Wake up with a new set of jazz and jazzy house from renown Funk, Jazz and Soul cratedigger Y.U.K.IKO for 5 Mag’s weekly RISE mix series.
Born and raised in Japan, Y.U.K.IKO (aka Legitimategroove) has been digging for all sorts of exotic records for 30 years. She began to DJ in Okinawa in 2010 before moving to Michigan in 2012. In 2017, she reignited her love for DJing and has been playing for the bboy community and at dance battles in Detroit, as well as music festivals, bars, clubs and art foundations. She established her own dance cypher event “Inspiration Exchange” in 2019 in collaboration with 313.fm Detroit with the vision of bringing back the connection with music and dance and creating a cultural and spiritual sanctuary on the floor. She is a monthly resident for The Face Radio Brooklyn and Beloved WTF.
In 2021 Y.U.K.IKO relocated to Chicago where she’s played for Excursions, the Jazz Funk Dance Party at Podlasie with Leja Hazer as well as frequently appearing at Marble Bar, MotorCity Wine, Foxglove, UFO Bar, Moondog Cafe and other shows in Detroit and elsewhere throughout the world, including New York, London, Philadelphia, Cleveland, South Korea and Japan.
This mix for 5 Mag’s RISE series is made with jazz records that have been inspiring Y.U.K.IKO for her whole life blended with “some beautiful jazzy house records created by the legacy of Chicago.”
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