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Mbongwana Star's post-punk disco beat, direct from The Congo...

We get a lot of music sent to DJ Mag Towers. Like, tons. We like quite a lot of it, and try to cover it...

But the inaugural two-day East African Music Conference will go ahead online this weekend 

Uganda's Nyege Nyege Festival has postponed its 2020 edition until December. 

The Nyege Nyege Hybrid Festival of The Arts 2020 had been scheduled for this...

All of the major stakeholders under one roof...

With vinyl sales continuing to rise, Brighton will host the world's first ever Vinyl World Congress which aims to bring the vinyl manufacturing industry together...

Bruce Loko makes his Freerange debut with the ‘The Black Pearl’ EP. Hear the masterfully minimal title track now...

South African producer Bruce Loko will release his ‘The Black Pearl’ EP via Freerange Recordings on 22nd February.

The Breyton, Mpumalanga-born artist follows up releases...

DJ Lag and Que DJ link up on new single, 'Where's Your Father?'

It's the first time the two South African artists have collaborated on record

DJ Lag and Que DJ have released a brand new track together, called 'Where's Your Father?' Marking the first time the two South African artists...

Lyon-via-Bamako label, Blanc Manioc, readies a new compilation, ‘Nyamakalabeats#1’. Hear the rolling percussion of Bamako afrobeats producer Gaspa’s ‘tamani’ now

Established between Lyon, France and Bamako, Mali, the Blanc Manioc label has been making steady waves since launching in January this year. 

With six releases...

DJ Mag heads to Ghana to explore a rapidly expanding, festival- driven scene that, while rooted on pop and traditional sounds, is beginning to open...

March is an important month in Ghana’s calendar; it’s when the West African country celebrates gaining independence from British colonial rule in 1957. The month...

MS in a pool float

Delivering explosive, quick-witted lyricism over beats that blend kwaito, amapiano and gqom with grime, punk and pop, South Africa's Moonchild Sanelly has become a global sensation. Here, she speaks to Makua Adimora about freedom of expression and her new album, 'Phases'

“I always describe myself as ‘Snow White turns 21 and then the seven dwarfs become her strippers’,” Moonchild Sanelly says matter-of-factly, when speaking to DJ...

With Seth Troxler, Die Antword, Azari & III and more

Sónar is a favorite staple in the European electronic dance music calender, offering a huge array of music – from hip-hop to techno – day...

NTS Radio, Shannen SP and Joe Cotch compile essential tracks that capture the unique and unifying sound of amapiano, South Africa’s world-conquering dance music style

With artists and fans from around the globe proclaiming “Amapiano to the world”, this evolving new genre has defied expectations that it’s just another passing...

The music documentary series is back with a second run of six shows...

Diplo and director Shane McCauley have shared the trailer for the second run of their music documentary series, ‘Blow Your Head’. You can watch it...

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Cape Town is to host its first major international club tour in February 2007, and top DJs and promoters will be heading for a two-week...

Cape Town is stepping up its challenge to become a world-class clubbing destination, after plans were revealed for the city to host a top-notch two-week...

Music and vegetating on the couch all day watching Netflix are undoubtedly two of life’s greatest pleasures. And as you might expect, Netflix is no...

Street-hop is a sound from Lagos, Nigeria that mutates as it moves between different neighbourhoods; creating new beats, themes and dance crazes as it goes...

Lagos is a city that never sleeps. Home to roughly 15 million people, the coastal megacity and economic capital of Nigeria is always on the...