Lady Shaka is a DJ and interdisciplinary artist of Pacific Island, Indigenous Māori, and Cape Verdean descent originally from Aotearoa (New Zealand), based in London, United Kingdom. Her musical selection is a representation of both her queer identity as a fem queen and her connection to the moana (ocean) and the diasporas she belongs to. Lady Shaka is a part of the new generation of young Pasifika artists that aim to re-indigenise and challenge the mainstream with music and art that is both cultural, ancestral, and representative of the Pasifika experience. She was recognised for her efforts at the 2023 Pacific Music Awards and was awarded the Creative New Zealand Award that recognises Pacific Island musicians creating genre-bending contemporary music in the industry.

Lady Shaka is a DJ who blends multiple sounds and is heavily influenced by music from her own culture, upbringing, childhood, and lived experiences. Growing up as a dancer, music was always seen as a vessel that makes the “body move, speak, communicate and tell stories.” Her sound selection is representative of the communities she represents and the places she has been; it is a contemporary and indigenous interpretation of what electronic music can be. Lady Shaka was part of Aotearoa’s (New Zealand) debut on the Boiler Room TV platforms in 2021 with queer collective Filth. Her debut performance was an ode to Pacific Island culture and music, being one of the first Pacific Islanders to DJ on the Boiler Room TV platforms.

She has since performed for Boiler Room all over the world and has also brought Boiler Room across the Pacific Islands for the first time, along with her group Pulotu Underworld. The series launched in Rarotonga and was streamed in 2024, with another edition in the pipeline elsewhere on the Islands in 2025. A true showcase of the mana, sound, and culture of the Pacific. Featuring sets from Giddy, Andyheartthrob, Gat, Styla, K-Swizz, and Jerome Pare & The Koka Boys, this is a huge achievement to celebrate the Pacific diaspora that Lady Shaka is a part of.