To say the least, DJ Sun -- aka Andre Sam-Sin -- is a diverse product. He's part-Asian, part-Caucasian and part-black, with a white mother from New York and a mixed-race father who's a native of Suriname. Sam-Sin was born in Holland, moving with his family to Suriname as a child, and then to Texas as a teenager. As DJ Sun, he strives to create for his listeners the same undifferentiated wash of music he enjoyed as a child hooked on Suriname radio.
Sam-Sin could be considered a late bloomer. He was 26 when he bought his first DJ rig -- two outdated turntables and a worn mixing...