Nyshka Chandran

5 days ago | ra.co | Nyshka Chandran

In 1981, this South Asian dance colossus rode an Indian disco craze to become the best-selling Asian pop album of the era. It sparked social liberation and even softened geopolitical tensions—not bad for a 15-year-old singer. In the early 1980s, disco was on its deathbed in the West. But in India, it was just taking off.

5 days ago | ra.co | Nyshka Chandran

PublishedFri, May 9, 2025, 18:05The popular shop, treasured for its curation and deep crates of obscure dance music, can't extend its lease. Berlin is losing one of its prized record stores. Sound Metaphors, located in the city's Kreuzberg neighbourhood, will close its doors on June 30th this year, the shop revealed via social media today, May 9th. Unable to extend its current rental contract, the ten-year-old store said it hopes to find another home in Berlin.

1 week ago | ra.co | Nyshka Chandran

PublishedThu, May 8, 2025, 08:00Running an online station is incredibly time consuming and labour intensive. Here's how operators are lightening their load with next-gen software. Welcome to the RA Pro Newsletter: a bite-sized look at the trends and themes impacting businesses in the electronic music industry. Sign up to the full newsletter to get early access to each release and read all archived editions.

3 weeks ago | ra.co | Nyshka Chandran

The performance took place at Magnetic Fields Festival as part of its flagship Fieldlines programme. A short film about India's Magnetic Fields Festival has just been released. The six-minute clip highlights one of the event's flagship series, Fieldlines, which pairs an underground act with traditional Indian musicians from the state of Rajasthan, where the festival happens, for a live performance.

3 weeks ago | ra.co | Nyshka Chandran

PublishedThu, Apr 24, 2025, 08:00"I don't think enough of our professional allies really understand what is at stake here."Welcome to the RA Pro Newsletter: a bite-sized look at the trends and themes impacting businesses in the electronic music industry. Sign up to the full newsletter to get early access to each release and read all archived editions. Hyperdub artist aya is in the midst of a career high.