BABAU, Negros Tou Moria, LATAM FUTURO: La Diferencia + , Mamacoca, DJ Nigga Fox, Defe, Carole, Clam Records: Kuthijin + Voronhil, DJ Balli, DJ Scud, Blaze DrumzMusicologos Italia, Kiosk Radio: Shoplifter, Rádio Quântica: Marcolan, STEGI.RADIO: DJ NOT I, OSSIA, Marfox, NMSS - Jah Lokko: Big D, Bristol NormCore: Odd Shy Guy & Rose Again, Pinch, Yushh, Teamcro, Slimzee, Riko Dan, CESRV, Katatonic Silentio, Box of Tangerine: Atoloi + Entangled Auch, Noods Radio: Kelan, ROUGH Radio: DE:MA, The Afrogreeks, Gaia Ginevra Giorgi, Kinkaleri & Jacopo Benassi, Industria Indipendente: Superorganismo, Martina Rota, Parini Secondo, Sara Manente, Olympia performing arts
Box of Tangerine, Bumbi, cattivissima, Cere Italiane, Chemical chains, Diavola.it, Edo Massa, Familia Povera, Iiwii.hub, Jinzo, Luigi Pensa, Ma.vie labo, Near, Noemi Vola, Panopticon + zzedition. Punto 0, Ratematica, restlesshours, Sara Barbanti, Terza FormaTulpress, Viva Ceramics, Xnovo, Becco, Ceibo, La Ravioleria Sarpi, Ratanà, Salchipapa.
Born in Lisbon’s suburbs in the early 2000s, Batida blends electronic music with the cultural and sociopolitical roots of the Lusophone diaspora. Reversing the usual flow of influence, it reclaims kuduro’s legacy, asserting identity through the diaspora’s cultural and sonic heritage.
Written by Matilde Manicardi
The sonic legacy of the Caribbean diasporic community through sound system culture: seventy years of city history shaped by low frequencies, improvised clubs, blues dances, and constant genre blending.
Written by Oli Warwick
From the introduction of the Greek Afro-descendant community to the construction of an artistic and militant community project: The AfroGreeks attempts an archive of self-determination, affirmation, and resistance across Patission Avenue.
Written by Angeliki Tzortzakaki
The largest Dominican community in Europe is in the Umberto I neighborhood of La Spezia. Amidst picca pollo and béisbol, car sound system gatherings take place, where the one with the highest dB wins.
Written by Simone Bertuzzi / Palm Wine
Grime’s history goes beyond music: it’s rooted in economic disparity, racialization, and urban oppression. Faced with state antagonism, marginalized communities turned to music as an act of resilience, carving out space and voice amid the suffocating pressures of city life.
Written by Tommaso Monteanni
When we talk about live arts, that is, “arts performed live,” what are we referring to? A story that began in the 1970s in Bologna (Italy), and completely changed the practices and conceptualization of contemporary art.
Written by Fabio Acca