Hailing from South Africa and Zimbabwe, Glasgow-based DJ Optimistic Soul is one of the leading tastemakers in the city’s growing afro house and afro tech scene. Through his residency at Jaiva in Sub Club, his own club night Africa Is Now in the Berkeley Suite, and forthcoming releases on the afro house label WeAreiDyll, the underground sounds of electronic music on the African continent shine through, always informed by Optimistic Soul’s deep love of dance music across the globe, from Chicago house to Detroit techno.