RA Community Connections (RA CC) is a new series of events organised by RA's Global Content Network. A 30-plus strong team of dance music lovers and clubbers, located in some of the world's most exciting hubs for electronic music. The events are planned and delivered by RA's City Managers, who are all deeply connected to their local scenes, in collaboration with local collectives, community spaces, record stores and radio stations. RA CC events will include in-store networking events, interviews with local artists on local radio stations, free workshops and other day-time activities, with a focus on creating an inclusive and safer environment for its diverse members.

RA Community Connections

For the inaugural event in Montreal we teamed up with local vinyl institution, label and community hub La Rama Records to co-curate the lineup for the event. Represented by Kris Guilty, La Rama hosted a pop-up record sale with Montreal based artists and labels at the intimate OSMO X MARUSAN Café, a space merging music, coffee, and Japanese cuisine.

Shift Radio was our second collaborator and streamed this event live on their channels. Founded in late 2020 after a visit to Brussels, Audrey and Charles combined their experiences with online radio and planted a seed in the Montreal scene that grew into what Shift Radio is now: a Montreal-based independent web radio station dedicated to promoting the abundance and diversity of Montreal's electronic music scene through livestreams carefully selected by people, not algorithms.

https://www.larama.ca/
https://shiftradio.live/
https://soundcloud.com/hideyuki-imaizumi

RA Community Connections Montreal - DJ Hidi @ Shift Radio

For the inaugural event in Montreal we teamed up with local vinyl institution, label and community hub La Rama Records to co-curate the lineup for the event. Represented by Kris Guilty, La Rama hosted a pop-up record sale with Montreal based artists and labels at the intimate OSMO X MARUSAN Café, a space merging music, coffee, and Japanese cuisine.

Shift Radio was our second collaborator and streamed this event live on their channels. Founded in late 2020 after a visit to Brussels, Audrey and Charles combined their experiences with online radio and planted a seed in the Montreal scene that grew into what Shift Radio is now: a Montreal-based independent web radio station dedicated to promoting the abundance and diversity of Montreal's electronic music scene through livestreams carefully selected by people, not algorithms.

https://www.larama.ca/
https://shiftradio.live/
https://soundcloud.com/audreybelanger

RA Community Connections Montreal - Audrey Belanger @ Shift Radio

RA CC Copenhagen brought together online radio station Drift Radio for a livestream and local community builder and record store Proton Records for a pop-up record sale at cultural hub Øen in celebration of the interconnectedness of their community and the distinctiveness of the Copenhagen sound.

https://soundcloud.com/teateatea123
https://soundcloud.com/drift-radio
https://www.pr-t-n.org/
https://soundcloud.com/oencph

RA Community Connections Copenhagen - Téa @ Drift Radio

RA CC Copenhagen brought together online radio station Drift Radio for a livestream and local community builder and record store Proton Records for a pop-up record sale at cultural hub Øen in celebration of the interconnectedness of their community and the distinctiveness of the Copenhagen sound.

https://soundcloud.com/lyravalenza
https://soundcloud.com/drift-radio
https://www.pr-t-n.org/
https://soundcloud.com/oencph

RA Community Connections Copenhagen - Lyra Valenza @ Drift Radio

RA CC Copenhagen brought together online radio station Drift Radio for a livestream and local community builder and record store Proton Records for a pop-up record sale at cultural hub Øen in celebration of the interconnectedness of their community and the distinctiveness of the Copenhagen sound.

https://soundcloud.com/cockwhoreandmacho
https://soundcloud.com/drift-radio
https://www.pr-t-n.org/
https://soundcloud.com/oencph

RA Community Connections Copenhagen - Cockwhore & Macho @ Drift Radio

RA CC Copenhagen brought together online radio station Drift Radio for a livestream and local community builder and record store Proton Records for a pop-up record sale at cultural hub Øen in celebration of the interconnectedness of their community and the distinctiveness of the Copenhagen sound.

https://soundcloud.com/atikka-music
https://soundcloud.com/drift-radio
https://www.pr-t-n.org/
https://soundcloud.com/oencph

RA Community Connections Copenhagen - Atikka @ Drift Radio

As part of the RA CC event in Bogotá at the beginning of July, RA city manager Luisa Uribe sat down with local collectives ahora (Carlos), Íntimas (DJ Hermano) and Neotropica (Canina) at Súper Rayo for a conversation in Spanish about the unique spirit of independence, diversity and queer influences that are integral to the story of Bogotá's lively electronic music scene.

This RA CC event offered an intimate exploration into various self-led initiatives shaping the city's thriving club scene, all showcased through a live-recorded radio show with interviews and DJ sets.

This is RA's first editorial audio content in Spanish.

Track 1:
Artist: HUMA
Title: Destino Fronterizo

Track 2
Artist: Niebla
Title: Mira Tu Ácido

Track 3
Artist: DJ Hermano
Title: Disco Merengue

ahora+
https://www.instagram.com/ahora_co/ 
https://soundcloud.com/ahoraco 

DJ Hermano 
https://www.instagram.com/djhermano_/
https://soundcloud.com/djhermanodj 

Canina 
https://www.instagram.com/canina_____/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/neotropica___/?hl=en
https://soundcloud.com/neo-tropica

Super Rayo
https://www.instagram.com/super_rayo_/

RA Community Connections Bogotá - Interview with collectives ahora+, Íntimas and Neotropica

Next up on RA CC, we set our sights on the heart of Bogotá, where we united with local collectives ahora, Íntimas and Neotropica at Súper Rayo. The event was all about celebrating the unique spirit of independence, diversity and queer influences that are integral to the story of Bogotá's lively electronic music scene. This RA CC event offered an intimate exploration into various self-led initiatives shaping the city's thriving club scene, all showcased through a live-recorded radio show with interviews and DJ sets.

Junn 
https://www.instagram.com/junn.exe/
https://soundcloud.com/junn_bgta

RA Community Connections Bogotá - Junn (DJ set)

Krake Festival presents a panel on inclusion and cultural activism, bringing together local and international community activists to share insights into their work, discuss principles of inclusion and diversity, and collectively develop perspectives for a subcultural industry in which people with disabilities are afforded with the same opportunities to develop an artistic career as those without disabilities.

Moderation: Amy Zayed, Journalist for ARD & the BBC
https://www.instagram.com/inspiring_muse

Speaker 1: Werner Soyeaux aka Bläck Dävil, Artist.
https://www.instagram.com/blackdavilmusic

Speaker 2: Markus Lau, Manager at Lebenshilfe gGmbH, co-initiator of inclusive party concept Spaceship
https://www.instagram.com/spaceship_berlin/

Speaker 3: Daniel Vais, Choreographer, Art Director & Founder of Drag Syndrome.
https://www.instagram.com/dragsyndrome/

Speaker 4: Maureen Noe, Managing Director of Musicboard Berlin.
https://www.musicboard-berlin.de/

Speaker 5: LCavaliero Mann, Artistic Director of SchwuZ.
https://www.instagram.com/lcavaliero/

Krake Festival Panel: Club Culture & Disability

Subcity Radio provided the tunes for RA's Community Connections event in Glasgow end of September, taking over Stereo`s upstairs bar from 6pm till midnight. Broadcasting for 28 years, Subcity and Glasgow's electronic music scene are intrinsically linked, with the station acting as a pivotal platform for those looking to get started in the industry. Come along to hear the next wave of Glasgow DJs...

https://soundcloud.com/s_l_y_n
https://www.subcity.org/
https://www.stereocafebar.com/
https://ra.co/promoters/88700

RA Community Connections Glasgow - slyn via Subcity Radio

Subcity Radio provided the tunes for RA's Community Connections event in Glasgow end of September, taking over Stereo`s upstairs bar from 6pm till midnight. Broadcasting for 28 years, Subcity and Glasgow's electronic music scene are intrinsically linked, with the station acting as a pivotal platform for those looking to get started in the industry. Come along to hear the next wave of Glasgow DJs...

https://soundcloud.com/mas_alla
https://www.subcity.org/
https://www.stereocafebar.com/
https://ra.co/promoters/88700

RA Community Connections Glasgow - más allá via Subcity Radio

Subcity Radio provided the tunes for RA's Community Connections event in Glasgow end of September, taking over Stereo`s upstairs bar from 6pm till midnight. Broadcasting for 28 years, Subcity and Glasgow's electronic music scene are intrinsically linked, with the station acting as a pivotal platform for those looking to get started in the industry. Come along to hear the next wave of Glasgow DJs...

https://soundcloud.com/far_lanemusic
https://www.subcity.org/
https://www.stereocafebar.com/
https://ra.co/promoters/88700

RA Community Connections Glasgow - Far Lane via Subcity Radio

Subcity Radio provided the tunes for RA's Community Connections event in Glasgow end of September, taking over Stereo`s upstairs bar from 6pm till midnight. Broadcasting for 28 years, Subcity and Glasgow's electronic music scene are intrinsically linked, with the station acting as a pivotal platform for those looking to get started in the industry. Come along to hear the next wave of Glasgow DJs...

https://soundcloud.com/dj-fluffie
https://www.subcity.org/
https://www.stereocafebar.com/
https://ra.co/promoters/88700

RA Community Connections Glasgow - DJ FLUFFIE via Subcity Radio

Subcity Radio provided the tunes for RA's Community Connections event in Glasgow end of September, taking over Stereo`s upstairs bar from 6pm till midnight. Broadcasting for 28 years, Subcity and Glasgow's electronic music scene are intrinsically linked, with the station acting as a pivotal platform for those looking to get started in the industry. Come along to hear the next wave of Glasgow DJs...

https://soundcloud.com/stroemera
https://www.subcity.org/
https://www.stereocafebar.com/
https://ra.co/promoters/88700

RA Community Connections Glasgow - Alexis via Subcity Radio

Subcity Radio provided the tunes for RA's Community Connections event in Glasgow end of September, taking over Stereo`s upstairs bar from 6pm till midnight. Broadcasting for 28 years, Subcity and Glasgow's electronic music scene are intrinsically linked, with the station acting as a pivotal platform for those looking to get started in the industry. Come along to hear the next wave of Glasgow DJs...

https://soundcloud.com/3rdcrush
https://www.subcity.org/
https://www.stereocafebar.com/
https://ra.co/promoters/88700

RA Community Connections Glasgow - 3rdCrush via Subcity Radio

Listen back to the DJ set recordings from the RA CC event in Joburg in collaboration with Lilies Radio and P_ssy Party.

In addition to a panel discussion hosted by P_ssy Party, we hosted a mixer at Melville’s vibrant creative hub, The Plug. The mixer was be soundtracked by residents from local station Lilies Radio, a community-focussed organisation that also operates as a record label and events platform.

This collaboration explored Johannesburg’s thriving scene, bridging connections between various local communities and celebrating the unique nightlife the city has to offer.

https://soundcloud.com/deniece_hob
https://www.instagram.com/wearelilies/
https://www.instagram.com/p_ssyparty/
https://www.instagram.com/theplugmelville/
https://ra.co/promoters/88700

RA Community Connections Joburg - Deniece Marz via Lilies Radio

Listen back to the DJ set recordings from the RA CC event in Joburg in collaboration with Lilies Radio and P_ssy Party.

In addition to a panel discussion hosted by P_ssy Party, we hosted a mixer at Melville’s vibrant creative hub, The Plug. The mixer was be soundtracked by residents from local station Lilies Radio, a community-focussed organisation that also operates as a record label and events platform.

This collaboration explored Johannesburg’s thriving scene, bridging connections between various local communities and celebrating the unique nightlife the city has to offer.

https://soundcloud.com/buhle-mbongwa
https://www.instagram.com/wearelilies/
https://www.instagram.com/p_ssyparty/
https://www.instagram.com/theplugmelville/
https://ra.co/promoters/88700

RA Community Connections Joburg - Buhle Mbongwa via Lilies Radio

Listen back to the DJ set recordings from the RA CC event in Joburg in collaboration with Lilies Radio and P_ssy Party.

In addition to a panel discussion hosted by P_ssy Party, we hosted a mixer at Melville’s vibrant creative hub, The Plug. The mixer was be soundtracked by residents from local station Lilies Radio, a community-focussed organisation that also operates as a record label and events platform.

This collaboration explored Johannesburg’s thriving scene, bridging connections between various local communities and celebrating the unique nightlife the city has to offer.

https://soundcloud.com/ftmzhr
https://www.instagram.com/wearelilies/
https://www.instagram.com/p_ssyparty/
https://www.instagram.com/theplugmelville/
https://ra.co/promoters/88700

RA Community Connections Joburg - Aureli via Lilies Radio

Listen back to the DJ set recordings from the RA CC event in Joburg in collaboration with Lilies Radio and P_ssy Party.

In addition to a panel discussion hosted by P_ssy Party, we hosted a mixer at Melville’s vibrant creative hub, The Plug. The mixer was be soundtracked by residents from local station Lilies Radio, a community-focussed organisation that also operates as a record label and events platform.

This collaboration explored Johannesburg’s thriving scene, bridging connections between various local communities and celebrating the unique nightlife the city has to offer.

https://soundcloud.com/user-123672995
https://www.instagram.com/wearelilies/
https://www.instagram.com/p_ssyparty/
https://www.instagram.com/theplugmelville/
https://ra.co/promoters/88700

RA Community Connections Joburg - Kaddy via Lilies Radio

In December 2023, during Miami Art Basel, RA hosted a Community Connections event co-produced by Technique Records and RA City Manager Daniel Jinks. As part of the event, RA Senior Staff Writer Nyshka Chandran moderated a panel with four key figures from the Miami dance music scene: Danny Daze, Jubilee, Nick León, and Romulo Del Castillo to delve into the vibrant, broader history behind the city’s electronic dance music scene.

Miami's music is dominating worldwide club circuits. The city's current sound—forward-thinking medleys of dembow, cumbia, techno, and breakbeats made by both vanguards and veterans—has been rinsed out at festivals and dance floors in recent years, catapulting the city back into global dance music conversations. This hybrid style has ushered in what many call a renaissance in Miami's creative underground, marking a new chapter in the city's electronic music lineage. How has this current sound been influenced by older, influential genres like Miami bass, electro, and IDM that have long characterized the city? Are there any new societal, cultural, and structural changes that are paving the way for ongoing genre cross-pollination? RA sits down with some of the city's most established names for a deep dive into the explosive growth and origins of Miami music.

Technique Records
https://www.instagram.com/techniquerecords/ 

Danny Daze
https://www.instagram.com/dannydaze/ 
@dannydaze 

Jubilee
https://www.instagram.com/jubileedj/ 
@jubileedj

Nick León
https://www.instagram.com/nicknoexit/
@nickleon

Romulo Del Castillo
https://www.instagram.com/schematiccommando/ 
@romulo-del-castillo

RA Community Connections

Resident Advisor