KhushDC and Anthology of Booty Present: BOOTYSTAN featuring DJ Ushka

It's time to look beyond "Kashmir to Kanyakumari." South Asians are rolling thru the streets all over the world, from Mombasa, to Kingston, to Harlem and right here in the District. Join KhushDC and Anthology of Booty for BOOTYSTAN, a night dedicated to the queer and trans* desi diaspora, shakin the island nations and gettin turnt in the concrete jungles. Celebrating musical styles like Chutney Soca, Bhangra, Hindi Reggaeton, Samba House, Baila, Dancehall, Diaspora Pop, our favorite remixes and more... Green Lantern 1335 Green Crt NW Sep 26th $5 before 11pm, $10 after 11pm 21+ *first floor accessible to all; second floor accessible by staircase* DJs: Natty Boom (Anthology of Booty) Kʀɪsᴛʏ ʟᴀ ʀᴀᴛ (Anthology of Booty / Maracuyeah) Mothershiester (Anthology of Booty) Dj Inda Nile (Anthology of Booty) featuring special guest Dj Ushka: Ushka is a Brooklyn-based deejay, cultural organizer, and immigrant rights activist. She is part of the music label, Dutty Artz, a collective of deejays and producers creating sonic cultural production and events in NYC as well as one half of iBomba, one of NYC’s premiere parties for global bass music. Having grown up in several parts of the world, her musical influences are as transnational as she is. She is originally from Sri Lanka and grew up in Thailand. Check out her mixtape "Foreign Brown" on her SoundCloud page: https://soundcloud.com/djushka/foreign-brown-mixtape-1 ******************************************************************* KhushDC is a social, support and political group that provides a safe and supportive environment, promotes awareness and acceptance, and fosters positive cultural and sexual identity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) and additional gender or sexual minority South Asians in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Anthology of Booty is a group of DJs and organizers who been throwing parties since 2008 in response to a community cry for dope inclusive dance nights- centered on women identified people, queer people, trans people, people of color, intersections of these IDs, and friends. We play club-oriented "global booty beats", many of which are tied to our own stories ******************************************************************* COMMUNITY PARTNERS Subcontinental Drift Left Wing DC Makers Lab