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An irresistible mix of classic house, off-kilter techno and playful electro pop...

Palms Trax has made his BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix debut and it is as dreamy as it is eclectic. The show, which aired on...

Mesmerising techno and reflective, rolling rhythms from Berlin-based Sierra Leonean artist, DJ and Sci-Fi & Fantasy label founder, Lamin Fofana...

Lamin Fofana’s music is reflective and complex, lucid and transportive, absorbing and beautifully abstract. More crucially though, for the Berlin-based Sierra Leonean artist and those...

Hudson Mohawke & Tiga, Eric Prydz and Helena Hauff are also among the latest additions to next year's line-up

A host of new names have been added to the Sónar 2022 line-up, including Brazilian DJ/producer ANNA, Avalon Emerson, Folamour and Kiwi Rekords boss,...

As America celebrates 4th of July, we look at some of the homegrown heroes who are giving the US its Indepen-dance...

Sliding into July, DJ Mag USA joins the rest of the country in cracking open a cold one for American's traditional celebration month when remembering...

Sampa The Great shares new single, 'Bona'

It's the latest track to be unveiled from forthcoming album 'As Above, So Below'

Sampa The Great has released a brand new single, 'Bona'. The third track to be unveiled from the artist's forthcoming second album, 'As Above, So...

The AIM Awards will honour the late Nigerian drummer

Tony Allen will be posthumously honoured with Association of Independent Music (AIM)'s Outstanding Contribution to Music award.

The Nigerian afrobeat pioneer, most widely known as...

Goldie teams up with James Davidson for something brand new...

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their Bandcamp collections...

In her 2020 interview with DJ Mag, Juba described the importance of dancing to her expression as a DJ. “I dance behind the decks, and...

Selections: Shannen SP

In this series, Selections, we invite DJs, producers and label heads to dig into their digital crates and share the contents of their collections. This week, Shannen SP spotlights amapiano, footwork, Asakaa drill and more

Shannen SP’s sets collate music from the vanguard of African and Afro-diasporic electronic music. From amapiano and gqom to kuduro, footwork, UK funky and rap...

The South African DJ will perform Saturdays.

Hï Ibiza, the club formerly known as Space (R.I.P.), has just announced the line-ups for Black Coffee's Saturday night residency. The multi-platinum South African producer...

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"What came first, the chicken or the egg?"

Moonchild Sanelly has unveiled the music video for her track 'Chicken'. Watch it below. Playfully musing on a classical philosophical quandary ("What came first, the...

Aluna, Prettyboy D-O and Kooldrink release new single 'Nowhere To Hide'

"What's beautiful about this song is that it brings together four people from across the world that are pushing boundaries," says Aluna

Aluna has released an Afrobeats and amapiano-inspired collaboration with the artists Prettyboy D-O and Kooldrink. 'Nowhere To Hide', which is out today, is produced by...

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"A new amalgam of speedy music" that throws footwork, drum 'n' bass and more into the ring

Okzharp has announced a new EP for Hyperdub, ‘Outside The Ride’, which arrives on 5th August. For this new EP, the London-based, South Africa-born producer...

"We can save our nation and continent with our ART," he said

Burna Boy has announced his hopes to host his own version of Live Aid.

The Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter, born Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu...

The city will have its own airport and currency

Akon has been awarded a $6 billion contract to build a city in Senegal.

Originally announced in 2018, Sengalese-American artist Akon revealed he was working...