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International electronic community hails the great South African leader

The international electronic music community has been paying tribute to former South African President Nelson Mandela, who has died aged 95. Mandela was imprisoned by...

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We catch up with 'friend of DJ Mag' Idris Elba ahead of our Best Of British awards

“It’s a neo-political heist film, which I like — it’s pretty smart,” he says. “I’m really working hard at it at the minute, doing lots...

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...

DJ Couza

Get to know Bloemfontein, South Africa's DJ Couza, the DJ and producer fusing deep house with indigenous African sounds

We’ve said it many times in these pages, but it bears repeating — some of the most soul-stirring house music around is coming out of...

Richie Hawtin, Skrillex and Luciano support South Africa music initiative

Richie Hawtin, Skrillex and Luciano have all pledged their support to Bridges For Music, an international non-profit organisation supporting “responsible development of electronic music in...

Including a focus on South Africa's house heroes...  

DJ Mag Radio's latest instalment, AKA episode 12, is right here, rounding out the UK's warmest months with plenty of sun-kissed stuff direct from our...

Taken from the album, 'A Map of the Hills I Chose To Die On'

Jumping Back Slash has a new single on Swak Catalog, taken from the album 'A Map of the Hills I Chose to Die On': eight...

DJ Mag Ibiza takes the island’s newest DJ resident, Black Coffee, to visit the magical island of Es Vedra at sunset...

South African DJ and producer Black Coffee is riding the crest of a wave right now. From humble beginnings in South Africa’s townships to headlining...

A huge moment for the gqom innovator

DJ Lag has co-produced a track on Beyoncé's Lion King: The Gift album. 

The South African gqom artist is credited on ‘My Power,’ which features...

With Miller Genuine Draft

It is often said that electronic music is a universal language. Indeed, the beats, basslines and melodies that make up the music we lovingly call...

The tour dates follow his recent album announcement

Stormzy will embark on a 55-date world tour in 2020.

Following the announcement of his album 'Heavy Is The Head', slated for release on...

SNO_by Matome “The Balladman” Rampedi

As likely to play South African hip-hop as she is Congolese rumba, Egyptian jazz or Brazilian boogie, Gauteng-born, Manchester-based SNO is spreading the word about music often overlooked by the Western industry. Alongside her genre-spanning Recognise mix, she speaks to Kamila Rymajdo about familial influence, her chance start in DJing and sharing the music she loves

As a child, SNO — whose DJ name is the acronym of her government name — would spend Sundays listening to records with her uncle...

Get Physical present the third instalment in its Africa Gets Physical series with a compilation showcasing South African talent. Hear Nizhe DeSoul's twinkling, emotive melodies...

Nizhe DeSoul will feature on a forthcoming compilation from Get Physical.

Berlin-based Get Physical Records, founded by M.A.N.D.Y., DJ T and Booka Shade, has showcased...

DJ Mag join frontwoman Cata Pirata and the band in Amsterdam to find out what exactly spurs their voyages across the atlas...

From their Amsterdam base, Skip & Die roam the world looking for fresh sounds to inject into their raucous global bass 'n' beats. And with their debut album 'Riots In The Jungle', they're not afraid of stirring a little insurrection. DJ Mag join frontwoman Cata Pirata and the band in their home city to find out what exactly spurs their voyages across the atlas...