informed; from Brazilian beats to dancehall, cumbia , hip hop and more, anything goes when she hits the turntables. Panamami has successfully rocked diverse crowds all over the US by seamlessly moving between genres, handpicking both classic and contemporary songs to keep partygoers on their toes.
Panamami is co-founder of Bodega, a seasonal world music party and one of the fastest-growing dance event in Los Angeles, where she has rocked alongside a slew of famed guest Djs, such as Quantic and Rich Medina. She has graced venues like Kress Nightclub and Zanzibar in Southern California, the Elbo Room in San Francisco, Bardot in Miami and DROM and Bembe in New York City. One of her mixtapes was recently featured on Jay Z’s popular blog, Life and Times and Parlour Magazine. She has also been heard over the airwaves on Dj Chilly’s radio show El Sonido on Seattle’s 90.3 FM as well as over internet radio as a disk jockey and personality on Bodega Community Radio in 2011. She is also one of the few American DJs who have had the pleasure of spinning for crowds in the Hongdae district of South Korea. With Panamami’s broad taste in music and sharp turntable skills, it is of no surprise that she continues her reign as one of the most sought-after dj’s in both LA and beyond."
Visit her website here: www.djpanamami.com
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