BOTA BY NIGHT

SPACE AFRIKA (live) — Orangerie

Space Afrika is a Mancunian experimental electronica duo mixing techno-dub, ambient, trip-hop and post-punk inspirations. Composed of Joshua Tarelle and Joshua Inyang, the two accomplices are recognized by their peers and the specialized press with their latest opus entitled "Honest Labour". A hypnotic, haunting and innovative work that reminds of Burial, Massive Attack and William Basinski.

SAGAT (live) — Orangerie

Sagat is a Brussels producer and DJ and co-founder of Bepotel Records. He has also released projects on the Brussels labels Vlek, BXL Records and Meakusma.

UNIIQU3 — Orangerie

Self-proclaimed queen of the "Jersey Club" and signed to Lit City Trax, DJ Rashad’s label, UNIIQU3 is at the same time DJ, producer and singer. With "Heartbeats", Cherise Gary of her real name, offers us an EP with frenzied titles and ultra fast BPM’s.

YUNG SINGH — Orangerie

With versatile sets that range from garage, British funk, grime, jungle, drum'n'bass and hip hop, all sprinkled with traditional Punjabi folk, DJ Singh stands out as a singular artist, easily distinguishable from his peers.

After his visit to Horst, Dour, Sonar, the Nuits Sonores lyonnaises and the Berghain Panorama Bar, Yung Singh arrives at the after-party of the Nuits Botanique 2023.

EDEN SAMARA — Rotonde

Canadian artist Eden Samara grew up in the mountains of British Columbia writing folk songs and discovering underground rave culture, before relocating to London to pursue her love of dance music. Breaking through with vocal appearances on Loraine James’ album ‘Reflection’ and Parris’ single ‘Skaters World’, Eden earned acclaim from the Guardian, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Crack, DJ Magazine and more.

November saw the release of Eden’s debut album ‘Rough Night’, on London label Local Action. Rough Night is a confessional work ranging from introspective R&B to freaky club-pop, fleshed out with co-production from some of the most exciting producers in dance music including Loraine James, TSVI, Call Super, and Shanti Celeste. The record was named ‘an embarrassment of riches’ by Dazed as well as one of Mixmag’s best albums of the year, establishing Eden as a name to watch in contemporary club music.

LYZZA — Rotonde

Brazilian-born producer and vocalist LYZZA has always been keen on mocking boundaries—she's been carving a space for herself in nightlife since the age of 16. After breaking through in 2017 with the experimental club bangers on her debut EP, 'Power Play,' the artist has proven her vocal and lyrical prowess with the following pop-leaning EPs 'Imposter' and 'Defiance,' which addressed personal issues of heartbreak and longing with a fearless bite. Whether she's traversing the smoky world of club music or spooling out an intimate pop ballad, one thing's for sure: LYZZA is a force to be reckoned with.

CLARA! — Rotonde

Following a passion for the empowering perreo that started in the 00s at her teenage parties in Galicia, Spanish MC and DJ Clara! blends revolt, sex and humor on reggaeton/rap mutant rhythms with a punk spirit and a feminist foundation. For this infectious and twisted take on the gender she joins forces with eclectic producers including Pearson Sound, Low Jack and Maoupa Mazzocchetti. Her DJ sets consist of wide ranging, tempo hopping mixes, lead by her hispanic roots, a blind curiosity, fun and a deep love of dancing. Her iconic “Reggaetoneras” mixtapes compiled 100% female reggaeton MCs with rhythms from the ‘90s up to the modern day. Crammed with rude drums and hooks levered from major dance hits, and sandwiched with skits and personal edits.

BEN BERTRAND - Grand Salon

Ben Bertrand is a Belgian bass clarinet player and composer who hijacks his instrument by using loops and effects pedals. The artist thus transforms the sounds of the clarinet into electronic sounds, and creates a hypnotic musical journey. A synthesis of very diverse influences, Ben Bertrand's universe is based on traditional and ancestral music, American minimalists such as Steve Reich and Terry Riley, and current electronic music.

The composer skillfully manages to bridge the gap between extreme modernity and references to the past. With his previous works ('Era/Area' (2017), 'Off-Record' (2017) and 'NGC 1999' (2018) as well as 'Manes' on the albums Claus and Stroom), Ben has toured mainly in Belgium, France and the Netherlands (Meakusma Festival, Ancienne Belgique, Festival Présences électronique, le lieu unique, Festival Maintenant, BRDCST Festival, Schiev Festival, Le Guess Who ?) His latest album 'Dokkaebi' was released on 1 October 2021 on the albums claus for a multi-musician orchestration on stage.

CARMEN VILLAIN - Grand Salon

Norwegian-Mexican artist and producer Carmen Villain makes atmospheric music made upof tapestries of field-recordings, acoustic instruments such as flute, clarinet, piano, andelectronics, culminating in her own distinctive sound combining elements of fourth world,dub and ambient. Through an experimental approach to production and composition, theresults are often a mixture of an abstract soundscape rich in detail, permeated withbeautiful harmonies and melodies.

Through a number of releases for labels such as Smalltown Supersound, Geographic North (USA) and Longform Editions (AUS), she has established herself as a distinctive name with a music-interested audience as well as with the critics. Her latest release, “Only Love From Now On” is released Feb 2022.