A new major exhibition documenting 500 years of Black music in Britain is opening at the British Library. Running from 26th April to 26th August...
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His manager confirmed his death is not linked to the Coronavirus pandemic
Tony Allen, the legendary drummer widely regarded as a co-founder of Afrobeat, has died at the age of 79.
Allen's manager, Eric Trosset, confirmed the...
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Dublin’s Sputnik One blends bubbling techno, buoyant bass and depth-charge dancehall in his exhilarating Fresh Kicks mix, and chats to Eoin Murray about balancing groove...
'Where Shadows Lie' is gonna go big!
Nicole Moudaber is a one-woman force of nature. The DJ/producer, born and raised in Nigeria which introduced her to artists like Fela Kuti, started out...
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A fitting tribute to the late, great Afrobeat drummer who died last week
Gorillaz have shared a new track, ‘How Far?’, featuring Skepta and the late, great Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen.
The track has been shared in tribute...
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The AIM Awards will honour the late Nigerian drummer
Tony Allen will be posthumously honoured with Association of Independent Music (AIM)'s Outstanding Contribution to Music award.
The Nigerian afrobeat pioneer, most widely known as...
MDRNTY Cruise hit the Mediterranean Sea aboard the MSC Magnifica between Saturday 16th and Wednesday 20th September.
With four main stages through the five days...
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An interview with Krafty Kuts
Krafty Kuts, aka Martin Reeves, is hands-down one of the most enthusiastic and hard-working men in music. In an exclusive interview with DJmag.com’s Jessica Seckington...
Eastern Europeans rewarded at 12th international Breakspoll event
The 12th international Breakspoll awards ceremony was dominated by eastern Europeans at a rocking event on Saturday night in London. Lady Waks from Russia...
DJ Mag bass & breaks special on B@TV
On Thursday 26th July, we're abandoning (or should we say Abandomaning?) the house and techno territory we usually walk on our monthly B@TV show...
It's part of our new Wax On mix series that celebrates vinyl....
Love Vinyl boss and disco, funk and soul addict Stuart Patterson kicks off our new mix series, Wax On, this week, that's set to bring...
Jazzie's early days
Starting out as a 13-year-old in London with a reggae soundsystem called Jah Rico in 1987, Jazzie B, presented with an OBE in 2008, celebrates his 25th year in the industry next year, but not before he brings the Soul II Soul live show to SW4 on Saturday 25th August.
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Opening this spring, the Beyond The Bassline exhibition will explore the people, spaces and genres that have defined the landscape of Black British music
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DJ Stainless & DJ Elede, DJ YK, DJ West & Fela 2, DJ OP Dot all feature
Ready for the after party? WE ARE!
In our Apple Music playlist series, some of our favourite DJs guide us through a selection of their ultimate afterparty tunes. This week's selector is...