DJ Zoha
The latest example of that journey is Floating Seaweed, an instrumental single released in August. it also represents a milestone in Zoha’s growth as a self-sufficient artist While the track itself emerged from a freediving experience off Goa’s Grand Island. Her music is often instrumental, but that is a conscious choice rather than an absence. Instead of relying on lyrics, she prefers to communicate through texture, movement and mood. That philosophy extends beyond a single release. Across her body of work, Zoha appears less interested in making music that demands attention than in creating spaces where listeners can slow down and engage with their own thoughts.
“Coming from a guitar background trained through rock, classical fingerstyle and flamenco, and a self-taught production practice shaped by artists like Krewella and Monolink, my music moves through house, leftfield and experimental electronic without settling into just one of them,” she says. Her work draws equally from rock, classical fingerstyle, flamenco, house and experimental electronica, creating a sound that is difficult to classify but instantly recognisable. The musician’s roots run deep. Trained at the Delhi School of Music, Zoha spent her formative years immersed in guitar traditions, studying techniques and styles that ranged from rock and classical fingerstyle to flamenco. Yet even as she developed as an instrumentalist, she found herself increasingly drawn to the possibilities offered by electronic music. “That’s exactly the sound I’ve been working toward. That refusal to be boxed into a single genre has become central to her artistic identity. Whether performing live or behind the DJ console, Zoha gravitates towards atmosphere and storytelling rather than formula. Her sets frequently traverse house, melodic techno, downtempo, breakbeat and ambient music, reflecting an artist more interested in emotional journeys than genre boundaries. Her evolution as a producer has been equally organic. What began as experimentation gradually transformed into a complete creative practice in which she writes, performs and produces her own music.
Today, Zoha occupies a distinctive space in India’s independent music landscape, moving fluidly between guitar-driven composition, electronic production and DJ culture.