Abena
Manchester is continuously flourishing with new talent, and one of the DJs shining through right now is Abena. Her DJ sets are fast, eclectic and dynamic, and her wide-ranging knowledge of many genres can be heard via her Well Good show on Manchester’s Stream Radio, plus appearances on Rinse FM and NTS for further listening. “After seeing DJs like Objekt and Call Super and going to nights like Mutualism and Strange Riddims, I’ve very much embraced playing songs that are bass-heavy, fast and a lot of fun,” she says.
Alongside aNNA, Hayter Player and Rosa Méthol, she co-founded All Hands On Deck; a collective running workshops and open-deck nights for people from marginalised genders. Since their first open-deck party at Manchester’s Partisan they’ve built a solid community, now with a mix series to showcase their members, and will be launching a run of production workshops this year. At the end of 2020, Abena played for an impressive 12 hours to raise money for