Skip to main content

Search


Results for: South African dance music

Listen to 'Let's Sing Let's Dance' now

박혜진 Park Hye Jin has announced the release of her debut album, ‘Before I Die’. The record will land on 10th September via Ninja Tune...

In Punta de Este, Uruguay

While swathes of the dance music world spend the start of the new year laying low, recovering from NYE and the festive period, detoxing and...

South African-Swiss DJ and producer Nora En Pure has managed to maintain her organic house sound, despite playing some of the biggest commercial venues in...

Daniela Di Lillo is an accidental trailblazer. She is someone who has managed to rise to the top but still play her own brand of...

Next August is lookin’ big in Sweden!

Hosted by the crew behind Into The Valley, Into The Factory is set to kick off in Nynäshamn, Sweden, from August 10th - 12th next...

Bristol collective Club Djembe will launch their label with a compilation EP next month. Hear Atlanta artist Say3's rhythmic fusions, inspired by the varied sounds...

Bristol's Club Djembe will launch their label with a compilation EP.

The collective, who explore "global influences on dance music", will release 'Club Djembe Vol...

These are the most exciting amapiano producers right now

Amapiano has become a world-conquering genre since emerging in South Africa over a decade ago, with the sound mutating in recent years to solidify its place as an embedded dance music culture. Here, Shiba Melissa Mazaza asks: who are the South African artists carrying the torch for amapiano right now?
 

Amapiano (also known as ipiano or ’piano) began in the streets of Gauteng, South Africa, in the early 2010s. The now world-conquering sound is a...

Dub’s influence on dance music stretches back from the earliest shoots of acid house...

“When it comes to music, it’s a small world,” says dub maestro Mad Professor, fresh from a month-long tour of Australia.

“Just take that tune...

DJ Lag and Mr Nation Thingz link up for new video, 'Hade Boss': Watch

K.C. Driller features on the South African stars' recent hit, which now has a visual directed by Vice Drey

DJ Lag has teamed up with Mr Nation Thingz on the new music video for their 'Hade Boss' single. Watch the clip below. The South...

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...

Exploring everything from Detroit and Berlin Techno to Israeli psytrance

Rave On: Global Adventures In Electronic Dance Music, a new book written by widely celebrated journalist Matthew Collin, documents the evolution and ever-changing culture of...

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...

Jonty Skrufff premieres his new track with DJ Mag

DJ Mag have been given Jonty Skrufff's new track to premiere.  

Jonty is a DJ based in Berlin, not only does he DJ Jonty...

Okzharp

"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...

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...

Sprinting through 42 tracks of percussive club heat, Club Yeke founder, DJ, and party-starter par excellence Tash LC ignites the Fresh Kicks mix series

“Kuduro is just so raw,” Tash LC says, describing the Angolan minimal, percussion-heavy dance music genre. “You can’t help but dance and sweat to it...