Space Afrika have put together a playlist of Bandcamp favourites

The Honest Labour duo walk us through the tracks they’ve been enjoying lately. Featuring Klein, No Home, Hana Vu and Sevdaliza

The Living History of Changa Tuki

When a frenetic style of dance music emerged from Caracas’ most disadvantaged barrios in the 90s, it was met with resistance from the city’s elite class. Now, the quietly influential Venezuelan movement is stepping into the light

SHAPE Platform: The crackaud.io takeover

Last week, we premiered 11 new mixes, compositions and audio works from SHAPE Platform’s roster of artists. Listen back to the crackaud.io takeover here

VTSS has no time for techno’s self-ordained gatekeepers

The producer explores where the rough edges of her music and softer aesthetic interests collide

Brandy’s third album, Full Moon, inspired a generation of R&B experimentalists

In 2002, ‘Full Moon’ was released to a mixed, critical reception. Twenty years on, we look at how the album influenced artists such as Rihanna to Jessie J, Kehlani and Jennifer Hudson

The collapse and rebirth of Sri Lanka’s music underground

The shadow of civil war, government indifference and, most recently, the pandemic have conspired against the island country’s creatives. Finally, there is cause for hope

Meet TeeZee, a pioneer of Nigeria’s Alté movement

The Nigerian artist is inspiring an entire generation to break with tradition

Listen to DJ Marfox’s playlist of dancefloor heaters

To celebrate his return as a selector, DJ Marfox curates a dancefloor-focused playlist featuring Prínicipe tracks, DJ Lag and Elza Soares

International Women’s Day: Mix tributes to late musical trailblazers

A special crackaud.io takeover dedicated to a trio of late visionaries: SOPHIE, Elza Soares and Betty Davis