LAANI
Fusing her passion for nu jazz, neo-soul, afro riddims, broken beat & house together, LAANI’s eclectic and hypnotic style brings nothing but vibes to any dance floor. A regular face on the London nu-jazz and live music scene, Marketing & Project Manager at Strut (previously at Brownswood Recordings). Programmer for We Out Here Festival (Brawnswood) since 2021, Stage Manager for Jazz Re:Fest since 2018.
With a diverse range of knowledge and beats in her bag LAANI has been circulating the UK underground club scene, taking the controls at venues such as Oval Space, Corsica Studios, Colour Factory, Ronnie Scotts, The Jazz Cafe, and spinning at events for promoters like KOKO, Percolate Music, Heels & Souls, Faith Fanzine & Crack Magazine to name but a few. Festival line ups have included Montreux Jazz, Love International, Worldwide Festival Séte, We Out Here, Lost Village, Jazz Re:Fest & Primavera Sound.
A passionate radio broadcaster, be sure to check her weekly residency ‘The FullJoy Experience’ show on Worldwide FM, with a vibrant stage takeover at We Out Here 2022. LAANI has hosted many international shows in The Netherlands, France and USA as well as features on Jazz FM plus ‘Jazz & Tings’ in the archives, showcasing nu-jazz talent from different parts of the world with a twist of ‘Tings’ being LAANI’s penchant for alternative niche sounds across the board.