“The Western Unions and MoneyGrams that dot North American cities hold a special place in the immigrant's world; the money transfer interfaces help us make sense of the intense and trying experiences that come along with making our way in America, Europe and wherever else jobs, opportunities and the chance for growth and mobility exists. Transfers keep us grounded and focused while living abroad—it's how we send the bread home. Whether you're an Angolan living in Paris or a Trini living in NYC; we're all intimately familiar with the transfer lifestyle.”
- Adam "foreigner" Cooper
Over two days in the first weekend of November, Resident Advisor and foreigner will present a new concept, XFER, promoting nuanced afrodiasporic sound to Los Angeles and Mexico City. DJ Lycox, the electrifying Príncipe-signed producer using elements of kuduro, batida and tarraxinha within his innovative club sound, will headline each show.
Starting in Los Angeles on November 8th, we'll be working with scene lynchpin foreigner, whose tireless efforts throwing parties like Junkyard Jouvert, PLAY and ROADBLOCK™ have injected LA's underground scene with a much-needed dose of unhinged Afrodiasporic energy.
On the 9th, Lycox and foreigner will travel with us to Mexico City, where we'll bring the noise to Yu Yu Club, the intimate spot that's quickly become central in the CDMX scene.
XFER is about tracing the global boom in Afrodiasporic club sounds back to the creators, the innovators, whether they're in Kampala, Lisbon or the suburbs of Paris. In doing so, we aim to amplify the cross-cultural innovation that's already happening and to send the money home so that the sounds and communities behind them can continue to flourish.