“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...
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Get a sneak peak of debut album from L.A. based electronic duo
Married couple Danny and Tiffany Preston make eclectic, Arabic and African-influenced dance music together as Rainbow Arabia.
Garnering a great deal of hype from...
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Fusing the radiant percussion of Afrobeats, kuduro, gqom and amapiano with bass-heavy club sounds and acid, Juba lights up the Fresh Kicks mix series
“Dance is a big part of my expression as a DJ,” says Juba. “I dance behind the decks, and want people to dance very hard...
Dance music maverick Lee Coombs has always done his own thing.
Spurning stylistic strictures, his fearless DJ sets take in techno, punk guitar laced breaks, acid, electro, house and everything in between. Famed for introducing 'tech...
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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'
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Martin Garrix has revealed that ‘There For You’, his highly-anticipated collaborative single alongside South Africa-born Troye Sivan, is set for an official release date of...
Creamfields Buenos Aires is now the biggest Creamfields in the world. DJmag's South American correspondent Katrin Richter reports from the festival.
The Argentineans currently hold the world record in Creamfielding - over 60,000 people attend this year's event, attracting more revelers than any other Creamfields event...
Matias Aguayo unleashes his Latin spirit
Talking to Chilean-born, German-raised techno producer Matias Aguayo about his new album 'Ay Ay Ay', out now on Kompakt, it's almost impossible not to become...
The victors of the momentous <a href=http://www.thirststudio.com>Heineken Thirst Studio Global Sessions</a> 2006 have been announced.
Romania's killer production trio, Livio and Roby featuring George G, a.k.a. Monochrome, won both awards at the prestigious contest for their minimal techno thumper...
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Several tracks also feature production from Keinemusik’s Rampa and &ME
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Exquisite post-dubstep riddims from Moody Boyz man
Tony Thorpe is an enigma. A colossus. An under-appreciated underground dance music legend, he now runs the Studio Rockers dubstep label and is about to release his latest raft of productions — the Globe Stepping project.
South Uprising: Making the 'wrong' side of the river right
While Londoners often congratulate themselves on living in one of the most diverse, open-minded and multicultural cities in the world - a fact born out...
The seminal tracks that changed dance music forever
Layo & Bushwacka! were a popular tech house duo before Millennium time, but after they released ‘Love Story’ in 2002 they totally went supernova. They met at the legendary central London nightclub The End, where Bushwacka!, aka Matthew Benjamin, was a resident DJ and Layo Paskin was co-owner (with Mr C).
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"A club-ready track that highlights how South African music has been a significant source of inspiration for me"
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The 19-track 'Phases' is out via Transgressive in June