Festival Centre
22.8.-19.9.2026
Wunderland

Party nights at the festival centre

The Cute Community Radio is a radio station, a community space and a hybrid platform for diasporic and migrant pop culture from Bochum. In our jointly presented party nights Down The Rabbit Hole we invite you to cute club nights where we can dance and celebrate multiple perspectives.

The Soul Diaries by MANDHLA (22 Aug)

JRDN

JRDN is a DJ and multi-discipilinary artist from Harare, Zimbabwe. She is based in the Ruhrgebiet area and her musical interests are spread across a wide range of genres. Her current DJ sound is an exploration of Southern Africa sounds laced with the hype and vibe of electronic music. She also enjoys playing around with UKG, Drum&Bass, Pop, and Trance music. 

JRDN crouches on a wooden deck, resting their head on one hand while looking up at the camera.
© JRDN

Izzie

Izzie is shaped by rhythm, dance, and diaspora. With Caribbean roots and a Paris upbringing, she found her voice through body expression, fashion, and the energy of club culture. Constantly inspired by the people and places around her, she sees music as a way to connect, celebrate, and tell stories.

Her sound blends African rhythms, ballroom, Caribbean influences, and global Black music into sets that are both playful and powerful. Moving effortlessly across genres, she creates moments that feel joyful, bold, and full of life.

For Izzie, the dance floor is a place where cultures meet, people connect, and everyone is invited to let go. Every set is driven by groove, confidence, and an infectious energy that keeps the crowd moving from beginning to end.

IZZIE leans against a graffiti-covered brick wall, tilting their head toward the camera.
© IZZIE

KURSIV

Sedami Gracia Elvis Theodor Ophelia Azilinon AKA KURSIV, is a Berlin-based artist who works with photography and new media. As a ballroom & club DJ they experiment with different music genres to create a space to celebrate black queer music and joy.

KURSIV sits on a red sports court in front of a football goal, looking at the camera.
© Matthias Spiewok

Candy Elijah

Candy Elijah is a Berlin based dancer and host originally from London. With roots in the ballroom scene, Candy's here to make the party jump and your booties bounce all night. Expect to hear Caribbean and UK pirate radio vibes as your soundtrack for the night.


 

A black-and-white photograph of Candy Elijah, holding a white flower in one hand and holding that hand out towards the camera.
© Candy Elijah

Diasporic Bass Music (29 Aug)

Unfug Abla

Unfug Abla was heavily influenced by not only her parents who love RnB and Hip Hop, but also by the omnipresence of the electronic UK sound in The Netherlands and the dutch club culture itself. Digging and selecting since she was a child, she grew up to provide musical curations that come from the heart. From Jazz, Memphis Rap, Phonk to Jungle, Dubstep, Breakbeats, Uk Funky Garage and House, her love for different genres is broadly diversified. 

Meet her playing @ local spots, solo or with up and coming female collective bangerfabrique.

Portrait of Unfug Abla
© Unfug Abla

Mirabhai

Mirabhai’s sets move between groove, bounce and heavier club energy, held together by percussion, deep basslines and a love for playful transitions. Drawing from Funk, House, Hip-Hop, R&B, UK Garage, Afrobeats, Baile Funk and Techno, she treats genres less like fixed rules and more like a space to move through. Prepare for a set that’s a little eclectic, occasionally unhinged, but always committed to the dancefloor.

She's also part of the Vienna-based collective @soularium and one half oft the duo bass2besties. Get ready to bounce.

Mirabhai leans against a light tiled wall and looks directly at the camera.
© Mirabhai

CHINYERE

CHINYERE is a sound producer and DJ based in Hamburg. Growing up between Igbo highlife on his father’s side and alternative rock and punk rock on his mother’s, his sound is shaped by a wide and contrasting musical spectrum. He has a big heart for gqom and uthayela, with a strong affinity for rough textures, heavy basslines and percussive intensity. In his sets, he blends these influences with Hard Drum, UK Garage, Global Bass, Footwork, Bubbling, Singeli, Drill and other subgenres. Driven by a deep sense of playfulness, CHINYERE continuously explores and experiments with new sounds and samples on the dancefloor.

CHINYERE stands against a light background holding studio headphones in both hands. Their gaze is directed to the side.
© Cecilia Luna Pohl

Latinx Bass Music (5 Sept)

c4chorr0 n/n

c4chorr0 n/n is an Argentine multidisciplinary trans artist based in Berlin. Their sets are deeply inspired by the urban sounds of the conurbano, classic Caribbean rhythms, and the power of Latin club culture, a puro perreo y sudor.

c4chorr0 n/n takes a selfie indoors as a strip of sunlight falls across the face.
© c4chorr0 n/n

PussyDivx

From Bogotá, Colombia to the world: PvssyDivx is an international queer artist, DJ based in Berlin and resident of Puticlub Berlin. Her sets are geographies of desire: perreo that pulses and Latin rhythms that don't ask for permission. She makes bodies sweat and asses move.

PussyDivx sits outdoors among watering cans and garden hoses, holding an opened coconut to their mouth.
© gemamema

Transiedad

Transiedad is a Venezuelan DJ and producer based in Berlin, whose sound fuses reggaeton, dembow, techno and Afro-indigenous rhythms in a bold fusion of the ritual, the urban and the queer.  

Her hybrid approach, steeped in identity, turns every set into an intense and liberating experience. She has brought her energy to venues such as Puticlub, Furiosa, PinkPop and Fania Brava, sharing the stage with figures such as Merca Bae, King Doudou, DJ Lizz and DJ Mami. With a provocative aesthetic and a strong political and emotional charge, Transiedad is emerging as a key voice on the alternative Latin electronic scene.

Transiedad kneels on the floor and leans back dramatically.
© Transiedad

Grime (12 Sept)

PVLM

PVLM [palɱ] is a DJ from North Rhine-Westphalia whose sound is shaped by his Afrocentric view of the world and his Congolese background.

In his sets, he blends genres such as house, Afrohouse, batida, baile funk, Afrotech, R&B, UKG, future beats, Afrobeats and more into a timeless experience. UK garage, grime, drum & bass and UK funky have shaped his musical journey. His connection to these sounds began during his time as a street footballer, when he was heavily exposed to UK rap, grime and British club culture.

Alongside his PVLMWINE series on SoundCloud, he is also building a platform for timeless sounds as part of the YOKA. collective.

PVLM stands with his arms crossed and looks straight into the camera.
© PVLM

DJ Spread Out

DJ Spread Out is synonymous with musical eclecticism and sets that deliberately break down genre boundaries. Different musical worlds blend organically to create a sound driven by groove, energy and a keen sense of the audience and dramatic flow.

Throughout his career, DJ Spread Out has already taken to the stage as the support act for international artists such as Ryan Leslie, Trey Songz, Tyga and Chris Brown. As the support act for British rapper Lady Leshurr, he continues on this path – versatile, genre-spanning and with a distinct musical style.

DJ Spread Out is standing in front of a bright wall, wearing sun glasses and a black shirt.
© DJ Spread Out

Aaliana

Hamburg-based Aaliana delivers high-energy club music through a genre-fluid blend of 140, grime, break beats, and uptempo electronics. Following a "rhythm first, no boundaries" philosophy, she seamlessly fuses heavy bass lines with sharp selections to craft engaging sets.

With a monthly residency on London’s Subtle Radio, Aaliana is all about building momentum and taking the crowd on a relentless ride.

Aaliana is sitting on a white sofa in front of a window, looking at the camera.
© Aaliana

Mena/Swana (19 Sept)

BABY.LONIAX

BABY.LONIAX (shAmْs) is a multimedia Performance Artist from the SWANA region, based in Bochum and Cologne. Their DJ sets draw from a wide spectrum of electronic music and diverse influences from SWANA soundscape. She weaves bass, dnb/dabkhe, techno-acid, deep and extravagant basslines into sets that blend the familiar with the unexpected rhythms and harmonics. 

BABY.LONIAX looks directly into the camera in sunlight
© BABY.LONIAX

Mimo Miyagi

My name is Mimo, I’m a Lebanese DJ, stunt actor, and model. I love DJing and turning every stage into a celebration. I play sounds from Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, and across the Middle East. My sets are all about movement, rhythm, and pure vibe. On a mission to take Arabic music worldwide. I love to bring the spirit of dabke to every crowd as it brings everyone together whilst I also mix live derbakkeh into my sets. Bringing the Lebanese tradition!

Selfie of Mimo Miyagi, looking intently into the camera.
© Mimo Miyagi

LIONESSA

LIONESSA is an Egyptian Canadian DJ based in Cairo. Her sets draw from a global upbringing in Egypt and across the Middle East, shaped by years in the West Coast rave scene.

Her sets bridge cultural expression with club forward genres like bass, hard drums, techno, bounce, electro, breaks and acid, delivering hypnotizing, enchanting and alarming sets that subvert traditional Arab / North African sound expectations while pushing the boundaries of the dancefloor.

She is the co-founder of Egyptian Street Meat, an all Egyptian artist collective, and a curator focused on building intentional, femme centric club spaces in Vancouver and her hometown Cairo. Her catalogue spans unique club productions such as Sl*tty Bass, RAWRNATION and ElectroDjinn. She also is the founder Radio LABWA, a residency on Bside Radio, as well as Radio el Sayeda, an online digital radio platform based in Cairo, Egypt.

Lionessa is sitting on the floor against a light-coloured background, propping herself up on her arms.
© Lionessa

Hassandra

Hassandra is a Lebanese multidisciplinary artist and DJ based in Berlin. Their practice moves across club spaces, radio, and live performance. Having first started in the Femme Bass Mafia mentorship, Hassandra’s sound blends bass-heavy club rhythms with Arabic music. Drawing from bass music, baile funk, dancehall, and even ambient, their sets reflect a wide-ranging and fluid musical approach.

Hassandra wearing headphones around their neck dances behind a DJ booth while other people celebrate in the background.
© Sam Killebrew

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    Dates and Tickets
    August
    Sat 22.8.2026
    10.30 pm - 1.30 am Festival Centre Wunderland

    Down The Rabbit Hole X Cute Community Radio: The Soul Diaries presents

    JRDN, IZZIE, KURSIV, CANDY ELIJAH
    Sat 29.8.2026
    10.15 pm - 1.30 am Festival Centre Wunderland

    Down The Rabbit Hole X Cute Community Radio: Diasporic Bass Music

    UNFUG ABLA, MIRABHAI, CHINYERE
    September
    Sat 5.9.2026
    10.15 pm - 1.30 am Festival Centre Wunderland

    Down The Rabbit Hole X Cute Community Radio: Latinx Bass Music

    C4CHORR0 N/N, PUSSYDIVX, TRANSIEDAD
    Sat 12.9.2026
    10.45 pm - 1.30 am Festival Centre Wunderland

    Down The Rabbit Hole X Cute Community Radio: Grime

    PVLM, SPREAD OUT, AALIANA
    Sat 19.9.2026
    11 pm - 2.30 am Festival Centre Wunderland

    Down The Rabbit Hole X Cute Community Radio: Mena/Swana

    BABY.LONIAX, MIMO MIYAGI, LIONESSA, HASSANDRA