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Tallinn Music Week represents the exciting era for music Estonia is in

Tallinn's international music showcase has a reputation for innovative bookings and a diverse range of sounds

"A vortex of freedom": HOROVOD festival is merging queer euphoria and Slavic tradition

A collaboration between Russian and Ukrainian promoters, the Moscow festival is a sanctuary for the LGBTQI+ community

How emerging DJs are using TikTok to reach millions

TikTok's large user base and highly-trainable algorithm is a perfect storm for viral hits — but is social media hype translating into real world success? Niamh Ingram investigates

Unorthodox Event is leading the first queer movement in drum 'n' bass

A queer movement within d’n’b is well and truly bubbling. Becca Inglis gets the lowdown at the party combining breakneck sounds with drag, sparklers and a campy aesthetic

Review: Field Day's 2021 homecoming reflected the good times returning to London

40,000 people danced to on-point tunes under glorious sun as Field Day returned to East London's Victoria Park

Arabs Do It Better: the party championing Arabic music in the Holy Land

Alice Austin meets David Pearl and Marwan Hawash, the party-starters flying the flag for Arabic culture in Jaffa and Berlin

Not quite ’89: The return of clubbing in Berlin — reviewed

We stepped foot back on Berlin club turf to experience the reopening of nightlife

How daytime raves introduced clubbing to a generation of young British South Asians

Safi Bugel explores the history of daytime rave culture and its seismic impact on British South Asian youths in the 1980s and '90s

A deep dive into South Asian electronic music

Dhruva Balram presents some of the finest sounds coming out of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

10 South Asian diaspora dance music collectives you need to know

Safi Bugel profiles the collectives representing South Asian sounds and artists across the world

Burning Man virtual director: "It’s exciting to have a new way to connect with the global community"

Burning Man has gone virtual — we spoke to Director of Virtual Experiences Colette Crespin to find out more

Review: Yam Carnival, ambitious and necessary festival sorely misses the mark

As another August bank holiday weekend without Notting Hill Carnival passed in London, the debut edition of Yam Carnival was a disappointing alternative

Review: "A religious experience" - the return of clubbing in London

With lockdown restrictions no longer in place, we head to three parties across London as clubbing returns to the capital

"I'm 19 and never been clubbing": The pandemic is blocking a new generation of ravers

What's it like turning 18 when you can't go out partying? Paddy Edrich speaks to young adults who have had their coming-of-age year for clubbing locked off by the pandemic

"A local culture created": How the pandemic connected China's club scene

With no international DJs allowed, domestic flight prices tumbling and a post-lockdown urge to explore, China is establishing a thriving dance music culture

We went to UNUM, the first unrestricted European festival since the pandemic began

The Albanian five-dayer gave a dizzying insight into the return of partying

"A tool for protest": DJs from the Global South are fighting oppression with music

Anu Shukla speaks to women and non-binary artists using music to fight for social change

Desande is the growing dance music movement taking over the Brazilian mainstream

While Brazil's coastal areas are traditional hotbeds for electronic music, desande is booming in the country's Central-West region, fuelled by changing economic fortunes and a growing appetite for big room sounds

Haseeb Iqbal: "DIY spaces are at the root of so many influential music scenes"

Seb Wheeler talks to Haseeb Iqbal about his debut book, Noting Voices, and the crucially important independent venues, festivals and events that it documents

Review: The UK's first club night back was an ecstatic reminder of pre-pandemic life

Clubbing is back in the UK, and it feels like the good times are returning

An oral history of NTS Radio

Michael Lawson traces the roots of NTS to celebrate 10 years of the gamechanging station