Zoukous

To celebrate a special Zoukous night at Tanner in Helsinki on May 21, we offer a series of three mixes to add some tropical sunshine in your life:

"Welcome to Zoukous pt. 5.1" by Galactic Mace
"Welcome to Zoukous pt. 5.2" by Fredrik Lavik @afro7
"Welcome to Zoukous pt. 5.3" by Lil Tony @liltony

Art by Arsi Keva <3 

Collect them all in your earbuds and come party with us!

"Welcome to Zoukous pt. 5.1" by Galactic Mace

To celebrate a special Zoukous night at Tanner in Helsinki on May 21, we offer a series of three mixes to add some tropical sunshine in your life:

"Welcome to Zoukous pt. 5.1" by Galactic Mace
"Welcome to Zoukous pt. 5.2" by Fredrik Lavik @afro7
"Welcome to Zoukous pt. 5.3" by Lil Tony @liltony

Art by Arsi Keva <3

Collect them all in your earbuds and come party with us!

"Welcome to Zoukous pt. 5.2" by Fredrik Lavik

"Welcome to Zoukous pt. 5.3" by Lil Tony

Zoukous is honoured to welcome sound adventurer Miia Laine to the fold with her beautiful selections from around the lands.

Follow Miia's trail at these spaces:
@miialaine
https://www.instagram.com/miialeelaine/

"Welcome to Zoukous pt. 6" by Miia Laine

Sami Sierla is a not that active as a dj these days, but he's still a legendary fixture in the Helsinki digger scene. From deep US boogie to all that cool & groovy global gravy, Sami knows his stuff. 

For Zoukous, he presents a full set of South African vinyl treasures. It's got all the goodies from heavily pianofied kwaito tracks to bubbling r&b slow jams. Come hear more of it at our "Zoukous South Africa special" at Tanner, friday April 28. 

Track list
1. Some white label from the 2000's
2. D’Cool - Ivolvo
3. Hardworkers - Go Back Where You Belong
4. Xarila - Wonder Why
5. Doc Mabena - Emzini Wezi
6. Lam’I - Chimorenga
7. Salimaya - I Love You
8. 2InOne - This Love Is Right
9. Jabu Gasa - Love Power
10. Tashif’ Kente - I Like The Way You Love Me
11. Tatazela - Dont Leave Me Alone

"Welcome to Zoukous pt. 7 – South Africa special" by Sami Sierla

Back in the new Relate Radio studio with another episode of Jam City. This time with a focus on Kwaai-Jazz, smooth and easy vibes with a thumping bassline. Felt a bit rusty behind the decks but I think the show turned out nice, hope you enjoy!

Tracklist:
Dennis Mpale - Do Like Miles
Gong - Da Bomb
Energy Remix - Jazz Corner
Isgubgu - Sax Train (Last Mix)
Groove City - Liberation
Kotopo - Strangler (Instrumental)
Boss - On The Floor
Patricia - Hot Sauce
O’Kasie Jam - Feel The Groove
Jam Hits - In The Groove
U’Mshika Shika - Yebola
Brothers Of Peace - I Need You (Bass Mix)
Bailoo’s Jamm featuring Zoom - The D.J.’s The Best (Special D.J. Mix)

Jam City @ Relate Radio - March 2025

Welcoming Toronto based @user-318591180 Kirk aboard! Easing in with some hip hop, ragga and rnb  before going full speed on a wave of soca, Bhangra and hip-house! As always Kirk has packed this one with a boat load of edits for another smooth cruise ❤️Enjoy x

Cruisin' with... Niall Kirk

A selection of records I found on my recent trip to Guadeloupe played on one of London's best sounding hifi systems. Enjoy!

Brilliant Corners - Songs & Stories from Guadeloupe - May 2025

Locomotion @ Doka was the absolute best time in the booth. 3 best friends sharing their best tunes, more friends & family on the dancefloor💕

Shoutout to the Doka staff for taking care of us on this 7hr journey🔊

Our hearts are full. Thank you everyone that came down. Enjoy this beauty of a mix, we are very happy & proud of the result. And leave a comment if you listen please💕

Ps: The next edition will be our last one at NAR in Utrecht HoneyBun all the way from NYC!! 
August 7 bit.ly/LMHBAUG

Locomotion #24 - Merchant b3b DJ Tracksuit - Doka, July '25

ravintola lippa, mustikkamaa 19-07-2025

July (i)tunes playlist (Athens, 23-07-2025, 40°C)

Alzheimer - Raga Cahambur
Entrance - Terry Perry
Xacara - Night In Aracaju
Mike Herting - Algodoal
Johannes Schmoelling - Lawnmower
Via Maris - Hiblrr
Le Mystérieux Orchestre Électronique de Paris - Réémergence d'une Promesse un Peu Trop Âgée
The Arc - Orphic Mysteries
Teal - Frog Kingdom
Der Assistent - Blaue Stunde
Bark Psychosis - Three Girl Rhumba
Der Assistent- Amnesie am Amazonas
Dancing Fantasy - Weather Report
Soshi Tekada - Deep Breath 
Perikas - Laberinto
Quintus Project - Night Flight

Music For Heatwave II

Vesa-Matti Kivioja - ANLIS UNIVERSUS

W & P By Vesa-Matti Kivioja

Performed and recorded live in one take at Studio Arkisto, Vaasa, Finland, 18.10.2022.

Originally composed & arranged for a silent movie soundtrack (Anna-Liisa, 1922). Performed live at Aalto aesthetics 29.10.2022, Seinäjoki, Finland.

Gear used: 
Tascam Model 12, Elektron Octatrack mk1, Elektron Analog Four mk1, Strymon El Capistan x 2, Strymon Deco, Behringer TD-3, Korg Volca FM x 2, Korg Microkorg

Cover design: VMK
Picture: K. Kuusela

For memory of Edith 2015 - 2024

For support, buy the album:
https://stilllife2.bandcamp.com/album/vesa-matti-kivioja-anlis-universus





Bandcamp

Vesa-Matti Kivioja - ANLIS UNIVERSUS (Still Life 026)

Trujilo's Mix July 2025

For RA.1000, DJ Sprinkles' first mix in over a decade is a powerful meditation on the genocide in Gaza.

Dance music often relies on simple narratives: release, escape, unity. But those narratives can often feel inadequate, and even at times, hollow. Or, as Terre Thaemlitz might bluntly put it, just "shitty."

For her first mix in around 15 years, Terre Thaemlitz AKA DJ Sprinkles, challenges us to think differently. "I felt this 1000th podcast should reflect the moment in which it was made," she told us in her Q&A.

And what is this moment? Every day since Israel's 2023 assault on Gaza began, an average of 28 children have been killed. That's an entire classroom, every day, for over 600 days (at the time of writing). It's a staggering figure that only captures a fragment of the listless cruelty imposed on the strip.

Faced with such a genocide, what can music really do? How political can it truly be?  For their RA.1000, Thaemlitz gives us an unflinching rebuke to the idea that music should provide escapism. The mix weaves ambient fragments and jazz passages, woven around samples from Israeli media and the voices of outspoken Jewish critics like Gabor Maté and Norman Finkelstein. 

The result is not just a protest, but a document of our time. For Terre Thaemlitz, music is never just music. Her RA.1000 serves as a reminder that in an age of relentless suffering, the most political act is to reject the illusion of escape, and search for something greater.

Read the interview and find the tracklist at ra.co/podcast/1013. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 Terre Thaemlitz / DJ Sprinkles

Recording of Antal's closing set at RDC Stage on Sunday evening.

RDC 086 - Antal at Rainbow Disco Club 2025

Crowd control with a cosmic touch ✨

Upcoming gigs:
Oct 11 – Third Place
Oct 24 – Marski

Past gigs in 2025
Aug 29 – Siltanen -> Placed Outta Space
Aug 15 – Tanner -> Zesty w/ @caramelo77
Jul 31 – Way Cafe w/ @hannaojanen
Jul 10 – Latin Explosion at Siltanen
Apr 26 – Siltanen -> Placed Outta Space
Apr 25 – Ambient Bar w/ Jussi B
Mar 8 – Petiit w/ @box-n-dice
Jan 31 – Third Place
Jan 11 – Grotesk
Jan 1 – UG

Past gigs in 2024
Dec 28 – Ambient Bar
Dec 5 – Grotesk
Nov 9 – Grotesk
Nov 8 – Tanner, Zesty w/ @miialaine
Oct 25 – Grotesk
Oct 19 – @jesse-official record release bash Putte's The Cellar
Sep 27 – Grotesk
Sep 13 – Spinning Wheel at Ilves
Aug 31 – Bar Tÿpo
Aug 30 – Skiffer
Aug 10 – Ääniwalli 
Aug 7 – Bar Llamas
Aug 3 – Grotesk
Aug 1 – Siltanen w/ @olmiolmi
Jul 27 – Grotesk 
Jul 25 – Toppa
Jul 20 – Koistinen 
Jul 6 – WMNWM at Ääniwalli
Jun 26 – Siltanen/Latin Explosion
Jun 15 – Sumu
May 10 – Grotesk
May 3 – KULT
Apr 19 – Grotesk
Mar 2 – Grotesk
Mar 1 – Siltanen
Feb 3 – Grotesk

Past gigs in 2023:
Dec 16 – Kaiku w/ @tash-lc
Dec 9 – WMNWM at @clubkaiku
Dec 5 – Tanner Lil X-mas w/ @oksoundhelsinki
Dec 2 – Grotesk
Dec 1 – Kiasma
Oct 28 – Taverno, Amsterdam
Oct 27 – Cornerstore, Amsterdam
Oct 21 – Kaiku with @trujillo & @jexopolis
Oct 20 – Siltanen with Palmu
Oct 6 – Grotesk
Sep 23 – Kaiku with @omolokoo
Sep 9 – Grotesk
Sep 2 – Siltanen with @tonysiren
Aug 17 – Tanner with @liltony
Aug 13 – Flow Festival
Aug 10 – Grotesk with @miialaine
July 22 – Odysseus Festival
July 20 – Tanner with Kurro
July 14 – Tislaamo with @mynameistimjam
July 5 – Grotesk
Jun 10 – Tanner 5 years anniversary
Jun 1 – Grotesk
May 20 – Kaiku with @dj_ow and @milloskaiser
May 12 – Siltanen with @hannaojanen
May 5 – Jackie with @odjpirkka
April 28 – Zoukous with Sami Sierla
Mar 17 – Stidilä with @malinnyqvist
Mar 15 – Grotesk
Mar 11 – Zoukous at Tanner with @ednamartinezdj
Feb 10 – Zoukous at Tanner with Cami Laye Okun
Jan 6 – Siltanen with Jussi B

Past gigs in 2022:
Nov 25 – Zoukous at Tanner
Sep 2 – WMNWM at Kaiku
Aug 26 – Jackie w/ Miia Laine
Aug 14 – Zoukous at Flow Festival
Aug 8 – A very OK Birthday after party
July 21 – WMNWM at Sveta Bar, Tallinn
July 8 – Siltanen bar with @hannaojanen
June 11 – Siltanen terrace
May 21 – Zoukous at Tanner with @afro7 and @liltony
Apr 2 – Tanner
Mar 26 – Siltanen with @hannaojanen
Mar 12 – @clubkaiku

Gigs in 2021:
Dec 10 – Tislaamo
Nov 27 – Zoukous at Kaiku 
Nov 13 – Hanahuone Juova
Sep 16 – Siltanen
Sep 01 – WMNWM at Club Dia
Aug 20 – Jackie w/ All Good Soundsystem
Aug 14 – Siltanen w/ Kalifornia-Keke
July 19 – Siltanen Terrace
July 15 – Leblon
July 10 – Alust02 Festival

Gigs in 2020:
Sep 25 – Tanner w/ @hannaojanen 
Oct 9 – Tanner w/ @hannaojanen 
Nov 6 – WMNWM
Nov 13 – Tanner w/ @hannaojanen 
Dec 11 – Tanner w/ @hannaojanen 
Aug 7 – Jackie
Aug 1 – Siltanen w/ @hannaojanen
Jul 21 – Leblon
Jul 11 – WMNWM at Hermanni
Jan 18 – We Jazz at Ääniwalli

Gigs in 2019:
December 8 – Tanner brunch
November 22 – Slush Food Market
November 22 - Zoukous at Kaiku
October 19 – Siltanen with @hannaojanen 
October 11 – Tenho Restobar
October 5 – Kaiku w/ @alexrita @yuchuan1993
September 21 – Zoukous at Tanner w/ @afro7
September 13 – Tislaamo
September 7 – Tanner w/ @djipek
September 7 – Beerger w/ Kalifornia-Keke & @jeku_fin 
August 30 – WMNWM at Tervasaari
August 25 – VUM at Ääniwalli
August 24 – Tenho Restobar
August 23 – Siltanen 10 years Anniversary
August 11 – Flow Festival 2019 Official Afterparty at Ääniwalli
August 10 – Flow Festival: Zoukous at Red Garden
July 26 – Tenho Restobar w/ Sarah Kivi live
July 13 – Worldy with Futte Rico at Mesteren og Lærlingen (Copenhagen)
July 12 – Beyond The Beats: Worldy | Gårdhaven (Copenhagen)
June 18 – Karhu Dancing Club at Siltanen with @hannaojanen
June 8 – Zoukous: w/ Camí Laye Okún  at Kaiku

"Welcome to Zoukous pt. 6" by Miia Laine

Galactic Mace 🌌

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