African influences help merge periphery with centre to widen our frames of references

How liminal clubbing spaces helped to carve out Bristol’s alternative sonic identity, while providing a haven for a mix of races, classes and ‘scruffy hippies’

Rules around live band repertoires in Ukraine under the Soviet Union gave birth to bizarre musical permutations

This extract from the book Ten Cities details the evolution of the club scene in Nairobi, with a focus on the mid-1990s

Augustin Kayembe not only knows where are the best places to party around Africa – but he owns them too.

Want to feel at home in NYC? A new supper club invites you to join Brooklyn hipsters for a dinner party. Isabel Choat reports.

Midnight in Rotterdam and the city was exploding into life. The bikes were stacked four deep outside the opening-night party at nightclub WATT.

Brixton’s trendiest night spot and the gathering place of the seasoned culturati was once a bingo hall in lowbrow suburbia.