One of Baltimore’s most revered dance music exports, Karizma, takes us on a superb house music journey ahead of the release of his Karizma Klassics LP for Beatport’s Playlist of Week. Hello, I’m Karizma — aka Kaytronik aka K2 aka Xander Knevrmind. I’m blessed to have had a career for over 30 years in this thing we call music. I [...]
BYJAMES KEITH FOR COMPLEX UK Contributing Editor | Twitter: @JamesMBKeith The Black Music Summit Creative Council has just announced that next year they will be bringing the inaugural edition of the Black Music Summit to Ibiza. The news was first teased at a two-day event at Ibiza’s famous Pikes and Hï Ibiza last month that included performances from the likes of Seth [...]
MY FAVORITE BLACK HOUSE & TECHNO ARTISTS Author: Ade / Vibe with Ade With the hopes of amplifying Black voices in the EDM space, I’m sharing with you my favorite Black house and techno artists. I hope you learn a little more about these artists that I know and love. MK Born in Detroit, [...]
Words: Kristan J Caryl Photos: Francois De La Pampa Beatportal’s Kristan J Caryl enjoys a rare one-on-one audience with a true house master, Chez Damier, whose new label House of Chez is open for business. So many people have great stories about Chez Damier. But they’re never typical DJ antics about messy afterparties or too many [...]
Re-record: Celebrating 120 Black Artists In Electronic Music - Part 4 Contributors set the record straight, highlighting standout acts active between 2001-2020. "There's one part of doing this project where I'm like ‘white people need to recognise the lineage' but more importantly I hope Black people understand the lineage," says Theo Fabunmi-Stone, DJ, writer [...]
Re-record: Celebrating 120 Black Artists In Electronic Music - Part 3 Contributors set the record straight, highlighting standout acts active between 2001-2020. "There's one part of doing this project where I'm like ‘white people need to recognise the lineage' but more importantly I hope Black people understand the lineage," says Theo Fabunmi-Stone, DJ, writer and Cue [...]
Contributors set the record straight, highlighting standout acts active between 2001-2020. "There's one part of doing this project where I'm like 'white people need to recognise the lineage' but more importantly I hope Black people understand the lineage," says Theo Fabunmi-Stone, DJ, writer and Cue Point creator on the impetus for introducing this series. "It's sad [...]
Contributors set the record straight, highlighting standout acts active between 2001-2020. "There's one part of doing this project where I'm like 'white people need to recognise the lineage,' but more importantly I hope Black people understand the lineage," says Theo Fabunmi-Stone, DJ, writer and Cue Point creator on the impetus for introducing this series. "It's sad when [...]
We are fortunate to live in a time where influential artists are making an indelible impact on the music industry and bringing their unique flavors and energy to every genre. As we enter Black History Month, we are celebrating and recognizing the success of Black individuals in the music industry and recognize the efforts of [...]
It's based on his acclaimed university course, which honours people of colour who have pioneered groundbreaking genres within electronic music BRIAN CONEY. Wednesday, February 1, 2023 King Britt has announced details of a new exhibit based on his music-based university course, Blacktronika: Afrofuturism in Electronic Music. The acclaimed educator, producer, musician, DJ and [...]