Yeldā Ali

“Thought leaders lead people to think, not to thought.”

Yeldā Ali is a Brooklyn-based artist, author, and activist, known for women's rights and mental health advocacy. She is bilingual and multi-disciplinary. Her work focuses on identity, safety, and community. Yeldā is a celebrated voice of the Afghan diaspora, sharing stories of her culture and upbringing.

"The poet fighting for Afghan women's rights also happens to be a very cool New York based DJ."

Dua Lipa
"Yeldā [has] built an organization empowering women and making history."

The Guardian
"5 South Asian Women Shaking New York's Music Scene"

Vogue India
"German-born, Afghan DJ has made waves in Hong Kong, not only with her blistering sets, but with her generous philanthropy."

Time Out Hong Kong

Partnerships

AdWeek / BBC Persia / Broadway World / Brown Girl Magazine / Elite Daily / Entrepreneur / The Guardian / HighSnobiety / The Hollywood Reporter / HypeBae / MTV /NY1 / Service95 / Refinery29 / Time Out Hong Kong / Vice / Vogue India / XXL and more.
Aseel App / Ayenda Foundation / Camp Felix / The Children’s Village / Department of Sound / The Dream Defenders / EcoATM / Figure Skating Harlem / Harold Hunter Foundation / Hearts of Gold / Jam Master Jay Foundation for Music / Literacy for Incarcerated Teens / Movemeant / Panah Charity / PCNY / Power Forward / Rumie Initiative / Safe Horizon / Win NYC / Women for Afghan Women and more.
Ace Hotel / Artisan Alliance / Audiomack / The Arrivals / Beygood / Bloomingdales / Brooklyn Bowl / Brooklyn Museum / Burton / Cinematic / Clockenflap / Colossal Media / Cosmopolitan Magazine / Craft Contemporary Museum / Cult Classic Mag / Discostan / Disco Tehran / Diversity in Tech Awards / EST Media / Formula E / Fully / frog / Gates Foundation / Google / Governor’s Ball / Herman Miller / High Times Magazine / Ines di Santo / Juicy Couture / Kinfolk / Kora Organics / KVD Beauty / Laylit / L'Oreal / Madhappy / Master & Dynamic / Milk / Nasdaq / Neuehouse / Nice Tattoo / Nylon Magazine / Overthrow New York / Pepsi / Pinterest / Primark / Raagini Festival / ReachTV / Rockefeller Brothers Fund / Sakara Life / Samsung / Social Media Week / Soho House / Soundcloud / Sour Patch Kids / Splice / Sweet Chick / Tatler Magazine / TikTok / Vox Media / W Hotel / Zaful and more.
Chicago / DC / Dubai / Hong Kong / London / Los Angeles / Miami / Mumbai / Nairobi / New York City / Toronto
2022: ‘Baraye Avaleen Bar: Afghan Women on Tintype’ Collection with Angela Jones (Ace Hotel New York)
2022: ‘O’er The Land of The Free’ Billboard with Florian Koenigsberger (For Freedoms)
2021: Protest Speech about Afghanistan (New York Public Library)
2020: ‘Behind Her Label’ Campaign (Foot Locker)
2020: Presidential Campaign DJ for Cory Booker
2018-2019: ‘Be More Human’ Campaign with Gigi Hadid, Ariana Grande and Gal Gadot (Reebok)
2017: ‘Pretty Girls Like Trap Music’ Tour DJ for 2 Chainz (LA)
2016: ‘Campaign’ Mixtape Release DJ for Ty Dolla Sign (NYC)
2016: Retirement Party DJ for Alex Rodriguez (NYC)
with Afro B / A$AP Ferg / Delly / Fat Joe / Funk Flex / Joe Kay / Hasan Minhaj / Kardinal Offishall / Lil Kim / Lil Peep / Massive Attack / Nina Dobrev / Padma Lakshmi / The Prodigy / Sevyn Streeter / Smoke Dza / Stormzy / Sway / QuestLove and more.