In the early 2000s, there was a small, unassuming stall on the second floor balcony of Kampala’s Bugolobi market. Stocked with computers, scanners and other...
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It’s an exciting time to be both a new and old fan of African music, but how does it feel for African artists raised and working in the diaspora? As producers and consumers, these artists have a unique vantage point on this cultural shift. Jessica Kariisa speaks to Nazar, Hagan, Juba and Chief Boima and asks: what does music from “back home” mean today?
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DJ Mag's new Solid Gold series revisits and examines the ongoing significance and influence of electronic albums throughout history. In our latest edition, DJ Mag regular...
The rope bridge spans a wide ravine that fades into darkness as it drops. On one side, under skies choked by smoke being belched from...
The Coolness are true to the name...
IT'S A GOOD LOOK! Bands that make fashion sense THE COOLNESS Chaz John Ross is the flamboyant frontman of The Coolness, a guitar-led band he...
Envision-ing a music paradise
Some three hours south of San Jose and a bit north of Costa Rica’s famed Corcovado rainforest lies the whale tail-shaped Osa peninsula. Keep going...
Ultra drops the new dancefloor offender 'Chest'
Chris Lake has always been dedicated to dance music remaining fun, setting his own distinct tone that doesn't bend by fad, but rather creates itself...
Ballantine’s & Boiler Room True Music make Kraków debut with Showcase and Documentary...
Boiler Room x Ballantine's True Music make their Kraków debut later this month.
The showcase event, which takes place in the Polish city on 25th...
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A true acid house original, DJ Pierre (aka Nathaniel Pierre Jones) is one of the architects of dance music as we know it.
With Phuture, he was responsible for unleashing the dark sulphuric funk of seminal 303 cut 'Acid Trax' in 1987, forever remapping the genetic code of...
NOTHING ELSE MATTERS....BUT THE MUSIC
EAST ANGLIA IS WHERE THE PARTY’S AT…
Well, as long as BBC Radio 1 has their way it is! It's always an exciting fixture in...
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The legendary performer was found dead in his Essex home on Monday morning...
The Prodigy’s Liam Howlett has released a statement via the band’s social media confirming that Keith Flint died by suicide.
The iconic singer and performer...
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A true legend. Rest in peace...
Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul”, has died aged 76.
In a statement released today on behalf of her family, it was announced that Franklin...
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His catalogue comprises 814 songs
Song management company Hipgnosis Songs has announced that it has acquired 50% of the copyright interest and writers share in the song catalogue of Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA.
He's...
Stream new track 'True' feat. Dems now...
After the success of his recording-breaking live shows at the Barbican in May, Sasha has today announced two further UK 'Refracted: Live' shows for...
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The Chic star first worked with the Swedish electronic music producer on the 2013 album, 'True'
Nile Rodgers wants to release several unheard collaborations with Avicii, according to a recent interview on the Swedish television show 'Skavlan'. You can watch a...
A gospel trained singer, producer and musician raised on funk, He's a true star in the making...
There's nothing ordinary about Seven Davis Jr. Unlike the balding DJs you sometimes read about in these pages (he doesn't even DJ), he's not only...
The true king of the mash-up.
DJ Yoda has been described as “one of the 10 DJs to see before you die”. His skills behind the decks are legendary. Originally a hip-hop scratch DJ, Yoda has now effortlessly merged the style with a whole cross-section of musical genres, blending reggae to dubstep, drum & bass and electro to country and folk music. The true king of the mash-up.