This Saturday, 9th April, marks the return of Dialled In, a London festival celebrating South Asian music, arts and culture. Having launched in September 2021 with a much-hyped debut event, the festival – a collaborative project by the Daytimers, Chalo and No ID collectives – will celebrate its second edition at EartH, Hackney between 12pm and 10pm, with an afterparty scheduled to take place at Village Underground from 10pm onwards.
DJs confirmed to play the festival include Four Tet, DJ Mag Best of British Breakthrough DJ 2021 award winner Yung Singh, DJ Mag artist to watch for 2022 Mixtress b2b Maleek, NTS resident anu, former Swing Ting party-starter Samrai, QTIPOC club crew PXSSY PALACE and Manara. Works Of Intent, SUCHI b2b D-Lish and Rohan Rakhit are on the bill, while live performances will come from artists including Grammy-nominated sitarist and composer Anoushka Shankar, Paul Institute affiliate HIRA, Jitwam and Shivum Sharma. You can see the full line-up here.
Also set to play is Sheffield-based DJ Gracie T, who will go b2b with DJ Priya, closing out The Hall stage from 9-10 PM with what promises to be a spectacular set. Gracie T has made waves on the scene in the past 12 months. As a member of the Daytimers crew, a resident at hallowed Sheffield club Hope Works, and as co-founder of The Beatriarchy collective for underrepresented people in electronic music, they have built their name as a fiercely talented DJ with a high-energy technique and even higher-energy, genre-hopping selections – just check their b2b with Chandé from Yung Singh Pres. Daytimers Boiler Room, or their recent Keep Hush stream. They'll also play Bristol's Thekla with Off Me Nut Records on Friday 15th April. Tickets for that are available here.
Ahead of Dialled In, Gracie T has stepped up for our Selections series, spotlighting various artists on the festival bill, as well as members of the Daytimers crew and other breakthrough artists thriving in the new South Asian electronic underground. Dig in below.
