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How the global boom of African music is resonating with electronic artists in the diaspora

It’s an exciting time to be both a new and old fan of African music, but how does it feel for African artists raised and working in the diaspora? As producers and consumers, these artists have a unique vantage point on this cultural shift. Jessica Kariisa speaks to Nazar, Hagan, Juba and Chief Boima and asks: what does music from “back home” mean today?

In the early 2000s, there was a small, unassuming stall on the second floor balcony of Kampala’s Bugolobi market. Stocked with computers, scanners and other...

The producer will continue putting out material under his ravier alias

Calvin Harris is putting out even more music under his '90s house-inspired moniker, Love Regenerator.

In a new Instagram post, the EDM super-producer shared...

‘No Coal Zone’ will be a one-off concert taking place in Sydney next week

The Avalanches and Jamie xx will play at a one-off climate change benefit concert. 

The event, ‘No Coal Zone’, will take place at Sydney’s Hordern...

From back-to-back travel and navigating unknown places, to the thrill of peak time raving and the low of the next day, touring DJs lead lives...

Diddy, Taylor Swift and Dr. Dre all made the cut

Forbes has revealed the highest-earning artists of the decade.

After announcing earlier this year that The Chainsmokers were the World's Highest-Paid DJs For 2018...

He's working with Mos Def and nu skool Detroit cat Kyle Hall, amongst others, and funkin’ floors everywhere...

For years, Steven Julien, aka FunkinEven, didn’t think the music he was making was good enough to release. Then he met Sam Shepherd, aka Floating Points...

Daft Punk is dead, long live Daft Punk: the limits of a brand beyond the band

Daft Punk split up three years ago, but thanks to a near-constant stream of archival video releases, album reissues, merch drops and more, the robots feel more present than ever. But what are the limits to one of dance music's most iconic acts' prolific post-split existence? Will it start to wear thin? And what does it all say about the brand-focused and content-driven ecosystem we find ourselves in today? Ben Cardew dives in

Daft Punk died twice. On 9th September 1999, according to legend, a studio accident killed off the real-life Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, leaving...

But Nils Frahm says they're “the most disgusting thing on the planet”

Calvin Harris has said that he believes NFTs can "completely revolutionize the music industry.”

On the Good Time Show on Clubhouse last Sunday (28th), Scottish...

From back-to-back travel and navigating unknown places, to the thrill of peak time raving and the low of the next day, touring DJs lead lives...

My previous DJing career took me all over the world in the early ’00s. Back then, I would always go to the after party —...

The Bristol-based company have released a new smaller version of the popular Bluetooth speaker...

Minirig have released a new smaller version of their Bluetooth speaker appropriately named Minirig Mini. The pocket-sized speaker has up to 30 hours of battery...

Is this the end of the road?

Pre-2014, Malaysia was one of the hottest places in South East Asia for music events. Boasting a culturally diverse nation with a very healthy and...

One of the world’s most respected clubs, Berlin’s Tresor, has been at the forefront of underground dance music for three decades. Led by Dimitri Hegemann...

Interfisching in outer space: the Dada yearsDimitri Hegemann wanted to change the world. His ideas were too big for the small village he grew up...

Junction 2, Inner City Electronic, DJ Kicks Tour, Gottwood, Wigflex x Multimodal, AVA Festival... 

If last month's choice selections didn't make it clear already then the Top 30 UK events in June 2018 certainly will. It's now festival season...

The partial lockdown is planned to go on for three weeks

Clubs in the German state of Bavaria have been forced to close for three weeks starting from 22nd November. 

All nightlife in the region, which...

During the pandemic, music tech thrived as the wider music industry fell to its knees. Declan McGlynn explores the possibilities and implications that stemmed the...

2020’s unprecedented upheaval brought with it fundamental changes to the creative industries. Theatres, clubs, studios, venues and festivals all closed their doors and with it...