Tarka: LILLA, SAMIA, USHKA, Zara Dekho b2b Dynoman

LILLA is a New York City DJ working in electronic and left‑field dance music, with regular appearances at Jupiter Disco and performances at Elsewhere. Their sets often sit alongside local peers such as ell.

SAMIA is a Palestinian-American artist and educator whose work spans abstract painting and early experiments in computer-based image making. Active since the late 1950s, she has shown widely across Europe, Asia, and North America, with work held in major public and private collections and appearing in the 2024 Venice Biennale.

Ushka is an electronic artist whose New York City appearances include bills at Elsewhere, sharing lineups with LILLA, SAMIA, Tarka, and a Zara Dekho b2b Dynoman set. Working in club formats rather than traditional band setups, Ushka favors tight transitions and patient, long-form pacing.

Zara Dekho b2b Dynoman is an electronic pairing heard on New York City lineups, including Elsewhere, where they appear on bills alongside artists such as LILLA, Samia, Ushka, and Tarka. The set is built for long arcs rather than quick peaks, with patient transitions and sustained groove.

Tarka is an electronic group with a large online footprint, drawing listeners from Turkish pop and t‑pop circles and reaching millions of followers on Spotify. In New York City, they appear at Elsewhere, where their bills have paired them with LILLA, Samia, Ushka, and a Zara Dekho b2b Dynoman set.

Zara Dekho is an electronic DJ whose sets have appeared at New York City’s Nowadays, often in the context of long-form, multi-artist bills. She has shared lineups with Andi, Dynoman, Gonno, Identified Patient, Lena Willikens, and Vladimir Ivkovic, placing her work in conversation with a wide range of club and experimental approaches.