On Friday, July 11 and Saturday, July 12, Deborah Slijkhuis will be one of the local hosts during BoogieBall, bringing her unmistakable musical energy to the stage. As one of the four hosts, she plays between 1:00 AM and 4:00 AM, introducing you to her fearless, emotional, and genre-free music.

Deborah, originally from Zwolle, began playing classical piano at a young age and expanded her musical horizon through bass, vocals, and composition. Her music is anything but confined to a single genre; "I prefer to simply call it music," she says. In addition to her performances and compositions, she records and mixes her music in her own studio, which she shares with guitarist Sebastiaan Visser.

Her debut album Phrases of Freedom (2021) was about the search for freedom within herself, followed by Rosa (2023), a personal album dedicated to the theme of family. In November 2024, she will release her third album Soul Searching, a collection of both old and new songs she has written over the years.

With her music, Deborah hopes people can feel more emotions and thus give more meaning to life.

• Line-up
  Deborah Slijkhuis - bass
  Peter Somuah - trumpet
  Junya - drums
  Bnny Hunna - keys

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