Joy is forever entwining a song with memory.
Joy is the curiosity of the patterns of a shell.
Joy is losing sense of self in the rhythm of a drum beat.
Joy is looking back to see how far you’ve come.
Joy is a beautiful droning sound, tying you to the present.
Joy is irreverent NPC dialogue in 90s video game.
Joy is observing a friend transmute emotion into sound through their voice or instrument.
Joy is listening to a song for the first time and realizing it’s sampled in another song you’ve heard many times.
Joy is looking out the window of the plane after a good holiday, knowing you’re forever changed, and that you get to sleep in your own bed tonight.
Joy is quiet and small sometimes, but still good.
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Hibotep is a DJ, Musician, Fashion designer, Installation artist, Filmmaker, Nomad and Rebel. She is a polymath and among the new generation of subversive creatives in Kampala creating change with her heartfelt and brave output. Apart from being a regular fixture at the city’s underground clubs and annual Nyege Nyege festival, she has also played at some of Europe’s biggest Festivals like Sonar and Roskilde among others.
Hibotep is a DJ, Musician, Fashion designer, Installation artist, Filmmaker, Nomad and Rebel. She is a polymath and among the new generation of subversive creatives in Kampala creating change with her heartfelt and brave output. Apart from being a regular fixture at the city’s underground clubs and annual Nyege Nyege festival, she has also played at some of Europe’s biggest Festivals like Sonar and Roskilde among others.