Welsh singer-songwriter, DJ and record producer
Elkka
Get to know the artist
Elkka is the stage name of Emma Kirby, a Welsh singer, producer and DJ who comes from Cardiff and now lives in London. Her sets mix classic house and breakbeat with experimental electronica. She won the BBC's Essential Mix of the Year in 2021, has released on Local Action and Ninja Tune, and co-founded the queer-inclusive platform and label femme culture.
- Background
She and her partner Alex Lambert founded femme culture, which puts out the annual HeForShe compilation; all profits go to U.N. Women.
- DJ-Kicks
She was chosen to mix a DJ-Kicks compilation, which includes Chicago house, disco, leftfield techno and UK bass.
- Born in
- Cardiff
- Country
- United Kingdom
- First RA show
- 2017 · Cowley Club, Brighton
- On RA
- 195 shows in 23 countries
- Released on
- Ninja Tune, Local Action, Technicolour, Femme Culture
- RA followers
- 18,560
Their label
Founder · Founded 2016 · Source: MusicBrainz
Hear a full mix
- RA.792 Elkka ↗
Resident Advisor podcast · Aug 2021
In our cities
- 49 shows · last Oct 2026 at NUMBER 90 LONDON
- 12 shows · last Sep 2025 at Radio Radio
- 6 shows · last Jun 2026 at Good Room
- 5 shows · last Sep 2024 at Watergate
- 1 show · last Jan 2023 at Werribee Park
- 1 show · last Jan 2023 at TBA - Secret Location.
Upcoming across cities
Often on the same bill as
- TSHA
7 shared bills · last Mar 2025
- Dan Shake
4 shared bills · last Aug 2024
- DJ Fuckoff
3 shared bills · last Mar 2026
- CC:DISCO!
3 shared bills · last Oct 2025
- BELLA (NL)
3 shared bills · last Mar 2025
- LOVEFOXY
3 shared bills · last Dec 2024
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