This is a two hour show with and exclusive interview (and great music!) with Vish and Maz (Dar Disku).

The debut album from Bahraini-born, British-based musical duo Dar Disku dropped under Soundway Records in September 2024. It is a celebration of their Arabic heritage and multicultural influences that melds golden age West Asian and North African sounds with a contemporary dance floor focus.

It is a transportive portal into Dar Disku’s growing world outside of the dance floor – one that encapsulates the cosmic emotions of cinema. Channelling sounds from Egyptian folk, Turkish psych, Algerian rai, Sudanese funk, Ethiopian jazz, Nigerian disco, and beyond. The album distills the energy of the duo’s renowned DJ sets and breadth of their influences into a fresh and exciting album that reflects and celebrates the ever increasing cultural exchanges found in clubs and on dancefloors the world over.

Recorded between the UK, Algeria, Turkey and Tunisia, the album seamlessly crosses from disco to Raï, piano house to Turkish psychedelia, ambient to bollywood and features guest artists from Algeria, Turkey and Bahrain as well as legendary Indian singer Asha Puthli.

Paula Juana with Dar Disku

MUSIC FROM PLANET EARTH: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE

Originally from Colombia, Paula Juana’s musical offering explores Latin Tropical grooves via Cumbia, Salsa and Calypso and  expands to welcome Afro beat, Highlife, Disco, Boogie, Kwaito and Balearic.
Bringing together an extensive experience in the music industry — always going after highly sought-after tunes — and a sharp ear for what’s needed on the dancefloor, her DJ sets draw on everything from vintage Salsas to Caribbean rhythms, dancehall and DYI electro, passing by Brazilian and Italo disco and throwing in bits of edits and remixes that bring up the best of old 
school reggaeton and rapping styles. Paula Juana is the Creative Director of 
Soundway Publishing and manages sync and licensing for Soundway Records. She has been with Soundway for 12 years and 6 years ago 
she partnered-up with founder Miles Cleret to shape-up the publisher and future of the label. Soundway is a London-based independent 
record label and music publisher putting out and representing critically acclaimed compilation albums, re-issues of African, Caribbean, Latin and Asian music from the 1950s to the 80s and original contemporary releases.