Mal (Born Malaika Shaw) is an Irish/Ugandan DJ and Singer/Songwriter. As well as playing on line ups alongside the the likes of Fat Boy Slim, DJ Heidi and Fred Again. Malaika holds three residential radio shows on Balamii, Foundation FM and Threads. Mal self-released her first single “Call Me Honey” which accelerated her exposure and within her first year she had received airplay on Huw Stephens BBC Radio 1, Jamie Callum Radio 2 and has won an Unsigned Music Award. After relocating to London, Mal started out DJing at underground venues such as The Cause, Four Quarters and Canavans. This is where she formed connections with some of London most renowned underground DJs. Following her collaboration ‘Hold Me Close’ with UK Garage producer Holloway which sold out, Mal also has tracks with the likes of Seb Zito, Karl Brown and Ollie Rant in the pipeline. 2021 looks to be an extremely pivotal year for Mal as she plans to release her debut EP late this year after a fully booked summer of festivals and gigs