jahanam
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  • © Ikram Abdulkadir
jahanam
DJ

In Islam, jahanam refers to a place of resort for the inordinate; where evildoers and unbelievers live. This is where Iranian-Swedish artist jahanam resides over.

The Tehran-born, Stockholm-based artist has been reshaping – and removing – seemingly fixed concepts of what and how you can play multiple genres without committing to one. With her core group of musical collaborators also driving the Stockholm underground scene, she’s paving the way for an exhilarating post-migrant sound that’ll keep ringing for years to come.

But more than just experimentation, jahanam is a do-it-all kind of girl. Whether it’s her hydra-headed sets where techno meets jungle and we fall right back into funk, or her whip-smart and piercing lyrics, she always manages to bring a much-needed unpretentious, playful element to a generation of a little lacking in it. And play she does.