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Get acquainted with Charisse C, the Southern Africa-born, UK-raised DJ embracing amapiano's unifying power

Southern Africa-born and UK-raised, Charisse C has been collecting the old and new sounds of her Zimbabwean and South African heritage for a while now...

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Berlin's Rave The Planet Parade announces line-up and floats for 2022

Established by the founders of the original Love Parade, crews from Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, UK and Ukraine are all involved, with over 200 artists.

Berlin's Rave the Planet Parade has announced the line-up and floats involved in this year's free event, which takes place on Saturday 9th July. A...

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Former Mixmag editor Dom Phillips missing in Brazilian Amazon

The respected journalist was last seen Friday in one of the country's most remote regions

Concern is growing over the whereabouts of Dom Phillips, a highly respected British journalist and former-editor of Mixmag, and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Araújo Pereira...

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DJ Mag announces line-up for Best of North America 2022 awards party

DJ Mag's Best of North America awards show will take place at Kings Hall (Avant Gardner) next month

The line-up for DJ Mag's first-ever Best of North America awards show is here. Following the announcement of 2022's nominees last week, DJ Mag will...

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DJ Mag Best of North America Awards 2022: Voting is now open

Our annual celebration of North America’s electronic music scene is back after a three-year hiatus

Voting is now open for the DJ Mag Best of North America Awards 2022. After a three-year hiatus, on the other end of a pandemic...

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DJ Mooncup identified as person that died after attending Bang Face Weekender

Merseyside Police have ruled out any suspicious circumstances

DJ Mooncup aka Ellen Percival has been identified as the person that died after attending Bang Face Weekender at Pontins in Southport. The Bristol DJ...

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DJ Tim Westwood accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women

Seven women have shared accounts of alleged misconduct from the the former BBC Radio 1 DJ

Content warning: This article contains information relating to sexual misconduct. DJ Tim Westwood has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women in a new...

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Album of the month: Erika de Casier ‘Sensational’

Erika de Casier establishes herself as a pop star in the making with a knack for club crossover tracks on her romantic, garage-influenced new album...

When Erika de Cassier was growing up in the late '90s, R&B hits by the likes of TLC, Destiny’s Child and Brandy & Monica dominated...

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Fashion | Brand Focus: Postal

DJ Mag speaks with Scottish brand Postal about their bootleg beginnings, emotive imagery and a dedication to providing quality garments

While working at Scottish clothing store Manifesto as an assistant manager, Neil Roy — better known as Nel — found himself disappointed. Interested in the...

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The Sound Of: boxout.fm Recordings

Showcasing the diversity of sounds on offer in the Indian electronic music scene and inspiring a new generation of artists to get creative, boxout.fm Recordings has evolved from radio station to club night to vital label. Alongside a mix from its catalogue recorded by Mutable Mercury, founder DJ MoCity tells Safi Bugel about the platform’s journey so far

“People think musicians in India only make music that sounds ‘Indian’,” Mohammed Abood, founder of boxout.fm Recordings, explains to DJ Mag. “In reality, there’s a...

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Baile funk: the criminalisation of Brazil's funk scene

Baile funk is a phenomena of Black Brazilian music. But despite a huge fanbase and cultural influence, funk is often criminalised in Brazil because of...

In the early hours of Sunday 1st December 2019, militarised police broke up a Brazilian funk street party called Baile da DZ7 in the São...

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At Home With: Hybrid Minds

Josh White and Matt Lowe, aka Hybrid Minds, have become one of the biggest acts in drum & bass by sticking to their liquid style and doing...

There are points in an artist’s career where they feel on top of the world. Moments when the years of hard graft at the unforgiving...

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Russell E.L. Butler is building a home in techno

Oakland-based producer and DJ Russell E.L. Butler delivers 60 minutes of exhilarating techno and radiant rhythms as part of our podcast series. We catch up...

Russell E.L. Butler’s artistic process is built on community. Based in Oakland since 2009, the Bermudian producer, DJ and live musician has become an increasingly...

GREG WILSON'S DISCOTHEQUE ARCHIVES #15

A guide to dance music's pre-rave past...

We've drafted in Greg Wilson, the former electro-funk pioneer, nowadays a leading figure in the global disco/re-edits movement and respected commentator on dance music and...

GREG WILSON'S DISCOTHEQUE ARCHIVES #1

A guide to dance music's pre-rave past

A guide to dance music's past