South African rapper Riky Rick – real name Rikhado Muziwendlovu Makhado – has passed away, aged 34, his family has revealed. A statement shared by...
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The Miller Global Breakthrough Festival is go!
South Africa's beautiful Cape Town is set to rumble to a bad-ass beat as The Miller Global Breakthrough Festival returns to the city for another...
We asked Afro-funk avatar Sinkane to share his deep knowledge of African music
Signed to City Slang and DFA Records, influenced by everything from indie, krautrock and folk to psychedelic funk, electronica and reggae, Ahmed Gallab is that...
Ghostly International drop a new modern take on the classic Kalimba...
Ghostly International continue with their eclectic collaborations joining forces again with Brooklyn-based workshop, Brandnewnoise, to release their Ghostly Zoots — a take on the kalimba...
JD Twitch's label makes debut at Corsica Studios on 17th April
Releasing African inspired modern dance music, with the aim of raising money for African charities, Autonomous Africa is the brainchild of Optimo's JD Twitch.
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Derrick May will DJ alongside deep house legend Ron Trent in Chicago this Friday, to help raise money for charity.
Deep house legend Ron Trent will team up with Detroit's techno don Derrick May for a DJ session at his Chicago clubnight Africa Hi-Fi this...
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One of the godfathers of Bacardi house has sadly passed...
South Africa's DJ Spoko— real name Marvin Ramalepe— has died aged 35, due to complications arising from a long-term illness, according to reports.
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Soaring ascents, the kind that can take an artist from obscurity to stardom in what seems to be the blink of an eye, don’t occur often, in dance music or elsewhere – those who are lucky enough to have that experience often disappear just as quickly. But there’s little chance of a quick fade for South Africa’s Palesa Desiree Shilabje, the DJ and producer known to the world as DESIREE, who in just a few short years has proved to be one of the international festival circuit’s most exciting new stars. Here, Bruce Tantum hears her story, and about how her evolution through music has been as organic as they come
"It is with great pain in our hearts that we have to announce the cancellation of Into the Castle 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa..."
Music Goes Further, the company behind forthcoming South African festival Into The Castle, has been forced to cancel the festival, which was set to take...
Since the international rise of acts like Black Coffee and Culoe De Song, the spotlight is shining once again in the direction of the South...
A nation defined by its innate love of house music, the Rainbow Nation is going through a renaissance which has helped spur GQOM OH! —...
Skrillex and Zedd top the bill
Ultra has announced the headline acts for its South African festival.
The SA leg of the US EDM festival, will see Skrillex and Zedd top...
Tiesto, Garrix, Nicky Romero and Alesso all interviewed
DJ Mag has just been sent the after-movie for Ultra South Africa. The event may have occurred earlier this year in February, but the production...
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JIVA! is available now
A new series about the South African electronic music scene is out now.
Titled JIVA!, the five-part series, produced by Cape Town's Blue Ice Africa...
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It's the capital's first festival dedicated to African electronic music
Mano Le Tough and &Me among those scheduled to play March event...
The team behind much-loved UK festival Secret Garden Party are collaborating on a new event in South Africa next year.
Bazique is a collaboration...