DJ Rana Ransom
Program Artist, Water Spirit
DJ Rana Ransom is spinning discs at the Grand Opening of Al-Mudhif at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education on June 24, 2021. She cut her teeth on community radio where she explored every genre imaginable; she landed on italodisco, new wave, house, and tek while incorporating Middle Eastern music elements in her style. She a cofounder of YallaPunk, a SWANA*, queer, immigrant, punk collective that has been redefining the narrative since 2016 through programming and documenting artistic contributions and accomplishments including but not limited to music, film, art, poetry, comedy, and much more.
* What is SWANA? It’s the decolonized and more inclusive version of a region often described as “the Middle East and North Africa.”
