Olof Dreijer & @Diva__Cruz - 'Black Queen'

What this video is

Released 28 June 2024 on Dekmantel Records, 'Black Queen' is the second track on the Brujas EP — a collaboration between Swedish producer, DJ, and The Knife member Olof Dreijer, and Colombian-Swedish percussionist, vocalist, and DJ Diva Cruz. The EP explicitly opposes patriarchy, racism, colonialism, capitalism, and the challenges faced by immigrants, with Cruz debuting her voice on record for the first time.…

Why it matters

Occupies a precise node between European club techno/electro (Dekmantel lineage), feminist experimental electronics (The Knife/Fever Ray tradition), and Latin American percussion-driven hybrid dance music. Boomkat contextualised the EP relative to Arca, Nídia, DJ K, and Príncipe, placing it within…