Dinka (born Tamara Hunkeler on 24 June; also known as Tamara Maria Kler) is a

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DJ from

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. She performs

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music with elements of

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, which she describes as "Multicultural Dance Music". After coming in contact with Above & Beyond, who appreciated her music, Tamara signed with their label, Anjunabeats. She also earned a deal with

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, a subsidiary of Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren's

Armada Music Armada Music is a Dutch independent record label that specialises in releasing electronic dance music. Armada Music was founded on 1 June 2003 by Dutch producer Armin van Buuren, Dutch business executive Maykel Piron, and music manager David ...

. In September 2012, she reached #2 at the ''

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'' Next Big Sound chart. Her stage name comes from the

Dinka people The Dinka people () are a Nilotes, Nilotic ethnic group native to South Sudan. The Dinka mostly live along the Nile, from Mangalla-Bor to Renk, South Sudan, Renk, in the region of Bahr el Ghazal (region of South Sudan), Bahr el Ghazal, Upper Nil ...

from

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. When asked for the reason she chose such a name, she commented:

Discography

Studio albums

* 2008 ''The Temptation Album'' * 2010 ''Hotel Summerville'' * 2011 ''Tales of the Sun''

Singles / EPs

* 2007 "The Sin" * 2007 "The Temptation" * 2008 "Chemistry" * 2008 "Wildfire" * 2008 "Native" * 2008 "Autumn Leaves" (with Chris Reece) * 2008 "Asylum" * 2009 "Temptation" (

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) * 2009 "Canonball" * 2009 "Green Leaf" (feat. Lizzie Curious) * 2009 "Civilisation / Zero Altitute" * 2009 "Eyelash" * 2009 "Elements" * 2009 "Scarlet" * 2010 "Elements - Remixes" (inkl.

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Remix) * 2010 "Soma Is Language" (with George F. Zimmer) * 2010 "Some People Will Never Learn" * 2010 "Aircraft" * 2010 "Camouflage" * 2010 "Hive" * 2010 "Hive - The Remixes" (includes Stan Kolev Remix) * 2010 "Violet" * 2011 "Luminal" (with Stan Kolev) * 2011 "Violet (The Remixes)" * 2011 "On The Beach" * 2011 "The Sleeping Beauty" * 2011 "Reach For Me" (feat. Hadley & Danny Inzerillo) * 2011 "SkyScraper" * 2011 "White Christmas" * 2012 ''Purple EP'' * 2012 "Chariots" (with Leventina) * 2012 ''Innocence EP'' * 2012 "Lotus" * 2012 "Radiate" (feat. Julie Thompson) * 2012 ''Polarity EP'' * 2012 "Inseparable" (feat. Angelika Vee) * 2013 "Elements" (Reload 2013) with Leventina * 2013 "Closer" * 2013 "Waterproof" * 2014 "In Caelo" (with Morttagua) * 2014 "Not Okay" (with Tania Zygar) * 2015 "Breathe" * 2015 "Ueberflieger" (with Atlantis Ocean) * 2016 ''Phobos/Lumino EP'' (with Atlantis Ocean) * 2016 "First Pluto" * 2017 "Philomena" (with Erik Iker) * 2017 "Campfire 2017" (Sons of Maria Retouch) * 2023 "Delightful" * 2023 "Turning Leaves" * 2024 "Escape from Society" * 2024 "Daytona" * 2024 "Runaway" * 2024 "Silent Waves" * 2024 "Tokyo"

References

External links

* Swiss house musicians Living people Musicians from Lucerne Progressive house Women DJs Swiss electronic dance music DJs Year of birth missing (living people) Monstercat artists {{DJ-stub