Scene reports - Page 9

How the Dance Music Industry failed Black Artists

DeForrest Brown, Jr. surveys the last three decades of the dance music industry to figure out what went wrong for Black artists

The beautiful chaos of Amapiano, South Africa's emerging house movement

Amapiano was born in townships and is now taking off as an international phenomenon

Inside Trax Records: Why Chicago's house originators are fighting for reparations

Decades on from changing the world, Chicago's pioneers are still pursuing payment and the rights to the music they created

How the world's biggest drum 'n' bass festival happened safely this summer

Layla Marino travelled to the Czech Republic in July to find out how Let It Roll's Renegade festival took place during the pandemic

TNX are the party crew making Washington, DC "dance in a different way"

Before the pandemic hit we met The NeedlExchange, the DJ cooperative helping the so-called stiff US capital get loose

Partying through the pandemic

Marcus Barnes examines the moral dilemma surrounding partying during the coronavirus pandemic

"We need people we can trust in government": Beirut club scene reacts to tragic explosion

In early August an explosion devastated Beirut, leaving the city – including its iconic nightclub scene – in ruins

Gabber, cider and community: Why Turbo Island should be a national heritage site

Turbo Island is a small plot of land in Bristol with a mythical status – and it needs to be protected

Radio Alhara: the online radio station connecting the Arab world during lockdown

Radio Alhara was founded by friends living in Ramallah, Bethlehem and Amman and connects people across the Middle East and North Africa

People are breaking lockdown to attend illegal raves across the UK

The raves have been condemned by established UK free party crews

Meet the under 30s running some of the most exciting festivals around

It's a rocky time but the future of festivals is in good hands

"We own the ball now": How UK producers set a new standard for drill

The rap subgenre originated in the US and is being led by the UK drill scene's innovative beatmakers

Defected Bali brought world-class sounds to a blissful setting

It’s house music all day long as Defected get in on Bali’s beach club boom

How young artists are transforming drum 'n' bass

A new generation of d'n'b stars are changing the game

Studio 54 co-founder's new club Sunset is bringing the spirit of the '60s back to LA

Sunset is a proper disco with top-line DJs and a glamorous, diverse crowd

Tempio del Futuro Perduto is an illegal squat rave like no other

The Milan venue is helping to repair cracks in Italian society through community building and raving

Savage is the club at the epicentre of an underground awakening in Hanoi

An open and exciting dance music scene is developing in the Vietnamese capital

Still growing: New Scenery is proof that experimental club music is a full-blown movement

The London collective's Total Recall party showcases the most adventurous trailblazers of the last decade

Dweller festival is reclaiming techno’s black heritage

The New York festival is a "leader for change" in dance music

"Open minded and excited": How Timedance ushered in a new era for UK techno

The fifth anniversary of Timedance showcases Batu’s vision of carefully curated soundsystem music and events

We went to Bangface, the final rave before the world stopped dancing

We went through five stages of raving grief at the last dance