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Author : David Bola
Images courtesy of Tadi
Hi Tadi, thanks a lot for sitting down with us. First of all, how did Prishtinë Is Burning and Bijat Collective start?
Tadi - My sister Matale, this friend of ours and I started Prishtinë Is Burning in 2018. It is a series of queer parties that included performance followed by a club night, in different venues of Prishtinë. We wanted to reach the queer audience while also bringing the queer culture to everybody, open to everyone.
Then we decided to create Bijat (editor's note: "Bijat" meaning the female side of one family, a nod to the two founders - Tadi & Matale's filiation), a collective focused on feminism. In Prishtinë, at the time, everything was very male dominated, from lineups, to promoters, to club owners. We decided to launch Bijat to create a platform for girls, women who are (or want to be) DJs or producers. We offer a space specifically for them, so that It's easier for them to start.
When I started deejaying, it was all male, and also very sexist. All the world is struggling with this, and in Prishtinë it was the same. We created two “fighters” basically. Since the...
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