Lemonella is a DJ, producer and poet born in South Africa. Growing up in a world of contrasts shaped her eclectic taste and a sensitivity for music as a vessel for storytelling and therapeutic exploration.

As a teenager she was influenced by early hip hop, her father’s record collection and the poets of the sixties counterculture, creating her first mixtapes. At fifteen she was introduced to the electronic underground - instantly hooked on the freedom of the dance floor and its power to connect and unify beyond societal hierarchies. She began djing in 2014, and held an example for other women around her to do the same. 

A Berlin resident since 2017, Lemonella’s creative language is diverse yet distinctive. Not defined by genre, her sets reflect an ever-evolving dance floor sound, creating transportive experiences carried over playful, hypnotic, ethereal and rolling grooves. She is seasoned in creating both dreamy ambient days and thumping sweaty nights.

Lemonella has toured clubs and festivals around Europe, the Americas and South Africa.