Much like the gqom crews of South Africa, Uganda's forward-thinking Nyege Nyege Tapes collective is promoting modern African dance music. Though based in the East, artists on the label represent a panoply of pan-Afro sounds; Egyptian electro chaabi, hipco from Liberia, balani from Mali, Angolan kuduros, Ugandan Acholi. Fusing these local sounds with Western house, bass and techno in a swirl of electrifying polyrhythms, these musicians have birthed the new generation of underground dance music. This week DJ Kampire, one of Nyege Nyege's core members, will perform as part of Red Bull Music Festival, at an event celebrating the label's forward-thinking signings. Hailed as one of _Mixmag_'s breakout DJs of 2018, DJ Kampire melds traditional Congolese rumba and the African pop she was raised on with a myriad of electronic sounds into bass-heavy, heart-pounding sets.
