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BIOGRAPHY

ACHIEVEMENTS

Festivals, Sound, roots, & worldBananasoverdose is a Somali Ethiopian artist and performer redefining femininity, funk, jazz, and freedom through a radical reimagining of music from the Horn of Africa and bold visual performance. Working between East Africa and the UK, she blends nostalgic Somali soul, funk, and jazz with futurist production and contemporary diaspora sensibilities. Drawing from East Africa’s golden era, theatre traditions, and disco culture, her sound imagines an alternate musical lineage where Somali women’s voices, sensuality, and artistic autonomy were never silenced. Through archival sampling, live instrumentation, and groovy arrangements, she builds immersive sonic worlds that feel both deeply nostalgic and radically new.

Upcoming Release

NEOMOGADISCO! Album (2026)
A bold fusion of Somali disco, funk, folk and jazz with futuristic diasporic sound design expanding her sonic and visual universe.

Festivals, Residencies & Collaborations

Performed at Shambala Festival (UK), presenting her genre-bending live show rooted in Somali funk, jazz and disco traditions.
Selected as an artist-in-residence for the Montreux Jazz Festival Residency, one of Europe’s most prestigious jazz and contemporary music institutions.
Completed a mini UK tour, bringing her immersive live performance to multiple cities and building a growing audience across the UK.
Collaborated and performed with Grammy Award–winning artists, contributing her distinct diasporic sound and performance language to internationally recognized projects and stages.