* Zooming with Tijana T *

gimme a beat with babymonster

Xmas is one of my favorite times of the year It is usually a time of the year when things start slowing down, everybody gets a bit friendlier and merrier, and everywhere you go it smells like xmas cookies and glühwein. But this is 2020, year of Covid19 pandemic and with everything happening around us, it feels like Xmas vibe has lost its charm and jolly, festive spirit. And we can either get into the gloomy mood and "cancel it" or still use an opportunity to slow down, stay within a small circle of friends/family and count our blessings. I definitely choose the latter, using the break over Xmas to recharge my energy and hope for a pink skies ahead. But before officially stepping into the Xmas, I decided that my last Gimme a Beat of the year (Xmas edition as I like to call it) will be even more special than usual. Looking into making it into another level of personal, I decided to try and bring into the focus female artist that both excites me musically and that shares (similar) roots with me. Consequently, a few weeks ago I had the pleasure to zoom-interview Tijana T, an impressive, versatile, über talented DJ from Belgrade, Serbia, my home country. The planning was at minimum, as many of my listeners know, I like to have a conversation with artists that I interview, without prepared questions or/and answers, maintaining the organic vibe and ensuring natural flow. As a result, the interview lasted much longer than we originally planned (half an hour) and it was deep, genuine, dark and funny at the same time.. similar to a mentality of "our people". Tijana T's beginnings, musical influences, how she became the successful DJ she is today and how was/is she, personally and professionally, affected by covid19 pandemic. We laughed, talked with our hands (maybe this is Serbian/Balkan 'thing'?) and at the same time when explaining something we feel strongly about and kept on finding topics to talk about. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tune in tonight (21.12.2020) for a special, extended (more than 3h show), Xmas edition of Gimme a Beat, featuring itw with Tijana T, her choice of music and few selected DJ mixes Tune in for..Zooming with Tijana T from 22:00 - 00:00 on:webradio lora After the show, thanks to kind producers at radio LoRa, in a true Xmas spirit, we will continue in the same vibe, turn the night into *Tijana T Experience* and play Tijana's dj mixes until 6am Kisses, Babymonster ————————————————————————– for the info about old shows please go to previous entries