Closing set on Friday @ Sustain-Release Year 7

DJ SWISHA & Kush Jones LIVE @ Sustain-Release Year 7

021 Dr. Horrible: Music Really Is

A mix beamed in from the future by singeli's young star.

If singeli has a new era, DJ Travella is its leading light. At just 23 years old, the Tanzanian producer is pushing the genre into fast, frenetic and unmistakably futuristic territory. And while there aren't too many entries in the RA Podcast's 20-year history where you can say, "this has no parallel whatsoever," RA.984 shatters that assumption in style.

Singeli emerged from Dar es Salaam's underground in the early '00s, forged from limited resources and unlimited creativity. Producers looped and sped up taarab instrumentals using basic software like Virtual DJ, creating a sound that was chaotic, witty and lightning fast. With support from local studios like Sisso and Pamoja, singeli took root as the breakneck pulse of Tanzanian youth culture.

Travella—real name Hamadi Hassani—came up outside that infrastructure. He began producing music aged ten, self-taught and internet-savvy. By 2022, he was touring Europe with Kampala-based collective Nyege Nyege and gaining global attention for a distinct style he's dubbed "cyber-singeli." 

Like gabber, hardcore and jungle before it, singeli is unapologetically go hard or go home. It's unique and utterly infectious. After all, what could possibly connect pop provocateur Arca to the late president of Tanzania? Not much—except singeli. 

Travella's RA Podcast is a white-knuckle ride through this blistering sonic universe. It's wild and joyful yet controlled—a window into one of the most exciting young minds in global club music.

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Find the interview and tracklist at ra.co/podcast/984.

RA.984 DJ Travella

Oldies, jungle, hip hop, bass music, and more from legendary Florida DJ hopper1000. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/hopper1000/episodes/hopper1000-12th-april-2025

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Woesum & Kamixlo bring together two distinct voices from the experimental club scene. Woesum, known for his work with Drain Gang, crafts emotive soundscapes that blur trap, ambient, and club. Kamixlo, co-founder of Bala Club, fuses punk energy with reggaetón and industrial heat. Together, they deliver raw, boundary-pushing sets that are as emotional as they are explosive.

Woesum b2b Kamixlo @ Kiosk Radio 21.04.2025

aircode & Charles Verni drop in for a guest mix.

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https://www.instagram.com/charles_verni

https://www.soundcloud.com/aircode
https://www.soundcloud.com/charles-verni



aircode & Charles Verni @ The Lot Radio 04-24-2025

An inter-continental mix of upbeat underground rap and hip-hop, with a few palate cleansers thrown in to keep you on your toes.

These songs have given me immense joy over the past few years, reminding me of my favourite friends, gigs and travels.
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/joy-2025/episodes/joy-2025-alcove-w-a_y-6th-may-2025

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Nkisi a.k.a Melika Ngombe Kolongo heads up a monthly late slot to rattle through dozens of tracks at breakneck speed, her mixes punctuated by African club beats and tinged by the jagged edges of gabber. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/nkisi/episodes/nkisi-4th-june-2025

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Crystallmess transmits from Houston, where echoes of the GO SLOW, Eldorado Ballroom night curated by Solange Knowles still pulse through chopped and screwed rhythms, refracted through a Black diasporic lens. This live set traces a lineage of resistance and reinvention, folding Southern hip-hop textures into a dreamscape of memory and future. Infused with West African influences — a nod to Texas’s vibrant West African immigrant communities, the largest in the US. Expect DJ Slim K, Mike Jones, Point Blank, DJ Screw and Screwed Up Click mixed with 80’s Nigerian funk, Gqom and more.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/crystallmess/episodes/crystallmess-1st-july-2025

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