'No shade, but some parties can be like these intense male southern classicists in a room, trying to be hard. So I just needed my women, I need my girls.' DJOHSOxo
never planned to be a DJ. She grew up in Toronto in an Ethiopian family and was supposed to be a doctor or a scientist. To her credit, she tried, even if she did it all through gritted teeth. Now, OHSO's playing self-curated events worldwide, including forOne night when she was younger, OHSO snuck out of the house to a concert, where the DJ saved her life by playing all her favorite tracks. This was the first time she remembers having such a cathartic experience on the dance floor.
At first, OHSO tried to make her way in Toronto's club scene, where she heard mixed feedback."It'll take you three years to pay your dues as a DJ," some said, and the other two female DJs in the local scene took all the gigs they could book. OHSO received this lukewarm reception, which was a sign she needed to make a change.
OHSO on Instagram: “Am I really ready to throw a consistent monthly party that celebrates women of color, especially black women? Everything from our hair…”
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