# Bambii

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{{Short description|Canadian DJ and producer}}

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| birth_name        = Kirsten Azan
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* [Dancehall](/source/Dancehall)
* [UK Garage](/source/UK_Garage) 
* [Jungle](/source/Jungle_Music)
* [Drum and Bass](/source/Drum_and_Bass) }}
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| years_active      = 2019-present
| label             = [Innovative Leisure](/source/Innovative_Leisure), [Because Music](/source/Because_Music)
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'''Kirsten Azan''', known professionally as '''BAMBII,''' is a Jamaican-Canadian [DJ](/source/DJ)/[producer](/source/producer_(music)),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bambii: ''Infinity Club'' |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bambii-infinity-club/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> based in Toronto. She rose to popularity through the Toronto [nightclub](/source/nightclub) scene.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Bambii, the life and soul of Toronto's club scene |url=https://i-d.co/article/bambii-nitevision-pamputtae-video-interview/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=i-d.vice.com |language=en}}</ref> In June 2023 she performed at Melbourne's [Rising arts festival](/source/Rising_(arts_festival)).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bliszczyk |first=Aleksandra |date=2023-06-08 |title=DO: 'Black Thought, Black Expression, Black Art' at Melbourne's Black Mass Club Night |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/do-black-thought-black-expression-black-art-at-melbournes-black-mass-club-night/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=Vice |language=en}}</ref> Around that time, [''Pitchfork''](/source/Pitchfork_(website)) characterized her as "a queer club innovator whose exhilarating, rave-ready songs exist at the crossroads of [jungle](/source/Jungle_music), [dancehall](/source/dancehall), [drum’n’bass](/source/Drum_and_bass), and [UK garage](/source/UK_garage)."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santiago |first=Gio |date=2023-04-04 |title=Bambii: "One Touch" |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/bambii-one-touch/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>

''Infinity Club'' was released on August 4, 2023. The release was rated four out of five stars by [NME](/source/NME),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Nathan |date=2023-08-02 |title=Bambii – 'Infinity Club' review: bass-heavy dancehall and jungle bangers galore |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/bambii-infinity-club-ep-review-radar-3475518 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> and was a shortlisted nominee for the [2024 Polaris Music Prize](/source/2024_Polaris_Music_Prize).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chelosky |first=Danielle |date=July 11, 2024 |title=Polaris Music Prize 2024 Shortlist Includes Cindy Lee, The Beaches, Allison Russell, & More |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2271331/polaris-music-prize-2024-shortlist-includes-cindy-lee-the-beaches-allison-russell-more/news/ |access-date=July 13, 2024 |work=[Stereogum](/source/Stereogum)}}</ref> The EP also won the [Juno Award](/source/Juno_Award) for [Electronic Album of the Year](/source/Juno_Award_for_Electronic_Album_of_the_Year) at the [Juno Awards of 2024](/source/Juno_Awards_of_2024).<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/juno-awards-2024-full-list-winners-1.7149545 "Junos 2024: full list of winners"]. [CBC Music](/source/CBC_Music), March 23, 2024.</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|nm17526363}}

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Category:Canadian DJs
Category:Canadian record producers
Category:Canadian electronic musicians
Category:Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year winners
Category:21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people
Category:Canadian queer musicians

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