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The first release is out now

Tash LC has announced her new label, Club Yeke.

The DJ and BBC Radio 1 resident, who played the More Time Records showcase at this...

Riva Starr to get Balearic in Brighton with 'Bateria Fantástica' party

Stricken with befuddled bemusement as to what to do this Jubilee weekend? Overwhelmed by the unlimited range of options? Then let us make things...

Premiere: KΣITO ‘Makimura’

Tokyo’s KΣITO presents a personalised take on South African gqom on his new EP for Tzusing’s Sea Cucumber label

Tokyo’s KΣITO is up next on Tzusing’s Sea Cucuber label with the ‘Jakuzure Butoh’ EP. Listen to ‘Makimura’ below. Across seven tracks, KΣITO presents a...

femme culture’s Ehua steps up with her debut single, ‘New Moon’. An atmospheric and percussive house cut, this one is perfect for home listening and...

We’re massive fans of London’s femme culture here in DJ Mag HQ. Co-founded by recent Fresh Kicks selector Elkka and Ludo Guerrieri, the collective have...

Wearable pandemic tech... for a price

Will.i.am has unveiled a new Bluetooth face mask, with features including noise-cancelling headphones and LED lights.

The “Xupermask” smart mask will cost $299, and is...

Album Of The Month: DJ Lag ‘Meeting With The King’

DJ Lag’s thrilling debut album is a testament to gqom’s versatility, and its ability to cross-pollinate with the sounds of amapiano and deep house

Lwazi Asanda Gwala, better known as Durban artist DJ Lag, is a pioneer of the gqom genre: a unique South African style that strips out...

Championed by Uganda's Nyege Nyege festival, and now breaking ground across Europe, Nairobi-born, Kampala-based Slikback blends footwork, grime and more to electrfying, unique effect...

Africa has been getting a lot of attention within the Western dance music sphere over the last few years, with the rise of reissue labels such as Awesome...

Taken from her forthcoming Black Acre Records EP, 'Sensei II'

KG has shared a new single featuring South African star Toya Delazy. ‘Nzinga’ is taken from a forthcoming EP due to land next month. 

The...

Sam Interface is up next on Jamz Supernova’s Future Bounce with a club-ready two-tracker. Hear the chirping, psychedelic UK funky roller ‘Shadows’ now

Jamz Supernova’s Future Bounce label will round up its year-long series of club-focussed releases this week with a storming two-tracker from Sam Interface. 

Following releases...

Mina releases album of classic trance dancehall remixes, 'Trancehall'

The 12-track release includes dancehall, amapiano and gqom edits of Vengaboys, Alice Deejay and more

Mina has self-released a new collection of edits via Bandcamp, called 'Trancehall'. The 12-track release sees the UK producer take on a number of '90s...

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...

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...

MOVES Recordings releases compilation spotlighting Nigerian Freebeat, 'Cruise!'

Emerging from Lagos, the sound fuses amapiano, Afrobeats, gqom, house and more

UK label MOVES Recordings has released a new compilation of Nigerian Freebeat music, also known as Cruise music. Titled 'Cruise!', the release collects five tracks...

Get spooky late at night in the capital this weekend...

Halloween – the third busiest night of the year after New Year’s Eve and Saturdays – rarely disappoints with an almost endless list of top...

Nicolás Jaar, KMRU, UNIIQU3, GAIKA and Shannen SP are among the artists taking part in the online event

Unsound has shared the full programme for this year's virtual festival.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the 18th edition of Poland's Unsound festival, which is held...