If you are a hater, Nodiggity are not for you. For real, if you have hate in your heart, donât even bother reading further and most certainly donât click their mixcloud link because, in their own words, âNodiggity is for the lovers, by the loversâ.
This dope duo of audio and visual curators from Cape Town consists of two talented womxn who are making their mark through djing, design and whatever mediums and platforms that are available to them (I mean, they have T-shirts called NodiggiTees available on Insta). Theyâre pro-femme, pro-queer, pro-POC and very pro creating and curating spaces for femme, queer, people of colour to get the fuck down in comfort and style as a way to subvert the traditional Cape Town nightlife experience.
Listening to them talk on âThe Cooking Questionâ podcast, I actually feel pangs of jealousy because I realise that Iâll never be as effortlessly cool or comfortable with myself as these 2 femxles. While theyâve only really known each other for just over a year or so (after Jordan slid in Nickitaâs DMs after her performance at Mother City Live Festival in 2016), they have the rapport of life long besties. I actually highly recommend listening to the podcast to really get a feel for who is behind the audio and visual delights.
In terms of the audio delights, Nodiggity have put out a few sick mixes on their mixcloud and soundcloud pages which show off their immaculate taste in music. They describe their djing style as a âHouse, gqom, jazz and jazz hop – same Whatsapp groupâ, which is pretty accurate although Iâd add soul and R&B in there too. House tends to be the base they work off of but they donât shy away from the snares of hip-hop and gqom, and the jazz influence often shines through with a love of keys. They mix the classics over new school beats. They mix new school vocals over old school beats which makes their mixes sound timeless but, at the same time, incredibly current. Give their latest mix a listen below then go catch them live at a venue near you.
