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10 DJs you need to know, curated by HOMECOMING™

HOMECOMING™ founder Grace Ladoja and electronic music lead Zoë Hodges pick out 10 essential DJs from the African dance underground

Inside Mixmag and San Miguel's summer fiesta at London's Number 90 Hideout

Fly San Miguel transported us to the Balearics – quite literally – with a party that started in London and ended in Ibiza

"Laying the groundwork for the next generation": In conversation with Africa Rising Music Conference founder, Sarah Jane Nicholson

We sat down with the driving force behind Paradise Worldwide (Africa), Africa Rising Music Conference (ARMC), and the visionary behind cross-continental label Paradise Sound System

How a technology meltdown led Djrum to find beauty in imperfection

Having had ‘Under Tangled Silence’ nearly wrapped up during lockdown, a "catastrophic" IT failure became the unlikely basis for Djrum's brilliant new album which has been six years in the making — he speaks to Megan Townsend about communicating human experiences through music and learning to embrace flaws

Go bard or go home! Why are UK club nights going medieval?

Hardcore music and medieval aesthetics might not seem an intuitive pairing, but an internet trend and music genre that took off in lockdown has infiltrated the real world via alternative club nights pairing breakneck sounds with Middle Ages themes. But why? Henrietta Taylor reports

The best DJ mixes of the year 2025 so far

Mixmag's guide to the best DJ mixes of 2025 so far

The best albums and EPs of the year 2025 so far

Mixmag's guide to the best albums and EPs of 2025 so far

From the archive: When Donna Summer made her comeback

In the '70s, the excess and exploitation of disco’s heyday nearly killed Donna Summer. Then when she became a born-again Christian in the '80s, a decision which she said saved her life, a vicious allegation of homophobic hate pushed her to virtual retirement. In the mid-'90s, she set the record straight as she made her return to the music scene with ‘Melody Of Love’, an ultra-modern New York pianos and pounding house groove which arrived with David Morales mixes, putting Summer back on the dancefloors where she belonged. In the January 1995 issue of Mixmag, Damon Rochefort told her story

A natural bond: Chaos In The CBD’s free-spirited way of life blooms within their music

On their debut album ‘A Deeper Life’, Chaos In The CBD are reconnecting with their roots after more than a decade living in South London. Joint at the hip throughout, the New Zealand-born brothers share a telepathic connection that goes beyond words. That bond is central to their new project, which pays tribute to their upbringing and the idyllic nature surrounding Auckland. Ahead of its release, they speak to Gemma Ross about kinship, shying away from the business side of music, and why being a musician is one of the few things they’re serious about

Inside IKEA’s ‘housewarming’ party to celebrate the opening of their new store on London’s Oxford Street

The Swedish furniture brand teamed up with Lab54 for an epic pop-up party at Charing Cross Library, Soho — check out sets from Jammer and more inside

A guide to electronic music in the land of Tunisia

Nadia Says pens a panorama of the Tunisian electronic music scene, including interviews with key figures such as Afrika Cassette Club’s archivist Tangal Beatz, experimental dance DJ Marwa Belhaj Youssef, and Erratic Boulders label co-owner Rim Harrabi

10 of the best photos from Pacha Ibiza's 2025 season grand opening weekend

With sets from Solomun, Mau P, ANOTR and Purple Disco Machine, Ibiza's most enduring superclub rang in the beginning of the White Isle summer in style last weekend

"For the first time in years, I'm at peace with 'Moon Safari'": Vegyn & Air's Nicolas Godin In Conversation

More than 25 years after the release of Air’s seminal debut album, the French duo enlist Vegyn to breathe new life into 'Moon Safari'. They sit down together to discuss the process

Art of Dancehall is a dazzling documentation of rare forms of global dancehall history

Walshy Fire's debut book sheds light on the visual language of dancehall and the evolution of the Jamaican sound across borders, with access to unrivalled archives. We spoke to the Major Lazer member to find out more

Industry Insider: An interview with IMS co-founder Ben Turner

Mixmag’s new interview series talks to some of the most influential people in the dance music industry, starting with International Music Summit co-founder and artist manager Ben Turner

Nose piercings in nirvana: Felicity Ingram captures the giddy freedom of the global techno community

New photobook Technophoria captures the energy, creativity and raw emotion of the people who shape the global queer techno scene

A guide to all the stage takeovers for Stone Techno Festival 2025

With around 70% of its crowd coming from outside of Germany, this three-day techno knees-up has enlisted a diverse range of crews to appear at this year's festival

More everything: On ‘hexed!’, aya processes her dark impulses

The Yorkshire-born producer relinquishes her awe for after-hours partying on her second album —aya talks to Megan Townsend about death metal, returning to Hyperdub and wanting to reach the nivarna between digital and acoustic

Davido is Afrobeats’ perennial joygiver

On his fifth album ‘5ive’, Davido brings his trademark high-spirited party anthems, while taking on the role of Afrobeats' international flagbearer as the sound globalises and evolves. Ahead of its release, the Nigerian superstar speaks to Blossom Maduafokwa about making moves with purpose, building legacy, and the transformative power of music

How Atlanta developed its own unique dance music sound

Atlanta's under-the-radar electronic music scene doesn't get the attention that cities like New York, Detroit and Chicago receive, but its history runs deep. Operating outside of the limelight, the city has developed its own musical vernacular which blends sonics spanning Detroit techno to Louisiana bounce to gospel house and soul. Meena Sears speaks to an era-spanning spread of key figures and reports on the evolution of Atlanta's distinct dance music culture

Spotlight: Five artists to check out in April 2025

We journey through sounds this month - from experimental avant-pop coming out of New York to a new footwork fusion bubbling out of Tokyo