BUKU music and arts festival
After a two-year hiatus from music events and parties in a city where jazz was invented and Mardi Gras takes precedence over daily responsibilities, the city of New Orleans seemed to finally be able to breathe again. The spark of life returned to the French Quarter this spring when our creole neighbors fostered a festival […]
Ready to dance under the New Orleans sunshine again, Buku-goers gathered at the gates for Day 2 and began pouring in with high vibes. I heard many people talking about how they wished Buku Music + Arts Project was a 3-day festival, and honestly even as exhausted as I was by the end of the […]
BUKU Music & Arts Festival is back with another stellar lineup this year, and GRiZ is joining the talent with his jazzy-electronic vibes. Grant Richard Kwiecinski, better known by his stage name GRiZ, is a unique gem in the electronic music world. Playing the saxophone and bringing strong jazz and reggae elements into electronic music, his […]
Jennifer Lee, better known by her stage name TOKiMONSTA, is a producer and DJ from Los Angeles. In addition to making incredible music, she also has quite an astounding story behind her work. Lee grew up playing the piano and always had an ear for music, and in 2010 she was invited (as the first […]
All Photos by Waylon O’Day
Coverage by Waylon O’Day and Parnia Razi Noname As fans trickled in on another beautiful day for the second day of BUKU, Noname’s voice filled the air as she began performing at the Power Plant main stage. She came onstage and before she even began her presence and energy shifted the audience’s as well, […]
Noname is a rapper from Chicago, known in her neighborhood of Bronzeville by her name Fatimah Warner. She grew up with a love and talent for poetry and rap, and began performing slam poetry and rap at open mic events throughout her teenage years. Engaging in the local scene, she met other Chicago hip-hop and […]
Virtual Self, a Porter Robinson project and alias, is a new and interesting neo-trance project which takes on a more grungy, early 2000’s electronic, and underground sound. Porter Robinson, an American DJ and producer, gained international fame and attention with his hit album Worlds in 2014, traveling the world and playing shows and festivals everywhere […]
Elohim, a mysterious and new face in electro-pop, is an exciting artist from L.A. who began her music career from a humble place. Being a shy, quiet young girl who had a passion for playing the piano, this passion grew into a talent for remixing and producing music. She began working with other young and […]
Alison Wonderland, an Australian DJ and producer, has been taking the world by storm this year. From humble beginnings, this badass and talented young woman has landed herself a spot on Coachella’s 2018 lineup, the cover of many popular DJ magazines, and even created her own music festival in Australia called Wonderland Scarehouse. Her love […]
Jai Wolf is a New-York based electronic producer who has recently made his rise to stardom with his EP Kindred Spirits released in 2016, and has spent the last 2 years playing shows and festivals around the world. He was born in Bangladesh in 1991, and soon after, his family came the U.S. and settled in […]
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