Meet the Selectors:
TROUBLEMEKKA
Troublemekka has been selecting Reggae, Dancehall and Soca music pon di scene since 2005. She has played DJ sets at local Reggae and Dancehall club nights around Naarm
including More Fire, Pressure Drop, I Love Dancehall, Pull Up Selector, and Yard Bounce.
She has also featured as a guest DJ at various venues and festivals, such as the Jamaican Music and Food Festival. Whilst passionate about all styles of Jamaican music, Troublemekka strives to bring the freshest of Caribbean music to the dancefloor.
ITATIONS
Itations, is a veteran Melbourne selector, spinning some of the finest reggae and dancehall tunes to be heard south of Jamaica. Armed with two turntables and a microphone, she
emerged on the scene in 2001 as an underground favourite. In 2003 she co-founded Natty Sistren Sound which took Oz reggae and dancehall to higher heights, touring extensively
and making a mark on the local club-scene. She was also the host of “Pressure Drop” – one of Melbourne’s favourite monthly events which ran for over 9 years. The event showcased the best of Melbourne’s selectors, MCs and dancers and drew big audiences consistently during its residency. Itations now focuses on solo works, and continues to ram up audiences with her trademark blend of 90’s dancehall mixed with up-to-the-time riddims.
SISTA SARA
With 2 decades behind the decks, Sista Sara’s Dj beginnings were driven by her passion for Jamaican music. Now, she brings to the dance floor her love for music from all around the planet. Seamlessly mixing music from Latin America, through to the Caribbean, the Middle East and beyond, she blends these genres into her sets in a way that will make it impossible for you not to move to the beat! She plays weekly around Melbourne, and regularly guest hosts radio shows on PBS 106.7 fm, and has Dj’ed around the world including across Europe and South America.
BELLYAS
BELLYAS has been igniting Melbourne’s reggae and dancehall scene for over 25 years. A seasoned radio presenter and DJ with vast musical knowledge, she’s best known for
conscious, upful modern roots reggae selections, but when the moment calls for hardcore dancehall, she rises to the occasion with pleasure, drawing deep from riddims and dubplates lovingly collected over decades. From Melbourne airwaves and clubs to Housewife’s Choice Sound System, and international stages like VH1 Supersonic and Goa Sunsplash, she knows how to free up the vibes with authentic selection, presence, and style. Her international influence includes sparking India’s reggae scene through the formation of pioneering Reggae Rajahs crew, establishing her as a cultural ambassador for the music, with global reach and impact. Hear her on Housewife’s Choice radio every Sunday at Kiss FM Australia alongside Miss Fee and Anitra. @selector.bellyas Housewife’s Choice Radio – Sundays 10:30am-12pm, KISS FM Australia

QUASHANI BAHD
Solo Artist Quashani BahdTM. Born in the heart of Southern Africa; Zimbabwe and embracing Melbourne’s culture and its diversity, she calls Melbourne home for more than two decades. Quashani debuted with Dub Vyze Sound (Ranji Wickremasinge) [Irie Band] and (Kavinda Senanayake) at the acclaimed Oz Soul’Collective on the 20th of February 2011 at the Toff in Town showcasing her signature acoustic “regglues”. She has in the last decade had the opportunity to work with some of Melbourne’s acclaimed resident reggae and dancehall selectors, adding some fresh dancehall to her repertoire. Noteably; Jesse I & Ras Crucial (Chant Down Sound) More Fire, Sista Itations (Natty Sistren Sound) Pressure Drop, So Fire (I love Dancehall), Dj Pit (Pull Up Selector), and Troublemekka (Yard Bounce). Quashani’s nostalgic lyrical mash-ups of 90’s RnB lyrics on Dancehall riddims have earned her the title of ‘Dancehall Queen’ on the Melbourne scene. Supported by I Love Dancehall; a Melbourne
institution run by DJ So Fire who started out on sound-systems in the UK and Europe.
Quashani Bahd has had the honour of opening for acts like Sister Nancy, Kevin Lyttle,
Konshens, Charly Black, Stranger Cole, and Bushman. In 2021 she debuted on the decks at
I Love Dancehall adding the title of DJ to her many creative pursuits. Quashani will lend her
talents as a DJ and event Host for our “Queenz of Burncity” event.