Black Artist Database (B.A.D.) will host its first in-person event at Hackney Wick’s Colour Factory. Set for Friday 1st October, B.A.D. Presents... includes a stellar...
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The two groups wanted to collaborate after catching each other's performances at festivals
Ibibio Sound Machine has announced a new album, ‘Electricity’, which will drop via Merge Records on 25th March.
It's the first new full-length from the...
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October is Black History Month in the UK. Ria Hylton spotlights a range of electronic music-related events on and offline taking place throughout the month...
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Another month sorted...
These are the Top 30 UK club events in April 2018— a list we compiled despite destractions plucked straight from the pages of John le Carré spy...
We catch up with the Miller SoundClash finalists
Miller SoundClash – the DJ competition that gives you the chance to get signed to a major label and perform in some of Las Vegas'...
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Inspired by the flourishing West African rap scene and her time spent living in the United States, Ghanaian artist Amaarae has been crafting a sound...
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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...
UK producer Will Holland shot to fame as Quantic with a blend of lush electronic beats and fiery Afrobeat rhythms. Then a trip to Colombia...
After years making live funk, reggae and cumbia influenced by his experience there, he's returned to the Quantic moniker and to the world of electronic...
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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...
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Government forces in Nigeria shot at protestors during an anti-police brutality demonstration on Tuesday, reportedly killing 12 and injuring many more
Artists and DJs are voicing their support for #EndSARS demonstrators in Nigeria after government forces shot at crowds during an anti-police brutality protest this week...
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London’s Ibibio Sound Machine are back with their fourth album ‘Electricity’. Produced by Hot Chip, the release is more electronic than ever, but retains their classic Afro funk energy. Ben Murphy speaks to vocalist and songwriter Eno Williams and co-founder/saxophonist Max Grunhard about expanding their sound, mixing English and Ibibio lyrics, and the endless joys of playing live
With Miller Genuine Draft
Top 100 Clubs, powered by Miller Genuine Draft is the ultimate guide to the world’s best nightclubs. But many of you tell us that you...
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In a few short years, UK drill has changed significantly. After a small number of producers that pioneered the sound left indelible marks on its...
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Amazondotcom steps up with an hour of maximum-intensity club sounds and animated bass manoeuvres as part of our Fresh Kicks series
On her debut EP, ‘Mirror River’, Los Angeles producer Amazondotcom carved an uncanny niche in club music – familiar enough to dance to, but intoxicatingly...
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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, GLOR1A picks futurist rhythms, amapiano/funky fusions, heart-touching beats, hard dance and more
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Get acquainted with the Stormzy-backed teenage star of Ghana’s Asakaa drill scene, Yaw Tog