Xiomara Marie Henry, better known as DJ Bembona, has taken the deejay scene by storm. The Bori-Panameña is known to fuse political and social messaging into her sets. If you’re at a DJ Bembona bash you’re bound to hear Latin trap, merengue, salsa, cumbia, Brazilian funk and plena, to name a few genres. It’s through music, the Brooklyn-born DJ has empowered herself and gente to center the very foundation of our community: Blackness and Indigeneity.  

Our own Major sat down with Bembona to discuss her roots, how she became a DJ and how she’s educating the community with each spin.

Watch the interview, here:

Interview edited by Francis Carrero