The Best Nightclub in Africa

A fuzzy team photo from the 1980s sends Tim Whewell on a journey to track down football players from a small town in northern Syria who were once the champions of Aleppo province. In the last four years of war their hometown, Mare'a, has become a war zone – bombed by the Assad re ... Show More

The Dhnie family find themselves sleeping rough, getting caught up in riots and being detained as they try to reach Europe after their flight from Syria. 

Shahidha traces the story of the sari, explores how it feels to wear one and asks what it meant for women like her mother. She discovers the unexpected ways in which clothing can be imprinted with feelings of nostalgia, love and loss. 

After lockdowns, gig cancelations and a long and painful period for those in the industry, this year has seen the return of a full festival season around the world and millions of people have been making the most of it partying and dancing in vast crowds to live music and DJ-sets ... Show More

Busiswa, DJ Lag, Karen Nyame KG and Scratchclart talk about the impact of the pandemic on amapiano and gqom, what it was like getting back to the clubs when things opened up again, and the global rise in popularity of these genres.Busiswa is a singer and poet from South Africa. H ... Show More

“The History of the World’s Greatest Nightclubs.” From London Audio, iHeartRadio, and executive producer Paris Hilton.  Hosted by Ultra Naté, is a 12-part podcast exploring how different clubs around the world revolutionized the way we party. How they ushered in the birth of new ... Show More

Writing music and touring Europe with one of the hottest DJs on the planet. Curator. Composer. DJ. Feminist. Black Madonna’s inclusive ethos infuses everything she does. Already a veteran of the USA’s rave scene, join her as she conquers the main stages of Europe. 

When WOMB opened in 2000, Japan’s nightlife scene was still in its infancy with a strict ban on dancing after midnight that made it almost impossible to run a regular nightclub. But over the past two decades, the revolutionary club has transformed the way people in Tokyo party. T ... Show More

Presenter Gemma Cairney gets behind the decks with two female DJs who get dance floors pumping in America and South Africa. DJ Lady Lea got hooked on house music and the Cape Town dance scene as a teenager in the early 1990s. She started taking her record box to clubs and playing ... Show More

BBJ chats it up with World Class DJ, Legendary Music Producer and Host of Roadium Road Radio, Tony A. Da Wizard. They discuss the beginnings of Tony A's career, the success of his gold selling records, his love for music and his show, Roadium Radio. See Privacy Policy at https:// ... Show More

We catch up with Saeed Saeed Arts and Culture Reporter at the National as he makes his way to Morocco for the annual Mawazine Music Festival, featuring some of the world's biggest acts including The Black Eyed Peas, J Balvin, and David Guetta. We also talk to him about his interv ... Show More

Somi has been hailed as the new Nina Simone. She is the multi-award winning African-American jazz sensation who created the new sound dubbed New African Jazz. She was here as part of the star-studded concert series for the opening of the Africa Hall and Africa Institute in Sharja ... Show More