Authentically Plastic

Authentically Plastic explores unfamiliar, uncharted sounds from ‘out there,’ based on the contemporary musical forms of Gqom, Kwaito, Vogue, and Techno. Queer DJ Authentically Plastic has thus acquired a highly personal identity both as a DJ and as a graphic designer in the vibrant scene of East Africa. They are a distinct artist who experiments with many different creative media, even directing themselves in their photographs. They live and work in the Ugandan capital of Kampala. Gender issues dominate their DJ set, as does a dance beat, and they place particular emphasis on femme artists. An activist, Authentically Plastic organized the first night time queer runs in Kampala. In September, they will be debuting on the Boiler Room, an online music platform for live music broadcasting from every corner of the earth.