Sadar Bahar

Part of Chicago's Soul in the Hole collective, Sadar cut his teeth during Chicago's early house music era. The notable dedication to his craft garnered credit from his peers to the extent that, upon their retirement, some DJs have handed him entire record collections, knowing he would do them justice. Although house music provides the backbone to his sets, you're unlikely to hear popular, track-laden songs or programmed disco Sadar favours live instrumentation and soulful vocals. As Sadar himself explains, "I'm always looking for something deeper that no one else is playing - I have about 14,000 records in all, I probably have one of the largest Fela collections on wax, too."