Inés Paulina Ramírez—aka Lapaushi-—was born in the Andes region of Ecuador. She is a visual artist and DJ, currently part of Noche Libre Latinx DJ Collective in Portland, Oregon.

Her mixes navigate the new wave of urban Latin rhythms rooted in the African diaspora and Indigenous memory. She is interested in making people move and connect with music by throwing an explosive cocktail of sticky beats.

Her selections come from years of traveling, collecting, and sharing music from various regions of Latin America.

NOCHE LIBRE is a radical Latinx DJ collective of women creating space for Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities. We spin music that spans genres and geography from cumbia and quebradita to dancehall, hip hop, and perreo. We celebrate our family’s roots and rituals by carrying on the tradition of puro pinche pari.