Team

Portia Tsotesi was born in Durban South Africa, grew up in Los Angeles and now resides in Miami. Her career in physical therapy is very fulfilling to her but she’s equally as passionate for music, travel and adventure. She took to DJing during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and has fallen in love with music from a different perspective. She loves mixing different styles of house music ranging from soulful to Afro, dance, deep, and some disco. “I love so many genres of music. I am a child of the world and music touches everyone across the globe...no matter what age, gender, or ethnicity.

Similar to Bond 007, “God-D” has an alter-ego, Don Barbarino, which allows him to beautifully purvey and express his intense love & passion for soulful house music as well; an appreciation that he has garnered just as long as his love for hip hop. Trained and molded in hip hop’s school of hard knocks, Don Barbarino has been spinning records for years. Having received major accolades and respect from the entire Montreal hip hop and House Music community over the past 3 decades, “D” is now concentrating into building his own Label with DJ Soul P called “5 Starz Dope Soundz”.

Without pretensions and with immense dedication, the dynamic production team that is Natacha and Ousmane Bary aka Uzi or Uzibee of Soulmeka Productions, have brought its Montreal and international family many memorable, notorious good times and vibes through long-lived club parties since 1996, like the first weekly events solely dedicated to Soulful House in Montreal "Classic Tuesday's,Body Music and Betta Daze" at Jai Bar and Soulmeka, Dizzy and Soultek at Salon Daome; forever motivated to entertain, educate, and establish a welcoming vibe, where joyous like minded persons can come together, and enjoy one another to the beat of a universal drum. Never taking for granted that the house music scene is in a sense is an extended family, your host Ousmane Bary aka DJ Uzi, will relentlessly expand your musical horizons every week by presenting the best in deep, underground house music: past, present, and future through his weekly Internet radio show. Uzi also held Montreal residencies at Jai Bar, Salon Daome, Stereo Bar, The Academy, Koda, Circus Afterhours, Aria Afterhours, Le consulat, Club Alizé and La Panthere Noire.

L.O.V.E!! That is the only way to describe what this man is about. He has love for the music, the people, and the MOVEMENT. Whether treating dancers far and wide to rhythmic surprises or entertaining the masses with his Play by Play House Commentary, this man aims to please. New he may be to the house scene but he comes with a veteran's approach to his trade. Hard to believe that he only started DJ'ing in 2012. In that short period of time he has managed to carve out a pretty impressive niche on the local and international scene. He has played at numerous events for multinational cosmetic giant L'Oreal Matrix in two different countries; is one half of the successful production duo The CaveMen (alongside Carl "Indysoul" Guerard); played at the 2013 Winter Music Conference in Miami, just to name a few of his recent accomplishments. Along the way he has opened up for some of the best in the business like Quentin Harris, Franky Boissy, Tedd Patterson, Jojo Flores, Gene King, Djeff Afrozila, Sabine Blaizin & Joonya T.  Let us not forget the numerous talented DJs he has shared the decks with in some of Montreal's best venues. Armed with an ever-present smile and driven by what most have described as an endless supply of energy and determination; Esan knows only one way to approach his trade…ALL OUT!!! "LEAVE NO DANCER STANDING" Esan "UDUNDIDIT!" Ellis

Underground Revival is an entity founded in the truest traditions of Dance Music from yesterday, today and the future. DJ Josh Thomas's background includes his youthful immersion in music of the Caribbean, and extensive experience watching classics being built from the ground up. DJ Kwab has cultivated a lifelong study of African Dance and music, and has a deeply rooted understanding of Jazz and Soca, among other styles. Together, this unique tandem of DJ’s possess a fused playing style and talent for production that ranges from the international underground to the global mainstream. As the name implies, Underground Revival was born of an overwhelming call to help return dance music and the New York club scene to its roots: the broad spectrum of underground dance music – including Afrobeat?, Jazz / Nu-Jazz?, and, other styles – all being heard under the same roof in one night. Josh and Kwab have been able to expand their quest for revival beyond the trappings of their local scene. Their monthly residency, at the famed Oasis Party in Montreal, has become a place where lovers of all dance music come to sweat uninhibitedly. In addition to landmark New York clubs and parties such as Caviar Studios, Together in Spirit, the monthly House-Dance-Conference and Turntables on the Hudson, they have DJ’d on NY radio, numerous internet mix-shows, and at some of the most talked about venues in Washington DC, Montreal QC (Salon Daomé, Academy, Delima, Stereo Bar, La Panthère Noire) and California among many other places. Not satisfied with only playing the music they love, Underground Revival has taken on producing and remixing tracks to further their goal of expanding the boundaries of dance music. This endeavor includes works with inspired artists like Les Nubians, Amma Whatt, Aleijuan Afuraka, Tantra Zawadi and more soon to come. Underground Revival unifies to bring you an aggressive, rare blend of eclectic music that makes you move, with a combination of classic and experimental styles that truly defy description. Get a room, fill it with open-minded people, and let Josh and Kwab do what they do best. You won't soon forget how their music becomes a part of you.