Tag: Global Thotties

PLAYING THE BAY: Arumi Dances on the Glass Ceiling

Straight outta Southern California, Arumi discovered her artistic expression in the Bay Area through a love of house and world music. As a recent graduate of San Francisco State University, she manifests her passion for music through DJing and producing.

Alongside DJ Lil Waifu, Arumi cofounded Global Thotties – a collective for female artists focusing in on world music – as a means to reclaim female sex positivity. During our interview, we discussed what it feels like to be at the intersections of being an Asian American artist and the interruptions that occur as a female DJ during her sets.

Listen to what she has to say here:

PLAYING THE BAY: DJ Lil Waifu the Lightworker

Armed with leather straps and anime references, Jasmine Justo (a.k.a DJ Lil’ Waifu) creates mixtapes that heal souls and unequivocally embrace all the emotions. In this interview, catch Lil’ Waifu’s realness in the way she talks about her sadness, sexuality, and sending soundwaves to outerspace, as well as her experiences navigating the music industry among male musicians.

This is one small step for womankind in the Bay Area and one large step for Global Thotties™ – a community she started with her cohort DJ Arumi for women to celebrate their womanhood in whatever type of way they want to express it.

Check out interview below to hear more about what Lil Waifu is up to.