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Here we go with our next summer refresher, the Garibaldi, for your listening pleasure! It has been prepared by the fantastic up-and-coming act out of South Africa, Desiree, who has been creating a buzz in the international scene lately and just celebrated her premiere at Berlin's Watergate last week. Her mix comes out balanced and refreshing, with deep, sweet and soulful summer notes all intermingling in the perfect sip.

The emergence of electronic music in Johannesburg has become the focus of international attention, spanning a myriad of sub-genres and featuring a collection of world-class DJs. Among them, Desiree is a prominent figure. Equally at ease showcasing cutting-edge threads on the cat-walk and spinning the sketchiest new tracks in underground South African deep-house clubs, Desiree represents feminine intelligence, empowerment and style, effortlessly traversing careers between the fashion and music industries.

When she is not on the runway, Desiree is a resident DJ and co-founder for a women’s music collective, ironically named Boys Club. In the space of two years, Desiree has become a regular attraction at some of Johannesburg’s most popular events. Resident DJ at The Rhythm, and previously Surreal Electronica, she has featured on line-ups with Black Coffee, Elif and Da Capo, and played at the Grand Moon and Nouvel An Sauvage in Ivory Coast.

Desiree’s sonic palette incorporates alternative electronic sounds inspired by Thom Yorke, Bonobo and Gui Boratto, fused with afro-house and deep-tech by Osunlade, Guy Mantzur, Jonathan Kaspar and Sobek. She cites the Rocco mix of Ralf Gum’s ‘All This Love For You’ as her all-time favourite house track.

Known as a taste-maker among her peers, Desiree made the Top 10 of the Budweiser sponsored SA King of the Decks competition in 2020. Her experience has fine-tuned Desiree’s skills as a performer, enabling her participation in the 2019 Rackless Kazi DJ Residency in Zambia as the South African representative for this unique women-focused programme. She has acquired an ambition to expand into the realm of music production and is currently working on original material for release soon.

Cheers

The bartenders

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Cocktail and photography credit: Sonja and Alex Overhiser, A Couple Cooks