Saudi DJ Leen Naif plays at a university event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. All photos: AFP
Women DJs, an unthinkable phenomenon a few years ago in the traditionally conservative kingdom, are becoming a relatively common sight in its main cities.
Gig after gig, they go about making a living from what once was merely a pastime.
Lujain Albishi got her big break last year when she was invited to perform at MDLBeast Soundstorm, a festival in Riyadh.
Naif, pictured, was introduced to electronic music as a teenager by an uncle, and started wondering whether being a DJ was a viable job.
While her friends dreamed of careers as doctors and teachers, she knew she did not have the patience for the schooling those paths required.
For Naif, women DJs succeed because they are better than men at 'reading people' and playing what they want to hear.
