Aliaksandr Bahdanau
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Aliaksandr Bahdanau (Papa Bo Selektah) is a Belarusian DJ, cultural producer, music curator and artist manager based in Warsaw, with over 20 years of experience.
His DJ sets combine global bass, psychedelic electronics, traditional music and experimental club sounds. He has performed across Europe, Asia and the USA.
In Belarus, he co-founded KORPUS, an independent cultural centre in Minsk that hosted over 1,000 events, and established BoPromo concert agency.
After leaving Belarus due to political persecution, he founded Belarus Outside Sound System (BOSS), an international music and solidarity initiative supporting Belarusian artists and political prisoners.
He also founded Belarus Music Export and created Amplify Belarus, an educational programme helping musicians develop professional skills and international careers.
He currently manages Sveta Ben and .K, organising concerts, tours and artistic collaborations across Europe.
