The first weekend of February was a big one for Ahad Elley, AKA Ahadadream. On the Friday, he was featured in Vogue India alongside other South Asian artists and crews currently lighting up UK dance music. 24 hours later, he launched a residency at London club Colour Factory, playing to a packed crowd who, during a brief power cut, chanted his name like adoring teenagers. 

To outsiders, this might feel like a story of overnight success, but Elley has been grafting away for years: DJing, producing, running a label (More Time), throwing parties (No ID) and, perhaps most importantly of all, co-founding the first edition of London festival Dialled In, which launched last September. As well as showcasing a wealth of South Asian talent, the event fostered a new community of ravers who, in Elley's words, "felt seen in a club space for the first time."

When he was younger, Elley shied away from centering his Pakistani heritage in his music. Today, it's a huge part of his identity, from the events he runs and the music he makes to the tunes he plays. But, as <i>RA</i> 825 shows, his DJ sets also go way beyond South Asia and London, spanning gqom, Egyptian percussion, Portuguese Afro house and classic Peverelist. This is Elley at peak time, the kind of thing you might hear at his next Colour Factory gig. "The idea was just to include tracks that bring me joy and make me move," he said. "I hope they do the same for you."

Read more: http://ra.co/podcast/825

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Ikonika mixes up darker moody blends for this month’s episode.

In The Zone w/ Ikonika (10.01.2025)

draft of a draft for my veneno.live set. another mix for the club or the gym !

✧˚₊‧ me dejaste en visto ✧˚₊‧

Ember Elixir 's are a mixtape/mashup series by Dj Ember LaFíamma of Detroit this is the first of many I hope you enjoy flaws and all

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Step onto the dancefloor at one of Lisbon's most vital parties, Dengo Club, which celebrates queer, black and latin club culture. Residents Banu and Saint Caboclo lay down the project's sonic manifesto ahead of the Dengo stage takeover at Sónar Lisboa 2025, linking baile funk, kuduro and North African rhythms with deep, sexy house and techno.  

@ithinkitsbanu @saintcaboclo @dengo-club

Tracklist:
Los Chamos - To The World
DJ Sudi - Shehnai Kuduro 
Dippie - BBHMM X MVD AFRO (Dippie Blend)
Tia Maria Produções - DESINFECTANTE
Protean Sound - Hollaback Girl
Styn - Ginseng Strip
Bonde do Tigrão - O Baile Todo (Klean Remix)
Novin Yarp, DJ Thiago Martins - BATE A BCT
DJ Lon do Pantanal (ft. Mc Neguinho ITR, Mc Will do Panta) - Fode Pra Karalho (GALIHPAN x GALVH EDIT)
Tom Enzy, Hugel, MC Bin Laden - Bololo (Extended Mix)
cesco. - Self-Confidence (Original Mix)
Dave Nunes - Taka Cheka (ft. NAKEN)
STARTRAKK - JERSEY DUKS (EDIT)
Los Chamos - Chopi Riddim
DJ Sudi x priyanka x sanjay nara - MAYILDURO
Glorilla - TGIF x Praise The Lord Deibeato x Ellaime (Tdesu Blend)
Largoofy - BOTA D4 (ft. Saint Caboclo)
Largoofy - CONTACTO
Dee-X - Dança, Dança (Afro Funk)
MALO2K - SANTIAGO DRIFT  
DJ Edgar - Samuel Mix
Mc Alexandre & Furaçao 2000 - Verão 2001
Chalé - YEИDRY KI-KI (CHALÉ DUB)

SonarMix 061: Dengo Club

An hour of rap and electronic

https://www.instagram.com/jyoty
https://www.soundcloud.com/jyotysingh

 

Jyoty @ The Lot Radio 05-13-2025

Artem invite Bobowakeup, DJ français basé à Séoul.

Bobowakeup, DJ basé en Corée du Sud, forge son identité dans un éclectisme assumé. Naviguant entre musiques électroniques, sonorités afro, latino et touches de RnB, il mêle rythmes intenses et mélodies.

De Paris à Séoul, en passant par New York, Montréal, Bangkok ou Hong Kong, il se fait remarquer pour ses edits percutants, ses sets inspirés et une énergie contagieuse qui transcende les frontières.

ARTEM invite bobowakeup - 12 Juin 2025

https://www.instagram.com/bam_bii
https://soundcloud.com/bam_bii 

Because Music 20th with BAMBII @ The Lot Radio 06-11-2025

Kevin Kofii delivers a punchy percussive selection breaking through genres like UK funky/bass, gqom, Baltimore, hard drum and more.

Kevin Kofii - 20 Juin 2025

shekdash takes you through a journey of Club and Dance music. 

Shekdash - 06 July 2025

A four hour document of dance floors in the 2020s, from one of modern club music's most passionate advocates.

One major shift since we went 5 for RA.500 ten years ago has been the rapid adoption of anything-goes DJing. What goes us there? Upgraded technology, audience appetite for thrills, instant access to music from every corner of the globe: take your pick.

To corral the infinite possibilities of our age, glide seamlessly across lanes and be a trusted conduit in a sea of over-saturation takes chops. And few do it with more gusto and charisma in the 2020s than Jyoty.

Recorded at a raucous Nowadays party just a few weeks ago for maximum freshness, Jyoty's RA.1000 finds room for 122 tracks dotted over the clubbing map (although, when you tally up all the blends, you can probably round up to 150).

From aya to Logan Olm, Hardhouse Banton to DJ Babatr, Busy Signal to Baalti, a delicious double splice of Kelela and a staggeringly unlikely remix of Noir & Haze's "Around" (yep), it's an audacious statement from a DJ who has made borderless selection their calling card.

With a heavy lean on bubbling and the far frontiers of Brazilian club wares, long passages of the set are maze of microgenres and regional movements worth getting lost in. Jyoty's RA.1000 is a reminder not just of her dynamism in the booth, but a reminder to keep ears open and expose their audience to as much of the future as possible, as quickly as possible. And what could be truer to the foundations of DJing than that?

@jyotysingh

Find the tracklist and interview at https://ra.co/podcast/1014. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 Jyoty

Ember LaFíamma the flame is in the name 
Detroit Dj Singer/rapper Artist Curator ❤️‍🔥🏹
1/3 of P1x1eDu2t
Co-founder homie hangz 

-Formally known as Francis LaChè

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