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"It's ecstatic": DJ Koze, Lakou Mizik & Joseph Ray on the power of Haitian Vodou music

DJ Koze, Lakou Mizik's Steeve Valcourt and Nero's Joseph Ray discuss Haitian musical spirituality and the parallels between Vodou ceremonies and nightclubs

The Amazing History of Shinichi Osawa: Unpacking 3 decades of artistry by Japan's humble hero

You might know him as Mondo Grosso, which began as a band in 1991

Audio Asia: we revisit the subterranean sounds of summer 2021

Press play on 10 tracks of unadulterated Asian fire we had on repeat for the sunshine season

Exploring identity: What does it mean to be a South Asian in the UK in 2021?

Dhruva Balram reflects on the cultural multitudes within the South Asian diaspora, speaking to artists Yung Singh, DEBONAIR, Sarathy Korwar, anu & Surya Sen

How classic cars and soundsystems connect Southall residents to their Indian roots

Ciaran Thapar spends an evening in London's 'Little India', where modified cars and dub reggae soundsystems carry messages of protest and connection to home across generations

Britain's first out Muslim drag queen: Asifa Lahore is a proud clubland pioneer

Safi Bugel talks to Asifa Lahore about London's queer South Asian club history & navigating DJing and performing as a disabled, Muslim trans woman

How Asian Dub Foundation's stand against racism connected generations of British Asians

Zab Mustefa speaks to Asian Dub Foundation about the unifying impact of their visible fight back against racism and the stereotype-smashing lyricism of 1998 album 'Rafi's Revenge'

How DJ diversity clauses can make dance music a better place

Not just making up the numbers, diversity clauses are the DJ booking contract stipulations making nightlife a safer & fairer place

Neoncity Records: The Hong Kong imprint dealing in nostalgia 2.0

Label head Daviouxx on his brand of fluorescent funk

Anyasa is bringing Indian traditional music & electronic sounds to the world

Taking Anjuna back to its Goan roots

Hear all about it: Meet EXTRA EXTRA, a pandemic-born digital synth pop duo from Manila who met online

"We’re a blip in the matrix because we’ve made so many songs yet to this day we haven’t met in person. I don’t know if Joseph’s even real."

Yeti Out spoil us again with a double drop of music & merch

‘Speed Heals’ by Closet Yi is out now via Silk Road Sounds

“Jakarta is where it all started": Kusuma imparts the beauty in the beast

Expect one of the best releases to date on Cocktail D'Amour later this year from the Dekadenz co-founder

Profound connection: Dar Disku's pumping dance music is powered by Middle Eastern, Arabic & Asian sounds

Safi Bugel speaks to the DJ duo and label heads about their process, eclectic sonic identity & why Western producers shouldn't reinterpret music

Kurupt FM: “Japan is pretty similar to Brentford, it looks like the motorway bit”

Upon the release of their debut feature film People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan, we talk to Kurupt FM members MC Grindah, DJ Beats, DJ Steves and Chabuddy G about drug smuggling, Japanese toilets, and more

Shibuya Meltdown collaborates with Tattoo Studio Yamada in a celebration of afterhours debauchery

The wasted denizens of Shibuya get their own merchandise

The Guest List: Zillas on Acid feed us 10 animal jams suitable for mammals, reptiles, insects & everyone else

Zillas on Acid ‘Live from The Reptile House’ is out now on Multi Culti

Out now: Mixmag Asia Selects Volume 1 assembles the evolving sounds of the Far East in a debut compilation

Leaving no genre untouched, our debut compilation reaches all over the continent & welcomes a mixed bag of artists

The rebirth of SIHK: Meet the Indonesian DJ who quit hip hop for happy hardcore

One week after the release of his Hypercore EP, SIHK reflects on the evolution of his career & why the former poster child for hip hop pivoted to 175 BPM

The anime Olympics: Video games & anime on the podium

Video games & anime weren’t traditionally paired with the idea of sports & outdoor activities, but that all changed this year

Dance 'Til The Police Come: How oppressive policing has eroded rave culture

Mike Smaczylo traces a potted history of how draconian legislation and policing has harmed communities & crippled the spirit of rave