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London, United Kingdom

GIRLZ B LIKE: MARCIA DAVINYLMC // KINKY D // DJ FRIDAY // CHRISTINA D

Sat, Jun 20Ends Sunday
20:00-03:00Berlin time (CET/CEST)
GrowLondon

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This summer, East London’s most essential celebration of women DJs and vinyl record culture returns with another unmissable dancefloor gathering. GIRLZ B LIKE lands back at Grow. Bringing together a powerhouse lineup of fearless female selectors, deep musical knowledge, and pure soulful energy.

Curated and hosted by renowned selector and cultural force Marcia “DaVinylMC” Carr, the 20th June date welcomes international tastemaker Kinky D, New York dance music veteran Christina D, and London’s genre-hopping secret weapon DJ Friday - all spinning strictly vinyl- from soulful house, disco and boogie to broken beat, gospel dance, UKG, old skool rave and underground Black music classics, GIRLZ B LIKE continues to champion authentic DJ culture, community connection and women at the forefront of the dancefloor.

Curated and hosted by renowned selector and cultural force Marcia “DaVinylMC” Carr, the night welcomes international tastemaker Kinky D, New York dance music veteran Christina D, and London’s genre-hopping secret weapon DJ Friday - all spinning strictly vinyl.

From soulful house, disco and boogie to broken beat, gospel dance, UKG, old skool rave and underground Black music classics, GIRLZ B LIKE continues to champion authentic DJ culture, community connection and women at the forefront of the dancefloor.

Opening the session, DJ Friday delivers a rich blend of soulful sounds, post-punk, deeper house and London-rooted rhythms. Returning to the booth after a standout previous appearance, Christina D brings decades of NYC and London club culture experience, known for uplifting, emotionally charged house and disco sets that move bodies and spirits alike.

Making her third appearance for the movement, Kinky D - whose “Music Matters” philosophy has shaped decades across club, film, radio and music industries - joins the lineup once again to ignite the room with her signature musical depth and global energy.

Holding it all together is DaVinylMC herself, guiding dancers from opening groove to closing communion with deep selections celebrating the richness of underground Black music culture.

ENTRY INFORMATION

Limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm) Free before 9pm £10 on the door (after 9pm) Last entry 1am

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Marcia Carr

Known well among her industry peers, Marcia Carr is an international vinyl aficionado; she is the DJs DJ with more than thirty six years of loyal passion behind her. She's played many of London's hotspots, she has been featured around the world on bills alongside many big names of the scene. As a former street/jazz dancer she knows how to work up crowds internationally - from festivals to nightclubs, be it DJ'ing in a castle down to a minuscule horse-box - taking audiences on a musical journey that nearly always veers off into sheer eclecticism of sounds. Her club DJ sets of deeper, soulful, jazzy style encompassing tech house, Afro, gospel house, disco, broken beat, nu jazz and dubstep have also featured on air of a variety of radio stations as far flung as Singapore and Sri Lanka to a host of European neighbours - Estonia, Finland, Norway, Luxembourg, Greece, Ireland, Switzerland, Scotland - to Mi-Soul radio, and venues like the Ministry Of Sound radio, alongside the likes of Bob Sinclair, MAW and David Morales. Invitations to spin around the world have continued to find favour and appreciation for Marcia gaining new fans everywhere she goes. Billed with new rising talents such as Josey Rebelle, Shy One, DJ Spinna, EVM128, Horsemeat Disco, Melvo Baptiste, Simbad, BBZ crew, A-Traxx, AfroChick at a variety of gigs, has proven Marcia's versatility to appeal across generations. As well as having spun with many honorary names over the years that include Kerri Chandler, Norman Jay MBE, Larry Heard, Joey Negro, Dego (2000Black), Phil Asher (rip), Paul 'Trouble' Anderson (rip), Bugz In The Attic, Marc Mac (4Hero), Rahaan Rah, Frankie Valentine, Jeremy Newall, Seamus Haji, Teddy Douglas (The Basement Boys), Marc Mac (4Hero), Ricky Morrison, Bert Bevans, DJ Paulette, Kev Beadle, Johnny Reckless, Bruk Up, LadyBugz, Jazzie B, Shorty Blitz, DJ Cosmo, Rachel Aubern and others. On a night off Marcia still has a yearning to take to the dance floor - she's definitely a girl about town [always supporting the underground electronic dance scene]. As a renowned music journalist Marcia's scribes have appeared in many a dance publication over the years. Marcia Carr also runs music PR / Artist agency company Talking Music Productions, is a host of numerous different events (both club and charity events). From time to time she has been involved with studio production and remix work, has also provided independent music consultancy to many organisations, all of which illustrate exactly why she is a tour de force, and still very much in demand around the world. UPCOMING SHOWS: 05-03-22 - GROW / London 26-03-22 - KG / Bedford 23-04-22 - Jazz Cafe/ London 30-04-22 - South West / London 20/23-05-22 - Camber Sands / East Sussex 04-06-22 - We Love / Leeds 25/29-08-22 - We Out Here / Cambridgeshire 24-09-22 - FAITH / London #girlzblike Twitter: @girlzblikedjs | @TalkingMusicPro 🎧 https://soundcloud.com/ms-marcia 🎧 https://www.mixcloud.com/Marcia_CarrtheDJ/ 🎧 http://rinse.fm 🎧 http://bit.ly/39vgOrP 📽 https://youtu.be/a4W9X00Z4t8 * http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=47372132317

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