We heard you wanted to see us again soon …
So we're throwing a little birthday party
8 years of the sound system and an exciting summer ahead.
Djs, performances, games, cake, the whole shebang
Come shake a leg.
Catering Provided by Garden of Afruika.
Birthday cake included with your ticket.
** Please email blackobsidiansoundsystem@gmail.com if help with ticket costs is needed **
Lineup :
DJ Flight
DJ Flight is one of the foundations of Drum & Bass. She is an award-winning DJ, broadcaster, radio producer, and co-founder of EQ50 - a collective of women working towards fairer representation in dance music.
Ain Bailey
Ain Bailey is a composer, artist and DJ. She facilitates workshops considering the role of sound in the formation of identity, and the exploration of memory and sound. Forthcoming in June 2026 with Elaine Mitchener is an Art On The Underground sound commission for Waterloo Station.
Carma
Astute to the sounds of life, Carma is a writer, teacher, DJ & storyteller using music to fuel every creation. Having grown up around Baltimore, her style is deeply influenced by the sounds of the city. Club, House, Bass and so much more. While Baltimore is where the influence starts, it is far from where it stops. Carma is inspired by the groovy bounces of the Afro-diasporic sounds around the world: Kuduro, Gqom, Baile Funk, the options are endless. Expect to catch a crazy beat while she plays.
Rabz
Rabz is a DJ, PT, filmmaker and curator. They co-founded WET in 2023, a music-focused night for d*kes in South London. From Rabz's sets you can expect to hear bass-heavy, percussive sounds from genre's including but not limited to UK Funky, Bubbling 2-Step, Grime, Garage, House, Jersey, Gqom, Footwork & Jungle. They hosted a regular show on Balamii Radio for over 5 years, showcasing a more varied range of Black music including Jazz, Soul, Hip-Hop, Funk, Dub & much more.
rare treat
Rare Treat is an international DJ based in London, a portal into the full breadth of the Global African diaspora. Her sets move seamlessly through Dancehall, Afrobeats, Jungle, Jersey Club, Baile Funk, Kuduro, Amapiano, and House edits, while honouring deeper roots in Reggae, Afrobeat, and traditional African instrumentation. She plays open-format with intention, reading rooms and moving people across genres without losing the thread.
Sippin' T
Sippin’ T is a DJ & Visual Artist, reclaiming the texture and multiple faces of electronic music from a Black & Global South perspective, a sonic journey fusing nature with technology, ambient with club, the past with presence.
+ B.O.S.S' very own:
dj dae
mellowdramatics
secret lover
Food selection to include: - Trini doubles (contains gluten) - Jollof bowl (rice, salad, BBQ grilled oyster mushroom/ aubergine, salad, PB shito, plantain) (allergen free) - Island bowl (Dominica pelau rice, BBQ grilled sweet pimento oyster mushroom, beetroot coleslaw, plantain, hot pepper) (allergen free)
Black Obsidian Sound System (B.O.S.S.) was established in the summer of 2018 with the intention of bringing together a community of queer, trans and non-binary black and people of colour involved in art, sound and radical activism. Following in the legacies of sound system culture they wanted to learn, build and sustain a resource for our collective struggles. The black-led system, based in London, is available to use or rent by community groups and others with the purpose of amplifying and connecting them.